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wo,ll and set yp the standard of morality and re-
rion according to their several views OF the word OF
God but all taking pride IN agreeing upon ,hc essen
,i,ls of moral excellence, even while they iief as to
s)me essential, III religion ai'h-and holding out as
they do n union with themselves as necessary to an
acknowledgment of Christian Character on tier part
it is their duty either in their collcc i've and ndlvi-
dual capacity TO maintain tia, standard Us pure m
practice in profession and tn Use their whole moral
power to promote virtue AMI lrown down vlce-or,
when justly arragned Al the bar of that public OPINION
which they deem 1t their duty and privilege 10 lcau
and direct and brought to ihelr own PROMULGATED
test and found wanrng-it is then their duly u ac-
qulescc in the justice OF their nrralgnnlent ana SCI
about return 10 that innoveable standard Whch
they have deserted instead of 0bstlnaely persisng
in error, and thus striting fatal blow ut the re-
vcrencc and affection due TO the religion OF Jesus
Christ, which nothing can edectualiy preserve, eX-
ccpt undertaking course Of rccttndc ON the part oil
it's nrofessed follower Ali this, | am inclined to
think your correspondent will admit. ! ct on ms
subject how eoquen, does he grow in his dcnnncalon
Of those who denounce the sloth and virtual acques-
cence of the Norhern-C Church IN the injurious sys-
tenn of slavery. If the Church were 10 sane ioi-or
rather refuse to condemn in loud tones, me llagran
crimes which send men to the gibbet or the ota'e
Prison, and the people were to dcnouncc them as uh
worthy of being followed unit they reformed those
abuses, not a voice would be raised against it, pre-
sumo "a. b." would concur in bellevineg and de-
clarins such Church unworthy the name, and not
be so terribly squeamish about touching the Church,
as he seems to be in his communication. Yet here Is
q case precisely similar, but "a. b. sees 1t not.
Here begins his h,luclnaor. The slave system Is
acknowledged to begin with trampng on man sdear-
est righs-to be the prolific father OF tyranny cruel.
~, murder, adultery and fornicaon. IL is argued
that the Church. in not using all is power moral and
religious, to uproot and overthrow his giant con-
catenaiion of evils and SINS IS guilty OF winkng at
those evils aud sins and is therefore, IN accordance
with its owa reasoning on all other SUBJECTS PdHcePS
oriminis. This question: II seems, Tor argument
II is publicly argued-he people are loi, to form Their
own Judgment upon those arguments. 1t the Chnich
1 al. .,l,ntr Il.
or persevee in it at the hazard Of losing lis influence
for coed. And yet, those who malltaln the GUY ol
the Church to interfere ia this matter IN every feasible
way, to prevent crime and misery. and, you please,
"denouncen il for refusing 50 10 do, are really attach'd
Ms if they had got the n9per han by some unalr
means, and were using their power nieanlv the
party aggrcved had not the right and HE power to
defend Itself by every argument 1t can muster rs !
there was soTe snret lnqunston whence The mn
issued instead of the opinions being publicly advanced
ono as publicly argued on h2lr merits
The Church it is true, ought not To be held r!sion-
sble for the nntenable grounds taken ny a. Is. or
for the Christian shirt OF Goodness displayed IN $
article. But thr IS too IN oh reason to fear that
there is disposition in certain quarters to nuzze ny
denuncation rather than fairly to meet TAR nrgn'
ments As for its having been deemed essential by
the Convention that every person should belong 'o
an Abolition Society IN order to testify openly,
pronoun i, at the le1si an entire mistake, nasnnci
as M. Burleigh distinctly stated the con'r'ry-noi
could any thing in his remarks be fairly construed 10
convey such meaning. 80,
AZ for the piaus hope with which 81. r. con
cludes, it is impossible To repress sInIIe at the
rdirete with which he acknowledges his irritation at
what tran PRED nj the Convention, and talks aboh
the "rising indignation of injured men," lie, the
galrd Jade VINCE am firmly persua ed thai
neither Mr. Burcigh nor any one who agreed will
hun at the Convention feel any rising indignation a
the a use they recc we'd that occasion, because h
and they used TO such scenes and they knew tina
although bones and sincws and even rotten eggs
violent outcres and disorder may some'mcs Stop ar
Il ga,