The Vermont freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1842-1843, 1842-12-10
From the Luminary and Messenger.
METHODIST PROTESTANT CHURCH.

HoNEoyE, Sept. %, 1912.
DEAR BRo. JACoBs,-This conference year
has been with US one of some interest. We
have had some very pleasant ksasons. Last
spring So lens n
igion. Some more than twenty persons, old
and young protested conversion. A larger part
Of the converts united with the church. Our
Sabbath congregations are large and attentive.
Our prayer meetings and class meetings are We
ry well attended, and increasingly interesting
Amid what was pleasant we have had some things
affecting
In general, this church and community are
very thorough-going aboli,i"nsts. The Lumi-
nary is universally approved of We do not
take the Methodist Protestant and Family Wis.
itor, because it cannot say any thing on the sub
ject Of slavery, on account of the State law
which forbds it. But when the South are in
terested, as at the last General Conference, it
We want paper that the keen eye Of
conscience cannot discover a wrong in its
course-one that will stand by the truth, and
defend the cause Of Jesus and humanity-one
that will not suffer wrong TO 60 unrebuked, but
will speak out with Christian boldness, and in
thunder tones against it and not sin like the
Priest and J.evite, by passing by the other
side, and strengthen aud encourage the wrong
by saying and doing nothing.
At a meeting of the Quarterly Conference,
pursuant to adjournment. Sept. 10Th, the follow
ing preamble and resolutions were passed, and
by request of the conference, send them to you
for publication.
PREAMBLE.
Believing slavery under all circumstances to
be SIM aud as it exists in these United States
the full bundle of every iniqnity, contravenng in
every way the law of God, introducing princi
pies which endanger in every part the fair fabric
of human society, throwing down its foundation
pillars. being IN direct opposition to our nation
al declaration of human equality and righ hts
and we being sustained in these views by the
most approved theoogians and able statesmen
and believing further that no Christian car
hold an avoidable connection with the system
| and he sinless--and whereas the General Con
ference of the nj, 2. church, ut its last meeting a
Baltimore resolved that in heir judg fnent SLAYER,
was not, under all circumstances, sinful, and tina
its existence in our church depends on the actor
which the annual conferences respectively shall
be pleased to take with regard to it, thereby con
STRUNG the Constitution as to permit it il
case an annual conference chose to sanction tn
| system; we, therefore, the members of the quar-
terly Conference of Richmond circuit of tn
Genesee district Of the NJ. P. Church, adopt, a
an expression of our feelings and sentiments
the following
/ RESOLUTIONS.
| !. Resolved, That slavery, as it exists in thes
United States, is The viest and most heaven-prt
voking institution that ever afflicted the huna
race-that Christian feeling can never accor
to it-that all Christians should withdraw the
fellowship from those who sustain it by ownin
slaves or apologizing for the system-and th'
it cannot be SO sustained without sin of fearf,
magnitude
2 Resolved, That the eighteen delegates
the General Conference of the M. P. Church,
its session Of May last, at Baltimore, who thre
, in a proper protest and withdrew from that boo
on the passage of that infamous resolution whie
declares slavery in their judgment, under a
circumstances, not sinful in every way ju
: tfabIe and praiseworthy in so doing, and ha'
: merited 10 themselves lasting honors and tn
the business OF their conduct should never be r
preached or denied by returning them to tn
body at any future time, unless the Gener
Conference recall the above-named resolution.
e 3. Resolved, That we pray the annual CO
s. ference and instruct our delegate to that body
;, employ his best efforts to influence them
@ withdraw from the slave-owning part of Il
!. church. and that we recommend conventi6
81. of all Christians who are opposed to slavery, &