The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1843-08-10

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insertion in the Voice, a number {
: weeks since, but by some mishap c
oversight, was lost sight of. | insel
it now, although so late, thinking
may stimulate others to q simila
work. If this speakingout, emana'
cd from a desire to benefit the hu
man family, it is surely commenda
bic. But if it did motif it cam
in consequence of feeling i;npelle'
from public sentiment thus to speal
in order 10 escape censure from th'
moral part of community, it fur
nishes the stronger evidence of tn,
downfall Of slavery. Read it Minis
ters--Read it Laymen, and see wheth
er you are all ready TO say, you will
hold no such connection with slave
holders, as shall imply appreciation
slavery. Congregationalists Yer
mont, can'tyou comeup tolhat mark!
CONVENTION OF MINISTER'S.
|
A convention of ministers and lay
members, of various denominations
of Christians, was lately called al
Harrington, Connecticut. The con-
vention was called to order by Rev.
Noah Porter, D. D. and prayer was
offered by Rev. Joel Halves, D. D.
The call for the convention was read,
as follows: .,...
GA convention of ministers and
lay members of the various denomi-
nations of churches in Connecticut,
is hereby proposed to be held for the
purpose.
1. OF free and friendly discus
sion of questions respecting slavery,
and the means of its removal from
our country, particularly IN their moral
and religious bearings.
2. Ofinquiring after personal duty,
in The present circumstances of the
public mind on these subjects, and if
possible, of uniting in The adoption
of such measures, within their re-
spective spheres of labor and in
huence, as shall tend to advance the
great cause of uniyersaI emancipation.
In pursuance of these general OBJ
iects, the wish has often been ex-
pressed in various quarters for such
a convention as is now proposed sand
especially large number of indlvid-
uaIs i'll different pats of the State,
including twenty-seven pastors and
ministers, having been consulted,
have given their names respectively
to invite and request their breathren
in the ministry and in the churches,
wAo art. friendly to any lind Of Discus
sion and action on these subjects, TO con-
vene, for The purpose above specified,
at Pennington, on Thursday, the 10th
of June inst. at 10 O'Clock, A. NJ"
The following resolutions, report
ed by the business committee, were
unanimously adopted, with the ex-
ception of one dissenting voice ON
the tenth resolution.
l.. We recognize the African
race as part of the human family,
whom God so loved that he gave his
Son to make atonement for their
souls.
2. We consider ourselves bound
by the great law of love, to seek
their best good for tina and for eter-
nifty, as truly as that of any Other
portion of the human family.
3. We consider the slave trade
as one of the most monstrous exhi
billions of wickedness that the worlc
has ever seen.
4. We maintain that the enslav
ing of parents by violence, fraud
and unutterable wickcdncss, car
never give the right to enslave thei
posterily; and therefore, whateve
may have been the nature and grount
of ancient servitude, as God has no
authorized us to enslave the descend
ants of these Africans, no one cal
have the right to enslave them.
| S. We consider slavery as helm
GUS sin against God and our breth
-en-against God, as it violates hi
law, which requires us to love othe
men as ourselves, and to do to then
as we would that they should do t
oo;,et o,,v hrathren as IL de