The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1843-07-06
From the Christa Investigator.
PRESEY EEl;yAN CHURCH..

The G 4neral ASSEMBLY OF the Presbyt.
erian Church, New School J has lately
held ano'her session, alter recess IF three
years. 70 this session. thousan Is OF Pres.
by.erian abo onI>ls, including scores or
ministers, had been looking for some
definite action, not only concerning, but
against, slavery. This, the New. York
Evangelist had led them TO expect. But
the session is over, and here is the result!
Wherea', there is, in this Assembly,
great diversity Of opinion, as TO the proper
and best mode Of action on the subject of
slavery; and, whereas in such circum-
stan ,es, any expression Of Sentiment would
carry with it but little weight, as il
would be passed with small majori,y;
and, whereas the Assembly of 1889, with
great unaninily, referred this whole sub.
ject to the lower lIjcatories, 10 take such
order as, ia their judgment, might be
adapted 10 remove The evil
r solved, That the Assembly do not
think it for the cdii;atoa of the church,
for this boly to take any action on this
suijrct.'
This, the New York Evangelist con,
s;ders an advance upon any lormer action
of that body We do mol readily see
how doing m0t5iAg can b. called an ad-
rance, (unIeSs it be claimed that its former
action was directly in favor of sIavery,)
and the Assembly evidently thought itself
declining to flake any action
The editors the Evangelist are charm,
Ell with the kindness and christian spirit
of the discussion. A specimen We select
from their own report Of it.
Rav.Dr Hill Of Va.said, The abolition
lists had made their I he slaSes'l servitude
harder IF could tell vou some OF the
dirty tricks which these aboi ionists have
played among us, you would not wonder.
Some of Them hare been LyNcnED, and
they acre SERVED RIGHT y
What a season of bFother1y love musl
it haze been, when profeSscd aboitionlsts
10 the Assembly sat under sentimental
eerpon from this SINE Rev. eulogisl o.
Lvnch Law, AMI cane around the Gable
Of communion with him! DID The gIc-
rifed spirit OF the martyred Lovely com
muae with them? Did Isaiah look down,
and call it fan acceptable sacrifice to the
Lord? Is this preserving the peace Of
the church,
It was distinctly threatened BY southern
members that they would sectde - not
merely if The proposed ani-.lavery action
was had--but il the members Of the AS
eembIy, and their constituents, did not
cease 10 0nnOy them aojA such remon.
StraaceS; aud the above vote of the As
sembly that followed. was evidently in
view and in consequence of that threat
Is this the spirit Of christian Brotherhood
Or is it rank conspiracy with the Arch
Enemy,anG open apostasy from the known
and recogniz d principles of eternal truth?
DIR. Beecher said he should vote for
Dr.. Dickson's substitute" though diff.
ferept result was desirable, and, as ne felt
due to the cause of Truth and Justice, and
the character Of he Presbyterian Church.
And so 'Ifuth,' 'Justice and Char
ncter,' were deliberately and avowedlJ
sacrificed, for the sake OF going with tn,
majority - for the sake of maintaining
"This was the resolution that prevailed, la
above pubished) instead of the anti-savery reso