The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-04-13

resby terrain clergy man OF Virginia has threatened death
20 any svowed enemy OF slavery, who can be caught
wnee the stem ~ force Another Presty cer
gyman OF Alabama isgraces the he bears by hin
Jug hs the tate OF Hannah may be that OF the
gymsn OF Virginia, writing his presbytery winos up
his epist with udicrous imitation OF this sxhoration
the Apostle mixed with the barbasm Of the code
- Now dear christian brethren, humbiy express it
my earnest wsh that you quit yourselves like men il
with the bloodhound principles OF abolnonism let him
be erreted out sienced accommodated and Ie 10 N.
preby ters-leaders among their brethren print inter
pares Wherein. demand do they differ from priest
10 more than ferret those who denounced their I'M
righteous gains. Silence and excommunicate and then
leave them the public to dispose OF them in other re-
spects They did do it, kind, holy men oh no they
only and then delivered over 10 the secs
lar arm go
We must say respected brethren in Christian fidelity,
that your present position strikes singular and I'M
fortunate What leave Britain because Parliament in.
sts on nrudng unacceptable ministers into vac pa
rshes and go the slav eholdng states IN America TO
tell your grievances and get the sympathy oil men VINO
like Senator OF South Carolina, threaten hanging in
spite OF oil the governments EARTH against those who
merely that their fellow including the thirty or
orty thousand OF your Presbyterian brethren should be
allowed read the Bible and not he robbed by law OF
their wives and children, and just wages Atho ne you
complain OF Robert Peel because he will not consent
that your Scotch brethren shall have the preacher
their choice and you actually going to tell the story
OF the wrongs Free Church Of Scotland to who
like Governor McDuHie Of South Carolina, camor ier
the blood OF aboonsts only because they have insisted
and still insist that your Presbyt brethren IN the
South with other Christians and fellow country shall
call their bodies and their souls their own
You come 10 us complaining of OPPRESSION which,
however and cruel has not crushed you; and
pleading poverty which is indeed your highest honor
Win you then court the mpahy ofthose rants whose
little finger is thicker than the Duke of Suherlands oinsi
You are actually laborng that most honorable
poverty may become less by contributions which are the
price of slaves and souls the price those
Of our own brethren Tor whom Christ died You con
template carrying that mpous gold that adulterous sill
to lay the foundations FREE Churches and raise
roofs which are to re-echo the voices OF the successors
OF Wishart and Hamilton, of Melville and Henderson Is
not this acting in such way to at least to give
the occasion for the application OF these words OF solemn
import to you and the Free Church Of Scotland which
you now represent in the slave communities OF these
States Woe to him that coveteth evil covetous
to his house that he may set his nest high that
he may re delivered from the power of evil Thou hast
consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people,
and hast sinned against thy soul For the stone shall
cry out Ms ana the gu, ns % hond
and establishch city with inquiy" hat system has
cut oaso many people, every sense as saverysent SO
many myrads out oil the world before their time, tramp
ling them down out of the rank Of men to that OF beasts
before it dismissed them to the bar OF the Eternal The
silence the subject OF his bloody deeds while you
ourn in his domains and for virtual sanction OF his
anity is the real bulwark Of his kingdom. God, in his
wonder working has recently set the Scottish
Free Church high place and given her an influence
that will be felt for good evil throughout Chrstendom
Hitherto dear brethren the ministers OF land have
sent their rebukes to this nation especially to that por
ton OF engaged in the murderous system OF slavery and
expostulaed with those here protesting the Chris
anity on account Of their participation in crime that
sets at defiance its holy precepts.
VIII you now, you eye witnesses OF the iniqui
ous system that filled you with such disgust and abhor
renee at distance make common cause with that Chris
tanity Clasp hands with its defenders and accept their
bloOd.staned offerings The Fiend well afford,
to pay you tens Of thousands for he knows that
purchase the silence Of the Of John Knox and
Andrew Thompson if he can number them among his
he ws hnk his v a.s 1"p b
the .4m,ican Board Of Commissioners for Foreign Mis-
sions when they receive, nay solicit the donations OF
shareholders, and number among their members those
who hold their fellow in slavery, that You sustain
no relation to the system that implies appreciation"
left legacy to the A. B. c. f. NJ OF fourth of certain
negro slaves. The Board declined the bequestwhy,
less they thought it wrong to own such chatels Sup.
pose instead Of leaving the slaves the testarX had be-
queahed their value in silver dollars directing the bones
and muscles and IMMORTAL minds to be brought
to be handed over in the shape OF cheque on
bank, would the Board have declined the offer
from the human flesh If they would have sent the
money back, why solicit the money OF slave dealers Is
odd at the South that professors of religion Of all denomi
nations ministers Of the Gospel even-traiiic in human
flesh The Committee Of the Presbyteran synod OF
hentucky in 1884, declared, Brothers and sisters,
husbands and wives parents and children. art
asunder and permitted to each other more
These acts daily occurring The midst Of u.s. They
say BESIDES leases have occurred in our denomina
on where professors Of the religion Of mercy have torn
the mother from her children and sent her into merc
rarely followed such conduct" In the year 1885 Mr.
Stewart Of illinois declared in the Presbyterian General
Assembly OF the United States, ministers OF the Gospel
and doctors OF divinity may engage in this unholy traffic
and yet sustain their high and holy calling Elders, mi
nsers and doctors Of divinity with both hands
gagged in this practice minister of The Anita Presby
terry Mississippi who is public defender of the system
Of slavery, declares, If buying selling, or holding
slave for gain is henous and scandal them verify
three this Of all the Epscopaans MSthodsts Baptsts
and Presbyterians are Of the devil"
How then can any Missionary Board, or other benevo
you solicit money from American slave holders i'll way
imply ing that recognise them Christians. and say
Ne susf n such relation to siarey implies appreciation
Of the system Actions speak louder than words. Are
not the donations OF slave breeders slave dealers and
earnings OF honest industry Why demur about Ieceiv
ing Ann Prays legacy and solicit money from those en-
gagged in holding men, women and cnidren Ill bondaget
It is true that the given by protesting Christians
the slave States falls very short OF the amount given
by equal number Of Christians in the free States
vi the same means but 1t Is the principle against which
contend, and not the amount Of the received. II
not the size Of Achans wedge that troubled the camp
vi Israel
Should the fact that the Bible Tract and Missionary
Societies Of this country solicit funds from Shareholders
be considered justification OF your making application
to such persons behalf OF the Church OF
allow say that example OF these institutions in
this respect proper precedent unless the practice Is
right nitse We observe farther that those societies.
has been often urged not to be held gutless in this
matter You may be that they composed in
part Of slavenolders and proavery men, who have
maintained influence in their councils which neither
their numbers their contributions their principles
have justified and that for several years past there has
been growing sentiment in this country that ii is who'll
y inconsistent with the principles of Christianity for
gioas or benevolent associations to solicit money from
shareholders which is but the price OF blood for the pun
of converting to the religion Of Christ Becaus.
the societies above mentioned will refrain from fellow
shipping shareholders Christians and soliciting their
money for religious purposes considerable number Of
The friends of the Releemer have declined contributing
their treasures and have been formed
in the missionary department. and are contemplated in the
other departments to be free from the wages OF unrght
ousness.'
The Christian abolitionsts of this land need your aid
dear brethren in pulling down the sronghods Of oppres
son and they feel that you will be sustained in your
consciences by that numerous and venerated body
which you represent, il you directly indirectly oppose
them by rengthenng the hands their opponents You
will hear the abo onists of this country denounced by
minister's elders and professors Presby
Church. well at the North the South but in order
to judge how far the denuncistons are correct you
will naturally compare their doctrines and with
the doctrines and measures of the aboonists in Great
Britain and not take up evil report hearsay. and