Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-04-09

The work of Foreign Missions, we disclain
all sanction, either ex pressed or implied
whether OF slavery or Of anti slavery bp,
as individuals, we are perfectly free botl
TO, express, and to promote, elsewhere, ou
own; views Oh these subjects in Christian
manner and spirit" :, -, -.
The circumstances under which this res
olulion was adopted are well known. Tn,
Abolitionists were clamorous for a dis
memberment Of The body. The good
moderate, and discreet men, of the Nor,l
aud: the South, deprecaling division, ant
desirous to avoid embarrassing the action
Of the Convention by the introduction o
irrelevant subjects, 10 The spirit Of frater
nal kindness, and compromise, adopted
with great unapimity, this resolution. L
was designed to relieve The tender con.
sciences Of certain brethren who were an.
prehensive that by cooperating with the
Convention they were sanctioning slavery
1t was resolved that the cooperation did
not sanction slavery or anli.slavery.; and
that the members of:the Convention were
a,liberty to. promote their views on these
subjects .'elseaChere "-plainly implying
that they had no such liberty in The Con
vention.. During The recess of the. Con-
yention it is represented by the "Acting
Board" and this agent has no author,v
to pass beyond the Instructions of the ap-
pointing body, either expressed or implied.
And now how stands the case !? The
Convention, the largest ever held, forbore
to sanction anti-slavery-but so does not
its Board, or agent. This body makes a
marked difference between slavery, and
Observation-Disclosures and non.slave-
holders. The members of !he Convention
bound themselves, by obvious Implication,
to abstain from promoting their :: own
views on these subjects " in the Conven-
ton The members of the . Acting Board"
as representatives fthe Convention, en-
ploy the whole weight Of, their official in-
fluence and authority. to promote their
"own views on these subjects" The
Convention resolved thatlbe views enter
tanned Of slavery or anti-slavery should be
no bar to harmoDize- effort, and the Board
has reversed The judgment.
3. The decision of. ,the Board is incon;
sisient t0ith admissions made in the letter
under consideration. ,,:... It, =. 80.
The Alabama Convention say, "when
one party to voluntary compact between
Christian brethren is not willing to ac-
knowledge the entire social equality with
the other, as to all the privileges and ben.
ehts of the union-uniled efforts between
such parties even in the sacred cause Of
benevolence cease to be agreea-
ble, useful, Or proper" :" In these senti-
menls," say the Board ave entirely coin
eide. We have never called in: question
your social equality as to all the: privi
leses and benefits oil the Foreign Mission
ary Union" What are these privileges
and benefits? Is not eligibility to Offices
Of trust included among them I? !, Suppose
the Board were situated in Richmond, in
stead of Boston, and choosing to promote
their Town views,"., ",,lhey: should decide
that no map not admitting that the scrip
lures counleaance slavery should be ad-
mitted as a missionary. Would this be
acting on the principle thar our Northern
brethren, who do not admit this PROPOSE
lion. are entitled 10 all the. benefits and
privileges the Missionary Union They
would not think 30. The Board have
strange ideas Of, equality. They approve
equality Of burdens, and monopoly Of
privileges. Transmit US your funds, say
they, aud we will see 10 it that. no one
holding slaves shall be appointed mis-
sionary. = 80.
4. The decision of the Board is unjust
to the Southern supporters Of the Conven.
ton.
From the organization Of lhe Conven-:
ton to. the present time, The Baplisls of the
Souh have contributed .cheerfully, and in
some cases, literally, TO its treasury. But,
can any man believe they would have
made these contributions, had they known,
or even suspected, that the Board would
have refused 10 appoint a STAKEHOLDER un-
der any circumstances, as missionary or
agent? Ofour views and purposes in re-
lation to this matter, there has been no
For thirty years, the Board
have received no application, to appoint
STAKEHOLDER as missionary; but We are
left TO infer that had such application been
made, it would; at any time have been re-
jecled. IF this be 80, the Southern Bap-
lists have been contributing under q delu
sion-a delusion, which a email measure
of candor, and fairness woul1 have dis.
PEELED.
S. The decision Of tho Board, suppos-.
ing it not Intended 10 produce division, is
as unaciSs, as i, is unjust.
A STAKEHOLDER would not be likely 10 ap-
ply for an appointment as a missionary to
The East-ahd certainly he would not
think Of carrying slaves with him on such
a mission; But suppose Shareholder
should desire an appointment as mission
ary among the Iudians-he might be emf
nently qualified for the Office; intelligent,
pious, hpmaae 10 his slaves, held in high
estimation by.his brethren such a minis
ter in word, as has heretofore, been cheer
fully admitted into Northern pulpits,, bis
slaves might earnestly desire to accom-
pany him., and there might be no Law to
prevent.ii, and no prejudice agaius, slavery
ip the proposed field Of his labor to dimin..