The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-28
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

The "Cincinnat Gazette, !" Of the 2lst inst, gives
some very interesting proceedings of the general as
sembly of the Presbyterian church Of the previous
day The following is the report on the subject Of
slavery, which was adopted by the convention. AL
though there are some views of the subject which
are pressed too far, and some expressions which
might be modified for the better, yet the general
spirit Of the report is Compared with some others)
LIBERAL considerate, and such every southron can
hail with great pleasure:
"The committee to whom referred the memorials on
the subject of slavery beg leave to submit the following
ports
1.-THE memorials may be divided into three classes viz
a. Those which represent the system Of slavery as il ex
lists in these United States as great evil and pray TINS
general assembly adopt measures for the ameoraon Of
the condition OF the slaves s@t@
the subject OF slavery to allow full discussion Of it.
and enon upon the members Of church residing In
laws forbid the slaves being taught to read to
seek by all lawful means the repeal of those laws
a. those which represent slavery as a moral evil, Q
heinous in the sight of God calculated to bring upon
the church the curse God and calling for the exercise
discipline in the Of those who persist in maintaining OF
justifying the relation Of master to slaves .
The question which is unhapply agitatng and di
vdng other branches Of the church. and which is pressed
upon attention Of the assembly by the three classes Of
just named u.s. whether The holding Of slaves
is under all circumstances, heinous sim calling or the dis
THE church Of Christ is spiritual body whose ursdic
ton extends only to the religious faith and moral conduct
Of She cannot egsate where Christ has not
egislated nor make OF membership which he has not
made The question: therefore, which this assembly Is call
upon decide this: DO the Scriptures teach that the
holding of slaves without regard to y sin
the remuneration Of which should be made condition Of
membership in the church Of Christi
ut impossible to this question in the afrma
tive without conadctng Of the plaines declarations
of the Word Of God That slavery existed In the days o.
Christ and his Apostles admitted fact That they did
denounce the relation itself sinful as inconsistent
with Christianity that Shareholders admitted to mem
bership in the churches organized by the Apostles that
while they required treat their slaves with kind
ness RATIONAL accountable immortal beings and
Christians brethren in the Lord they were not com
handed to emancpae them; that slaves required TO
be ohedent TO their according to the flesh with
fear and trembling with singcness Of heart unto Christ
ARE facts which meet eye every reader VI the New
Testament This assembly cannot therefore, denounce
the holding OF slaves necessarily heDous and scanda
ous sim calculated to bring upon the church the Of
God without charging the Apostles Of Christ with conn
wing such sim introducing into the church such sinners
and thus bringing upon them the curse Of the Amighy
Gin saying however the assembly not to be under
stood as there evil connected with slavery
Much less do they approve those detective and Oppressive
lawsby which, in some Of the sIates tesaisea Mo,
would they by any means countenance the rac Q, slaves