Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1845-05-16
Correspondence Of the Charleston Nercury.]
The Slave Question at the South--The
Convention.
AUGUSTA, 7th May, l945

AUGUSTA, 7th May, l645.
The Crisis is pproaching-the Baptists
have been aroused; their deepest feelings have
been probed-Chistianity does not seek to
annihilate the man or the patriot. He is
poor Christian who thinks to serve his God
by sacrificing his country.
1t is no doubt, with feelings such as these.
that the men from all the South are assembling
in this City now. They are pure men, and
they are regarding with highest interest their
religion and their country. They have long
been vilifed, injured, abused, now treason is
to be superadded and they are to be wronged
in the most sensitive Of all points. $40 this
! complexion has it come at last" What it
will come to next is solemn interrogatory!
The Baptist denomination is the largest in
! the United States, it has an influence and a
sway at the South which is hardly understood,
a movement made here will be wide ONE
The Baptsts have for long time been carry
ing on Missionary operations through 'Tri-
email Convention" representing all the States.
This Convention has I" General Board,'
which meets annually, also an " Acting
Board,'' to sit at all times as occasion may re-
qnire. But twelve months ago the Triennial
! Convention declared its intention to remain
'alcutraF' on the Slavery question. The Ac-
ting Board, after the ad journment of the Con-
vention, replied to the interrogatory Of the AL
ALBANIA Churcll--that 1t could not consent to the
appointment Of g Stakeholder to any field Of for
cign Missionary labors. This board is char
ged with all such appointments, and South
ern money his been for years andyears going
to support its operations.
The General Board has lately been occupi-
ed in examining this decision. They have
been in session at Providence, r. |. Messrs.
.Jeter and T~ylor, of Virginia, attended the
meeting, and are here to report the results
They left the meeting in session. d.. Way
land, President of the I'riennal Convention.
was understood to be opposed to the decision
of the Board. He offered resolution to that
effect, built was not thought at all probable
that it would be carried. Amendment after
amendment was tackled on to it, and the impress
sion seemed to be that the Board would be sus-
fained, or at most but slightly censured, just e.
nough to save appearances. These facts must
have an influence upon the Southern Conven-
tion-but We trust that every thing wilt be
conducted with the utmost calmness and de.
liberation. We have no reason to expect any
! thing else. There are men here Of the high
est intellectual powers and purest hearts,
They can regard great and wide questions.
They are not to be intoxicated by feeling.
They will take high and decided stand,
looking to God for direction in their important
'abors. If there ia one hopele left of preserving
the Union of the Baptist Churches, which we
hope there is, we doubt not they will avail
themselves oft. They cannot be rash or ia
natical. They love the church too much; they
love the political Union too much the State,
the Government, with all its glo'ions associ-
atoms. They know too we'll how deep an i'm
preston these religious divisions make. They
know how little is to be expected from any 9th
er Union, if the Union of Christians fail. The
odium of a ruptured Church and State will
not be with them. All the fearful responsible
lities will be thrown upon the North, and the
future historian, as he contem plates the ruin,
will marvel at the infatuation which could
tear down SO fair fabric.
Two or three hundred members from the
Southern States are already in the city, and
we learn have been received with great hos
pltaIity, we recognize many distinguished
men among them. The Convention meets to.
morrow morning. PUBLIUS.
Baptist Anniversary Meeting.
On Thursday, the lst inst, the Ameri-
can Home Missionary Society, held their
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