Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-10-09
Fhon The L,ni1n PdiriOi IF H.. 81.
Evlnre cll Alliance.
MEETING OF TIE CONFERENCE.
THURSDAY August ~.


rnuR,DAy August ~.
The Rrv. w. Paterson III we'd, aud The
Rrv. ] -. p,In!ie >rconiri. that the tOliuW-
ing All Gle to the list Of the objects Of the
.,llIancr be added. " Fact, rel ,ilng 10 slave
~, and the coniilion at cur brethren III bonds
10 very art Of the wnrld.'
Rev. W. Paterson su.tlined his am nd
mCni By 4 reference 10 the e%nurnily OF the
sin Ia question, aud the importance vi using
every means for its removal, and TO Ihe fact
that the rommitlee had already acted, and to
he consistent, lhelP must b. acton in the A.
lance. 10 pass over the subject II silence,
after 80 much had been said aud done, would
he virtually saucllOning the evil, aud send
lug forth tile voice Of this pcum tic u cOun-
Ell IN support OF the dbonlnable system.
The Rev. J. Arthur remarked, thai the in
trodLcIion OF the Question of slavery into the
Alliance, either as a test nf admission or mat
ter tor inquiry and removal, VS., in his bpln-
ION, a wide departure from the design OF Ihe
conirdt ration. The Alliance was IA Christi IN
! aIIiance.(MD and It's design was the extension
Of religion, aud particularly the prom ItIon 70!
brothrrly love. But if they introduced the
system Of slavery, they were ate .npllng To
embrace the civil r~eitllpns of men, aud eater
the political arena, for slavery was wholly a
Thing Of Law. (!) lie consIlrraI it just 40
suitable to inquire into the system of caste
ia India, as Into the system Of slavery In
America.
The Rev. f. n. Kirk remarked, TIA, 90
long as the Alliance confined itself 10 the one,
simple, glorious ohjecl-lhe promutioI Of
Christian union, ~ success would attend
them but if they attempted toassume an ag-
gressIve attitude against a multitude of evils,
ihev would not only fini themselves In con-
ficl with others at a hundr ID points. but al
variance with themselves, and al length spin
in pieces. The brethren could bring form
resolutions on the subject vi pubic morals,
and on the deSccr lion OF the Sabbath, it they
chos'; they could introduce Amerir n sil-
very, it they to hight best: bat The An rio II
brethren would expect an opportunity OF
standing up, and coolly ard climiy stating
their view and circumstances, " ith reference
to it. lie fully believed II AT II w"u j h z ard
the very existence Of tue AllImre.
Tue amenhment, by consent Of the Crr-
ference, was Withdrawn for tue present, IN
the Article, az previously auIenird VS. re-
read.
Il waa determined to consider the clauses
Of the motion seriq!im.
The Rev. ]. IL. Hinton moved. and the
Rev. J. Y. Hines sec Inied ;-"TIat in the
first 81 uSp. after the words these PERSONS
the words : not being silvehold"rs' be ms, r.
ed"
Mr.. Hinton remarked. thathe r%crratel the
necessity Tor bringing forward thi4 subj CT.
But he was not responsible for lis introduc-
lion, or for the raldmltous results which
might follow. Those were responsible VIII,
were connected with this ahoninablp system,
anI who while being more or less Implicated
had been admitted members OF This orr mi
cation. He greatly feared, that if The an"pI
ment which he proposed was not I'd ptel
some Shareholders would fad their W y into
the Alliance. Aud as such he cmld II I re-
O. 1--WE or extend 10 them the night h nj U
fellowship, or recognize them as Chri>IiIns
He advocated the adoption of the imhn lmrn
from what had been already dnhr by tn
COMMITTEE in the preli,nIn ny meetings. I'll,
referred 10 The resolutions adopted at B RIM
ingham, aud the subsequent proceedings
and insisted that consistency required thu
they should persist in their resolution To tx
c ude all slavehuldr rs. In the sec md pl c.
the pledged position If "A large portion .
British Christians demintPd it. Their deep,
seated adherence OF the system. aud the res
olurions adopted in various eccle>i ,stlca
bodies, rendered it ImpnssibIr for them Il
have any fellowship with sltvrh1iders. An1
in the third place. the attitude Of siIvehrldrr
themselves required il. Slaveholding w
= nan.straling and when h. could ackno 81
edge a slIeep-stealrr rs a Christian, he cpn.
/ acknowl, yea IN ,n-Stp Ter rs one. lie Shuuil
J doubtless, be told, int s,avrlrid"rS wrr" II
pPculi n circumstances, nd I at AMY q
them are good, kind. hos it bic. &c. a
that wemi for uulhInI vim hlm. So | ng a
the fact rrmlinai III I he "aS ! IN 'n'si"alrr
VIII you ad'uit tiIr ,nIIa->trilrr. win all III
guilt, aud tXciUdr ia" .ntn who does not he
lieve in water b iprisln may he Id, (Sll'
Mr.. Hinton that We should lra." tri> SrbI'r
10 our American hr' ihrrn. who uudersian' tn'
circumstances better than we do, and To ~ hoII
it belongs to remove IN" evil. have sreI
American brethren before to-day, aud am NJ
wholly ignorant on this subject. hav,
heard the opinions Of mpn AS able aud Wnr
thy as our br, tlrrn wh0 are members of Ili
Alliance. We have but 4 part of the Amer
lean church here. The Abol tionists are no
represented in this hody. And if we ar,
going to prop up American slavery by thi
Alliance, | consider it a most unforIunat
mOvenIrnt.
Nr. Hines, who second 4 the motion, i
a di>ci' 10 of Mr.. Miller, whose theory re
speeding the end Of the world created sun,
excitement in the United States a few year
since. lie spoke of the corrupting influence
Of slavery, and the importance of preserving
the Alliance in its purity from all contain
nations with il. lio expressed his stronl
sympathy for the slave, and his anxiety tina
the Alliance should give no oouutenynco b
this worst of denominations, but Should brirI