Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-06-29
Christian Anti-Slavcry Convention.

In pursuance of n call for n Christian Anti
Slavery Convention, to be held in Medina on
the fourth day of june at 10 o'clock, A. NJ,
met at the Congregational Westinghouse, and
organized by the appointing of TIMOTHY
BURR and PHILIP THOMPSON as Chair
men, and GIDEON w. TYLER, Secretary; meet
ing was then opened with prayer by tho Rev.
Mr. Nevin.
A committee of five was appointed to present
resolutions for the action Of the Convention, viz
Rev. Mr.. Johnson, Pcnnfeld; McCloud Nettlc-
ton and o. Clark. The Rev. Mr.. Nevin was
then unanimously requested to address the Con-
vontion during the absence of the Committee
which he did in a very able and extraordinary
manner. On the conclusion of which, the Com
mittcc in part by series of resolutions made
their report, which was received and voted to be
taken up by sections for adoption.
Convention on motion adjourned to half past
one o'clock.
Convention met pursuant TO adjournment (;
voted that speeches shall be limited to 20 min
utes, unless authorized by Convention to cx-
coed that time.
After the discussion of the preamble present
cd by the Committee, it was adopted in connec-
ton with the following resolutions
WHEREAS, most of the Christian denomina-
tions of the nominally free States of the Ameri-
can Union hold such relation to protesting Chris
holding States as implies q recognition of the
Christian character of Shareholders; and where
as, we consequently deem it a solemn duty, due
ourselves, our fellow Christians and the world,
to declare our opinions of the moral character of
slavery, and our purposes of future action in re-
lation TO it therefore
Resolved, That we believe that slavery, as it
exists in the United States, both in the church
and out of the church, is q sin of the blackest
dyc-abominable in the sight of God-cruel
and oppressive in the extreme to the cnslavcd,
and a blasting and mildcw upon every branch
of the church, with which it is directly or indi-
rectly connected.
Resolved, That slavery being sinful, we be-
lieve Shareholders are sinners, and should be
treated by Christians as any other class Of ha-
bitual sinners ought to be treated.
Resolved, That to fellowship Shareholders as
well as any other class of habltual and notori-
GUS sinners as Christians, is to partake with
them in their guilt.
Resolved, That we will hold no fellowship,
as Christians, with shareholders, or such minis
ters or church members as are advocates or apol-
ogists of slavery, are in church or occlesiasti
cal fellowship with shareholders.
Resolved, That any of us who may still be
in connection with Churches, Ecclesiastical bo-
dies, Missionary, or other voluntary benevolent
associations not fully divorced from slavehold-
ing, pledge ourselves to come out from them.
Resolved, That connection with slavery by
political action is really as defling to the Chris
tian as is tho connection with it by ecclesiastical
relations.
Resolved, That whilst we express our full
conviction of the right and divine injunction Of
civil government and tho duty of Christians tn
be in subjcction to such governments, we are
free to affirm that when tho Constitution and
laws Of the United States and Of tho States in
which we live conflict in spirit or letter with
the laws of God, they are not rule by which
Christians arc to be governed.
Resolved, That the fugitive from American
slavery, because of the great wrongs which he
has endured at tho hands of his oppressor, has
the strongest claim ON our Christian sympathies
and aid
Upon which tho Convention adjourned.
TIMOTHY BURR, CA'nn.
G.. w. Tyler, Sec'y.