The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-18
Anti-sectarian Convention.
CURIOUS RELIGIOUS PROCEEDINGS.

CURIOUS RELIGIOUS PROCEEDINGS
OswEGo, Jsly II, 1850.
Pursuant to call the Anti sectaran Convention as
semblsd at the End Presbyterian Church, in Oswego
this morning 10 o'clock and called to order BY
Judge SMITH, on whose motion, LIZ Krro Of Oswe
60 County, was called to the chair, in accepting
which, Mr.. King submitted a few remarks as to the
Importance Of the convention and the work before it.
On melton, John D. Edwards, of Oswego, and Ben
jamin Fish, of Monroe were appointed Vice Presi-
dents and the Rev. w. b. Randolph Of 0swego and
W. A. Fuller Of Paris Secretaries.
On the mstion Of Judge Smith, Business Commit
tee was appointed by the chair consisting of Judge
Smith, the Rev Samuel J. May, and A. s. wings.
On request, the Rev A. PRIME, Of Syracuse, in tho
absence Of the committee, addressed the convention
on its objects and importance.
Judge smIrH, Of the Business Committee, reported
the following series Of resolutions
Il. Resolved. That the spirit Of Jesus Christ is
meek lowly obedient holy harmless, undealsd, for
bearing oreiyng, courageous, sell forgetting sell
Q Resolved, mat while, ON the one hand, he who
has not this spirit, Es 1 great noa
the other hand, he who has this spirit Is Chris
tia. EVEN though he may never have heard OF christ
az Resolved. That in examining evidences OF
persons piety, begin at the wrong end II we begin
at his head Of his heart for whilst on the one
hand the spirit Of Christ may be in the heart, and
much unsound theology In this head there may Dc Sa
the ether hand sound ,s . ,S,sh Of Christ
- a Rssolvcd That to hide might've slave from the
pursut of the osos stuarts and Leonard ooos rou
be fn6pitsly greater evidence OF pety than an wy
,boohs, and sermons and prayers OF spe~ and tn
whole brood Of ianuman and pre- ss'ery divines
60 Rescued That II is far less useful 10 be endea
yorinr to comprehend arr explain the nature
nrist, than endc-voTing to be like him. ana IA. ~,
useful to Constructing and ,usS,I h;S,S Its spr
svs..~ms from the Bible than to be impio'ns "' r.
Z and obeyipg its heavenly preceph
30. Resolved. That tho Goss3si"
""dAnt nr"',-l for the closer and closer union
his disciples with each other, but makes non. ut
for their seperation and that the dividing Of
into parties aud seots does less violence to tn,
ministerial body OF which they all members tina
, 10 done to the natural and living body by tearin
ssupdcr its constitutional parts
~ Resolved, That the world IL pershng In SIM b.
OF the lack Of that Christianity which can
supplied only by the abandonment Of sectariani sm
and the union Of Christians with each ether
IS Resolved That nothing short ofthe plain Bib
principle that the Christians Of place the churc
ofsuch place can ever he efcotually applied to tn
overthrow Of eta ria nism.
| - Resolved, That the Christians who are not pre
pared TO control their church fellowship their
cplss are not prepared to work for the salvation
the world, either Mt home abroad either In Chris
tiandom or heathendom; aud that the first duty Is
to labor to multiply the members Of the church but
acknowledge, love- and honor those who already
her members
40 Resolved, That for tho Christians Of p,s,o a
4 -, '"cb place ma God ten dsrs II TO them n &
make thsinsslvts gy,uy ,,s2s ehp,preh ~
! the God-made Church ~ith the man siAa' onuroh''