The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-06-14

Fellows Hall, on Sunday next at i0I O'Clock
A. NJ. and at early candle light The pa bic are
respectfully invite. 80 IT
The NJ Il. Church, South.
The question came up for discussion afthe late
General Conference of the n. E. Church, South,
at St. Louis, relative to expungng from the Book
of Discipline that very oblioxious, objectionable
and Un-Christian-like clause, known as the ninth
section in said book, relating to Iavery-regard-
ing the subject as the clause pretends, as great
moral evil "This section" it appears, was in
serted when the NJ. E. Church embraced the whole
country; and as the NJ. E. Church, South, still
embraces wide extent Of country, with various
views and conflicting interests, it is not removed,
tlough il has long since became inoperatire, and
ceased, by common consent, 10 SCI torth practical
rule or principle" The delegates fruly Souhernin
sentiment and principle, endeavored to remove, as
we have already intin,ated, this section the reso
luton offered to this end, was lost by vote of
43 to SO. s,r,r zs,,s.s4t,- - -
We have taken occasion, in extracting the
above explanation or gloss, given for the existence
of the section in question: to italicise the closing
lines, in order more fully to show the ridiculous
absurdty Of the ninth section, and its glossy APP
pendage. We are at a loss to determine what is
meant by those delegates who at least have
Southern name and locally, whilst their actions
have proven inconestibly that they are ecclesias-
teal renegades, On the side of those who look one
way and wink another, or say one thing and mean
something else. 1t isimpossible TO reconcile such
oross ;nco,s;stence &c IN iba tr,,1, ~ Ss
u. III 49,.
""oi -. .is = -, : asee'
lei there De some showing; ol nut IN
this case there snone- for as the Editor of the
Southern Christian. Advocate. who was dali.
cate from His S,,ts ana yo,ad q, t,a
OF the sectlon,l very forcibly aud trulyreu,srka
"a section s kept standing in the book snf Dis-
cIplIne which IN IN form pledges the M: =. Church
South, to tue srt.,T1t,oa of y e We're
any Partso OF the duty or policy 0t The Sbufch TO
undertake such business, OF 70 array tue eccle-
siasticai against the civil OF the slavehod-
ing States Asectiofl isfetsined which Witibeai-
tfu consistency condemns slave holding, nsone
paragraph, as moral esis dsmanding the exer-
else OF ecclesiastical and IN the nexsjus-
titles and sanctions this same moral eyL ltis "a
sin, when you begin the section; sanevit great
evil-of course "a moral evil or why does the
church intermeddle with it. but before you fn-
ish the section, this same sin and eTl S da1dled
on the motherly knees of 1he church, kept IN her
bosom, and covered with hef 8 The church
is awfaly troubled with a holy zeal to extHPate
Slavery, and horror at its existsnce; but presfo,
the scene shItts 10 amopent. aud the same church
quietly makes Provision to keep as niaay slave
holders as she cansbothsln the membership and
the ministry and q n majority Of her &c snlef minis
ters are known % ne mus lne aec-
non commts tele ae 81 it is miseranie snam'
and nothing else It has never set free 2 solitary
s!aye,ln aispasI ana = never VII "a an
Tune 10 come.ts only use is 70 pa. lne cnuIcn IN
'aise posluon, Alp sss'snts ~
ner ieg'tima'esWo1A ~ 'l'e 70 sle
save. az, q, c '7
From the iofegoing so.e y = VIII oe seen snas "a
an iusn,'a. = l. ssSsSa y 0 =,
&C Ais,sc
t dia, Reok | If 1D;se;nl;ne mistortns 10
be in the, minority; and We sra suhjeeisa tofhe
modification Of being lnisrepreae9tsd in m Z :Beek
whlc , our own @ sgpss Ms.boa;s - TSa. - e,Ssr
nortons @ ms Of the Connection, particnlarly on The
border, may have views different from those ems
tertained among VS. on ,hls q vexed q9es,ioel may
oe Iue sr DI. s ,0a = ss of - sn;n;on %
and both parties are entiaed 70 the ehtof pri-