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PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
CHRISTIAN ANTI.SLAyERY CONVENTION
HELD AT CHICAGO, July 8, 4, s

| Nestry OF the First Presbyterian ChurcD ~
o'clock A. M. and after an hour spent in DEVOTION
al exercises, formed a preliminary organization,
by electing President Blanchard, Of Knox Col
lege, Chairman, and Rev. E. ~ Bartlett of Mich
igan, Secretary.
The following resolution was then adopted
Resolred, That this is designed to be a Chris
tian Convention, in spirit and action, and should
be conducted as a religious convocation, attend
ing to the business of the Redeemer's Kingdom.
Rev Messrs Rankin, Nevin, Cross, and Good
man, aud Judge Stevens, were appointed com
mittee to nominate the permanent officers Of the
J Convention.
Rev Messrs Bartlett, Cable, aud T.. Eastman,
{ Esq, were appointed n committee OF enrolment,
: who were instructed TO append 10 the name of
each member his post Office address, and also his
religious connection and that those who may have
withdrawn from churches who refrain from
membership in hem on account of their connection
with slavery, or other reasons, still retaining their
evangelical views should indicate the fact in the
enrolment of their names.
The following persons enrolled their names as
members of the Convention
| R,HtvckV-Rpv. John G.. Fee, Independent;
Cabin Creek Post Office, Lewis county
Maias-Rev David Thurston, Congregational
! list Winthrop
Mqssachpsetis Rev N. Colver, Baptist Boston.
Rev. w. III. Brewster, Wesleyan Methodist
! Lowell
T,rmom Charles Boswell, Congregation
slist; West Farles
CoaH1dlcw.-nOraoe fitAin, COpgregstionalst
Manchester.
Nm York.-Rev. William Goodell, Independ-
ent, Honeoye; Rev George Whipple, Congrega-
tioDslist, New York, Secretary American Mis-
siOnary Association; Rev 8 S. Jocelyn, Congre-
gationalist New York Rev r. f. Peck, Con-
gregationalis', Pastor of State St Congregation
al Church, Rochester; Rev. Asa C. Hand, Wes-
leyan Methodist Presidento of Champlain w lesley
an Conference, West Chazy; Rev. Henry Haw-
kins, Wesleysn, North Hebron.
Pems lUann John Mckinney, ~ 8 Presby-
terrain, Great Bend Joseph Gordon, Free Presby-
terrain, Editor of the Free Presbyterian, Mercer
Rev. Heman Gerr, Congregationalist, (post office
not known
Ohio Rev John Keep, Rev George Clark,
Rev. Charles G. Finney, Rev H. Cowles, James
A Martling CoDgregatioualists, Oberlin, Lorain
county Rev. A. Mahan, Congregationalist,
Cleveland David F Newton, Baptist, Cleveland
Rev. Fl. Nevin, Free P esbyterian, Cleveland
Rev. John T. Avery, egatonalist, Cleve-
land Rev John Rankin. Rev d. M Moore, Free
Presbyterians, Ripley; Rev. VIM. Johnson, Inde-
pendent Copgregationslist, Sharon Centre, Medi.
ma county; Rev. s. L. Adair Congregationalist,
Whittleseyi Timothy Burr, Wesleyan, Lodi
Rev. Robert Cochran, s. ID. Townsend, Congrega-
tionalists, Morgan, Ashtabula county; Rev F. E.
Lord, Congre gationalist, Wayne; Ashtabula
county Rev. Robert Hunter, Congregationalist,
Charleston, Portage county; Rev, J. B. Wal
ker, CoDgregationalist,. Mansfield; Rev. M. <.
Strictly, Congregationalist, Mt Vernon; Rev.
S, H. Chase, Joseph Parish, Wesleyans, Fell
city F A. Edwards, Free Presbyterian, Felicity;
Rev. George Schlosser, Fl. B Spelmau, e Sacket,
Congregationalsfs Akron; Rev. Willard Burr,
Rsvenna Rev. w. b. Orvis, Williamsport; Rev
l.. smith, Mlddlebury Hamer Carter, IaImaage;
James Cowles, Milan, Erie County Rev. CD.
Boynton, --Congregationalists Rev.
VIM Brisbane, Baptist Levi Coffin, Friend
]. Burgoyne, Geo. s. Stearns, A. C. Semple-Con-
gregationalists; Rev. Gable, Rev. E Goodman,
| Congregationalsts and Free Presbyterians, Sec'y
| w II and +. Miss Northumberland
Michigdn-Rev s A Baker, Wesleyan, Leoni
Jackson county Agent of Michigan Wesleyan
University Rev. A. w. Curtis, Wesleyan, Ann
Arbor; Rev. w. C. Dennison, Kalamazoo, Con-
gregationalist; Carlo Reed, Oivet, Eaton coun-
ty; s. F. Drury, Rev E. N Bartlett, Congrega-
tionalists, Olivet Eaton county.
Lidiana-Hon. S. C. Stevens, Madison formerly
Ms Presbyterian, withdrew on account of connec-
tiOn with slavery; Rev. b. s. Clay, Baptist
Goshen, Elkhart county.
Iow0.-Rev. VIM. A. Dove Muskatine African
NJ. f. Church.
Wisconsin % sborn Hand, Wesleyan, Elkhorn !;
D. s Benton, N s. Presbyterian, Geneva Jesse
Stetson, Baptist, Rochester, Racine county; Rev.
Thomas Tenny, Congregationalist Bristol, Keno
sha P O. \ Rev D. Dye Baptist Thompsonville,
Racine county Rev. f.. d Seward, Gerard Cutler,
Congregstionalists, Lake Mills, Jefferson county
Rev G. w. Basset, Free Presbyterian, Milwau-
kee; Charles NJ. Fowler, Free Congregationalist,
Bristol f. S Caldwell, Congregationast, Union
Grove Oliver Lynch, Wesleyan, Racine.
Illinois.
Edward C. Winship, Rev Owen LovejOy, J. H.
Bryant, ] II ODDS, L. Burr S. M, Dunbar, J r
Phelps E E. Cotton, Ind. Congregatonaliss Rev
w. Levisee, Baptist j. r. Stowell, Baptist C. B.
Johnson, Protestant Methodist; Rev R. Lumry,
| Wesleyan-Princeton, Bureau county.
Rev David Todd, Congregationalist-Pro
dence, Bureau county.
Rev. d. Gilmer, Free Presbyterian James
Todd Indiana onference-Granville, Putnam
county.
Rev. A Macarthur, Wesleyan-Hennepin, Pat
nam county.
Rev J. Blanchard, Congregationalist, President
Of Knox College alesburgh, Knox county.
James Scott Davis, Congregationalist-Gal
burgh.
Rev l. Foster, New School Presbyterian
Upper Alton, Madison county
Rev l.. Spencer, gationalst-Peoria,
Peoria county.
Rev c. Cook, New School Presbyterian; w.
V. Coe Free Church-0ttawa, Lasalle county
John Hubbard gationalist-Freedom,
C. l.. jerks, Baptist, Vermillionville, Lasalle
county. ~----~
Rev William strawu, Free Union Church
New Michigan.
Rev John Cross, Weseyan-China, Lee 60.
Rev. J. Hart, Congregationaist-Mc Henry
county.
II 'r,.u,;.L.oi D.n,;.+ .,Lou,o. Mill.
county
Landon Griggs, Rev. Philo Ferris, Wesleyan
Blood's Point, Boone county.
Rev, l. Norton, Free viii Baptist-Byron,
0gle county.
Rev James Hodges, Congregationaist-E Eide,
Winnebago county.
Rev Francis Lawson, Congregationalist- Ros-
coe, Winnebago county.
F. ClOthier, Wesleyan--Kishwaukee, Winnie
bago county.
Rev George s. Pierson Protestant Methodist
Rev. J. Loughead, r j. Royce, Congregational
lists; Thomas Loughead, Free Presbyterian
Morris, Grundy county
VIM Lyon, Bapfit-Oswego, Kendall county.
Rev. l. Farnham, gatonalist--Newsrk,
Kendall county.
n. McEwen, Rev. J Mattison, Congregational
ists-Lisbon, Kendall county.
Rev. William Beardsley Rev. G b. Hubbard,
James w. Gillian C0ngregatlonalistsi Kew II. ..
Cotton, New School Prssbyterian-Bristo Ken
dali county.
Rev d. Chapman, p. Woolworth l. Herrick,
Ezra Goodhue, A. w. Maury, Congregational
ists-Plainfeld, Will county.
l.. s, Bartlett Protestant Methodist-Bebee's
Grove, Will county
John Wormsley, Cumberland Presbytsrian-
Win county.
Abram Snapp, Bsptist--Honer, Will county.
Elijah Johnson, Baptist-Hsdley, Will county.
w. c, Todd Congregstiouslist A. 4. Carpsn-
ter, Rev, $ +, Holt, f. p. Mills, Baptists, Rev
William Kimball Wesleyan-W srrenville, Du