Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-04-12
Public Meetings at the North.
PENOESCOT COUNTY MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

Resolutions passed unanimously at the Fourth IN
mail Meeting Of the Peno6scot County 4niSsiona
RI association, earitiary to the american Ms
stonary association, holden at Bangor, FeJrua
~ 22d., 1881 :
S. Resolge3, That the friends of the American
Missionary Association have abundant cause for
gratitude and encouragement TO labor In the field
OF their allotment and choice, because of the open
ngs for their efforts God has made for them and
the success he has vouchsaed to those etforts-es-
peciay for the hopeful state of their Mission in
Africa showing that Ethiopia is already stretch
ing forth her hands unto God.
g. ResoIced, That the exigencies of the parent
Association, arising from the and wide open
ings for missionary labor constantly disclosing to-
Cether with the important fields already-though
bu. past-occupcd, strongly appeal to every Chris
lan heart, to every friend of missions, by untirng
,ffor and self denying sacrifices, as well as by
fl hful prayers, to aid in carrying forward It's
great work of enlightening, freeing, and saving
souls.
10 Pesol.ed That the success of missionary
labors cannot depend on maintaining Christian
union end sympathy with men who hold ''the I'M
are of Cod as property and their brethren in
vile subiection; that, the contrary, we believe
the Gospel must fail of its high triumphs among
heather nations, unless it goes forth, emancpatcd
to proclaim the Scripture brotherhood of all men
unrighteously bound.
IL ResoIeed That we refer all who have doubt
ed the safety and expediency of missionaries bring
ing the Gospel into direct conflict with the social
evils of the countries to which they sent, to the
history of the Mendian Mission and the recent de-
veopmcnts on the Big Boon river in Africa
l2 Resolped That as Christian citizens of a
Republic which began its existence by recognl-
ton of the equal rights of all men to life liberty,
and the pursuit of happiness, feel mortified and
humbled at the spectacle presented by our Nation
al Governments its marshals and their deputies
hunting down. entrapping, and arrestmg fugitive
slaves: It's courts and their commissioners brush
ing up and retittng their manaces, and restoring
them, not to liberty, but-to slavery; and Its Chief
Executive, after long ygils with his Cabinet, full
minating proclamatons commanding good citizens
quietly to witness the degrading infection, and to
aid in recapturing a solitary negro who having
escaped the slave catcher, flies to foreign mon
archy to retain that freedom of which he was to be
stripped by summary republican court-the
United States Inqusition.
10. Resolged, That we bless God for the assu
rance given US in Ecclesiastcs Chapter s. verse
8--for, without that and similar assurances in Other
words of God, when see this oppression of the
poor and violent perversion of judgment and JUS
tee" in this province, goodly and great as it is
could not fail to ''marvel at the matter" Blu
under that assurance rejoice that "the Elighe
than the highest regardeth and there be highe
than they" who Cypress by law, and, by instru
ments of justice, work in justice; Hg her who con
trolls and overrules all by 'higher lava law
to which first obedience is due, and from the
searching judgments of which none can escape.
In the afternoon the resolutions were taken VI
separately, discussed, and adopted.
good portion of the time was spent in devo
tional exercises; the utmost harmony and good feel
ing prevailed, and at the close of the meeting up
wards of fifty dollars contributed in aid of tn
parent Association.
Richard Thurston is President of our Associa
ton, and George A. Thatcher, Correspondent,
Secretary.