Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1853-10-07

Report ct tae Com ana ttco GA slavery
adopted by tho North Indiana
Conference, al its session held in
Aichmo"d, Indiana, scptcnn
1898.
The Committee on Slavery would Of
fer the following as their report.
Whereas, The system OF Slavery is con.
usry TO the doctrines OF the Motho-
dist Episcopal Church. as taught by
the writing Of the standard authors OF
said Church, and being regarded by
our excellent Book OF Dscipinr, as a
great moral evil. and being directly
opposed 10 the great command . tho
Rcdeemcr by which wo are taught %
love our neighbors rs ourselves, There
fore,
1. Resolved, That We feel ourselves
bound as the faithful ministers of Christ,
TO take the lead In the promotion of
pure public sentiin mt, upon this ne we'll
as every other great moral question OF
The day
,, Resolved. That W. balievo IL 10 be
the duty OF the Church Of Christ, o. ear.
nestly seek by all peaeeubla ~ we'll aa
reasonable means,the removal of slavery
from our entire country
., Resolved, That the African mind
aud heart are susceptible OF great mental
and moral culture NJ Ia n0W olsafly dean.
9nsifaled by QUE prosperous mission IN
Liberia,
4 Resolved, That whoever holds
slave lof gain ID sIalaf before Odd,
tinllNllttt "a Ia A.
Die manner the second grelt 90 amand,
menl, aud that va unite la tho wish lor
aume way 10 rld Tho Church of that
great fepfoaeh which she inpurs by
retaining such persons Ia hsf fellow
ship,
o Resolved, That wa believe that tho
system Of slave growing, analysed ,po.
sesses an eaormily OF Intrinsic wrong.
lnF ekeellng ln moral tufpIlule ihs Al
rlean slave trade, with all lls efnellas
and denominations, as Il enslayea IN the
United states about ono hundred thou,
sand children annually, who are bora
lree 80 that our domestic slavery orig,
mates slavery, not vi eapliyea taken IA
war, but OF innocent children,
q, Resolved, That wo will lahorto re.
move the shame aud reproaeh OF slavery
from the Church OF Chfist,
T. Resolved, That the members of our
Church, who hold anI treat human be-
lngs ~ property, should be dealt with aa
for other gross immortality,
q. Resolved, That the ubiquitous FugI-
tive Slave Law meets our hearty disap.
prevail
o. Resolved, Taat It Is our settled aud
deliberate opinion that no more volun-
tary shareholders should be admitted as
members, into our Church.
10. Resolved, Tia, we respectfully 70.
quest, and earnestly asa, the next Gen.
eral Conference TO specify an early day
when slayeholdng in our Church shall
cease
II. Resolved, That we respectfully re-.
quest the members OF this Conference To
preach against the sinlulness Of Ameri-
can Slavery.
/ IL. Resolved, That we believe II to be
the duty ot all Christians, 10 remember,
in prayer, at the Throne oil Grace, those
in bonds as bound with them.
F. A. SALE, Chairman.
r. ID. RoBIEsoS, Secretary.
For the 10th and 18th resolutions, the
following We're offered, as substitutes, by
Rev. J. G. d. Pcuijohn and Rev. C..
w. Miller, and adopted by the Confer
ence:
ResJlved, That we respectfully ask OF
our General Conference 10 say, by their
act, that we shall no longer receive
voluntary Shareholders into our Church.
Resolved, That as Christian Ministers
in our pupil efforts, we will treat the
subject of American Slavery as every
other great moral evil.
Thus amended, the report was adopted
this morning, we learn, by an almost
unanimous vote.
0.rRev. Henry Ward Bcecher, o