Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-06-10
ECCLESIASTICAL ACTION.

The clergy Of the country seem more than
usually aroused to the Importance Of doing
something against slavery. On our outside
to-day may be found letter from DR.. Peck dig
nitary in the Methodist church, which certainly
manfests real progress, since the time when he
advocated submission to the fugitive law. Tho
remonstrances to Congress against
the Nebraska iniquity is another indication of their
purposes, and Of the progress Of the people. We
see also numerous resolutions of ecclesiastical
bodies, some Of them strong and much to the point
True the Presbyterian Assemblies show conserv.
atism which Whig political conventions nowadays
would not fail to shame. But even the cowardly
New School Assembly could not quite escape agi-
tation, as il seems by the following account Of
their proceedings on the Goth ult., from the Tri.
bune's report, though it resulted in nothing but I.
little agitation. But that is wholesome.
After the sudden adoption Of the no-action report
on the subject Of Slavery yesterday morning thcre
was no little exultation manifested on the part Of
some, but in the afternoon the Assembly had a
scene which shows how full the public mind is Of
this one allabsorbing subject. A western man..
Prof Sanders, so far as appearances and dcclara-
tions prove anything without the least idea Of do
ing anything to excite heat, moved to postpone
some unfinished business in order to introduce q,
resolution expressing the grief Of this body at tho
Nebraska and Kansas bill now before Congress.
In an instant the whole Assembly was in an ex-,
cited state, but from different causes. Some naus-
cate any discussion of slavery at any time, others
believe that an Assembly VIC have said and done
all we can, others thought that the body having 80
much business yet to do, ought not to was;eits tmo
In DONG again what has been done, and still others
burn with zeal to bear fresh testimony against
Slavery, and especially against the Nebraska
yillainy" as one Of them called il yesterday Sew
cral capital speeches were made, and showed that
this last stride of the slave power is viewed with
the deepest abhoIrence. After the discussion had
proceeded tome time, the moderator being called
on to decide the point Of order ruled Prof Sanders
motion out of order on the ground that this being
new business could not be received except through
the Committee on Bills and 0vertures. An appeal
was taken and the decision Of the moderator re-
versed by very decided majority. At O o'clock,
after several speeches from Mr.. Perkins Of this
city, DIR. Brainerd, Mr.. Mills, Mr.. Dobe, Mr.
Spencer, &c, the motion to postpone the unfinished
business was put to vote and lost This is no in-.
dication of the feeling Of the House on the Ne
braska question: but only on the subject Of its
being introduced at this point. E'ar
Among the resolutions we Sec we copy the fol.
lowing of the Council Bluffs Association, an Asso-
citation on the very borders Of Nebraska. If the
clergy Of that region will but take intelligent and
decided action, they will do much toward expclling
slavery from that region. T
We find the resolutions in the Council Bluffs
Bugle: ~
i. Res. That we regard the Temperance reform
as the legitimate result of the direct application Of
Gospel principles to the improvement Of society.
.. Res. That the triumph of these principles
demands the united efforts Of Christians, and that
this Association recommends the churches in their
connection to make combined effort for the adop-
tion of Maine Liquor Law at the next session Of
our Legislature.
! SLAVERY.
! l. Res. That American Slavery is not only a
foul blot on national character which counter
acts the benign influence Of our republcanism in
favcr Of freedom in other lands, but is also at war
with our own free institutions and most formid-
able obstacle to the success Of the Gospel in our
country. SH,f .,e
2. Res. That we as an Association cannot be
true to the cause of Christ without actively and
openly opposing this supcndous wrong. o
8. Res. That the recent attempt to open Nebras
ka to slavery and the movement in reference to
Cuba, both reveal the Unsuitable character Of sla
very and call for renewed and more active efforts
H. - &C h. f.sn l.. r. r. a.