The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-07-12
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WHAT is CHRISTIANITY ?

following resolutions recently adopted by the General
Association of Connecticut" viz:
l. Rssolred That associated pastors
and ministers of the Congregational churches of Connect
cut record adherence Of the wickedness in high
places which has repealed the prohibition of slavery in the
has not only violated the public faith pledged in the OF
1920 but has put contempt upon the panes princ
Resoosd That the silence the religious bodies and
communities generally in the savehoding States at the per-
nquspcy in respect to principles and that are
essential to Christian integrity and that do especially
tories OF the church with which
respondencea silence which destroys the glory of their
cent testimony against the barbsrous and wicked institution
8. Rs:o,eed. That the ministers Of Christ, and as
watchmen for souls required to sound alarm in
Gods holy mountain against the Of
and organized oppression and that enreat fellow
ministers brethren throughout common
try, pray earnestly against this wckedness and
join with prayer all right prompt combined and energetic
A. Resored That while we have heard the statement
Dr. Stiles with much interest and high respect for himself
ana WIN aee tho 10 az w s ina, we aee WISE
gard the American Home Missionary Society correct in
position not to grant aid to slaveholdng missionaries
To carry the spirit and principles of these resolu
TONS recommend that their next meeting the asso-
citation adopt the following in addition, viz:
Whereas chapter Genesis verses
u and s that Father Abraham held slaves bought with
his money !" Therefore,
Resousd That God ought have selected him the
chosen father Of his chosen people and repudate him
altogether the father Of such Of the faithful
Resolrsd That Jesus Christ committed great error
whom in the story Of Lazarus and the rich man recorded
in Abrahams bosom and rcpudiate all such heavens
slavehoders bosoms
Resoped That when the Angel the Lord as recorded
in the 10th chapter of Genesis ordered the fugitive
slave Hagar return to her mistress and submit herse
her hands though she had dealt hardly with her he
tted great wrong inasnuch such conduct implied
Heaven itself had its fgve-save law and we viii n.ver
consent to associate with such angels
Resoped That the laws Moses God,
they Of divine inspiration though in the 25th chapter
Noses saying oversees 46) both thy bonden and thy
bondmads which thou shalt have shall be Of the heather that
round about of them shall ye buy bondmen and
bondmaids Moreover, of the children Of the strangers
that 90 soourn among YOU Of them shall ye buy and OF
their families that with which they begat in
land and they shall be possession and shall take
them Inheritance for your children after you inherit
them for possession They shan be your bondmen for
Resored That these be the God then sraes
God not God, and sound alarm against such
systemazed and organized oppression whether sanction
States Or q the United States. " w -
back his master Philemon instead Of running him off
being considered the Apostle of such Gentifes are
and do recognise his teachings example any
Resolred, That the Gospel las been greatly improved
since Chsts time for that whereas he taught quiet sub
that Cesars obedience of masters sub
mission to wrong in preference to strife and contention rely
the pure principles Of the New Testament and
slaves kings and our improved Gospel teaches to
express adherence Of wckedness high places when
political action there does square with opno
consider all wanting in Chrstian integrity who do not
buckle political armor rush into the collision of passions
and preuce and pray for the suppression Of slavery
to the God Of Israeli who ngrated upon their constitutions
but to "the unknown Cod Of orr improved Gospel and
finally all who do not refuse to grant aid to avchodng
missionares who out to preach the odfasboned Gospel
exhibited in the Old and New Testament
Now Mr. Editor commend the foregoing to the serious
ofa C,ret; ~ thar
clergy and associations pursue little further the
they bent upon, they will find themselves in
company with Garrison and his Sect who abure the Bible
and the God of the Bible simply that they may maintain
their consistency the subject of slavery am advo
cate of slavery but if the Bible be true Shareholder may
be good Christian any enemy Of slavery and if
northern friends shall be unwilling to associate with
Shareholders in heaven they appear to be earth they
will be very likely to find themselves nsoaac other place
TRUTH