The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-07-05
CONGREGATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
IOWA.

The Congre gational Association OF Iowa
held their 18Th annual session in Davenport,
on the 9TH inst. There were present at inns
meeting 81 ministers, 10 representatives. '!o'"
churches, and delegates from the congregation
al bodies in Name, New Hampshire, Vermont
Michigan and Illinois, and fiom the German
Evangelical Conference of the West besides
more than 80 visiting clrrgymen
The following is synopsis OF the acton Oh
the body:
| On TEMrERANcE-l. That taking deep
interest in the cause Of Temperance, and be-
leyine prohibitory law TO be he great instru
men,a Iity of introducing the Temperance Mill
enium. we recommend that vigorous efforts be
made for the enactment of such law IN TINS
State.
| g. That until this contamination is al.
tanned. we recommend the strict enforcement
of the present law.
| On CHRIsrINirY AID SLAvERy-i. Ihat
| eyery dictate af our reason, every sympathy o.
our hearts, and every tie that binds US TO our
country and to God, leads us to deplore and pro.
tes, acains, the recent action of our national
government in declaring the ancient prohibit
ion ofsIavery in the great region west OF US IN
operative and void, and that We feel called up
on 10 renew our testimony to the unmitigated
wickedness. OF American Slavery, ard to pledge
our sire nous efforts for its suppression and over
, throw.
9. Whis we gratefully acknowledge any
sings Of progress in the cause OF freedom on the
7 mart OF the Missionary Boards, we are constrain
ed TO feel and utter the conviction, that il
order to retain tne .y1nr..th'es and Cooperation
Of the churches of this Association, those Boards
should give unequivocal evidence OF their op
position to slavery by Withholding aid from
churches which receive voluntary Shareholder
!, to their communion.
3 That our confidence in the American
Tract Society and the American Sunday
School Union is greatly impaired by thei
expunsing anti-slavery sentiments from thei
;nn.,...;ar. I'D nv their refusing to speak ou
plainly against the sin of slavery, WINE ule,
testify freely against every other prevailing sin
ON CuURcH PRorERrY.-That it be recon
mended to new churches to become incorpo
rate, to hold their property in their own name
and not to sell pews to individuals.
Poison BY ARsENIc-A REMEDY.-The
.North,cestern Medical and Surgical Journal
for March, contains an account of a case oil
poisoning by Arsenic, which was successfully
treated by DR.. w. s. Barker, then Of Beloit,
Wis, but now of Galena, by administering car
Donate iron. A child aged six years. son of
William Dyer, Of Beloit, was poisoned in Oc-
tober, 1883 The mother Of the boy had obtain.
ed some arsenic with which 10 kill rats, and had
left it on table in the parlor. Being called to
another part Of the house, returning in few
minutes, she found The boy devouring the poison
with great industry, his mouth being filled with
it, and it was judged he had swallowed 80 or 40
grains. DR.. Barker was called in half an hour
after the poison was taken. And emetic of sui
plate Of zinc was administered, which acted
after copious draughts Of milk, but no relief
was obtained. DR.. B then administered three
doses OF Carbonate of Iron, at short intervals:
after the first, the boy began Immediately to
| improve, and after the third all signs of poison
ing ceased. He then went to sleep and slept
for six hours, and in two days was as well as
usual DR.. B. thinks the above remedy per-
feet antidote to the poison Of arsenic taken into
he stomach. Gal. Adv.