Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1856-10-16
The Baptists of New York For Free

The New-York Baptist State Convention
has just closed its forty-ninth Annual Session
in this village after very interesting session
of two DAYS The Board Of Managers for the
previous year met first on Tuesday afternoon
at O'clock and in the evening an eloquent
sermon was preached by the Rev s. W Den
ison of Buffalo to very crowded house On
| Wednesday morning, after sermon by the
Rev. VIM Metealf of Nunda, the Convention.
was organized by thaeleetion of the Key. Mr' |
Ewell, Moderator.
In the afternoon the reports of the Board
and Treasurer-showing about $4,000 ex-
pended for missionary purposes during the
year, were presented. In the evening the
4 Rev Isaac Wescott of Gloversville formerly
of the Laight-street Church, in New York;
preached q powerful discourse. The officers
for the ensuing year are: the Rev. VIM Met
calf Of Livingston County, President; the
Rev. John Switzer Of Erie County, Secretary
1t may not be generally known that this
: body. in addition to its regularly elected OIL
: GERS. consists of over l50 life directors, and
!. 300 life members, and represents in its ac-
!. ton by ministers and delegates from every
: part of the State, AZ associations comprising
! over 500 Churches and ministers, and $4,000
. members. The attendance at this meeting
amounted to several hundred
.. In addition to the legislation of denomina-
d tional character, the Convention enthuslastlcal
- " adopted. with but two dissenting votes, the
IS following outspoken expression of its views OF
i the question Of all absorbing interest now be
40 fore the country:
e For the Reason, ThaY during the past year
I'd eyeuIss nave occurred Unprecedented in, thef
character, inthe historNof this country, where
es in freedom Of speech has been assailed in tn
ed Capitol Of the Nation, aud stricken down 0
re the floor Of the United States Senate-whil
in in large territory Of the United States, lon
es since consecrated by solemn compact to Fret
rs dom, free presses have been silenced by dt
se struction, Churches of Christ have been hrf
N +. ken up and scattered, his faithful servant
H. ruthlessly murdered, and ministers of his GO
' a pei compelled to flee for their lives
me We Resotre, l That as Baptists we shout
: be unfaithful to our history as denomlnato
it did we not, earnestly protest against these GU
CO. RACES and faithfully labor for the restoratie
and establishment of civil aud religions FIRE
,rd dom in every part of our common country
2n- g That we consider the great question SOC
The to be decided by the people OF this county
the be, whether Freedom Of Speech, d Free Pre-
If and Free Pulpit shall be sustained and perpe
OF uated, or their destruction encouraged and !
,on sured
ted 9. That inasmuch as the Church of Cfri
md has vital interest in the right decision OF u
ror all-mportant question, we view it to be the d
ali ty of all her members to use their infiuent
the their votes, and above all their earnest, taitht
fair prayer to Him who holds the hearts Of men
sen his hands, and who has declared that ne v
red cause even their wrath to praise him, so as
MID promote the glory of God, the highest int
1ig- ests of humanity, and hasten forward the til
,ro- when Liberty shall be proclaimed though
MIS- the land, to all the inhabitants thereof"