Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-10-17

Resolutions Of the Cincinnati Confer
sncs Of Me Asfhodin Episcopal
Church on Ms subject Of Slavsry.
! Whereas, Atprevious sessions Of the
Cincinnati Annual Conference, we
deemed Il our duty 10 utter our pro-
test, and lift up our warning voice
against the Entertainments OF the
Slave power under the cover Of law
and against the sutierance Of mercen-
AIRY slave holding Ia the Methodist
Episcopal Church.
And. as the plighled Faith Of our
country has been ruthlessly violated.
in the disruption Of the Missouri Com
promise. by which the precedent Of
bad faith has been given to the Re.
public and the world; aud by which
Freedoms pairimony was laid open
to the overlooking scourge Of Amer.
can Slavery; ,hus jeopardising the
righ's OF free men 10 Tree homes In
the territory allotted 10 them.
And ~ the crusade OF slavery pro.
pagHndists has deprived free State cit.
isens OF Kansas OF the sacred right Of
suffrage. and corrupted the ballot boz.
and institu ted such legislation a. has
inflicted deep and dark Disgrace on our
Tree institutions opp, essive and de-.
grading 10 our brelhren-Draevnian
In spirit, and destructive 10 the cause
Of human ffeedom--eyen making II
felony to question the right Of slave.
ry IN the territory.
And NJ by the permission or conf.
vance Of those who should have pro-
tsc,ed the .prsrogAlives Of freemsn--
the rights Of conference.-the liberty
Of sprech--of the Press and tho Pal.
pit-the security Of property and per.
sonal protection. have all been ssori-
feed before the vandal usurpations Of
the slave power. and the direct 40.
saults Of ils minions with Gre. sword
and death.
Therefore. Resolved, LIST. That We
are rs much NO ever convinced tha,
the en- shaving Of men. OF the volunta.
~ holding Of them In Slavery for mer
cenry purposes. and without reference
to emancipation. Is contrary. 10 the
Law Of Nature. the Law Of God, and
Just Human Law.
"a. That We devouily invoke Gods
blessing and protection upon tie wid.
ows and orphans and relatives Of the
murdered husbands and fathers and
friends Of those who have fallen Ia
unhappy Kansas.
81. That we deeply sympathiss
with citizens banished from their home,
l-Christians driven from their sane
tuaries, pastors forced from The altar
OF their God to the endurance Of per
sonal indignisies and violence. or /,
the bloody ranks OF War:
4lh. That 40 our excellent Disci
pline asks the question. We hold tina
Ia the great question OF the extension
or restriction Of slavery In our coun
Try, consistency, humanity and Chris
tiHnity. imrerasively demand Of Us Il
use all appropriate influences In he
half Of the holy cause Of human lib
erty.
!, 9Th. That we will, according l.
our ability contribute material aid 70
the relief Of Brother Dennis and hi
colleagues, Of the Kansas Mission Con
ference. whose losses. priva,ions an,
sutierings. are only equHlled by thei
irm and noble drvolions TO the caus
Of religious and civil freedom. In thi
hour Of their greatest need.
| 9Th. That We cannot be deterre,
from declaring the whc'n counsel Q
God on the subjec. Of in temperance
slavery. licentiousness AID other NOR
al wrongs. because. any or all politi
cal systems or social organisation
whose completely with these immo
rali,ies may induce them to couside
II 10 their interest 10 silence tho voic,
OF the pulpit by the outcry Of politi
cal preaching. Most firmly believing
that the Gospel IL as distinctly a Sys
ten Of Morals TO be observed. as Il il
also a system Of facts and doctrinrI
and privileges TO be- believed and en-
lj,ytd; and fidelity TO our country ~
quirss US to vindicate aud encoursg,
righteousness which ex~lte,h n nation
aud TO denounce Gin. which IL the re-
proach Of any people.
GRANVILLE MOODY, Chm.