The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1856-10-30
NO 46.
Voice of the Church.

Voice of the Church.
While the testimony OF every evangelical
denomination of Chrissians has been borne
against theProgress Of the m ighty evil of Sla-
very, 10 mono is the world u humanity so
much indebted for bold, manly, chsis ian out
,breathngs Of sentiment, SIS To the Methodist
Church For this. her membershave been
traduced; :or this. her ministry have net fal-
tered. or hesitated to declare "the whole
counsel of Cod As the darts IF APaLIYoN
fell harmless from the shietd OF oUs6 CaaIs-
rIAN, 50 fall the SANDER. and coh nm ", snd
persecution Of their eneniiesst tlai fsyt
& The Cineinuat Conference has u emily
passed the following resolutions uasnsn ously:
hssoAv~is ls1w That weare ssmaeh as ev-
er oonvncsd that the enslasin : Of men. oi the
voluntary holding OF them in Slavery for
mereensry purposes, and without reference TO
emancipation. is contrary 10 the Law OF Ma
ture, the Law of God, and jus, Human Law
end. That we devoutiy invoke Gods hles
SIN. and protection upon the widow, and Or
phsns and relatives OF the murdered husbands
and fathers and friends of those who lave
fallen in unhappy Kansas.
Sd That We deeply synlpathze With citizens
banished from their homes, Chrisfsus driven
from their sanctusries, pastors forced from the
altars of their God to the endurance of person
al indignities and violence or 20 the bloody
ranks of War.
/ 4th. Tha; as our excellent Discipline asks
the question: we hold that il the great ques
ton Of the extension or restriction 81 SAvery
country. consistency. humanity and Christi
anity, imper rstively demand CT as to use ali APP
proprate influences in behalf Of the holy
Of human liberty.
9th. Tha, we will, according to our abil-
ity. contribute material aid for the relief of
Brother Dennis and his colleagues, Of the
prisations and sutferngs. are only elnalled
by their firm and noble devotion 10 the cause
of religious and civil freedom, in tbs hour of
their greatest need
9th. That we cannot be deferred from de
caring the whole counsel Of God on the sub
iect Of intenperance. slavery, licantiousness
and other moral wrongs. because, any or all
political systems or social organizations, whose
eomplicity with these imm oralites may IN
duce them to consider il TO their interest 10 81
lence the voice Of the pulpit by the outcry Of
political preaching. Most firmly believing
THAT the Gospel is as distinctly .Sysfepa of
Morals to be observed. as it is also u 81 stem
! of facts aud doctrines and privleg 10 be be-
lieved and enjoyed; and fidelity TO our couu-
! try requires us 10 sindcate and encourage
righteousness which e1alteth nation. and TO
denounce sin, which IS the .r-proach oil any
people.
A QUAKER MEETING IN PBLADprPHrA--
The perfect navsts of the Qdakers preach
7ers has parallel in the eloeuence 81 other
/ sects. For example, John Joseph GaGney,
when here. was to hold forth on Sunday. 1t
was ovenwiss hot. All the sanity aud
sweaing wofio was asseMpleu hear him.
For two mortal hours the cong re Laiion sat
Breathing there was, but the loveliost eyes
flashed not The utmost seething reposs
marked the assembly. They waited, calm as
frozen lake, though the atmosphere sim
mersd with heat. the moment the spirit should
move Joseph. They waited, and waited and
waited. Joseph sat mild as a Sphvnx-that
grand eternity loAfer Of the Nile. Joseph sat
over again and did not move. Could that be
the Joseph9 The sloqucnt--the famed the
brother Of the lovely turnkey. Mrs. Fry
sanity antecedents Of the place. Wouldn't
the spirit Of Penn move him? Couldn't he
derive from thai large hearted (who viii live
longer than Macaulay yeti some soIyenier Of
apostolic vitality, tItilating the roots OF the
tongue and making il work in aoraeuar beau
ty with the brair7 No. Joseph could not
He sat, and he sat, and he sat. 10 the as
sembly it was all natural as blood drops 10
the heart. At last-Joseph arose. IL arose
and the characteristic .eloquence Of his soul
and speech they came? No. He arose, and
passing pocket handkerchief over mis- steam
ing brow, he said: Since l have been sit
ting here have experienced great poverty
of'ideas.' Whether it was tie weather, or
whether II was the wheather or no. those
words Of the heated term were III tha came
. from the renowned orator Of the Q iaker per-
suasion. The elders gave the s4.yp Of the
+ friendly grasp, and all the young, yer, follow
ed. and then the meeting broke up iust as ii
the most natural thing in the wofid Lad hap
peaed And it was the most natural thing.
Therein Jay is beauty. Life Iitust-afsd
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How HE SAVED IT-A military man down
east, knowing ne could be elected 70 q cap
taincy If he would ,consent to a nomination,
called upon a neighber who had formerly
served 10 that eapactj, to ascertain If the
Office of pecuniary profit. Bcinr
tod by the retired Veteran, that he had held
tue Office for i've years, and saved five hun
dred dollars, he gladly accepted The nosai4-
alton. and was chosen eaptsia Of bis company.
Alter three years cam mpaigning in the way o.
company trainings" and genera! mustsrs,''
finding his Office to be . heavy bill Of expsnsc
instead Of a souace OF profit. he Gale "a his
old friend again for informstiou. "a - e5ao he
had saved Eve hundred dollars while he him.
ce. Why" replied the o,d captain. II was
worth Just one thousand dollars whea I vas
elected; I held the Office FIVE years and lost
FIVE hundred dollars by II; 50 resignfE 17.d
saped the ots<r fire k4ndrci."
HaF- George w. Johnson one 81 tho large
sugar-panters on the Mississippi. oelow Sew
Orleans who died reeeEilg, i4s.s left an estate
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