Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-11-24
Prom TIE Cincinnati Epaniter
The Ifritan SlaEsSy Agitation In nc
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| Inc Afrisaa SlassFy Agitation lin ths
| a.tAodist Pfetesiant Churth
lIArsion fAsSpseiqi Conference YssteF-
aayyf SPiit ppareaily kassita5ls. II
THAT j Special Consentioh of delegates
| from the various Annual Conferences y
the Methotlist Protestant Church. North
and West. has been in session in ourlcity
lfor several DAYS past. tie readers of ths
.Einqairs;r ars alread y aware but 10 real
liz important action was taken unA yes
lterday morning. when the follosiug re-
lporf fpurshs Advisory e6mmities vs.
WHEREA We have received informsa-
ton satisfactory 10 our mind that entire
freedom Of Discussion upon The subject Of
slavery viii hot and cannot be enjoyed III
| Lynchburg, VA. /; and, whereas, we do
not feel under obligations % meet our
Southern brethren upon any other ground
than uPonserms ofentile equality i there
fore, n III
Resolbs4, THAT 1t Is inexpedient and
unnecessarily for the representatives Of
| the North add West to attend the Goher+
al Conference ihL ynchbutg. With y view
| to secure tthe redress of grievances oE
which We complain, and under which w
suffer. Ei#7q 'ty hfl |
Reselpea, That nothing herein shall b
50 construed as to imply any censpre
Whatever Upon any representative 81 rep
resentatiyes apf the North and West who
may see proper to attend the General Con
lferenceEin Iynchburg, l
Upon the Feassembling Of the ConvenI
ton ia the afternoon. the committee apI
pointed to draw up an address 10 the
General Conference presented, as The re-
suit Of their labors. the following
+ hs.5 l! MEMORIAL.
The ConYention of Representative ol
Northern and Western Conferences as
sembled In Cincinnati. il the fear of All
| mighty God set forth respectfully to the
| General Conference Of the Methodist Pro-
Itestant Church the following declaration
and memorial He, u -EEE4asa
III would tbe our preference anil our
earnest desire to perpetliate our union
wilhtha General Association, in which
I'VE have heretofore felta common interest:
and the Thought Of 3 severance thereof is
truly painful 10 Us but we must, in
HChristiap frankness, state. that there are
finsupefabte impediments to continuance
| ofthis union !, that it involves us, FL our
respective Districts. in serious embarrass4
ments. some Of which we will hereafter
briefly state.
/ + / We devoaily respect the injnnction.c on-
tanned in one ofthe4 elemental " principles
fef5our constitution that il is the duty of
ain Minister'S and members of the Church
Ia maintain Godliness and oppose iii
moral evil. Now, ii isthe clear conyic-
lion. long since and repeatedly expressed
BY alleur Annual Conferences, that TIE
traffic III slaves, and the VOLUNTARY hold
/ ing of slaves, does conflict with the RIGHTS
OF humanity and with the morality of the
Holy Scriptures. Hence, we regard il
/ the bounden duty, as well as eonstitu-
ltienal right of all ministers and members
Eof the AZ. P!l Church, to oppose the prac.
tees alluded to. BUTT Has ever been
source Of grief and mortifieatioE W us,
that, in The entire Southern section ~ Inc
Methodist Protestant Church, slayehold.
ling and slaye-traaipg are continualIy
lpractieed without rebuke. We have, fol
a series Of years again and again, iii our
respective Annual Conferences. expressed
to our Southern brethren our kind remon.
STRANGE against the continuance Of these
practices, ei,treating them to put away
forever this sin, and relieve MS Of humilia.
ting reproacli. But onr expostulations
have ever been deemed not only. unaccep.
table, but highly offensive to orr slave.
holding brethren. AlIprospect and hope
ct their regarding our appeals has vel
nigh fed they seem more and more I'LL
Jed iii their purpose toI sustain and perpet-
tuateRin The Churehwhat We are constrain
ed to deem 4 moral wrong. Hence, We
are in dfieulty. Hence, our cause Ia:
been impeded ii many sections ofisouI
lwork. On account Of this we hare sus-
tanned extensive losses, in our ministry
and our membership. On account d
this the minds and conscienees of thous.
ands Of our people are IN At ease, and they
cannot be satisfied to continue our eccle.
siastical union with the slaYeholdine sec.
ton ofthe Methodist Protestant Church
unless the offence complained Of be Re.
moved. * e
/ We would not make ourselves further
offensive 10 our Southern brethren, by
ffeiteratiRg appeals which have BE III here.
tofore deemed ungrateful, If not insulting
Ito their feelings much less would we b
80 unreasonable AZ to make demands o
the General Conference which it is QUITO
the power Of that body 70 grant. Blu
we will here state 4 few notifications o
i the constitution and discipline, which ",
deem Indispensable 10 our success as
Church IN the districts which we repre-
! sent
1 The word ssmhite's' SHOULD be stfucl
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