Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-07-25

o, them are not mercenary. man might keeI
slaves for lust for revenge for caprice, and all tn
time at a pecuniary loss. That would not be mer
cenary. We are not sure tho devi is mercenary
Many sinners not. We have said again anC
again that the General Conference has n right {,
forbid "all slavery" without any qualification, ant
sometimes we have said "all sinful, that is, al
real slavery" Can any one mistake that2
If every Methodist would come right up to hi
duty, and say we will not de6e ourselves will
this system will not do evil that good may come,
the institution would not last decade Of years
if OF months. The only conceivable instance t
us in which it would bo right to hold slave, 81
called, is to hold him just long enough to eman
cipate him. And il in the process he is in dan
ger, through the death of the purshaser, deed o
lmaunission should be in his hands, and the only
claim exercised over him by the master, so called
should be for the slaves protection. As regards
kicking old slaves out of doors after stealing tae
lfes labor, should not be in favor of requiring
that in our Discipline but we recommend the ole
sinners-we mean their masters and mistresses-
to free them in form and in fact-nobody will kid
nap the "old boys" and "girls"-and let the pool
things go to Heaven without the badge of servi
tude.
AS it stands, slaveholding is allowed in oui
church. Children are stolen as soon as they are
born. Manhood s stolen. 1t is worse than foil
to deny it. And to say that slavoholding is. O.
course, qualified By the pholo moral code Of III,
church, is just to use "gttering generality"
loud sounding plattude 1t is an endeavor to buy
off indignity at sin with q child's stick of can
dy. We have no heart now to expose what &c,
know of the evils of slavery among us. Thank
God the Conferences are taking the right ground
and il those hating iniquity do not allow them
selves to be deceived with pretty words, in the
strength of God they will Conquer.
NEW ENGLAND CONFERENCE.
l. Resolved That it is the sense of this Confer
ence that that the General Rule in our Discipline
which forbids the buying and selling of men and
children, with an intention to enslave them" does
not authorize tie holding hnman being as a slave
by q member of church and that neither the
Restrictive Rules, nor any other part of the Disi
plinc was ever designed by fathers to screen
slavcholdng from prohibition by legislation, nor
does it in fact so screen il.
2. Resolved, therefore, that the Ch, Stian Id
rocate and Journal by its on the subject OF
slavery does not truly represent the law of our
church embodied in tie Discipline, the views
of q majority of the last General Conference, OF
the anti-slayery sentiment demanded by every OBJ
legation of christianity and humanity in the
present domininant position of the slave power
PROVIDENCE CONFERENCE.
Resolved Ist. That it is the sense of this Con
ference, that the general rule in our Discipline
which forbade she buying and selling of men
women and children with intention to ensav,
them," does not authorize the holding of thom a
slaves, and that the enactment Of that rule wa
never designed by fathers to fortify slavery il
the church against all ordinary legislation.
Resolved, I'd. That we are decidedly in favor O
the introduction in the Discipline, of q chapte
iorbiddihg slaveholdiug in the church.
BLACK RIVER CONFERENCE.
Resolved. l. That this Conference solemnly re
assert our former doctrine in regard to the exclu
sion of Shareholders from the Methodist Epsco
pal Church.
2. That we regard the constitutional law of ou
church, in its true spirit and design, strictl!
opposed to slaveholjing that the exclusion o
Shareholders from the church under the presen
rule would not infract the Discipline and tina
the declaration of this sentiment by act of thu
General Conference would not create any new
term of church membership.
TROY CONFERENCE.
|. Resolved, That it is the sense of this confer
ence that the general rule in our discipline doe
not authorize or justify slaveholding proper an'
that there is no part of constitutional stat
ute law which is designed to prohibit Genera
Conference action for the extirpation of SLAYER
from the Church.
MAINE CONFERENCE.
But slavery is wrongfully in the Methods
Episcopal Church. Her bloody hands have no 1igh
to touch the altar of God She has no right to po
lutte Gods sanctuary with her foul presence
She is there by suffrance, not by right. SLAYER
has no constitutional authority in the Methods
/ Episcopal Church. but is there in violation of tha
authority. In the division of the Methodist Epis
copal Church and the formation Of the Churc
South, in consequence of the action of the Ger
eral Conference of 1874, we ardently hoped tha
| ho los IF s1a haua q,
pired in our church. But our hopes have bee
sadly disappointed Mercenary saveholding sti
exists among some of the members of our churcl
in those Conferences which include slave terr
tory.
Resolved, That the General Rulc which forbid
"the buying and selling of men, women and chi
dren with intention to enslave them" was M
in our opinion, designed by its trainers, to autho
ize slaveholding neither the General Rules nC
the Restrictive articles forbid the insertion in ou
Discipline of chapter prohibiting mercenar
slaveholding in the church.
| VERMONT CONFERENCE.
| Resolved, That inasmuch as the present Qei
eral Rule is so construed as to permit STAKEHOLDER
to remain unchallenged in our Ichurch therefor,
we most ardently desire and fervently pray the
the next General Conference may succeed in ate
ing our Discipline on the subject of slavery, +
that it will not allow STAKEHOLDER to enter ou
communion.
| BALTIMORE CONFERENCE.
Resolved, By the Baltimore Conference, in cor
ference assembled that we highly depreciate tn
agitation of the Slavery question, which has a
ready resulted to the detriment of the politics
and religious interests of this country.
Resolved, That as heretofore, we will Oppos
with zeal any aggressions which shall be attenp
ed by the abolition agitation of the country.
The resolutions were adopted by yeas 900 nay
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/ From the New York Times July 10.
REINSTATEMENT OF A BRITISH SUBJECT
! Forty fee Years in BOnddge-Remarkdble an
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