The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1857-06-09
NO. 555.
The Grand River Assoclatlon.

the world their position upon the great sub
ject of human freedom. Our readers will see
by the following resolutions, which were
passed ty that body, that they, are not dis
posed TO apologize for and paliate the sin Of
slavcholding, or throw around it the cloak Of
religion. D. - 2.JiAo
1. Resolved, That Ministers arc not de-
parting from their appropriate work in bring
ing in their propositions the instructions of
the Bibl to bear upon any subject, whether
it be. literary, scientific, political, moral or
religious. % 81
g. Resolued, That the decision of the Su,
preme Court in ,referenceio the so called
Drei Scot case, we see fresh cause for alarm.
not only as respects tho rights of the free COT
ored people, and tho down-trod % ,slave but
also as respects the rights of the white man
and the stability Of free Institutions in this
country; and that we feel called upon anew
to labor with fresh zeal and untiring persever-
ancc, for the operthrow OF Slavery in our
land, and throughout. the world
8. Resolped, That the time has fully come,
when thorough divorce should be, effected
between human slavery and the Church; and
that we can scarcely feel that any of the
great benevolent societies Of tie day, how
ever worthy in other respects which con-
tinue n connection with shareholders, have
any claim to our sympathy or support.
4. RESOLVED, That, in laboring in the great
cause of human freedom, we sec ground for
encouragement in the Rule recently adopted
by the Executive Committee Of tho Am II.
M. Society, not to assist q church having
slaveholding members; unless the connection
exists for the time being, for benevolent pur-
poses; and this stand SO nobly taken, increa-
scs our affection for the society; and that we
feel hereby, laid under renewed obligations
to labor for its welfare and prosperity.
The Rev. John Wesley, uttered great
and solemn truth, when he said that slavery
was the sum of all palainies. Where slave
holding is carried on, every crime in the dec
alogue goes along with il. Murder, robbery
and adultery arc looked upon by tho biblc
and by the whole civilized world as the most
revolving of crimes, but slavery nurses, pro-
notes and sanctions them, and would die out
Immediately il. these crimes were prohibited.
How can n christian or q christian minister,
sanction slavery and fellowship with slavehol-
ders, and at the same time maintain his u
tian character? Tho thing is impossibp.
The common sense of mankind condo 8 c,
such inconsistency, and no apology cas
found for it, either in the bible or any WI
else. We rccollcct a few. years since that
body of ministers met Mt the city Of Buffalo
for the purpose Of establishing certain things
in relation to their church discipline, and that
they discussed for three days a resolution de-
nouncing slavery as an outrage against both
God and man, and finally failed to pass it,
Within the next twenty minutes they passed
decree, that tic promiscuous dancing to-
gethcr Of boys and girls was SINFUL and must
be prohibited! What confidence can the sin
ner, who is seeking after piety, have in such
a body Of ministers rs this? Who docs not
understand how he can have any, but on the
whole would turn away from them in disgust.
As We said before, we rejoice that the Grand
River Association of congregational ministers
have met together and taken the bull by tho
horns, and openly proclaim to the world.
without guile or hypocrisy, that slaveholding,
in all its varied ramifcations, is gigantic sin,
for which there is no apology, and that so far
as they are concerned, the church shall DO di-
vorced from all responsibility or connection
with it. Let them but maintain this posi-
ton. even though it II axes ham democracy
squirm, they will enjoy the respect of good
christians everywhere, and the irrcligious and
profane would be ashamed to call them hyp.
ocrytes for SO doing, which they would do if
they took the opposite course. rs
Ionia Gazette.
The DEPARTING INFLUENCE OF CALICO
When we look into the thoroughfarcs, alas
We sec no calico. Silk and all its half sister
fabrics glide along-some dazzling, some
queer some splendid, some fantastic,-but
none have the sweet clean, fascinating, elc
giant appearance of tho calico which used to
skip 10y, with pretty skippcs init. There arc
those who mourn over little things-thc
dropping violet, the stricken bird, tho broken
rattle box, the fading rose, the dying kitten,
the rain soied bonnet; but VIC mourn for OK
allied, animated, small figured calico!
Silks trailing through tho dust, have lost
favor in our eyes; fancy dry goods are as un-
attractive as tattcred swings and every cost
ly thing of feminine apparel no longer sur
passes tho Lindsey homo spun gown Of
old.
Nations spring from the Wilderness, then
moulded in decay; cities arc built in barren
places, expand q while and waste away; men
Of obscurity rise to fame and power, then
gather disgrace and neglect; tho rich grow
poor and the poor grow rich, the high sink TO
ignoble graves, and the multitudinous yari-
city of things there are mighty movements
and mighty changes.
We arc, therefore, of the opinion that the
article of calico has had its days Of glory
also, and is not as much in use as it used
to be- Where is the man who will not
promptly say that the haudsomest object no
ever beheld was being clad in handsome
piece Of calico? He can't be found. Mas
culine eyes are the eyes for the feminine grace
to please. Jewels and toys, and the rich
ness Of silks capiivatc no man of sense or
taste and add not charm TO nature, but cal.
leo hcghtcns aud brightcns, aud soitcns and
makes fellow feel good when he secs it.
And, besides, it costs a wonderful sight lees!