Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-10-01

well as those whose silence or negative testimony
gave aid and comfort to the enemy. Christianity
was not negative, passive religion; it was an
aggressive religion, and its testimony was une-
quivocal.
The Declaration of Independence was said by
some not to include ringers" because it did not
say so, and because clause which would show
that it referred to them was expupged, which
seemed to leave it in an equivocal position. Now
we want to make our religious testimony une-
quiVoeal. and by no negative position or inacton
give aid and comfort to error or wrong. Christ
and his Apostles were clear and explicit against
the sins of their day; they we're aggressive.
Slavery wants to be let alone, aud if we obey its
masters it will live, but if we attack it manfully
1t will die. If it is necessary for us to attack
it politically, how much more, ecclesiastical
iy9 Some good men claimed that it was
necessary to act upon the conservative, let alone
policy, preach general principles, but make no
attack upon special sins, but these men always
fail of overthrowing these special sins by their
general application. And they also fail of &C.
complishing the ends they desire, besides, which
is,the praise and unity of the church-in evidence
of which he cited the history of the Methodist
Episcopal that had comprised at first, and had
been overwhelmed aud broken apart by the evil
they sought to avoid by compromising. He also
cited the course and position of the Presby terrain
church, in illustration, and spoke of his connec-
tion Herewith, through the synod of Kentucky,
and of his labors to bring this synod up to Chris
tian testimony but without success, and at last
he was invited to withdraw, and go where he could
ind sympathetic action, and he took the advice,
believing that he had no right to have Fellowship
with the unjointed works of darkness" with
such an one, no, not to eat"
He then spoke of the necessity of unequivo-
cal testimony, in the instruction of the young and
rising generation. The teachings of the church
should be clear and explicit this compromise
teaching of the church chills our religion, and
justifes the compromise action OF the politicians.
Our Northern religion is compromise, and, like
priest like people," so our Northern politics is
compromise, too, and we must have the church
right or we shall not have the politicians right
Hon: Amasa Walker of North Brookield spoke
of the pleasure he had felt in attending this meet
ing and hearing such men as brother John G.
Fee the nobest man in this country, and he had
rather meet him here alone than in the largest
hall of New York, to meet all the Doctors of Di-
vinity of the American Board, when they were
gathered to invent new compromises of Chris
tianity and devise ways to send emasculated Cos
pei to the heather. The action of this Associa-
ton was necessary, because of the position of the
American Board, and our action will ultimately
reform this gigantic close corporation. But we
shall have great battle with it first, for it is ten
times more corrupt, if possible, than the Tract
Society, with which we are having so much trou.
BILE; but we shall succeed, and then societies will
be reformed.
The meeting then adjourned to o'clock, P.
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