Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1858-05-06
Proceedings of the Anti-Slavcry Chris
tan Convention.


The convention met, pursuant to pre-
yous notice, in the Congregational
Church, in Quasqueton, commencing
Wednesday evening, April list
The convention was organized by APP
pointing DR.. E. G. BIDwELL, chairman,
pro tenn, and Rev. II. Hoop, Secretary.
The session was opened by prayer by
Rev. B. Roberts.
The call for the convention was then
read, and brief remarks in reference to
its design were made by several members
of the convention.
On motion, it was
ReSolUed, That q committee of three
be appointed to nominate officers for the
permanent organization, and also bust
ness committee of five to report business
for the consideration of the convention.
The following gentlemen constituted
said committees LIST, Messrs Roberts,
Cummings and Head. Cd, Messrs. Gem
nell, Cummings, Hood, and Head.
The committees were ordered to re-
port at the opening of the next session,
at which time the committee on organiza-
ton reported the following permanent Of
ficers
President-E. G. BIDwELL.
Vice President-ALFRED WRIGHT.
Secretary-H. Hoop.
The business committee reported for
the consideration of the convention, the
following resolutions:
Resolved lst, That American Slavery
is a sin under all circumstances, and is
subversive of every principle of morality
and religion. taught in the Holy Scrip
lures.
Cd. That every member of the body of
Christ should use all his influence and
exertion to erttrpate this great evil from
the church.
Sd. That all benevolent societies, whose
object is the dissemination of truth, and
the advocacy of the religion of the Cos
pei, which do not treat Slavery as sin,
are not worthy of the confidence and sup
port of Christians.
4th. That shareholders and their apol-
ogists are unworthy the Christian name,
and should be disfellowshiped by the
church of Christ, thereby placing them
where the Apostle Paul places them, with
eytortioners, murderers of fathers and
murderers of mothers, and gives them
their proper appellation, mems tealers,
and declares that such " shall not inherit
the kingdom of God"
9Th. That the two great political parties
OF this nation are not anti-slavery in their
character, and can not be consistently
supported by anti-slavery men.
9th, That it is the duty of all anti
slavery men to direct all their efforts, not
only to prescribe slavery within its pre-
sent limits, but to effect its entire aboli-
ton.
7th. That Slavery is not creature of
Lar, but of Might, therefore its abolition
can only be effected by the terrible VEN
geance of an outraged people visited up
on the oppressors. or by Christian civil
cation. 1t is, therefore, the duty of anti
slavery men 10 use their influence, polit-
ically, religiously and civilly, to create a
public sentiment which shall make slave
holders, their supporters and apologists,
feel dishonorable.
9th. That the course az policy pur-
sued by the slave power, indicates the
true course of policy to be pursued by
anti slavery men. AS the one repudiates
compromise, so should the other repudi-
ate compromise as the one claims and
yields the national government to sup
port slavery, the other should claim and
WELD it for the overthrow of slavery as
the one proclaims war upon liberty, the
other should proclaim war upon slavery
as the one knows no politics but slavery,
the other should know no politics blu,
Liberty.
9th. That the church and clergy o.
America are responsible for the existence
and perpetuity of slavery.
The first, second, and ninth resolutions
were discussed and adopted The third
laid on the table without discussion. The
fifth was discussed and rejected. The
fourth and eighth were not discussed fol-
want of time. The Seventh excited a
very lengthy and elaborate discussion,
and the final action upon it was deferred
The convention then, after protract-
ed sitting of two days and four evenings
adjourned sine die, subject to the call Of
the President and Secretary.
E. c. BIDwELL, Pres.
ii. Hoop, Sec.
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