The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1859-09-29
The Delaware Conference on sia-
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The following preamble aud resolutions receiv'
ed the individual approval of every member OF
the Delaware Conference present, up tothe time
the vote was taken, at the recent session Of tina
body at Fremont. That they express the senti-
ments OF the membership of the Churches re-
presented, we have not doubt -
wurRyAs, American Slavery still exists in its
worst forms, aud iphereas, the slavery power,
not content to have il confined within its
own original limits, but labors TO impose its
evils upon free Territory, and ,ehereas, ii com.
pels free men TO aid in the re.capturing and
the rendition Of the painting fugitive, and
,phereas the policy Of the system is not only
to .educe to slavery, but TO hold in perpetual
bondage beings made in the image OF God /;
therefore, be 1t
Resolped, That we hold as sslf-evident, with
the immortal declaration, that call men nre
| created equal.
RsSslvsd, That to deprive man of any OF the
blessings that the God of Nature has guaranteed
to him, unless forfeited by crime, is despotc and
cruel, and alike offensive to God as aggressive
to man.
Resolved, That to reduce to bondnge human
beings, to degrade them as beasts ot burden, to
treat them us mere chattels, to compel them to
| violate the most wholesome laws OF the Bi0lc
to live in q state of continual concublnage, to
minister to the avarce and lust OF tho master
Is trampng upon The dearest rights oi humani
ty and ,he laws Of God.
Resolp.d, That the terpitude Of this crime rest.
not only upon those who do these things, bu
upon those who advocate and defend such sys
tenn OF criminality in the face OF the declaration
"L LIT the oppressed go Free.
Resolyed, That any Government ct that woul,
prohibit the Christian from practcing the pur
principles OF the Gospel-such as feeding th,
hungry. giving water TO the thirsty, and rest Il
the weary-is subversive of the great principle
of Christ, which commands US to love our neigh
borS as ourselves.
Resolped, That we consider it the imporativ,
duty of the Church TO continue to sise her voic
agains: the alarming evil which threatens to sa
the foundation of our Republic and has al
| ready disturbed the peace Of our beloved Zion
And especially a. the African slave trade, whlc
has already entailed such accumulated evil
, upon our land has been rs-opened, bushes
, stigmatzed as piratical by Chris,endou trad
, which has not its parallel in producing ho
2 ror and suffering, in snatching lnohenslve being
from thsir homes, in subjecung them to til
untold su(farings of transporting, and in sellin
Y them as thattels, and putung 10 roquitted lobor
Y and all in open violation Of the laws OF ou
P lands aud the perpetrators pass with impt
e uity; while our citizens Of the North are fine
= and imprisoned for obeying the pure precep
S OF Christ.
d Resolpsd, That we sympathize with those WI
have been driven from the walls OF Zion, whi
preaching the Word OF Life" to the poor @
n Slave Territory, and also with those who ma
n have suffered by fines or imprisonment viii
exercising the simple laws of humanity.
RtSolued, That we rejoice in the fact that Il
T. NJ. E. Church has ever been Anti-Slavery th
/ from her very commencement she raised her volt
n against this crying evil, and all along she hi
= spoken in thunder tones from the Pulpit and Il
t Press. But we believe the time has come, wht
y united action is required on her part in all Il
D length and breadth of ter domain.
n Resolved That we concur in the recomme
Il dation of the Erie Annual Conference TO Il
u General Conference, so to change the Gener
. Rule on Slavery, that it shat read g. The bu
" ing, selling, holding, or transferring OF any n
: man being to be used in Slavery"
u Resolued, That we recommend tha suspsnsi'
s Of the fourth restriction, for the purpose EXPIRE
II u s.d in the foregoing resolution.
u ResoLUtd, That we again request DR.. HARi
u, to publish in pamphlet form his arguments
ie the constitutional power OF the General Co
>; ference.
/ Respectfully submitted,
A. NELSON,
J. T. CAPLES,
M. PERRY.