The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-03-07

1 The Eveogctt nj Churches and yrsx.rx.
! FOfhAfios OF CnEgvKR AsrEsLAvERY so0fhrs
II WohoLs'hh' hAss-Aovlslakr 20 sELIsr TAI
hvASorbiohL cNuRoaEs IN THIS ANrfsL VERY
| oAusE-PAssAos or STRONG RESOLUTIONS.
fGe meeting Of c'ersymeu aud men from dilorca
pS u TAG country convened il Worcester Mass ca the
LIST nst 70 iaaugcise organization oonsysag Of nom
oers or ccrches order 10 throw tire influence on tho
church against everY Among those present were the fol-
owmg-Dr Cheever, 4. Gilbert and VIM. Gcodeu Of New
york; Enahan DAVIS AID George Trssk, Of Fitchburg
Csce ard French, OF Ohio Marvin Of Wincheudon HUT
osfrankhn; cesbing aad Beecher from the Brookdeds
sheldon, or Wesiooro; Webster OF aopko.oa Bliss, OF
BLACKSTONE 'ad Kelley, James Richardson sud others OF
this CITY hner Brigham Esd, Of westsoro' was chosen
.1aaman' s1d ReT. j. c. Webster. OF Kopkinton.
Secretary.
Aco'ninlttee, eonss.ns or II T. Cneever Rev. Samuel
iions, sna !. a. fHch reported the following
pEcIAsArIos or rHIsoarfxs.
81 S a. a. in sacred aud nsicnsoe without
ne ard equally contrary nsiua justice saa to re-
1ts sysm Of American slavery and tho PRACTICE OF s,avs
Ca esuacte: A and q q ssa
,; 1s es a1sgpscy and iapossbly OF any remedy
ass. dsais. -
% sa2 sss nss
M an fsa,s Z. another SECTION Of The M
q By defending sna folding T.
% sSss, .p soxsss ss It's
tnctso to be demanded the nsns Of God who has
COZ nseed 10 loose the bands Of wckednea undo ths
burens and to let tho oppressed 60 free 70
1he total abolition Of the vast pyem Of American slavery
70 90 aeeepsea as the rro:tsesa mission and duty OF the
American clergy and the American charches Of TIM, genera
TIE church ard The ministry coincidence the
nsAp ID fspest 10 slavery ano 10 make loyal the higher
NV aeih an upprt Judgments OF courts unrghe0us
The Word charter freedom and our nrraory
ass ara any assertion that the Lord God sanocas
fsiihfl ministry and witnessing church.
In The evening Dr. Cheever delivered one of hs strong
est se Iguipeus against the nstitutol Of American
saseF! lie ma.tlasd tie position that such thug
piotty IN nan was nowhere coupenaaced in the Bible,
iha' whseyer buying sId selling of servants is found,
n'tint supply the buy aad selling Of services not OF
n,n ard tEat Gods fugitive Law, while commanded the
restoration OF every species ot property expressly
joined list escaped from bondage wc not to be
gwen UP to Their masters lheso truths wero 30
thoroughly wed understood by the people Of Judea i'll the
tine q Chls ana the apostles, tia. there OF
ntierioS s1ge word IN addition, In denurcation Of
slavery. Accordingly the New Testament says very little
aboui the question. Dr. theever applied his logic with
meic,sts tevefiy TO lhe system Of slavery, as main
ianed and defended in the United States Il was one OF
the todest Efforts ever made by LES champion of the
art slavery cause.
On the succeeding day attenp. YVES made to strlks
out the word nheYe3t applied TO the Gin Of save
toidDg, but the term sustained by large majority
Tie constitution as adopted, setting forth TIE objects
tie association according to the declaration OF principles
and ptovidDs for local and extraordinary public meetings
churches, anu for one public meeting annually during
niversafs week, for tho same purpose.
al toe afternoon session series or resolutions was
The subject Of slavery and for the diffusion OF nforma
tou TIE Bible view 0f s.AsA-S thc". Ia periodical
press for calling the attention OF different voa.
ops and evangelical churches TO the movement for EN-
poyng public lecturers TO advocate The prncpes of tho
society declaring that the assertion that tho Bible main
aips slavery s a. inp0us aarder on the holy name OF
Cod add that the system OF domestic service instituted
~ God for the JewH WAS Intended as O safeguard
s,,n,-s.' chattel slavery
resolutions was also adopted declaring that
r,as;oa is sy stem Of treating property
tha, under i men "a. subjects Of sale purchase barter
mortgage andshpent tss saves may 90 Used or the pro-
fiji or Pleasure Of their owners 10 ~ M IN
cruelty pride or bust and are deprive. Oh al ther nai
vidua rights TIA, the origin 0; the system - 10. 20 DO
found in the institutions OF PatrarcaB tho VI
Moses, but in the African slave tradethe usages Of be
baous ana heathen African tribes. the slave code Of
cent neatnen Rome without its merodn provisions for
sew redempon IN violation CT all law, reposng for its
security IN brute orce and extending over all casses and
colos whom the Shareholders have been able to
upon that while the slaves held and sold property
they are ned ameoable persons to barbarous penal
attachments, denied education, the Bible and all
free social worship that the sustenance of the system re-
CURES the persecution Of the free people Of color aud the
etetcc deprved OF their rights OF free speech
liberty Of the PRESS and do possess religious freedom
Upon these Representations YVES resolved that per-
son ca3 without violence to his neral nature pretend
that the System otherwise than wicked criminal or
that he bbe does otherwise than condemn it, that
nocag Is as. sn tina. The legal relation ss.Wf ose who
upbo!d savehSdiTg uphold man stealing. crime forbid
den by the noac CODE tina. the slaves Of this country are
mostly IN the hanos OF the original kdnappers who stole
them ia their infancy and ensaved them that those who
gay that sovehoding may be innocent uphold the jden
that man may possibly for his good be held as pro
perry instead OF considered an heir TO immortality created
little lower than the angels and that those who place
the evils OF slavery in lie Abuses and not In the roa
ton sancon the slave code and system aud confirm the
position OF the ultra pro slsvery men who Call national
relation before and higher taan any constitutional sanction