Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-12-08

Another movo In the rlsht t5irecfion.--piscis
pie Anti-Staver Convcntion.
Eblfer daTVr LEnft The Ahti.elsieTy
fuFiop Of tht biscipldi hed Convention at
Indianapolis, Ind, last month, in which seven
States and Kansas Territory were represented,
she latter BY Rider PanDEE BUTLER. who by the
Missouri border ruhians, was tied to a raft and
sent aa1at down the river to perish. The pro.
ceeding, Of the Convention you will find in the
accompanying cory of The Christian Luminary'
published in Cincinnati. q H.. .
The cause or causes that resulted in that
Convention are briefly given in the following
extracts from an address before it by Elder JAS.
HARrzrL, who may be fairly considered the
MARTIN LUrHER Of the Reformation of our
Church on the subject Of Slavery, aud who ut-
terly iepujiates the pro-slayery theology of
ALvxANDER CANPaELL-who a member Of our
Church, we'll known in Northern Ohio, once
called 'the Pope Of Bethany"
"a pro.slavery reputation has been given 70
the whole body, and, yet many Of our churches,
and many individual members in most Of our
churches are directly anti slavery. All such
are not regarded in their true light, and are
compelled to bear the reproach without theii
own consent. This wrong has been inflicted
mainly by means Of tue MillenRidl Harbtnger
A series Of articles published, perhaps about
A. ID. ls42, under the caption "Our position to
American Slavery" in which the editor delen-
ded the relation of master and servant (slave,
as a Bible relation, and his subsequent defence
b Of the Fugitive Slave Bill, gave to the man o.
the Harbinger a strong pro slavery bearing, and
gave the same ipclnauon to ell in fraternal re
lstlons, with the few excepted, who took issue
through the same pages. The celebrity of the
editor and general popularity Of the HarbingeT
could not Jail to fix their reputation upon tn.
body"
, ''Soon after this, every thing in the form O.
! popular discipline ceased, and our denOmina
tional pro-slayery character was stereOtypeS
e both at home and abroad. Take in connection
with this, the course Of the A. Q. M Society
and there is not to be found q religious bod,
. more closely welded to Slavery than our own
The course of the American Missionary So
!, ciety particularly referred to in the above eE
: tract and which was one of the causes of tina
Convention, was the appointment of DR.. JAME
: BARCLAY Of Virginia, who was a slave .holdei
u as missionary to Jerusalem. Many member
u of our churches though t that he was not aproI
l. er person for a Christian Missionary, an
even il he was, that in his ow
e State, where a benevolent woman was fine
= and imprisoned a short time before, for teacl
n ing some of the children (colorcd) to read th
lie Bible in Sunday School, he was needed qni
d as much as in any country on the face of God
y earth, Jerusalem not excepted; and for Ihei
n reasons objected to his appointment, but Il
e pro slavery portion Of the society were in IL
IN majority and consequently ruled. The resu
of the whole matter is the formation of al
ie other missionary society wholly independent
the control and influence of the Pope of Bet
VI any" and his satellites who have ever oppos
every movement that was considered AM
u Slavery, OF independent of their influence al
appreciation, be it convention or periodic
g publication. Several magazines and pape
ne have been broken down by their Influence, al
On the Christian Luminary, published at Cinci
nd natl by Rev JOHN BoGss, is the only one tn
us has ever been able to sustain itself ag inst the
of influence. 1t is an excellent religious newsp
Ist per, published weekly at two dollars per al
r. nrm, and SO far has lived in spite of their o
position. II. Nj. ADDISON