Worcester daily spy., 1859-06-02
THE CHURCH ANT1-sLAyERY SOCIETY.

on the "a OF March-seems to'haye Been one
of commanding interest and enthusiasm. 1t
was the only one of all the meetings in our
New England metropolis the last week, at
which any sympathy was expressed for the
honest American citizens who are now lying
in Jail at Cleveland for their rescue OF a kid
mapped colored man from the hands of the Fu-
gitive Slave act. The resolutions proposed by
Rev. Henry t. Cheever Secretary of the
Church Anti-Slavery Society, and passed by
reclamation, after being spoken to by Rev.
Messrs Mccormick of Ohio, and Haven of
Cambridge, Mass, were as follows;
Resolved, That in view of the pains and PEN
alties lately incurred by our brethren at Ober-
lin for their noble humanity in the rescue of
colored fugitive from the grasp of the unright-
eous Fugitive Slave bill, we tender them our
warmest sympathy; and we hereby declare
that we deem their conduct in the premises to
have been eminently humane, right, and
| Christian; and knowing, as we do, no law for
slavery, we deem it the duty of every Chris
tan to aid always, and to the utmost of his
| ability, the escaping bondman and so, if pos
slble, to render practically null and void one
OF the most atrocious acts that has ever dis
graced the legislation of country called
|
Resolved, further, That, in our judgment,
while the men who framed inquty into that
| wicked law will be more and more covered
with infamy, the righteous nullifers and break
ers OF 1t shall be held in everlasting remem-
! brance
A public meeting was also held in the even
ing at the fremont Temple, at which Rev. L.
IL. Neyin of Chelsea was the first speaker.
The President introduced Ossawattomie
Brown of Kansas, who said talking was not
part OF his business, and the audience could
not expect any instruction from him. He had
tried hard for aid for Kansas, in times past
with but little success He had received some
aid at last, and, though CongregationaliSt, he
must say that the greater part of it had been
from Unitarians. He was glad to see at last
some OF the members of Orthodox churches
taking an interest in this cause.
After the morning chink of change in the
contribution boxes, the Secretary, Mr.. Cheev-
er, read the following resolutions which were
adopted, with remarks accompanying
Resolved, That the Church Anti-Slavery
Society ofthe United States returns its thanks
to the Christian Missionary Church of Belgi-
um for its recent friendly address to "The
Christians Of the United States who support
slavery )" and this Society would be happy if
the too charitable presumption of their Chris
tian brethren of Belgium were true, "That
there does not exist a single citizen of the
United States reading the Bible protesting
Christianity and claiming for himself the right
OF religion, civil and political liberty, who can
think mselfauthorized to reduce a single hu-
man creature to the condition Of slave"
Resolved, That it is equally difficult for us
6 for tba PrOtn staOt Christians Of Ralrit,n +o
understand how man who processes to be
one of the redeemed of Jesus Christ, to be
a disciple OF Him who humbled himself, even
to the infamous death OF the cross, to rescue
and to bring him into the glorious liberty OF
the children of God, can allow himself to re-
tain his fellow man, much less his fellow be-
lever, under the oppression of slavery.
Resolved That, nevertheless, it is too pain
fully true to be denied, that difference Of col
or and education or a bargain concluded |
against the will of him who is the victim of it |
does justify such an oppression, Gin the view |
OF many protesting Christians in the United |
States, who maintain that the degraded CON
dltlon of the slave has broken the moral and |
intellectual ties which bind him to the human |
race.
Resolved That the position which Rev. DIR. |
Adger, IN the Southern Presbyterian Review, |
asserts to be the position which the South |
live among us, ''they are justly held by us in |
bondage"-fully justities the Christian Mis-
sonary Church of Belgium in declaring ''that
the maintenance of slavery in the United
States constitutes q frightful scandal in the
eyes of the nations of Europe" and in beseech-
ing also the Church of God in America "to la
Dor necessarily to Danish from the United
States vice thht brings outrageous scandal |
on Christianity"
Resolved, That while we thank the Protest
ant Christians of Belgium for their Christian
kindness in demonstrating with their brethren
OF the United States, we find from the very
terms OF their address that they have yet to
learn that the American Church is the great
bulwark of American slavery.
Resolved, That it be recommended to all
the pastors and ministers of the United States,
of every denomination to read the fraternal
letter of the Christian Missionary Church of
Belgium to their congregations on the Lords
Day.
Rev. DR.. Cheever of New York, was the
next speaker. We are assembled, said he, in
the name of that charity which rejoiceth not
in iniquity but in truth, that charity which is
awaking in the minds of the public longing
for the truth. Were we asked why this soci-
ETY. was organized, the good that it has done
would be our reply. Those who last year ac-
cused us of ultraism now stand upon the same
platform, and make the same avowals In the
case of the crime of Haney it is wonderful
how men will evade the application of the
common rules of Christianity to this most vio-
lent outrage upon the Ten Commandments
and the laws of God. The laws of some of
our States punish petty larceny, while the
crime of man-stealing was ,sinked at, or not
noticed at ALL The restitution of slavery is
encouraged and. licensed by the pulpit Of our
Southern States, and legtimatzed by our
courts. The church refuses to call it a sin.
Our ministers rock the cradle of Shareholders
consciences The action Of these churches is
like the compounds for rendering water colors
imperishable, or like galvanism which gives to
worthless coins fine and seemingly Mluabe |
lustre, The stealing of men is the worst Crime
against the commandment prohibiting theft
If man buys an ordinary article of merchan-
disc, knowing it to be stolen, he is liable |
to be prosecuted as thief yet in the case
of men-stealers, the buyer of the stolen man
can satisfy his own conscience, and through
the aid Of the influence of the divine he is
freed from sin and blame, and the crime is gal
vanized into peculiar institution, and he is
admitted to the holy sacrament and commun-
ion table The first duty of a man is TO de-
clare the sin of slavery and restore the slave
to himself Hog does il happen that all D'en
of morality and law are praised when they
come in contact with the peculiar institution ?
| The man stealer can hold his head up as an
| honest man-asa member of the church, and
walk about the world as a Christian exempt
from all blame d. censure. The speaker was
very severe updn that portion Of the clergy