The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-07-29
JULY 80, 1859.
State Christian Antl.slavery Conven.
tion,


TO BE- held in Columbus. ohio, Uednrsddy
and Thursfdy, august l0h and I'm. 1859.
To ANTi-SLAvERY CHtusrfANs TIiRouGnouT
THE STATE -
Tho present aspects of the great contros
versy, between Freedom and Slavery in oar
country, earnestly call for mere thorough
organization and systematic action on oWr
part.
The African Slave Trade---whic by Law
is piracy-is revived, and there is not sufii-
cient active moral power in the natio6 TO
extinguish it,
Southern Churches have generally apos-
tatized to the open justification of Slavery,
and Northern Christians are sadly remiss in
duty with respect to reforming and oppos-
ing it.
Southern States are expcllng or ensIay.
ing their FREQ colored population, and North
orn States allow their colored citizens TO 10
kidnapped under the provisions Of tho Fu-
gitivs Act. ...
The Fugitive Act is pronounced Constitu.
tonal by the National Courts. Some OF
our most virtuous and respected citizens are
imprisoned because they could not quietly
stand and sec a neighbor kidnapped and
dragged into hopeless bondage, and our
State Supreme Court, in Difference to pre-
ccdent, has refused to pronounce tho law
/ unconstitutional.
According to the decision of the Supreme
! Court of tho United States, Slavery is exc
tended to all our territories by virtue of the
Constitution, and neither Congress nor the
! people has power to prohibit it. And while
all this is passing, the party in power is
straning its energies to acquire new torri-
tory for tho expansion and dovelopement OF
the great evil.
TO meet tho demands and aggrossionsof
IL. I'LL D,,,.,p tho Ii
clement of tho nation has DO great Chrh.
tau, earnest, systematic agency.
Alarmed at these facts, the undersigned
invite Christians of all denominations who
believe and deeply feel that Slavery is our
nations great crime, (and her great calami-
ty aud the source of her greatest danger as
well. to meot in Columbus on Wcdnus DAY
and Thursday, August 10th and lltb, to
deliberate aud pray, to give public express
: ion to our viows, and to organize System
5 Of efforts which shall aid in enlightcning
and arousing the public conscience and Gu
listing the Christian energies OF the State
and Nation against this great iniquty.
Let there bo great, earnest, prayerful,
, calm. but determined convention.
Unless the Convention shall otherwise
direct, the forenoon of Wednesday will be
spent in PRAYER, the afternoon and evening
in addresses, and Thursday in the transac-
t ton of business.
4 Arrangements have already been mado
with tho Z. c. & G. and Cleveland and Erie
3 Railroads to carry delegates ut haif-iurc.
1 1t is expected that similar arrangements
S will be made with othor roads.
d Sandu'ky City,. b. Walker, Pastor
|, Con. Ch.
:, Cievcland-A. d. Barber, Pastor Con. Ch;
Il Henry R. Smith; j. Q. White, Pastor Ply
k mouth Con Ch; j. A. Tbomo, Pastor Con.
q Oh. West Side W. ii. Brewster, Pastor
n Wes. Meth. Ch, John Pcto, Pastor Sc.
Clair St Meth Ch., aud others.
. NJ. pornon O.-S. G. Leonard, Pastor
o Con. Ch. Geo. Clancy, Pastor NJ. z. Oh E;
y Joseph Wolfe, Pastor NJ. e. and others.
,r Ripley BrOpn Co John Rankin, Past OF
I'd Pres Ch.; d. Gould, Pastor lst Pres Cir
= j. S, Peregrime, Pastor NJ. T. Church, ard
D. 35 others.
~ Cpyhoga Falls II. S. Clarke, Pastor
g. Con. Ch. and A others.
-, Oberiin.--S. Plumb, james Monroe, L. Ii
:" Fairchild, John Keep; John Morgan, J. II
Is Fairchld, II. Z Peck.
a Penfsid-J. II. Prentice, Pastor Con- Cb
of and others.
- JcGtrSOn-Rov. A. ID. Olds, and others
> Tdiimddge-Rev. Charles Smith, aud
III others.
lie trongsriLie--Rev. f. Thompson, Rev
10 O. w. White, and others.
N 9mherSL, LOrdiH Cot. E. Monroe
PdstrOr Con. Ch., and others.
u .4krOR-A. l. Baldwin, Pastor of Con. Oh
~ S. Williams, Pastor of Baptist Ch Edward
III Meyer, Rector of St. Paul's Ch.; J. NJ. Fra.
10 zor, Pastor of Con. Ch., and others.
in .Htan-J. w. Walter, Pastor Of CHI, aud
others.