The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-09-15

Mr.. EDITOR


Yearly Conference of the Wesleyan
Methodist Connection of America, jus,
held at Marengo, Iowa County. com
mencing August s4th. 1859:
President of Conference, JrNrrs A. PRESTON.
Secretary " GEO. l. CuMMiNs.
Hamilton City--William Warner
Leisure--To be supplied by S. s. Masters.
Turkey River--William Roach.
Volga-Henry Babcock.
Quasqueton and Collins Grove-D. P. Baker.
Waterloo--To be supplied.
Floyd-E. R. Gould
Monmouth-Joseph Locke
Millcreek-Silas Garrison, VIM Johnston.
Pedee-Mchael Clifford
Salem--Orman Tatman.
Pleasant Ridge-George Jaduiss.
Marengo-J. A. Preston.
Peoria City-John E. Gould.
Drakesville--Felix Common. g9V
Fremont and Richland-To be supplied.
Wiscotta-John Runyan.
Sailorsville-Isaac Atkinson Z eti sy
Dewitt--Joel Grennell 1b .ti4
Round Grover. Stoneman
Dodge County (Minncsota) Mission--J. Robb.
u. l. Cummns, Missionary Evangelist under
the direction of the American Missionary As
ISOLATION for Northern Iowa.
G. I. Hawley, Missionary Evangelist under the
direction of the American Missionary Associ-
alton for Iowa.
Samuel Smith without an appointment, at his
own request. rf4t a2r nr
Superannuated--AmosF Finch. t+. nay
Reserved List-A. G. Tuttle, j. W. Sterling, A
j. Mccartney, ID. G. Cartwright, /. n Ellis
berry, j. Elliott. VIM Fry, B. F. Haskins, Ira
Gray, Z. G. Drake, David B. Drake, j. Forbes,
and David Peachin. 7 G
Joined the Conference this year---E. G. Drake,
h. Stoneman, H. Babcock, M. Clifford, Ira
Grey, E. r. Gould, Isaac Atkinson, and d.
Peachin. Hi
Died this year--Jabes Sibley. .a<
The following resolutions on the sub
ject Of Slavery were passed by the Con-
ference: a5asssa,... s.al
RESOLVED, 1st, That in the opinion of
this Conference slaveholding is in all
instances sin of great turpitude in the
sight Of God, that Slavery is inherently
moral and political evil, and any act
tending to support or countenance either
must incur the displeasure of the Crea-
tor.
Resolved I'd. That to stand in religious
fellowship with. or to excuse or apologize
for, a Shareholder, under any circum-
stances, is to be pro- slavery, and to incur
the guilt of striking hands with the op-
pressor. . r. .4-.i
RESOLVED, Sd, That to hold religious
fellowship or connection with slavehold.
ers or their apologists as Christians, is to
give to Slavery the most powerful aid it
can have.
RESOLVED, 4M, That TO receive Slave
holders or their apologists into the
church, and induct them into the min
istry, is to turn the visible church into a
brotherhood of thieves, to prostitute the
ministry to refuge Of robbers, to forfeit
the confidence of mankind in the purity of
both, and pave the way of multitudes to
eternal ruin by changing the truth Of
God into lie.
RESOLVED, 9Th. That the next most eff
ficient support Of slavery is found in the
operation OF pro- SLAVERY political parties
in electing shareholders and pro-slavery
men to Office
Atesolued, 9Th. That solcmly believing
all these positions and principles to be
sanctioned by natural justice and our
Holy religion, we conjure all the friends
of human kind, especially our own peo-
pie, by the tears, groans and blood of the
stricken slave, by the woes Of the bereft
and comfortess widow and orphan, by
the sundered ties and despair of the an
initiated domestic circle, and by the
precious hope of meeting these children
of sorrow in peace at the final judgment
and of being exonerated from the doom
of refusing them comfort in their prison
house when hungry, sick and naked, new
er to countenance. with their example or
influence, this system Of cruelty and
blood, either by connection with pro-
slavery churches. or by prostitu:ing the
elective franchise to select any man to
Office who will not execute judgement
in the morning and deliver him that is
spoiled out Of the hands Of the oppres-
SOr."
ON UNION WITH OTHER CHURCHES.
RESOLVED by this Conference, That we
are in favor of union with any and all
Evangelical Churches upon Christian
and Liberal principles. But we are ut
terly opposed to uuion with any denom-
ination that does not occupy position of
decided opposition to Slavery, War. In
temperance and Secret Societies.
Yours. with respect,
n I'd : -.
G.. l. CUMMINS.