The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-16
NEW YORK HERALD. SUNDAY OCTOBER le. 1850
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copied The appointment
TT, rHx rknssrTHKiANs or WISCONSIN ON sLxveY
a, iue suwtnk fcSoautons were passed unanimously q
the annual meeting Of the Presoyte isn ana CouGrega
aoosl Convention ofWisconsn which was held In James
VILE during tho last wcck in Soptembcr:--
Whereas, THIS convention being an organized and COL
stucnai body representing large number OF the mia
ssrs and churches q Christ In Wisconsin, aud oonveuins
IRON year % year for religious worship the q
religious SUBJECTS regards liza mission as In part 70 defend
inc tusn. expose error and rebuke iniQuity; and,
whcfeas An institution still exists Ia our beloved
country, which, by human seshness aud the strong arm
OF tho law, ensaves four millions OF our fellow beings
wang tor ana enforcing the Involuntary separation Of
Ames the SAFE OF human beings body and soul In tho
market tho keeping back OF the hire Of tho aborer tho
denial the proper education and the reading OF the word
virtaous 70 the most who purposes; therefore,
Resolved, That 70 long a. this " SUM Of al vii.
lane continues 70 pollue and degrade country
VOICE must 90 Orion ana repeatedly raised against t.
Nesoavod, That wc regard tho voluntary claim made
oy ono human being on another itself SIM and all the
aduncts OF savehodg which involve that caira a. also
sinful, and an abomlnation In the sight OF God.
. Hcsofycd, That we viii discountcnsncc receiving
sayehode.s 70 our churches and viii hold fellowship
except while lae0ring to them from their error
Resolved, That while have pleasant Christian in
(od SCHOOL, look with pain and regret upon the fact
that that body do not give their testimony nor employ the
power OF church discipline to clear all their menbership
Chattels, liable 10 be sold In the market
g. Resolved, That whie congratulate our brethren
OF tho frasby terrain church NEW schoo on their
H ,rCss position n regard 2 tho evils Of feel
tenance to slavery In the following First they
complain Of the executive committee Of the American Home
Missionary Society for having or from aid the feeble
churches Of The synod Of Missouri simply By adopting the
rule not to grant assistance to any churches that allow 70
luntry szveholdng In their members aud them second
" their Church Extension Committee resolve and many or
their churches contribute 10 aid said churches Missouri
which, appears have savehoding members from the
fact that they withdraw operation from the Home Mis-
sionary Society on account Of It's rule against slayeold
ing.
Resolved, That have been greatly gratiHed with
th, statement made the poor of this Convention by
delegate from the Wisconsin Methodist Conference that
Mi thodst Church North agitatng the question
Of absolgng themselves from all connection with slavery
by insttutng discipline against all wfu Shareholders in
their communion.
Resolved, That when we remember that God ia just
and the friend of the oppressed In every nation look
with sadness and great fear for country upon the
cent reopenng great increase Of the slave trade be
Africa and the slave Staes OF this Union as we'll as
upon the internal slave sde among the States them
seves and we deprecate the abolition Of the laws of the
land against the foreign slave trade which fear Ia
be attempted and call upon the members Of churches
to pray and to act wherever they against IL.