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cause Of Christ, nnd that it should be prose-
cuted with renewed '1sor and On m enlarged
= H<.o1r<d That n. ;,4.r..,. oe .;t,f oo;,,
illness and sound morality require that the testi-
mony and lnt1nences Of the Christian Church
enusn ;mnart;.fir Ts;nst ~ sIo 'ne A''e'
3. k8so1red, That the efforts to rcsire The
African Stare Trade demand renewed testi-
Tony rom Luz CnuFen OF enr'ht against "s
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us oo1' eD'lon eue"' A'''' npps ~on
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xoex1xa SESSION..
The Convention was called to order at 8.
o'clock. praver WIS offered by Rey. uf. pavnc
of Wisconsin. and the minutes of the preyious
sessions read md arbroyed.
Tbe 1e.olut;on. of the bu,;ne.s committee
A"o 'eso'uAoos Va Sue o4s'oess ~'D'D''sse
were then taken up, the question beng On the
adoption Of the fourth resolution, as follows:
4. R<solr+d- That eranoetica1 Christianitv
condemns n1areholdinc IA one Of HE highest
crimes against God ard mau.
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guasc. Slavery is nowhere stigmatixed in the
Bible rs the highest crime aeninst God. But 10
sin against tho HOLY Ghost is so depomipatet1,
and nothing else, Some uay contend that the
sin of Slavery is sin against the Holy Ghost.
do not think so. n you viii say that Slavery
is high crime, 70 for that, but when you say
it is the highest crime, cannot consent Nr.
Perkins moyed to amend the resolution. bv sar-
inr TINT Slavery is a high crime against God.
The amendment, after debate, was lost.
Rev. Samuel Wolcott then offered The follow
iu9 resolution AZ a substitute for the third and
fourth resolutions, md for that purpose moved
reconsideration of the third resolution whicl,
was passed last night. The reconsideration
yas carried. The following is Mr. Wolcott's
resolution:
Resozrtd. That the present efforts in our couu.
try to revive the execrab1e traffic in human be-
inga, which our laws have justly branded as p'..
a1u lne s.t W m9Ss y. vas y.
trade spriurs. impose on our churches he con-
slant duty Of bearing q faithful teatimony
against the wild and guilty fantasy that man
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guilty, in thus usurpine dominion over his icl-
ior. Of a daring crime against Cod and man.
Rev, John White. Missionary to Africa, sus-
ta;ncd the amendment. lie said te Ind labored
m tho sho,es If Af,;cn co,td Thin conrent;on
-cou1d ths americ,n neon,a-.ee and lnow
the denor,,;1;no efact u1;cb .he s1avc.t,.dc
bad upon the children of Africa. they would
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traff;c africa +. nor tbe within of thu civilized
and Chrixt;anized world. How many thou
sands, by this christiaaizinc and civiizinr pro-
cess. have been torn from their land, and made
to unaerco the horrors Of the Middle Passage.
Fo,hars ss,, tha;, so,, and hi, brothe,e tro;r
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little brothers. aud thus the whole system Of
the xtaye-trnde has been made 10 defeat the op-
.r,,;o,. of thu n,;ss;onnr;r. in that land. The
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slase-sfaas On 'oe coast Il cass'e" On ~ ~
alarming c1tent* In taking them from the
shores to slave vessels many are drowned, and
other. a-c Killed hy the care1es.nes. and bru-
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tal1ty OIL the sase~des1ess' Ae hopeo strons
influence against the internal traffic would so
firth from this Couyention-an influence which
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