Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1860-02-06
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thitplacn On the eSaplQg ~ The Stt1lOs1
-Janusry vii remember that the gentle 4
nan who made the statement of the POI
sition 81 the Church on the subject Of
slsv.rys,s exhibited n his audiences n
ANAL psmphlst. written by Dr. Stevens
IT ihsf Church. which ne PROPOSED
should Sc examined BY persons wishing
10 assnres themselvesof her soundness %
the sssex4d qnesiion- IL IL known to
sll perSons conyersant with the pnblics.l
lions Of The II. 3. Church. that thes good
Dr.. his been secretly beYraied VIZ some
of his IFeshten OR his pro,sIavory pro-
cIiyities as developed in that pamphlet
HsE has hsen compelled 70 come out in
sslf defence. and AZ that hs never hi
tended 10 sag that die Church was not
an,f.siavArv
j. il tbs 4: Pittsburgh Christian Aavo,
] cate Of Dec. 29,h. 1889. We find The
following: ssaa .-
N.rsof me snti.slavery position Of ltl'e
Chnrohs Or Stevens says shst he has
contended substance; i Il &
lst, That our discipline docs rot
make Acknowledgements az cRcfshstan
ees tel of nenih rship that therefore.
auch ! term can only be made By the.
restaetiys ttile pfoeess. s. s
81. ThattIe discipline contains 4 scrip
turai anti slavery plasiotn,, for9ihough
nor prohibiting ssfayeholding under soH
circumstances, ii .does Hks tie Apostolic
Church. place ii under4ey angslfeal Fegll,
lations and pfoposss TINS 10 ameliorate
and '.extirpats' Z Il, and This j, Is now DO;
ing better than any other Church on
/ earth i is in 6ae opposed toAslayehold-
ing. not By utterly prohibiting il, but BY
.a'better method" de-. Dc.
y so, much for DR.. Stevens onthe Or. =
owl. book I Y
In The same issue Of The same paper
there is an article entitled s'Obseryaiiohs
on Missouri Written By 4 MIR, y. 81.
] Weller. ID which he telisstis then he has
been for many Jesrs . preacher ~ that
Church., and gives US his views pretty
plainlY as to what her s.position' ii. II
1 viii give you few extrscts from his
communication i
il s.sSouthern Missouri demands the at
tantion cf our Missionary Board. u is
!. in isci missionary ground, snd there are
hundreds who would rather hold connec-
ton With our church than with the,
church South, and Who hold connection
with that chuech fof convenience only.
They d5omiaats sldpsryst'.
"a regard the M E. Church, as the main
fundamentally now employed in reformt
inn the State, both ASH relates 10 ereaa 4.
espai;os and as ii relates to religion and
,iorals. The South car never ado it,
ThereEis but little coafdence on The part
! Of many III Ia pro.slasery christianity.
- ~ = - The Central Christian.
Advocate Is taking the1ead in thisImatier,;
] admire TIE fearless spirit Of its editor.
III ID ian outspokens sheet against all I'M
morality and especially against that s'sullf
of'aDl yilIainies :. and slavery
!. May the Central CONTINUE on her eourse
ninth she shall witness the triardph, Of
tGs church ia Missouri and the downfall
Of slavery I.
s Again. iilaspesking 81 Ire opposilionot
thepro.sIayery party To the eslabi jshment
Eof their college At the State capital ION
fhs. ground that ithad tendency @ abo-
litionize it, " d s.s;eF
The above extracts are taken from All
article written expressly for ibe Pitts
bnrsh Christian Advocate, q R and as i
openly states the position, Of the church.
Ie1arnined the paper carefully to see it'll
could tind aus editorial dissent from Mi.
Weller g views, but wasfdisappo insed, 4
swas therefore forced toconclude that the
1sdaer thnnght them correct. q
Another contributor 10 this same num-
ber OF the paper, writes agaiastla rule
/ fthe danger OF which they think ~ irngni-
Y nent} To- exclude slarehoiders from the
church, and signs himself "A Cpnsery-
alive. = / read his article with some
care, but could not fad that ny wrote
against II onsaay. other ground than that
Of ezpedteacy. He did not once say tha,
] he did not think it 4 sin. but his argti-
s,meae was, that with such rule the
church would not stay 10 the South
and thaf with the present one their pres
ervali5ns.. de-, were as much As they
could well sustain. Issuppose "a Con,
eervatise." writing for one Of theirlead-
ing papers would be good authority IS u
the course Of lheir press in general; 4
will therefore give you ansextracl from
his article. lA4ost 81 our papers contain
articles and resolutions which Sdehopnce
SLAVERY III The most Bitter terniss aildcon-
sign I'D who are 10 arg aOiss connected i
70 eternal perdition. Z "