Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1860-01-30

| r. tTadts frou1 lfoffheln 1Esf ifodl
ist 1euEnalA
The tgllowing pr.ailbls nd ss0latisu,
|sf IL Kris Contsfsnee, Rsss pailithe1
ID III P;tisbatg AiyoeqIe, d re It'd q
August, 1851.
4 As christian phiIaaihropists and min
listers Of the Lord Jesus Christ, who him
self proclaimed liberty to The captise
and the opening Of the prison unto then
|fhat were bound, We maintain with IN
Eiiekible firmness, and unshaken con
6dence III God. HE Same high. honorable
and Incorporating opposition to Amer
lean sIayery that has hitherto character
lied the. Erie Annual Conference and,
wlssreas, the history Of purscouniryy dur
ing the past rear, has both IN her|cistl,
judicial and ecclesiastical movements
safieiently demonstrated HE aggressive
spiritof slavery and the uniiriDg vigilance
of its prcpagandists. who uahesitatiRgay
declare that this is no time to relax olli
efforts 10 couuteract The influence Of thil
unmitigateaeyil. but would rather recon.
mend suchFptndent advance - the cir
cumstances 81 the case may from time y
time require. We would, therefofs, re,
commend the adoption Of shs following
resolutions !:
Al. Reached. That whila We do %
admit chat Interpretation cf the GenerA
Rule which makesit tolerate slayehold'
ing ia the membership, We win neverthe,
less use al prudent efforts 70 have ~
Language 30 modified, that 1t shall embed!
the real anti.slaysry doctrine ST oul
Church on the subject Of slavery, milan
guage IS free as possible from all a 'ElA,b
aa. Rsslolpsd, >Thatwe highly approx
Of The last General Conference touching
The publicaiion5of Mr.. Wesley's 'Thought|
On Slavery, I'D connection with othel
anti slavery literature, and that We IVA
use our utmost endeayors @ circulate t y
same. &s \. .f.s s,.5,s !.
IS. Rssolvsd. That, We expect Of 81
cur periodicals. that they maintain well
defined aggressive position in the anti
slavery ranks. and that our efforts 70 Sc
cure their circulation witRip the bounds
Of our work will be likelyto correspond
with their true anti slayery character.
20. Resolped. That while We highly
disapproye of ministers Of The Gospel be.
coming partisans. and would regard i
beneath the dignity of such 70 enter the
arena Of political strife, we would resis
ALI efforts to exclude the subject Of polit
fical morality from censorship Of tht
Christian pulpit. a III
]" That holding, az we do, that our pp
position 10 slavery, intemperance. Sab
bath breaking and polygamy is based
upon, higher grounds than legislative ac
ton, we cannot bnt regard the persoi
that would succomb to the dictatoria
spirit of the slave power. as q traitor +
the best interests Of the Church, society
ard the souls Of men" ss:f.
4 II 10 not matter Of astonishment. thu
slavery should be classed with "polyga
my, aud every other denomination. I bu
ii is astonishing. that the r iittsbar9hs Nd
yocates teens with such. sentiments Amos
weekly, and yet men. claiming to be Vir
gipians. reading il regularly win den,
that It is al abolition sheet III.
AT the last General Conference o
II = !. -
the AZ. E. Church North, held q
Indianapolis, 1856, resolution wa
offered, proposing to make nonfslaye
holding 4 test Of membership, AM
received =121. votes against 95.-
Showing that a large majority Of IN,
Conference were abolitionists. tn
vote on this question may be foun'
Fin the Daily Western Christian AID
yocate, 2 dated indianapolis, Friday
May 80, 1855. aas
!" Resolved, u. That the thanks Of thi
Conferences are due. and are hereby ten
dered, to Rev. Wesley Smith for his abb
yindication, from time to time. Of Oh
Church against the attacks Of her pppo
sponents in the bounds Of this conference
!" Resolped, 2. That brother Smith b
requested 10 revise his pamphlet, emit
tied. !. Al Defence Of the d, E. Church.
do, and tenderit for publication TO oh
Book Agents II New X orkpr C,neinnatis'
sAh / ssa &C. lBATTEm.E.
ss J.DRUMM0NDs'1i
The above resolutions were passed y
The Western Virginia Annual eonferens
ii the N, b. Church North. il 1857, ~
may % found BE- ratsrence 70 minutes
lsaid Conference. 4s3'. tta ia sai ls-I
The pamphlet referred 70 was write
1bys miserable lying slanderer. who Isl
member Of said Conference, and coataii
1.-The cream of, abuse 10 the Southei
iFChurch, United States Judge and Conss
and ID, taking altogether. the zflthie
i ptoducIion Ne have sysr seen eye
among the riless abolition documents:
IA reference % the book win satisfy IN
1 man that i'll pf tbs above isitrue. Fh
book has been highly praised by sever
i Northern Methodist Journals,
We had intended ito have introduce