, 1860-01-20
How SInvery was Eriven fe0rn New
1:a: :iAlAG- Or. IeIcu Cutltrovc1 ted.

a:n:la144--Dr. IeIcu coi.irorcItcti.
Elites Pre=s and Tribune:
luD Or. Rice's Lecture on slarery,' which
the following statement:.
at il fact that slavery existed in New
England lnr nlany years, and was never, to any
extent, Nude q matter Of discipline in the
churches, Mt all, till abolished by the civil law"
Dr. Rice cauuot be familiar with the ccclesi-
astical history Of New England, and In. moi
done justice to the moral forces which cNtin-
yuislcd the evil there. 1t was expelled from
her borders by the action Of her clurcLcs--iir.t
cas-. nut'of her churches and then abolished by
the State, Which is the natural order. i Lead
ing agency ia this work was borne by the
church in Newport, Il. J., under the ministry Of
tue venerable Samuel Hopkins; ;>tlcn the 1n,st
eminent divine in New England, and not more
distinguished as n learned thcologian than rs a
practical rcformcr. Newport was ut that time
deeply involved in the Slave trade, had becu
built up ly lis iniquitous gaius, md the wealth
and socia! influence Of the place were arrayed
in its support. No minister Of the gospel in tic
Southern States occupies, at this day, position
requiring more Of the martyr spirit, !or faithful
exhibition from the pulpit Of Tie guilt of Amer
icau Slavery, than was demanded in Newport
in the year l77..e. But the pastor was equal to
the crisis, and in the face Of the oppressur he
deliberately demanded the freedom ofthc slave
.anl in tile words Of celebrated writer, "It
mar well l,e donbtcd what],cr IN tb,t S,hh,t1,
H.. .,,.,.,u.,,, .fc., :. 49,, -:,
oa'' uea eanse's el 1oo' IN 1he'r wids survey Of
l.'s u's''si"e' tooAeo "poh noo'ee spestaelc
t''a' 1u.'. u 'ne minister oa >e"pos1' fis'o5 up
'e'oie u's s'a'e'ho'o'os eonstegat'oh' anu &C.
.A1Au''s' u. .he na1e u 'ue n'Soes1' 'he &C.
'''e '''sc " 'ne cap'''e auo 'n' opening u 1ne
rt'on . oooAs ~ '"sA, ''a. WE'VE oos'a. Va"
'"4a.' y, =. tA'seu "'Suout ~ !''' o''''.a'5
'"4"e ~ 10 a'.'oas"e' ie'aes tle a"se's ~
.'.eu 41''. WA s'a'''a' ue''su' o'e' 'ne
-'v4.H c,,1,, te e''a" onufeu ~ en'easo' !ase
.'a''a'' e'sn4us. -i"a 's nearly century has
'.a'o es'"eeu tue s"o occasions. arc we
'''S .s.'p'e' ~ asA' netnes u'e ehristfan
"o'4as ~ ''lo''h3 FORWARD or oaeSward:'
OF. nonA'ns was oesestca, ior Ills hde'ny, by
some ot hls olulent heaEe's-ta peril which, DR..
H., II Is presumed, Is not 1ncurring)-bHt his
Church stood W him, AID his perscrering !abors
were crowned, ut length, with complete SUCCESS.
Under date OF March i, l7s4, tue following res
olution, in his own clear handwriting, appears
on the records Of his church:
''loffl, That the slave trade, and the slavery
of tuc Africans, as 1t has iaken place aiming ns,
"or.:ia.c, ,rb;a,' - y, ~" Nervousness anu 1e
gospel; ind therefore We viii m. tolcr,te Il IN
this church,
This was consistently followed I'm. and IN
honorsd Deacon in the church was required 10
mike ont Ire, nancrs for s,,re cir, in lie f,n,-
:, =. D'S '1A''
NY or &c o'se'pl4neo' nna chose the former III
Tentative. The above vote was III. dea,i,.yar-
ran, ,f x,,xcrv in r,od. 1s,,,d Tho
,-se , ~. .,..u,
l'e'' We 1eaa 1nat - number OF churches IN
New England hare purgcd themselves Of this
juiouity. mud determined mt Ia tolerate ,ho
1,a,1;.. ar ,,x;.a.s =, s;.,.a~., ;, r,:' 'A'
"o'a''s o1 a'Isc'hS III slavery. 1hls was ser-
cral years before slavery and the slave-trade
were efEcctuallv wiped out ly GIRL statute.
From, tbc ,lrc,rr cr1run, ,-,r ,.,.;.1 =
','' ~. ~ .''aA'ns' o'er "'''ca is