New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-25
CHURCH ANTI-sIAvERY CONVENTION.

Wetucsday morning. at the ecture--o3m Of DIR. Chez
yers Church. at 10 oclock, when the following organ.
ization was effected: r..
P,,,ident-The Rev WIN. GOODELL.
Vce Presidents-The Rev H. MArrisOs Rev J. X Muliyah,
Rev. JAs HaKpKR Rev g. n. DAVIS, LEWIS TArp.s esq
EDe,F KrTcarM, esq, Rev hATMAS gnows Rev ;; Joss
I,.syoS tso HHS1r hsaI, ESQ and Rev. b. NJ GKanGs
Secre,a,y-Tke Rev. c. II. A. BuLKLgI.
Three sessions of the Convention were held ofabout
81 bonrs EACH the day sessions being at Dr. Cheevers
Church, and the in the evening at the Reformed
Presby terrain Church in Twenty-third street. The
busress of the Convention consisted in the discus.
sion of two seres of resolutions, and the taking up oil
collections As finally adopted, the resolutions read Us
follows:
pIRsr SERIES.
l. Riolred That whereas the question OF the night wrong
of Slavery is preemineny moral and religious question:
Church where properly belongs. and whereas tho Christian
people Of this country have now become so az 70 De
moral question high time that they use power in the
fpt loyalty Christ their head and Of love to abused man.
H. Re"oirsa That the prsssn, audscy Of slavery demand
ing wtst manknd has mover been wnsto yield rs scsn9w
requifns sSa has never before demanded
,ssIs S By
words Of the Rev Dr. Palmer Of New 0rean wherever Poy
deity indifference and silence Of those ministers and churches
that would not rebuke the a o. IN hs Ia an
Christian fellowship with shareholders and with all defenders oil
Ill Re.or.d That tn. overthrow Of Slavery win be speedily
accomplished whenever majority the shall have be-
thoroughly convinced that to hold property in man
,gr and insult to God and Whenever public opinion
eelors under the sudsnee OF iSad shi bsn re-
" Rored That in view Of the present distress, of the
ton be ascbed nothing but Slavery and to the rising Of
God into judgment account Slavery the only sure ouno
cor Country lies nc. in concession 10 slavery bn, in
extinction Of Slavery by taxing the soa, millions Of Agss
scrs and placing them as free men under the protection Oh
humane and just law: :, :,
Re.Ord That in the Judgment Of this Convention / Is
The duty Of all aR;es, Of the Gospel AID .eSy
possible equitable solution the question Of
Slavery upon the PRINCIPLES the foregoing resolutions and
insnne ction, which otherwise are inevitable.
SECOND SERIES.
Resosd That IA view Of the greet act Ia the rapidyde
opins drama Of FREEDOM with which the year 1861 opens in the
Old World VIZ: tbs imlnodate emancipation OF 1eoo OF
eIsnde H. devOOy thsnA God and take heart for the
hops Of humanity a.. .- ,.h. ,,,,,.,,or,
of dive US to believe that yet glorious
@ IN % force Of s .Sa the
iogic Of eventby the unconditional liberation from more
oppressive and b.qsns bondage than was eye. Known to a
Ill Roorcd That notwithstanding snch cheering hopes for
humanity in the immediate future growing OF confidence
Ia God and 10 the Of events trenspng are
deeply greyed and mortified Bible and Chmchovng Chris
aefeh,es for American Slavery BY Norhern divinss
~. Re,rd That an.idoc and oses to tho late din
influence OF Abotion. which regard ineHscabe
bio, upon the Prssbyean pulpit and which !. nov ssaoa.y
cheap way Of uhng the recent boast Of certain arrogant poll
tican' to the men Of the SOUTH Give US time and We will
only wipe from ssatueb the offensive Personal
Liberty laws bat we Win ne gsy sS9 ~ ea@sp;
called upon du'e d.y among The People such works as the
late Volume By Dr. chsySI entitled a guilt Of sTssss
saysry sociey showing how the Bible give. neither wsI.n;
nor and the still ser review Of Dir.
Van pyis by the Rev: j. R. w: Sloane.
" fe.orSd That this Convection seeing clearly the hand Of
I'm We
which has seized the South and In the confused moral
s 1 and Gad sH.s o ne the
tioo for The Orscbehed sin Of s'ebeldns and nom deep
our es%'s to tho Sf
The II sT. % J o5eR e 20 n 81 pas
S s anated d fi our country onthe third SABBATH even
in f III sfn aGe esd di
ton H Il. sdf opposition Of those msmbes Of Consress who
persist IN denying the South the wicked concessions TO Slavery
Vii Rs.ossd That in view Of the Increasing mani
tested BY the revival Of mos law In Boston Phadelphi and
EeryGrk well as eta prevalence at the South 10 restrict the
right OF crn aud ia view OF the fact also that this
rrte,iou Suffered proceed likely 70 eud also in that Of
.Seis civil and religious freedom We do O.t earnestly cs
upO every public atver every orgn Of opinion every medium
most power IN si.ys at once M r'ssnsat ss aud thus main
VII Rsassd Tat We 70 oareve
Of true Freedom ard q its real spirit IL the churches OF the
othe South that they msy have direct and impartial exPos
tiOn Of views respecting their syem Of bondage and Of
poiated to prepare said letter obtain snotn.s for cit
'u ~ Ror TSs sa mt and churches Of hI. land be
appealed earnestly for their Increasing sbors and prayers
tie product snd full Gospel and Ct ha. divine spirit
Tie frst resolution originally contained after to
be able" the clause to hold the balance of power
and but the sense Of the Convention seemed TO be
that this expression might be construed TO refer TO
political power snd was consequently stricken out
Tie Fin OF holding communion with shareholders was
strongly insisted on The Rev. Mr.. MATTIsoE SAID
that certain DIR. Deans who professed TO b." wholly
fanoiifed,' preached in his Nr. Mattisonsl pulpit in
and the Rev Mr.. Mattison sad " For once felt a
little irritable. felt as if that pulpit ought to be
scrubbed out and frmgated, and sent TO quarantine.
The Rev. Mr.. CHEEyER said that they intended to
abolish Slavery BY organizing such public opinion,
that no man who STAKEHOLDER can be admitted into
decent society much lees into Christian fellowship.
The following resolution the fifth in the original
printed list but not reported to the Convention:
ever s"ue avehoder, shal be ready to eancipss their
concession to conscience and conviction and re-
.ison and whenever they shall substitute equitable system
Of s. for The Ss pssaDs4y
fem BY generously sum o. money
@ S % Sa9VS % SS &
Convention when public opinion Is ripe for Congress nay as
10 ns Interest to the dtc Of
tLciI ibera,ins the person. held as slaves
Tie following resolution rejected as there
seemed to be some doubt in regard TO the Rev X. j.
Breckinridges soundness on the abolition question:
VII Resolred finally That this Convention In view of the
suicidal disruption of the American Union
by slavery ssree fully with the venerable Rev Robert Brock
rdpe OF Kentucky that Postenty will receive with
pes that be made for thirty millions Of free people pro-
s.s be Christians in rxtenustion of tho unparalleled folly
their by that they could deal
cely with three millions Of African slaves scattered among
them Oh eternal nlamy that the children OF Washington did
rot know how be frce Oh degradation still deeper that the
children God did know how TO be just, and to orbear
y another"
AT the conclusion of the afternoon session, the Rev.
Mr.. LEWIS Ccolored) stated that colony was about