The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-06-14

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Oongx0gasasnal AsDseaaaaen.
The 0saeral Congrseaslonal Association ol
Iowa held ID annual aSssinG last wesk at Lyona
There vsrs one hundred and thirty-four persons
In ssssndancs, ed Tie ooeaaio1 vas one Of un.
sonnen insstssk There ars reported TO be one
hundred and fifteen ministers and upwards of one
hundred and ffty churches The next meeting.
held In Juns. 1888. viii be held at Burlington.
The following rssolutions were unanimously
adopted on the
srAfs OF TEE coUnfRY.
Rseesad. The history Of our country since the
ousbrsak Of the present rebellion, has Furnished
occasion for unceasing and most devout graft.
tuds and praise 70 God, jnasmuch as our defeats
and disasssrs have, through his gracious over
ruling, contributed to the ultimate success of the
National cause scarcely less than the many glo-
rious victories which have been achieved.
Rs 1psd The wisdom, impartiality, tenacity
of purpose, endurance, philsuthrophy, honesty
and honor exhibited by our Chief Magistrate
in the administration of the Government, COM
mands our respect, confidence, admiration and
love- as for . man Of extraordinary fitness
for his high Office In these times OF unparalleled
trial
Resolved. We have observed with profound
satsfaction the high ground taken by Messrs.
Grimes and Harlan, OF the United States Sen.
ate, and Wilson Of the House from the State of
Iowa, on the various questions Of National con-
Germ which have recently been under consider.
alton in the Federal Legislature, and We rejoice
in the great ability, the undoubted patriotism,
the sturdy independence and humane policy
which have distinguished the course of these
eentlemen in the discharge Of their grave Con.
Gressional duties.
Rssolsed, While we rejoice 10 the great pro-
grsss Of anti-slAvery sentiment throughout the
loyal States, We deeply dsplore before God the
powerful pro slavery sympathies and tendencies
which are still manifest among the people, and
regard it % the duty of all Christians to continue
In labor and prayer for the dsliverance of oil
the oppressed and for the proclamation Of lib
srty throughout the land to oil the inhabitants
thereof.
The following report was made by Q commit
To- appointed last year on the
uas OF fosAooo.
BY ministers, which was adopted.
Resolued, That the practice of chewing and
smoking tobacco by ministers of the gospel, 10
Inconsistent with Christian morality, and the
ministerial Office.
This resolution your committee would fully
LIST Because ministers of the Gospel ought to
be clearly In person, and in all things gentle.
manly and decent, inasmuch as the religion which
they preach 10 one Of purity, outward, as well a.
inward; and the duties of their Office call them
to minister much in sacred things, and often
among clean and decent people. But chewing
and smoking tobacco Is . habit more or less un
olsauly, generally disagreeable, and often filthy.
Both Christian morality and the prophecies Of
the sacred Office forbid the minister being addic
ted to any such habit.
3D. Because a. stewards of God, oil msa are
TO use their money economically aud usefully.
But the habit Of using tobacco In all our towns,
villages and cities, and throughout the whole
country, is enormously expensive, and to say the
least, useless. Ministers OF the Gospe! and
especially home missionaries, have no right
70 waste their own money in this way and teach
Others to do %. The principles of Christian
Stewardship which they are to practice and
preach forbid 1t.
I'd. Because the appetite or craving for tobac.
90 in any of its forms is one of those unnatural,
artificial tyranical and hurtful luste, Injurious in
indulgence TO both body aud soul, which the
Christian religion calls upon Us not to allow, but
to mortify. The minister especially ought to be
free from the controlling power of every such
appetite, SO that as freeman of the Lord, he
may be ct liberty to preach to others those prin.
ciples Of self.denial and Standardization Of
asshly lusss, 90 much insisted on by Christ and
bile apostles When, therefore, be 10 himself 10
bondage to any habit like that of chewing or
smoking uncleanly, useless, and Of which it may
b said, that it 10 expensive and injurious, he is
certainly far below the demands of Christian
morality or the duties of his Office
4th. Because ministers should be examples
70 their docks. But what tobacco smoking or
chewing ministers would require, or give thanks
TO God at seeing all the young men in his con.
gregation, or the youths in his sabbath school,
studiously following his examples here? The
very Idea Of it is enough to shew that his exam.
pie 10 wrong, and Inconsistent with morality and
the duties Of bis Office.
Many other reasons might be given why, in
the opinion Of your committee, the resolution
should be endorsed, but those named, are deem.
cd sufficient for the testimony of this body,
while a. to convincing the enslaved, If such as
besn given are Intellectual, more would be
useless.