The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1862-05-22

EG- The following resolutions were
passed at the late meeting of the General
Synod Of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church, at Lancast Pa,
THE STATE OF THE COUNTRY.
WHEREAS, Our beloved country, after
having long been favored with degree
of political and religious freedom, secur-
ity, aud prosperity, unexampled in the
history Of the world, now finds itself in :
volved in a bloody war to suppress an
armed rebellion against its lawfully con
stltut d government; and
Whereas, The word Of God, which is
the sole rule of our faith and practice,
requires loyal subsection to "the powers
that be- because they are "ordained Of
God, to be "a terror to eyil.doers and a
praise to those who do well" and, at the
same time, declares that those "who re.
sist the power shall receive to themselves
condemnation a:d
Whereas, We, the representatives of
the Evangelical Latherian Synod of the
United States, connected with the sever
al sypods, assembled in Ian caster, Penn
sylvania, recognize it as our duty to give
public expression to our convictions of
truth on this subject, aud in every prop.
er way cooperate with our fellow citi
Gems in sustaining the great interests of
law aud authority, of liberty and right
eousness. BE it therefore
Resoiued, That it is the deliberate juds-
ment of this Synod that the rebellion
against the constitutional government Of
this land is most wicked ia its inception
unjustiGable in its cause, unnatural ir its
character, inhuman in its prosecutions,
oppressive in its aims, and destructive in
its results to the highest interests of mo-
ralty and religion.
Resolued, That in the suppression of
this rebellion, and in the maintenance of
tie Constitution and the Union by the
sword, We recognize an unavoidable ne
cesslty aud sacred duty which the gov
world and that, therefore, we call upon
cur people to lift up holy hands in prayer
to the God Of battles, without personal
wrath against the evil,doers on the one
hand, and without doubling the right
cousness of our cause on the other, that
He would give wisdom to the President
and his coun sellers, and success TO the
army and navy, that our beloved land
may be spec Oily delivered from treason
and anarchy.
Resolret, That whilst we regard this
unhoppy war as ightcous judgment Of
God, visited upon US because Of the indi.
vIdua! and national sins of which we have
been guilty, we nevertheless regard this
rebellion az more Immediately the natural
result Of the continuance aud spread of
domestic slavery in our land, and there
fore hail with unmingled joy the PROPOSE.
ton of oar chief magistrate, which has
received the sanction of Congress, TO ex-
tend aid from the general government to
any State in which slavery exists, which
shall see fit to iniatiate a system of con.
stitutional emancipation
Resoired, That wo deeply sympa.hise
with all loyal citizens and christian pa
triots in the rebelious portions of our
country, and we cordially invite their CO.
operation ia Offering united applications
to Throne Of Grace. that God would
restore peace to our distracted country.
re establish fraternal relations between all
the States, and make our land, in all time
to come, the asylum of the oppressed,
and the permanent abode Of liberty and
religion.
Rcso,red, That our devout thanks are
due to Almighty God for the success
which has crowned our arms and whilst
We praise and magnify His name for the
help aud succor He has graciously afford
cd to oar land and naval forces, in enab-
ling them to overcome our enemies, we
regard these tokens of His Divine favor
as cheering indications of the fnal tri
umfh Of our cause
There was quite d warm discussion on
the resolutions, during which Prof. Egg (
gers, from Nashville, Tenn, said he had
preached in Nashville, throug hout the
whole reign Of the iute Cunfederacy. -
lie was N favor Of the resolution oyici- i
na!ly aud thought that DR.. Stork had i'm
proyedi it. He had conversation a short
time ago with a business man in Nash
vile, who said though property there was
worth little now, it would soon be worth
more than ever that emancipation mus.
come; that the negro must 90 South
and advised that he be colonizei in a ma
ton Of his own, somewhere in Texas
Texas deserved that for the trouble she
has given US. Then they would have
good times in Nashville. That this
trouble was caused by slavery was Just as
clear to Us as the plaques which afflicted
Pharaoh because he did not let the chill,
dren Of Israel 60: Applause. A
great charge has taken place in the South
on tins question; slavery is something
different cow; the people are Union
where he came from he said he couldn't
have atad there if he had been a secos.
slonlst. The emancj patton of slaves in
the District ot Columbia some years ago
would have Set Tennessee in blaze now
thry toVk 1t quietly and did nothing
WITH regard to the SYNOD not expressing
an opinion Oh this matter, he Sid a church
was not worth calling church if it co d
not express Its whole opinion on slavery
such church was nothing lut a ,iough
J"re. Loud applause We hare TN.
Ion men IN the South -some-and.w we
want them to know what this Synod has
to say. though no doub. it will hurt many
of them. The Church in the South, as
a Christian body, is dead, aud requires
thorough regeneration, 'to become as a
new man. to live again In these times
1t Is the imperative duty Of the Church
to tell tie people what it believes; the
sooner the South finds ont what we must
DO aud we must tell theml the sooner