Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1863-03-17
Voice Of the United Brethren in
Christ,

CutISI.
This Church, embracing qui,e a mcm
bership iu Pennsylvania, Mary Vir
ginia, and Westward, seem to be unani
mously loyal, as they have always been
anti-slavery. AT their recent Conference
in Hummclstown, Pa, the Committee on
the state of the country made report:
Whereas, Our beloved and prospcrou;
country, by the intrigues Of designing as.
pirants after p'wer aud gain, is now del
uged by one of the IN rst uuholy and dia
bolical rebeliions that ever cursed ouI
world, thereby eudangering the great,
good principles nf the government, threat
ening to overthrow our free institutions
and the destruction of our blood purchased
and heaven-sanctifcd liberties And
whereas, there appears to be no honorable
or righteous element of power in our hand.
TO put iu force to subdue treason and
crush rebellion, but a resort to arms
And whereas, an enlightened and Chris
tianized people may employ physical force
even to the destroying of human life, for
the protection aud preservation of its
suij let's aud the perpetuatiou of its own
existence, as We have iu the following
quotation from the Scripture of Truth
"For there is no power but of God the
powers that be are ordained of God.
Whosoever, therefore, resisteth the pow
ers resistcih tie ordinance Of God, and
they that resist shall receive uu,o them
selves damnation. For rulers are not a
terror to good works but to the evil. y
For he is the minister of God to
those for good. But if thou do that
which is evil be afraid; for he beareth
not the sword 10 vain, for be is the min.
lister of God, a reveuger to execute ven-
geance upoa him that doeth evil"
Therefore,
Resoieel, l. That we look upon the
actions of the so called Southern Confed.
eracy, from frs, to last, as a record of the
most heli,h inhumanity, unrig ghteousuess
and barbarity, known 10 the record Of na-
tious.
2. That we look upon the Efforts of
Northern Copperheads to aid Southern
miscreants in this nefarious work to over
throw our Government, as beings unwor-
thy the protection of the Stars and Stripes,
or the sympathy of any true, loyal man.
g. That We do most determinedly con-
denim the assertions of unholy, disloyal,
aud foul-mouthed aud designing politi-
clans, that ministers of the Gospel are
the cause of the present rebellion.
4. That our most devout sympathies
are with the thousands of sour feilow-e
ncne who are enduring the priVatIons,
sufferings and dangers of the army, aud
their families and friends at home, aud
that we will continue our earnest petitions
to God in their behalf.
5. That we believe God, in his provi-
dence, has put Abraham Lincoln, the
proper man, in the right place, the Presi-
Dental chair, and that we endorse his
every effort to rid the country of most
heaven-daring of all evils and sins-Lu-
man slavery.
6. That we continue to offer to God
our sincere prayers for the President, that
be may be sustained in his great and
arduous duties by the divine power, and
that every loyal heart may beat in warm
est sympathics for him, and that Heaven
may mercifully hold his heart in his al
mighty hand.
Z. That we believe the deep seated,
inhuman, uncbristiau, and
causeless hatred to the colored race, should
and must cease to render our nation &C.
cep,able to God.
s. That We will endeavor to make ju-
dcious and proper Christian efforts on our
different fields of labor, publicly and pri-
vately, to collect funds to send mission
aries and teachers among the now free,
aud yet to be freed, colored people.
9. That We approve heartily the
course of Governor Curtin in his exertions
to aid the government in subduing the re-
bellion, and in his efforts to save our State
from the fiery tread of traisorous oppress-
ors and cu,-throats; aud that We hurl
back with contempt the assalling of his
,c,ious by Northern rebels in the press
,r private conversation.
10. That copy of the foregoing pre-.
.mble and resolutions be taken to Presi.
lent Lincoln, by Bishop Markwood, as.
uring him that there is unwavering and
leeply rooted loyalty glowing in the hearts
# the members of this conference and the
'eople whom they represent.
Pending the above resolutions, there
7ere stirring addresses delivered BY Bish-
o Markwood aud Rev. W. B. Raber.
he large assemblage of people present
artook Of the glorious loyalty of the
causing their very eyes to dance
18th gratitude that God and the country
I'D . collection of such good ard true
earted men. The resolutions were
assed without q dissenting vote. This
peaks well. Mr.. Editor you should have
card the big, hearty, strong yea at the
III Of every name-it would have done