Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-10-20
communication
Re.oIu,ions OF Reiisiou. soeis,ies.

The American Board of Commissioners
for Foreign Missions, in session at Roches-
ter, New York, adopted on tte second day,
8 series Of resolutions reported by the
Business Committee. The first says that
the Board record a devogt acknowledge
ment Of Gods mercies IN the success Of the
Board and its mission in this time Of civil
strife. The second and third resolutions
are as follows;
Resolpsi, Nor is it any less a matter
Of thankfulness to God, on our part that
under His holy Providence, controlling
the progress Of events, the ultimate and
entire abolition Of Slavery on the North
American continent is heneeforth, all men
see and know, an inevitable and not dis
tsnt result Of the war which was begun
for the purpose Of securing an indefinite
perpetuaiion and extension Of Slavery by
the establishment Of an Empire with
Slavery as its cornerstone. Without Of
fering or implying any opinion on ques-
tions Of Constitutional right and Of ulti-
mate necessity we do rejoice, yea, and
will rejoice in the eertsin overthrow OF
that hideous injustice which has been the
great opprobrium Of our nation, and the
great demoralizing influence in our Gov
eminent, snd the great obstacle in the way
Of all Christian enterprises and institu-
tiOns, sad which, by converting millions of
human beings into the material Of hor-
nd traffic, and by the persistent denisI Of
all human rights TO millions Of slaves
for whom Christ died, has made this puri
flying Of our land with = FIRE Of Divine ne
oessity. .-.-
ResoIUed, We also record our grateful
acknowledgements Of the enlarged Offering
that has been made for evangelical labors,
in the fact that since our last annual
meeting, hundreds of thousands who were
slaves one year ago, have obtained COM
plete emancipation and in the certainty
that the obstacles which have hindered the
eYsngelizstion and Christian civilization
Of the African race in our country are to
be completely removed. While we, as q
Board Of Foreign Missions, are unable to
enter into the field thus offered in our
ecnntry, we rejoice that others are already
entering in, whose labors, crowned with
Gods blessing, will provide new instru
ments and agencies to be employed by US
and by other Foreign Missionary Institu-
tions, for sending the gospel TO all the ma
Gons and tribes Of the African continent.
DR.. Cox hoped the resolutions would be
adopted by the Board not only, but by ssthe
House and the Universe. Applause l.
We can't prove what is self-evidenI.-
Henceforth let us walk in the light oi
God, and not catleize and ohattleize those
whose lifetime is 70 psrallizs that Of fths
Almighty. [Applause].
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted.
DR.. Cox-Nobody said No." think
II anybody did, he is nobody. Laughter
and applause
The Convention Of Unitarisns at Spring.
field, Massachusetts, adopted series Of
resolutions on the 14th, rendering to ths
President their sympathy and prayerF
saying that Eh;Ie as Christians, they arr
peaoemakers yet they offer their own lives
and those Of their children to the cause Of
the country, and that while they always
owe allegiance to the constituted authori
ties, they hold it special duty to express
fhst allegiance now. The last resolution
iIss follows @
"And that while the privilege of in
dividual freedom is vouohssfed to all, IRE
speotive Ct color, as a religious right
sanctioned by the spirit and the letter o
the Scriptures, We cannot refrain from tBt
expression Of our satisfaction at the pro
olRmstion Of freedom by the Chief Magis
trste 10 millions now in bondage, and tn
indulgence Of the hope that the tremsn
dous scenes through which we are passing
VIII result in the liberty and Christian
progress Of al"