The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-08-25
Racine District Minis terinl a soci tiOm
and the Wnr

aAO thc var.
MeSsrs. Edl0rS-At meeting of the Minis
terial Association of Racine District, Wisconsin
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
held in Clinton. Aug 9th and II TIL the condition
Of the country and our duty to it, were freely
and fully discussed A committee being appoints
ed to report the sense Of the meeting. presented
the brief paper herewith enclosed, VIII ieh was an
aujmouSly adopted, aad the undersigned was re-
quested to furnish the same for publication in
the papers circulating in the Districr. 1 will here
| remark that there are seventeen pastors in the
District fourteen of whom are liable to the draft
| Whatever opinion may exist about The propri-
ETY. OF including ministers in the military force
ofthe country, there Is no question in regard to
our duty to obey cheerfuHy' the law as it is
Both ministers and laymen in the District believe
that the should not be prosecuted with the
utmost vigor until the lust armed traitor is subs
| iugated and the cause of the rebellion removed.
Please give an insertion III your paper to this
note of explanation, and the report alluded to.
IL. c. TILTON.
| Whereas, Providence has placed the doctrines
| of human equality and liberty under the guar
dianship OF 5hs Government, and qckereGS, the
| rebellion now raging Is predIcdtcd or the antagr
onisms OF these doctrines. and trbereqs the sirug-
| gle is evidently proioged and intens fled by the
| sympathy shown to treason by many northern
| people, well as by some foreign nation, and
| irhereaS the President has called for an additions
| al force OF five hundred Thousand men.
| Therefore RCS0lred. That as ministers of Christ
we earnestly implore the people TO be true to
their solemn trust, meeting this and all other
claims OF the Government with an unselfshness
and patriotism worthy of themselves and the
cause for which we contend
ReSOlced, that we cheerfully hold ourselves in
readiness to render any services requered of Us,
wether In the capacity Of defenders of truth in
the pulpit. or OF the nations honor il the field.
hcSotCed, That IL case any of our mum Der shall
be called TO enter the military or naval service of
the country, those OF US who remain will do all
in our power 10 aid and comfort their families
during their apsence, and TO ENCOURAGE and sup,
port them while IN the field of strife
| Resolved, That the man who claims the protee-
tioI of our laws, and enjoys tbs benefits Of our
institutions, and then refuses 20 render cheerful
and Drtriotic support to the Government is uu-
. worthy the protection and advantages ne enjoys,
and richly merits the righteous scorn of all hon
) Iesotred That all such persons who assume
. ericht TO oppose and embdrrass the Admins
tration in this hour Of peril On the plea tbat our
Constitutional liberties are endangered by the
5 National Exclusive give the lie to their asser.
, tons by their own tree and unmolested action
and prove to the world the insincerity of theiI
professions and the reasonable character
real sentiments
= A true copy. II. c. TILrox, Pres.
L. G. WILSON, Secy.