Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-10-12

whether they shall receive Tellglous IN
strution; whether they shall know and
worship the true God whether they snail
enjoy the ordinances of the Gospel; wheth
er they shall perform the duties and cherish
the endearments of husbands and wives,
parents and children, ighbors and friends;
whether they shall preserve their chastity
aad purity, or regard the dictates OF justice
aud humanity. Such are some of the
cOnsequ noes which connect themselves
with its very existence. From this view
of the consequences resulting from the
practice Of enslavlng a portion OF our
brethren OF mankind, it is manitestly the
duty of all christians to use their honest,
earnest, and unweared endeavors to cor
rect the errors of former times, and as
speedily as possible to etface this blot on
our Holy Religion and to obtain the COM
piete abolition OF slevery throughout
Christendom, and if possible throughout
tie world"
They further exhorted ii 9se portions of
the church where the evil OF slavery had
been entaled upon thcm to = continue and
if possible TO increase their exertions to
y,
suffer no greater delay to take place in this
interesting concern, than regard TO pub
hc welfare truly and lndispensably de
mands"
Having thus quoted its previous leliver
ances, the General Assembly of the pres
ent year Ie affirm the above action OF 1918,
adding that the present condition OF our
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kens that the time has at length come, in
the provid nee of God, when it is his will
that every vestige OF human slavery amongst
us should be etf4ced, and that every chris
tian man should address himself with in
dustry and earnestness to the performance
OF his appropriate part OF this great duty.
That whatever excuses for its postpone
meut once existed, no longer avail" that
"under the influence Of the most incom
prehensihle intatu4tlon of wick edness, those
who were the most Interested in the per
petuation of slavery have taken away every
motive for its further liberation" Th.t
under existing circumstances. " the contin
uance OF negro slavery is Incompatible with
the preservation of our liberty and inde
pendence,' and that the interests of
peace and social order are identified with
the success of the cause OF emancipation "
They finally close with the following Ian
guage:
"In view therefore of its former testimo
mails upon the subject, the General Assem-.
hly does hereby recommend to all in our
communion to labor honestly, earnestly and
unwearledIy in their respective spheres for
this glorious cOnsummatI0n. to which hu.
man justice, christian love national peace
and prosperity. ev,ry earthly and every re
ligions interest combine to pledge them. -
The New School Presbyterian Church,
Through its General Assembly, held
also in May last, at Dayton, Ohio, passed
amongst others the following resolution
ReS0iOed, That we recognize the good
hand Of God i'll the del Us and disappoint
ments OF the war. 10y which he has made
more sure and complete the destruction of
the vile system Of human bondage and
rendered less confident aud more religious
the heart ot the nailou.
The Reformed Presbyterian synod.
At its session IN Phiiadeluhia in June
last, amongst orhers, adopted the following
resolution and preamble
WHEREAS. The nation is now suffering
FROM those lDflctGns Of the Divine wrath
which are the necessary result of its Tor
getfulness of God and oppression OF man,
therefore,
Resot0ed, That we demand in the great
name of that God with whom there is no
respect of persons, the immediate uncOn
ditlonal emancipation of all persons held
in slavery in the United States,
and such an amendment of the Constitu
tion as will forever prevent involuntary
servitude, except for crime, In the United
States.
The Lutheran Church,
At its General Snyod held at Lancaster
Pa , in 1862, amongst other resolutions
passed the following:
Rcs0iUcd, That we regard the present
rebellion as the natural result of the con
tlnuance aud spread of domestic slavery in
our nd
And at its session the present year in
York, Pa, it passed the following resolu
ti0n
ResoiUed That as persistent efforts are
making to prove from the Holy Scriptures
the Divine Institution of American slavery
we do hereby express our unqualified con
demnation OF such course, which claim:
] the sanction of the merciful God and Fs
ther of US all for system of Imam op
preston, which exists only by violence and
under cover of Ubiquitous laws.
The Reformed Dutch Church,
At its session in June last, in Schenec
tady, n Y, amongst other things upor
the same subject says,