Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-06-02
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Religious Fra eaom-scul Liber;y

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Religious r9eaom-Scul Liberty
The following resolutions were adopted by
The recent Southern Baptist Convention, by a
go;e of l35 to 9;
Many OF our Ghrisiaa brethren, of differ
est denominations. and in various portions of
The United States, having been restrained and
annoyed IN their appropriate work Of preach
ing the Gospel OF Christ. sometimes by civil
and sometimes by military authority, contrary
10 the fundamental principles Of religious lib-
erty and the paramount claims OF Jesus Christ,
we, members Of the Southern Baptist Conven.
tion deem 1t & proper occasion for re-assertipg
end prociaiming ths principles OF Soul Lber-
ty,' which our fathers were the first to pub
lsh, for the maintenance Of which they suffer,
ed persecution, III which they have for ages
goried, and which we should be the last to
abandon. We solemply resolve, in the face Of
The world and in the tear Of God,
|. That we believe civil go7ennent to be Of
Divine appointments aud that magistrates
should be prayed i2. and 05eyod in all things
no1 contrary 70 the rights ct conscience and
tie revealed will Of Christ,
& That Christ is the supreme ruler Of the
Church that j: Is His pre,ogatiyc TO put men
:n;o The Gospel ministry, and thst they are az.
swerabe only 10 him for the discharge Of lis
functions; that I'LL interference with these
functions on tho part Of civil rulers trallscsnds
their legitimate authority, and is usurpation
O. tie right Of conscience; and that when tbs
claims OF civil rulers come in conflict with those
.; Christ, 1t is our duy to obey God rather
snan ,na.,, and endure the consequences.
d That We express our sincere sympathy
aad high regard for those ministers who in
following the dictates Of their consciences
"cd maintaining the authority OF their
supreme Iaw-gver, have cheerfuy sub
mited to facs, imnrisonments, ant! other
pains and penalties" and thai we will earn
;styv pray that rulers may be so conslderate and
rSr. and that Christian ministers may be so
discreet and upright, that the cause Of Chris
1Icy not be hindered and the name Of God
hlasphemel -
Resol'd / That in adopting these resolutions
tIe Convention expressly disavows any disposi
:or to interfere with political aft.irs, and has
~:garC solely to the question ofreiigious liberty
GOLD AND CoTToS.-Thc demand f,r gold
Goes rot seem 10 be very great in New Eok,
anc there are indications tha. it will decline in
price. rile transactions 10 gold were very
limited during the last day or two-less than.
+iuncTed Thousand oo!iars ha'lhg oeen ooasne
sn( sold in the open market. The Treasury,
sya save hsratofo fore mentioned. has disnon-
l;auod its sales suce last Tuesday week. The
amount ""1csl was 'Af"@i. I! sAe mar 80 uu-
ing tpe lflsat OK lHs European sc,i>ls :I' mas
!2oao'y 'saa tazo'a9ie ene;e upoi .is PFC
in 1baS vav has fpaa worth yastly more to fhe
aoobtry than would have been The paltry gain
Which might a. things turned cut. nave been
Se.'ea - ho.e'is II V"c6; . iaIse pol'lo
ho ,,aro ra,I w.. s.f 'iyro r bs nanessarv
DrrDoao of uaviDr the interest ON the fye-twen-
~ bonds l,eld abr5ad This amount vas eight
a. ten millions ct dollars. The rest vent to
pay debts, and after al. it does not appear
hat sun near eaual TO the whole amount
rbich the Treasury has lately sold-say thirty
nii!icus-has gone ;,at. Much of it sill re-
. mains here.
Cotton has a.Ivanoed five cents pound re-
Gently, partly ca account OF the rise in gold,
but chiefly from tie fading prospect of that
crop Of three millions Of bales which MIR. A. H.
SteDhens of G Georgia predicted, or even the
twc Ind a half millions which the Tfeasurycal-
ru!a+ad unnn If tha crcn shoul6 reach nine
az, ;,ndrod ,b,,ea,.a bales INIr Ig,rnnon\ i
,a In ;od
"c'lu oe SUI p !S't.s . :s.' III:
l'1iS mouth, 20 uoI iencd i1iSlei t'Atn a t'iAoH
''2c hGif 0t bacS.-4.dt IA1. -,rr t..''ta..t-
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