The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-11-09
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Iowa Baptist state Convention.
MR. WlETlNa: TIE following reso.
Iu,ions were passed, unanimously, at
the annual meeting Of the Iowa Baptist
State Z, invention, held q. Independence
Oct 10 to the %, 1896, IS expressing
tho sentiments Of the Baptists Of Iowa
upon the great issues before this State
and the County. I should be glad.
with your leave, to see them in the
Transcript.
Yours truly,
Toledo, Nov. |, 1866. A. D. l..
State Of the Country.
Having hailed the return of peace
with gratefully throbbing hearts; desir.
ing the prosperity and happiness Of our
whole country; bending with unfsigned
sorrow under the heavy stroke which
took from our country its beloved and
honored President We looked forward
with no common solicitude to the
course which our present Chief Magis.
trate should pursue, whom such 90
extraordinary and splendid opportunity
was presented him; coming to the Pre-
sidency - he did, when the stern work
Of war was over, and the benign wo'k
Of establishing peace in the nation
above named. Therefore
RESOLVED, That the chief mission Of
the President was the redeeming Of the
pledges Of the nation made to those
who, by the events Of the war, are now
fee; the ressserting the rights Of 20.
vernment and law throughout the land;
and aiding Congress to re establish, on
sure and righteous foundations, the
Union that had been so wickedly as.
sailed.
Resolved That We have viewed with
alarm the persistent efforts Of the pre-
sent administration, so openly and un.
blushingly made, to bring the whole
weight Of presidential power to bear
upon all government officials for politi.
cal and electioneering purposes.
ResolUed, That in sinking the Presi.
dent in the politician, in his official acts
and exchanging the dignided attitude
and language appropriate to the Chief
Magistrate, tor the special pleading and
violence Of the partisan, the present in.
cumbent Of that exalted Office has for
fe,teo the respect Of the nation, and
should cause every American TO bow
his head IN very shame.
Resolved, That we heartily indorse
the action Of Congress in the passage
Of the "Civil Rights Bill"; and SO far
as it goes, in that Of the Constitutional
Amendment. But that we are called
upon as patriots, and especially as
Christians, to insist upon equal justice
and the privilege Of the elective fran.
chise to all, irrespective Of color.
Resolved, That all our political Offices
both State and National, should be
filed only by men of strictly moral and
temperance habits; and that as
Christian men it behooves us to utter
this truth in manner SO emphatic that
hereafter politicians will present no
other for our suffrage.
TEMPERANCE.
Whereas Intemperance, within the
few years pact, has largely increased in
our land, and vigorous efforts are being
made to deprive 10 Of existing laws on
that subject: Therefore
Resolved, That we recommend to the
members of our churches to 90. operate
with all organized temperance move.
ments; and, 90 far - they conscien.
tiously can, affiliate with all temperance
organizations, which are laboring not
Only to preserve inviolate existing laws,
but also 10 carry such laws into effect.
Hesolcsd, That no proper efforts
should be spared in public or private !;
Individually or collectively; by pastor
Or people; male o. female; III the pull
pit; the matt; or al the ballot box, for
the carrying on Of the Temperance re-
form, and the election of men to Office
fully pledged TO sustain and improve
existing laws on that subject. And
thst TO stir up our minds, "The
Temperance Platform, published at
Des Moinee, should receive vide cir.
culation in our State.
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