Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-10-10
SECOND DAY.

to report on the National Institute for
the Education of Freedmen Preachers,
represented in this body by Rev. J. D.
Fulton.
This was followed by reports from
committees, after which the Convention
voted to meet next year with the church
in Newport.
The Committee on Resolutions re-
ported the following, which were
adopted;
Resolved, That with profound gratitude
to God We would express our heartfelt
appreciation of the Divine interference
in behalf of the A. B. II. NJ. Society, and
cordially pledge to it in is enlarged
work our sympathy, prayers ami mate
rial aid.
Resolved, That We regard the American
| Baptist Publication Society as an agency
of great power aud efficiency in extend
ing the kingdom Of Christ, and heartily
| recommend its publications to the read.
ing public, and especially to those who
have charge of our Sunday School libra.
ries.
Resolved, That while we rti0ice in the
enlarged operations of both our Foreign
and Home Missionary Societies, with
the Increased claims of their kiudred or
| CARNATIONS, We would most affection.
ately, and yet earnestly, commend to the
| prayers and contributions of the lovers
OF our common Zion, the Baptist State
Convention Of this COmmon wealth, and
the enterprises inaugurated in our Own
State, for the upbullding OF the cause
| Of Christ among US.
ReSOIved, That in order to employ al
the friends OF our Zion Ia our domestic
missions and enterprises, we recommend
that the ladies in our churches and soci-
| cites organize mite societies., aud that the
Agent of the Convention be requested to
aid in such organizations,
| Resolved, That while we look back over
the wondrous revolutions of the last few
| years IN the experience OF our national
life, and would bow reverently before
the Disposer of all events, iour hearts are
| filled with sadness and anxiety at the
present unhappy state of our govern
mental affairs, and we pledge ourselves
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all in authority, asking wisdom to be
given to our rulers and law makers, and
every requisite qualification to enable
them to secure In all their acts the high
est good of the people.
ResoEged, That we recognize the colored
ministers as faithful and efficient labor.
ers in the work Of reconstruction, and
We bid them, and the brethren engaged
in fitting them for the work, God speed
in their labor of love.
| Res05ged, That the reconstruction of
the late revolted States is rightly placed
by the law Of Congress in the hands of
loyal men without regard to race or
complexion and that former and recent
experience proves that it would not be
safe to the nation, and especially to our
colored brethren in Christ in those States.
TO suffer those who have attempted the
overthrow Of our wise and benifCens
government TO participate in the election
OF rulers IN the government Of the ma
| ton.
Resalgea, That as Christians and as
Bapusts We are irreEocably pie d TO
The cause of liberty, civil and religious.
| ana that we cannot hold in our fellow.
ship, or admit to our confidence, those
protested Christians who retain the
spirit OF slavery, and who would, If in
their power, hold thei- fellows in bond
age, and live upon their unrequited
labor.
Resolped, Thai we heartily endorse the
prohibitory law against the traffic and
use Of Intoxicating drinks, and believe
that while all lovers of mankind would
seek by all moral agencies to secure
men from destroying themselves by in
temperance, we feel constrained to ask
stringent legal sussion to prevent men
from destroying Others by their tempta-
tions to this fatal vice.
Resolred, That it is the duty Of the
churches to discourage the union of
their members with any association or
institution claiming to be religious, and
holding out to it's members the hope of
salvation without regeneration and faith
in Christ, such institutions and associa.
tions being in our judgment hostile to
the interests of religion, and dangerous
to the present and eternal welfare of
men.
Rssolgsd, That in view OF the success
which has attended the labors of the
people of God during the past year we
recommend the holding of protracted
meetings during the coming season. for
the special purpose of promoting a gen.
eral revival of religion in the churches.
Resolutions of sympathy and condo.
lence were passed and ordered to he
sent to the bereaved family of the late
Rev. W. L. Picknell, and to the Rev. W,
V. Wilbur, the funeral of whose wife
Occasioned his absence from the Conven- |
ton.
The Convention then adjourned.
G. P, FRESrEAR, Clerk: