, 1874-06-15
FAIRLY TESTIM ON I19 8 AGAINST
SLAVERY AND THE SLAVE-TRADE.

only tito Chf1BEl1n rGllEflo1t Dnt [nhE Nak11fo
herself, cricd out against Blavory." This was mp
proved by Oharlos ", who abolished 1t In his
loulinions. Wo can only add the following
names Of early AbolittonHts: DR.. Goodwin, Rloh-
ard Baxter, southoron, Hutchinson, Foster.
Atkins, Wallis, Bishop Warburton, Dr.. Portous,
john Wesley, Bishop Horsley. DR.. Samuel joint
son, Edmund Burke, Arohdeacon paiy, Mon-
les,l,iau, Blackstone, William Pitt, Charles
Janr.. ::,'. Ii;s1lop Dutlcr, Hannah More, "tiio
loarnr:! '' - DR.. l'rlmatt, Or. Wilt
ian, 1aoi,... ... tho Abbo drogoiro, the
Abbe Raynn', Dr. Trco, Of London (tho cor
respondent Of 1o1rersun) Addison Qn tho Spec
tato,), Drs. Adm Clarke, Mcknight. nn1
Thomas Scott (tho conl1nentators), Abraham
Dootlo, James Deatt!o, George FOX, James
Montgomery, Cowper, Pollock, Nouasoa,,, John
Locke. Button, Drissot, Sir William Jones. Clark
son, Wi1berrorce, Shnrpo-ih othcr countries.
Tlen
AMoSa oun own oouNTRYMEN,
tho flov. Dra. Jonathan Edwards tho younger,
Joseph Dolla1ny anl Dr., Samuel Hopkins
(cefebratod thoologians), DR.. Benjamin Hush,
Thomas Jefferson. DR.. Denl la,sin Ftaukliu, john
Jay Alexander Hamilton, Gen. Matthew Clark
son, aud William Plncknoy, Of MARYLAND.
TESTIMONIES AND ACTION or EcoLEs1AsTioAL
DoDIEB. ...
Tho CONGREGATIONAL Church at Newport, r. l.,
Of which DR. samuel 1lophin8 was pastor, OK
ciudod Blavo-tradera hnti shareholders from ita
communion pfe'ious u tno noclalasi1n s, " 1ao- M
humber Of Congregational Churches in New
England.
Tho Society Of Friends was agitated with d
discussion OF tue sub1ecs from l'a4 H44 lioi, tno
about tho lattar dnto, 1t was reported that thore
wcro mono remaining. Compensation was pro-
yidcu for tho onancipated elayes, not for tho
shareholders. This lo1ig-protraoted discussion
yah oo,liaary oarnost, pola, epotse'to, Ga @ a.
citing under tue raaohgttameos eiiq toff1oio ae-
nnnciattons OF Willlata 4afi,luE, or long lslan4i
Lay, John Woe!man, mud Antaony Boilezet.
or m9aern 10 en @ faa ,Gr
cisin. were mi1d, concallatofS, anu lame III tho
comparison.
The Methodist Episcopal Church In America
was organized with n stipulation TINT "Slarory
1880 the Conferonco acknowledges TINT Slavery
il contrary to tho laws of Col, MALL md MI
turo, hnrtfnl to society," contrary to tho dictates
Of conscience and puIo religion, eto; etc., a.
oral Assembly adopted n noto to the 1425 qucs-
tion in the Larger Catochism ~ tho "Confos-
aion Of Faith CREATING to tl'a Eighth comman-
amont). III the words following:
I. Timothy l., 10: "The Inv ia made for man
perpetrators to capital XII lG
en the Apostle here sases - them H. wis sinnsss ., e
W III ,s nu ~, nonccrnca IN brinr INV
e a ues s2es Of e til
frec,uen, and kcel SILL, or buy them. 70 steal
FREEMAN, aroti's. Ii The highest Kind Of theft
In oer ilslnsos ~ oniy sea ~ hsn susa.p properly M
hut wien we s Q, , 1g, onr.ayos ~ :n;Stittn
m r. ,rn. ~ GroI't Iors Of to earfhenesjs
y nant,atsM1n ,ar 17sn the Gonoral comnittoo or
~ v'ro;n;o oannto5 liz f,i1oIyn.[ 10
inc ia!sls1s ~ l,Is 4i,n oa1arotoi Tor 1oh4
Tesoiu1on oHoe'o ~ 'Ao ~o'''A''so" N''"'A ''AA1
l4eihhu' ,u,..., :.
Rtso!re TAat sasety TaalShs ,3t nac q,
Gus rs!s pt an srufore Ne It to or
hrcthrc" to mars Msn Of tyory ncast,rs TO oxtrlato
this horrtd l. owl from tlo land aud pray Almighty
God TINT our honorable Legislature may have i IN
their power to proclaim the great jubilee, conaistont
with the principles of good policy.
The contrast hotwcon such uttoranceH and
those Biblical dofencos Of Slavery, with Which
Abolitonsts woro afterwards called to contcnd,
illustrates the necessity and snbll,nlty o. their
| u,iaAirn anil the tnNEuituu0 OF tito D4nGtitH con-