Year: 1865




held its annual session recently at
Enon, Greene couty, passed the follow
ing resolutions on National affairs =
They were passed unanimously, and
show that the Christian denomination is
sound on the affairs of the Government.


The Committee on National Affairs
presented, through its Chairman, Rev,
T. NJ McWhitney, the following able
and interesting report:


WHEREAS. In the belief of this Con
ference, the political policy and the re-
ligious sentiment of country. while
they should maintain their individuality
should, nevertheless be bound together
bv some natural and congenial ties,
otherwise there must be continual hos
tility between two aneongeuiai elements !:
And whereas W e further believe that
the distiB guished faith OF the Church,
in that we accept the New Testament as
the standard of our fait and the rule of
our life, with the right of private jhdg
ment in their Interpretation, is in the
most perfect harmony with the political
republics canism of America


And whereas, The gigantic rebellion
which one year ago still threatened the
very life of the Republic, has. by the
strong arm of patriotism, sustained and
directed by a blessed a'rovidcnce, been
crushed, in that its armies have been
subiugated and that most accurSed inSti-
tuition of slavery-ali<e destructive to
the permanent prosperity Of the nation
and the glory of God-has been destroy
ed, in the very war waged for its per
petuity.


And whereas, The results of this most
bloody four wears of war have solved
the problem of man 5 capacity for self
government. and his ''inaiienable right
30 life. liberty and self ownership;
therefore.


Resoiced, That we are bound bv all
our love of the innumcrablc blessings
which are made secure to us under this
Government of our fathers, and the
many signal exhibitions Of Gods inter
position in our behalf. to humblv OK
press onr gratitude to the Almighty Ru-
Ter of the universe who has thus so sig
nallv made the wrath of man to praise
him. and by His own hand Of wisdom
and love has led us through the wilderE
ness of war and sea of blood to a land
of peace liberty and prosperity


ResotcCd, That we accept the RESULTS of
the war as being in the direct interest of
our cause; for, as the principles of a
free gospel and non sectarian church
never terminated where slave cotton
grew, so that they could never expand
where slave cotton bloomed. We there
fore feel that the great field of our labor
as a people has not onl widened, but is
now already ripe for the harvest, and
calls more loudly than ever for laborers
with clear heads and loving hearts to en-
ter this vineyard Of God and strike anew
for the cause Of universal liberty, of hui
manitv and of God.


ResoIyed That we would herein ex-
press our confidence. and cordially
pledge our support to the Government
in the arduous and difficult work which
is still upon its hands, and we would ad
wise that in the work of reconstruction
we should be very slow in cntrusting the
privilege of the elective franchise to
those who have so recently been in re-
hellion, and whose very fingers are still
dripping with loyal blood bnt we believe
that justice and security alike demand
that this right be conferred upon all
intelligent and loyal citizens, at the earli-
est practicable moment, ani in the best
practicable way consistent with the gen
eral interests of the nation


Resoired, That in the assassination of
President Lincoln we see naught but an
act of barbarism. which was but the lie
gitinate offspring of the system OF sla-
very, aud part Of the spirit which stlrU
ed and murdered our brave soliiers in
military prisons; but. while the act of
assassination took ftom us 4 wise and
patriotic ruler whom We had learned to
lore and the civilized world had learned
to admire yet that .feHdiSh act has Int
added to the fame of Abraham Lincoln
the luster of martyrdom, and bat fixes
in the memory OF a grateful people the
name of one OF the worlds. gteatest
heroes and nobelest men