Proceedings of the New England Methodist Historical Society Annual Meeting, Volume 13 |
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36 Bromfield Street 66 Resolved action adopted Allen Bishop Willard bound brethren Buffalo Cambridgeport Chairman Charles CHARLES PARKHURST CHARLES W Christian Advocate Committee on Slavery Conference on slavery Discipline duty East Boston Elijah Horr ence England Annual Conference England Conference ENGLAND Methodist Historical evil files of Zion's following resolution GEORGE George Prentice gospel hereby History institutions Jacob Sleeper James C. W. Coxe James Porter January JANUARY 16 John L. R. Thayer last General Conference Librarian Lynn Mallalieu Manuscript Mark Trafton Mass Massachusetts membership Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church Methodist Historical Society ministers ministry moral Nashua nation Newspaper cuttings number of pamphlets OLIVER MARCY permitted presented presiding elders principles race and color race or color rejoice resident member sentiments session slave slavery and caste South spirit of caste subject of slavery territory tion Treasurer unchristian utterances voluntary slaveholders Washington Wesleyan Wesleyan Association Whole number WILLIAM CLAFLIN William H Zion's Herald
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Page 23 - Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you. 16 Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.
Page 15 - We protest against it as a great moral wrong, as a breach of faith eminently unjust to the moral principles of the community, and subversive of all confidence in national engagements; as a measure full of danger to the peace and even the existence of our beloved Union, and exposing us to the righteous judgments of the Almighty : and your protestants, as in duty bound, will ever pray.
Page 15 - The undersigned, clergymen of different religious denominations in New England, hereby, in the name of Almighty God, and in His presence, do solemnly protest against the passage of what is known as the Nebraska Bill, or any repeal or modification of the existing legal prohibitions of slavery in that part of our national domain which it is proposed to organize into the territories of Nebraska and Kansas. We protest against it as a great moral wrong, as a breach of faith eminently unjust to the moral...
Page 10 - The buying or selling of men, •women or children, with an intention to enslave them.
Page 26 - Bradbury, in the chair. The records of the last annual meeting were read and approved. The annual reports of the librarian, cabinet keeper, recording secretary, corresponding secretary and treasurer, were read and* accepted.
Page 10 - We declare that we are as much as ever convinced of the great evil of slavery : therefore no slaveholder shall be eligible to any official station in our Church hereafter, where the laws of the state in which he lives will admit of emancipation, and permit the liberated slave to enjoy freedom.
Page 9 - Resolved, That it is inexpedient and injustifiable for any preacher among us to permit colored persons to give testimony against white persons in any state where they are denied that privilege in trials at law.
Page 23 - I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word: that they all may be one, as thou, Father, art in me and I in thee, that they may be one in us...
Page 8 - The buying, or selling, or holding men, women, or children as slaves, under any circumstances, or giving them away, unless on purpose to free them.
Page 15 - ... and locality. Of course we are somewhat peculiarly situated, as we raise strawberries eleven months in the year; and while Mr. Stabler was reading his essay, I was wondering what he was going to do with the laborers after he got through with them, and if they were going to be migratory. MEMORIAL TO CONGRESS. To the Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives in Congress assembled: The Pajaro Valley Fruit-Growers...