Baptist Triennial Convention
TiiH body, after tliscussion, have settled the slavery question by the followiny resolution, oflered by Mr. Ide: "Whereos, there e.vists, in variovis sections of the country, an impreseion r.lml our present organiziUion involves the fellowship of thfi domestic iÃistitution óf filavery, or ol ccrtaiiiassociatioHs which are dcöigiied to oppose llus instiiution, "Resolved, That in co operating together a meiiibers of this converitjon, in the wovk of fbreign missions, ve disclaiin all 8nnction, eithÃsr express or impücd, wfaelher of slavery or of ami-slavery; but as Ãndividuiile, we nre fren both to express and promote our views on this or other sulijeclb, in a Chrisiinn munner and espirÃÃ." This was adopted, wilk but lwo disisiihng vohes! Mr. Davis, of N. Y., then remarked that tho convention had passed a greal crisis, and he moved tiiat a few uioments befpent in religicnts exercises. Carried. The whole congreg-ation uoitcd in inging, "Praise God, from whom all blepsinsrs flow," and prayer was ofTarod by Rêv. G. S. Webb, and ns usunl on öucl occasions, n flood of good foeling flowed over the sacrifice of trutli and
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