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Presbytery Of Detroit: For The Signal Of Liberty

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Day
19
Month
June
Year
1843
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Public Domain
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Messrs. Editor?:- Tho Detroit Pj-osby (onheld a session here thif eek for tlic purpose of ordaining Kobert McMnth, and on hearing read the records of the last meeting of Prrsbytery, held in Detroit hst February, I perceived very nuicli to my gratificaron, that they had passed a resolution on slavery. I requested of Presbytery a copy of it for publication in your paper, which was cheerfullv gronted; I herewith irnnstnitit to you, rejoicing to learn that thia'jiighly respcctable portion of our comnnity have moral courage ertough to spenk out on this wiihering evil. and I believe it is only requisito, for the Christinn commnnity to carry out out those principies in political action to meit the chains ot slavery like wax bekere tliescorchin sim.ltr,SOI.UT10V ON SLAVERY. On motion. Resuttc!. Thnt m the opimon of this Presbytery. tlio Presbytorian Cliuroh ol" the L'niied States of America s under obüsntion to declare, that they rejaijd iho holding of a fcllo-vman in unwilüng bondage for tho snke of gain, n sin wiiich calis for the excicise of Discipliné- ïnhsmnch as it is robbinga fellbw erenture whorn wc are brurid by the Ihtv ofChrist to ióve as ourselves. of his time. talents.his body. mid his sou! - in short, of himsölf - the most ngèraVated breacli of the Eighth Commandiiient of wJiicii u-o can mrm any conepption. A true extract from the Minutes of the Presbytery of Detroit, at its session in Detroit. Fob Tib, 1,843. A. S. WELLS. Stated Clerk. U The Presbytery have thus taken the srround tliat slaveholding is Robbery and thnt. too, of a mest nggrnvnted character. I!" this bc right ground - and who among us will deny it- why wülnot the other Presbyteries of tho State defiine tl;eir position respecting il? - Anoiher thinfr. How aan a inember of the Detroit Presbyiery consistenily vote for n Robber of tltis aggravated character for Chief Mngistrate of liis country?

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Signal of Liberty
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