Wesleyan Methodist Connection.
This denomination of Christians stands boldly and unequivocally upon the solid bible anti-slavery platform; and although not a large body, its influence has already been widely felt. It comes behind in no anti-slavery gift or grace. Its pulpit and press speak out earnestly and powerfully. The Syracuse Conference recently adopted the following resolutions, which are such as all the conferences of the connection pass unanimously:
“Resolved, That we hold—as ever—in abhorrence the system, esteeming it as ranking first in the dark list of systematized piracy, and all intelligent supporters of the abomination as being nothing, less or more, than willing pirates.
“Resolved, That to ask us to fraternize with any of the thousand and one organized or unorganized influences, going directly or indirectly to sustain the system, prominent among which are the principal churches and the great political parties of the country, is to offer direct insult to our sense of Christian propriety and gentlemanly courtesy.”