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[Resolution calling the Baptist Church to officially oppose American slavery]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06593.11 Author/Creator: Place Written: New York Type: Manuscript document Date: circa 1841 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 8 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

"Resolved that until this Church shall by some vote or Resolution manifest an opposition to American Slavery, & a disfellowship for slaveholders, it shall not be deemed a breach of Covenant obligations for Brethren and Sisters, who cannot conscientiously walk with the Church on account of its proslavery influence, to stay away from its seasons of Communion." Circa date based on GLC06593.09. Location based on GLC06593.10. Docketed "Baptist Church: A Resolution for the Relief of Certain Brethren & Sisters."

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