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- GLC#
- GLC06593.11-View header record
- Type
- Documents
- Date
- circa 1841
- Title
- [Resolution calling the Baptist Church to officially oppose American slavery]
- Place Written
- New York
- Pagination
- 1 p. : docket Height: 8 cm, Width: 20 cm
- Primary time period
- National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
- Sub-Era
- Age of Jackson
"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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