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June 29, 1838
The Liberator
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
What is this article about?
The New York Conference expresses sympathy and aid for Methodist societies in Charleston after a fire destroys their churches, but criticizes the same conference for suspending ministers who sympathized with Southern slaves, illustrating religious hypocrisy.
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SYMPATHY FOR THE CHARLESTON SUFFERERS.—The New York Conference at its recent session, passed a number of resolutions, sympathizing with the Methodist societies in that city, in the loss of their churches by the recent fire, and proffering such relief as their circumstances will admit. The societies throughout the Conference are also requested to permit the preachers to take up collections for this purpose in their several charges.—Zion's Herald.
This New York Conference, which thus manifested so much sympathy for the white sufferers in Charleston, is the same that suspended two of its members from their ministerial office for the crime of sympathizing with the slaves not only of Charleston but of the whole South! A fine illustration of the prevailing Christianity of the present day—a Christianity that hides under its ample folds crimes of the blackest enormity, and which leads its possessors to shed tears of regret over the comparatively slight misfortunes of the worst of criminals, while the bleeding victims of outrage and wrong, for which earth has no parallel, are left to perish without pity and without hope!
This New York Conference, which thus manifested so much sympathy for the white sufferers in Charleston, is the same that suspended two of its members from their ministerial office for the crime of sympathizing with the slaves not only of Charleston but of the whole South! A fine illustration of the prevailing Christianity of the present day—a Christianity that hides under its ample folds crimes of the blackest enormity, and which leads its possessors to shed tears of regret over the comparatively slight misfortunes of the worst of criminals, while the bleeding victims of outrage and wrong, for which earth has no parallel, are left to perish without pity and without hope!
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
Justice
Deception
What keywords are associated?
New York Conference
Charleston Fire
Methodist Sympathy
Slave Sympathy
Religious Hypocrisy
Minister Suspension
What entities or persons were involved?
New York Conference
Where did it happen?
New York, Charleston
Story Details
Key Persons
New York Conference
Location
New York, Charleston
Story Details
The New York Conference passes resolutions sympathizing with Charleston Methodists after a fire destroys churches and requests collections for relief, but is criticized for suspending two members for sympathizing with Southern slaves, exemplifying hypocritical Christianity that pities white sufferers while ignoring enslaved victims.