The Year-book of the American Congregational Union: For the Year ..., Volumen1

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American Congregational Union, 1854

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Página 344 - Societies to grant aid to churches in slave-holding states in the support of such ministers only as shall so preach the gospel, and inculcate the principles and application of gospel discipline, that, with the blessing of God, it shall have its full effect in awakening and enlightening the moral sense in regard to slavery, and in bringing to pass the speedy abolition of that stupendous wrong ; and that wherever a minister is not permitted so to preach, he should, in accordance with the directions...
Página 303 - God is a Spirit, infinite, eternal, and unchangeable, in his being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, and truth.
Página 304 - The Sabbath is to be sanctified by a holy resting all that day, even from such worldly employments and recreations as are lawful on other days; and spending the whole time in the public and private exercises of God's worship, except so much as is to be taken up in the works of necessity and mercy.
Página 177 - The holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament are the word of God, the only rule of faith and obedience.
Página 338 - And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God. For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and Him crucified.
Página 338 - Esq., a committee to cooperate with committees of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian church, and the General Association of Connecticut, in...
Página 154 - May i6th, 1867, it was resolved, ' That a Committee of five be appointed to consider the by-laws relating to the election of Fellows, Honorary Members, and Associates, and to report to the Council.' It was further resolved, ' That the Committee consist of Mr. Crookes, Dr. Miller, Dr. Odling, Mr. Wanklyn, and Dr. Williamson.
Página 338 - Synod was dissolved, no General Council was held for a period of 204 years. In October, 1852, " A Convention of Ministers and Delegates of Congregational churches in the United States...
Página 276 - This progress is mainly the fruit of the labors of the Colonial Missionary Society, in connection with the Congregational Union of England and Wales.
Página 77 - Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels, to the general assembly and church of the first born, which are written in heaven, and to God the judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect, and to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.

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