...distinct and explicit avowal" was demanded from the society, that "slaveholders are eligible and entitled to all the privileges and immunities of their several unions, and especially to receive an agency, mission, or other appointment, which may fall within the scope of their operations and duties."...

...of resolutions, declaring their views concerning their own rights and immunities, and demanding an "explicit avowal that slaveholders are eligible and entitled equally with non-slaveholders " to any appointments, either as agents or as missionaries, in the gift of the Board. To this communication...

...of resolutions, declaring their views concerning their own rights and immunities, and demanding an "explicit avowal that slaveholders are eligible and entitled equally with non-slaveholders " to any appointments, either as agents or as missionaries, in the gift of the Board. To this communication...

...in which they " demand the distinct and explicit avowal that slaveholders are eligible and entitled to all the privileges and immunities of their several...mission, or other appointment which may fall within the seope of their operations and duties." This was a test which could no longer be evaded. Abolitionists...

...distinct and explicit avowal that slaveholders are eligible and entitled to all the privileges aud immunities of their several unions, and especially...which may fall within the scope of their operations and duties." This was a test which could no longer be evaded. Abolitionists as well as slaveholders...

...the Alabama Baptist State Convention addressed a letter to the General Board at Boston, demanding an avowal, " that slaveholders are eligible and entitled,...privileges and immunities of their several unions," &c. To this the Board at Boston nobly replied, that they would not appoint a slaveholder as a missionary,...

...resolution, you " demand the distinct and explicit avowal, that slaveholders are eligible and entitled to all the privileges and immunities of their several...which may fall within the scope of their operations and duties." We need not say that slaveholders, as well as nonslaveholders, are unquestionably entitled...

...resolution which demanded " the distinct and explicit avowal that slaveholders are eligible and entitled to all the privileges and immunities of their several...which may fall within the scope of their operations and duties," the Board said : We need not say that slaveholders, as well as non-slaveholders, are unquestionably...

...demanding " from the proper authorities in all these bodies to whose funds we have contributed » » » the distinct, explicit avowal that slaveholders are...several unions, and especially to receive any agency or mission or other appointment which may run with the scope of their operations or duties." The Board...

...the appointment of them as missionaries. In 1844 the Alabama State Convention demanded "distinct and explicit avowal that slaveholders are eligible and...non-slaveholders to all the privileges and immunities of the Society." Receiving a reply in the negative, they withdrew and organized at Augusta, Georgia, as...