Excerpt from Remonstrance Against the Course Pursued by the Evangelical Alliance: On the Subject of American Slavery

American members are as fully empowered to form the American organization, as you were to form the British. If they organize on the basis Of the doctrinal agreement settled by the Convention, in such man ner as shall be most in accordance with the peculiar circumstances Of (their) district, slaveholders will be admitted. Already preliminary and explanatory meetings have been held to prepare the way for organizing the American Alliance. In one Of these meetings, an American member Of the London Con ference said he wished slaveholders would not apply for admission, yet, if five hundred wicked slaveholders should apply, the Alliance could not exclude them. It is worthy Of note, that, in these meetings, no notice has been taken Of the Manchester meeting, nor Of the resolution Of the British branch to exclude all slaveholders. We feel an assurance that we have no need to exhort our British brethren never to receive a branch which thus lays its foundation in the blood Of the slave! But what then will you do The Con vention, under which the British organization is form ed, has authorized the American delegates to organize at their discretion, and no American organization can be regularly formed through any other channel. Will you assist to build a great Protestant Evangelical Alliance, with America left out? Or will you not rather consent to forego your cherished hopes Of an organized Alliance Of Christian union, until that more auspicious period when the direct influences Of the Gospel, which the Christian abolitionists are employ ing, shall have broken the power Of slavery in this country thus to interfere with the choicest develop ments Of Christian fellowship?

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