CHAPTER II

.—AMERICAN CHURCH AND SLAVERY. 205

Trials for heresy.—Course as to slavery heresies.—Course of the Methodist Church.—Course of the Presbyterian Church, before the division.—Course of the Old School body.—Course of the New School body.—Results.—Congregationalists.—Albany convention.—Home Missionary Society.—The protesting power.—Practical workings of the general system.—Pleas for inaction.—Appeal to the church.

## CHAPTER III .—MARTYRDOM. 223

Power of Leviathan.—He cares more for deeds than words.—E. P. Lovejoy at St. Louis.—At Alton.—Convention.—Speech.—Mob.—Death.

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