Abstract This 1836 pamphlet includes correspondence back and forth between the Presbytery of Chillicothe, Ohio, and the Presbytery of Mississippi. The Presbytery of Chillicothe presents nine resolutions it has adopted regarding considering slavery a sin and committing to punish members of the church who perpetuate it. They ask the Presbytery of Mississippi to consider adopting the same resolutions, but in a lengthy response James Smylie disagrees with the resolutions. Citing various passages from the...