H.G.- What is the position of your Church with respect to Slavery? B.Y.- We consider it of Divine Institution, and not to be abolished until the curse pronounced on Ham shall have been removed from his descendants. H.G.- Are any slaves now held in this Territory? B.Y.- There are. H.G.- Do your Territorial laws uphold Slavery? B.Y.- Those laws are printed - you can read for yourself. If slaves are brought here by those who owned them in the States, we do not favor their escape from the service of those owners.