The Sun.
London, England, 1841-12-10 00:00:00

.(Cheers.) Ought they not to be foremost in the work,
Athe first to denounce oppression, the first to aid the
I tivpressed? He had found with regret that one sect
,dad kept aloof, having in early life been himself of that
sect, hearing the name of one of the 'co-operators of its
founder and his parent in such close intercourse
.with
that founder,, that it was mere than probable that he
had been fondled on the knee of the great apostle of
their connection. Mr. Wesley had said that the worst of
all conceivable taxes was that which, for the benefit of
.one section -of the community, pressed heavily upon
the industry of the remainder. If great and good
men have sometimes been favoured with something like
.ipho,gift of:prophecy, it might, almost without extrava-
gance, be made a question whether John Wesley did '
not foresee the Corn-laws. But one thing he certainly did
`not foresee, which .was the misconduct of his followers.
O, worldly wealth! 0, worldly wealth! It was a sad trial
to all, and to religious communities as to individuals.
He feared that the connection Was too heavily laden with
wealth, and that, like the over-fed bee, it was smothered
itsnwn honey. John Wesle v himself was the most
ardent advocate of civil and religious liberty ; even to the
extent of keeping up something like. an imperium in int-
perio in the army in Flanders, where, probably, were the
last .specimens of soldiers who " fought knee-deep in
blood" for what they considered to be the cause of truth
and right. The plainest principle of religion was the duty
of carrying into effect the leading precepts of the Gospel.
Could, then, the neglect of the commandment of Christ
which he had before quoted be compatible with religion ?
How deep must be the aversion of the poor man to the
religious monitions of his pastor, when penury and dis-
ease were in his dwelling, and his pastor proved by his
conduct that he cared not for the fact ? You are not an
impatient and irreligious people, and nothitT but that
fact, nothing but a sense of religious obligation, could
keep you doing that which would assuredly terminate in
the ruin and destruction of your enemies, although it
might, and indeed could not, eventually benefit your-
selves. The Gallant Colonel concluded by again reading
and recommending the resolution.
The Rev. W. TRomas, of Dwygyfylchi, seconded the
resolution which had been moved by Colonel Thompson.
The Rev. W. AMBROSE, of Port Madoc, moved the fifth
resolution, as, follows :—" That a memorial to the Queen,
and addreSses to the various religious communities of the
northern portion of the principality, embodying the sub-
stance and spirit of the foregoing resolutions, be prepared
and forwarded On behalf of the Conference, through the
medium of its Committee."

This resolution was briefly seconded by the Rev. Mr.
WILLIAMS.

The Rev. E. Eietizs, of, Cefn Mawr, moved the sixth
resolution as follows.v.--" That the thanks of this meeting
be presented to"the 'CoMmittee of the Carnarvon Anti-
Corn-law League,for.their exertions, and to the inhabi-
tants of the town in ,general for their hospitality and co-
operation in favour of this Conference."
The Rev. E. PARRY, of Conway, seconded the reso-
lution. •

Mr. BRYAN proposed the seventh resolution as fol-
lows :—" That the thanks of the meeting be given to
Colonel Peyronet Thompson, and to the Rev. J. W.
Massie, for their kindness in responding to the invita-
tion of the Committee, by attending this Conference."
The Rev. J. ROBERTS, of Rhos, seconded the resolution.
The Ray. S. JONES, Maentwrog, proposed a vote of
thanks to the Council of the National Anti. Corn-law
League, for sending their lecturer, Mr. W. Griffith, to
the principality.

The Rev. J. W. MASSIE, in an eloquent oration, em-
bodied his acknowledgments.
Colonel THOMPSON briefly returned his thanks.
'Mr. W. GRIFFITH returned his thanks to the Con-
ference on behalf of the Anti-Corn-law League, and pro-
posed a vote of thanks to the chairman.
The Rev. W. WILLIAMS seconded the mo•ion, which
was carried with acclamation and protracted cheers.
The following ministers and lay preachers attended on
Thursday, in addition to those who attended the pre-
vious day :—Ministers: Rev. Owen Owens, Beaumaris ;
Rev. Evan Howels, Llangefni ; Rev. David Roberts, Shi-
loh ; Rev. Rees Evans, Llanberis. Lay Preachers: Mr.
J. Huxley, Carnarvon ; Mr. J. Hughes, Ruthin ; Mr.
T. E. Thomas, Carmarthen ; Mr. W. Daniel, Werne ;
Mr. J. Bryan, Carnarvon ; Mr. J. Morris, ditto ; and
Mr. W. Roberts, Bryn.