New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-05-16
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Methods; General Conference,

THIRTEENTH DAY. "WEDNESDAY Nut
Bishop A.DREws presided. After the usual De.
vo,onal exercises, the Journal OF yesterday was read tS
Reports from Committees being called or Dr.
LuCKEY from the Committee 10 whom was referred h:pl
cation m the Delegate the Methodist Episcopal Cea
m Canada fox seat, N the Conference submitted Repte
somewhat mnueiy into the hsof ol ha tod! SCI
II nDoar seeded some years ago from the Weseyar Goa
ta,rnrc m Canada The Eepor, concluded with re.ztOs
that neXpedent 10 udm the Delegates to seats AS'Ss
4 few more petitions on slavery were presenst
aud referred y
Mr.. COOPER. Of the Philadelphia Conference, d.
tered resolution nstructng the Committee on Re'sas
ter tine eXpedency at mixing certain alterations 10 'hEN
offhe eAyhch relates 10 the al OF local pelsa
Referred
Nr SrKrrGrrFLp presented resolution nsuue
ac tile COMMITTEE ON iieyi,a - inquire into the etpeeo-
Ceypuuru. TINT clause of the Discipline which maks, ~
l,u necessary Iuanc,ion or membership IN Tie Cnofa
w. /. SMITH presented the report ofthe pal
.fin. Committee 9th virginia Christian Advocate ron
sentu. thni paper to be tJuu,mue CONDITION. and @
ns n Tie eitonni servic', % l. " lee n the hg -
maj asking ' reappoEImen Keirfred 10 the BOOK We
NIX CLARK, ofthe Texas Conference, offered
resolution propo,ln M IN Of that OF The D,cp1
winch relates the tnli OF local Preacher. Lad % "
table.
l.. NJ. LEE, OF Va, offered resolution to reieLhi
portion of the Bishops Adtfe winch relate, 70 the psola
uon OF Obituary the Conference papers to an ap'H
pulie Committee. Agreed -.
Mr.. CRANDALL asked 10 be excused from sehEt
upon the Committee Temperance. on account Of th q
lance oi hs residence from the place Of meeE Refused
Dir. SPENCER, of the Pittsburgh Conference, o.
ered resolution proposing IN eSpnnse mat pan 81 US 70
cpnc watch pohlts preachers from manufacturing OF s
ardent spirits lis reason Tor dong - "as that the ph
ton seemed 90 imply that private members mislt engage .
ms immoral md wicked traffic He thought We ,houG ~
pye nar rule ct morality iot preacher tuH aNoi o'-
Dr. EAsGs was oppose, to the resolution. The
provision alluded introduced INTO the Discipline N FL
@ expressed the Gceruntpi. OF the Church AZ that sno
That s4reer might sluc by lhcc, t ministers a! esf
In igtazrGs g1ar,. aae l5t tr tha sorios, ieapa
nure eiurmHiI0n had swept the land and puuetb,
ciacI such degree tlt efforts wee nele 70 res
Mr. He.,y> rule relation o. tbs subject. Should
M tie midst OF tins glorious roruGuou and lie nee dds
strong public sentiment which prcvate'i ~ the couniT q
down the bai aud permit this wild beast VI tie forest " es
into our iat II, hoped net
sir. SPENCER explained that his objectwas solel!
put tie church IN position IN which she wODld 1ot 'S
appear councnance the neinrou traffic my liner nee
bsfs.
Mr.. Sheer did not want 10 take q backwardstq
this question. The rule IN the Discipline not 1bo5
precedent Under the Jewish law the Pric. ptohloSh
the se OF WGe. while allowed TO private ildydub
and the Apostle had told That Bishop must not be gr
much Vine Ministers Uu. IL tu he like tIsars wife, aoei
suspicion. Instead on gong back thus matter. he hoped u
General Conference al IT. present would make ps
wrong doug and thus present barrier IN the OF tb W.
ofdeati little bad that drum aFs should be s
Church The country looking TO Ministers 10 take the ~
in enterprise. The Washing reform was Gbans y
therefore was necessary that minister. should come up
Ma. SPENCER said ifthcre vas prospect Of hst.
lnc rule which would apply 10 oil members alike,
would withdraw the resolution, aad he did accordingly
Is. NJ. DRAKE Offered q resolution 10 alter th
pat Of te Discipline relating 10 receiving member. 1o n
Church which requires them 10 be CANNED tse e
recies. Of their ath LAID the table Tor day usds
A. l.. r. GREEN, Of tennessee, stated that be h.i
In s possession the Ms autobiography Of the late yeass
and nWed BRUCE. winch mad been placed IN his bsh'
hy Mr Douglass, who bad received Il from Father Bruce NJ
sell Tie work Of deep interest aHd cOntised mo
valuable information respecting the history OF lie Resocis9E
~ war the South. lie hoped the Conference wogf ~
measures secure publication. On motion Of W. k.kL5
the matter referred 20 the Delegates from Ihsaa -
Tennessee. ~
On motion Of L. r. AMEs, the Conference loot
NJ the Report OF tie Committee on Missions propc.Is
establish new Conference, Ia be called the Indian M
Conference including the territory extending from ne "a
River the North u Red River the South and non r,
Stnte OF Missouri and Arkansas the East 10 ne ho
Mountains the West On the question OF adopting u,
port debst length occurred IN VINCE 80
hmes, Slicer, Early, Bangs, Finley. Bergman, hDa
rrimbIe Green. McFetrn, Radcliffe and Parker ga''.,
but which not OF sufficient genera interest 70
sketch. The Report adopted b. large InaJVf'' w.
thee speakers only opposing i.
At II o'clock the Conference suspended as oui I,
ness TO enter upon the devotional exercises appointed :
held tins hour. thrs beng day Of tHnc ona p'a'S
re.eref &c % the difficulties on the subject OF saver @
Bishop SoULE introduced tie exercises WIN
few r4.,-rss which excited dsep emotun ~ the C"lFt'e
! ile then gave ont the hymn commencing
Giyer OF concord. Prince o! Peace:
end when tbs, had teen suns prayers were Offered oy ''S
nlcHEY, OF Canada, Early, OF Va &c