New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-05-23

EITCu REED, from the Committee on that SUD
jec; submitted eP" on the o Subject 6s t 1' 0OA'
"iWlw "a" EtpgE from Tie Committee the Book
Concern presented Report winch was also au uPo" Tie
table CASE OF BISHOP ANDREW,
Mr. GeIFF!rH of the Baltimore Conference,
movTb . Wnna T 81 Inc COMMITTEE on EpGopney
Bishop Andrew connection wu slavery ms uels GsIeeu
TO- Mr. Griffith presented the following pfeai"D'e anu ''so-
'DI mireas The Rev james o Anirew one Of the Bishops
of,h- II H. Church. become connected win slavery as
communicated his statement ~ rep: To Tie .niuiy 9
the CSmnree on " %G f has BEEN cm the
origin CnuTch eet pole ana invIaee %,qs ED
with tbs great evil. under snch circumstance IL wouu
he impossible for Bishop to exercise the functions una per
form the assigned To General superintendent WIN nc
cepance IN that large PARTON o; his charge IN wncn Snve
does exist and rdsreaS b,n92 ahugw Nuns" , "n d
etei y the General Conference oi le as candidate who
though vins amidst porHm3n , is d
edcrsGs tbs is fall periods history Church the
,nd se "a. Of eodi, as part OF the nerant
General Supern'ency to a nNf'odeI so l he
hereby uectonacy requested To resign w office as one tho
bishops B,ioi tine Methodist Episcopal Church 49,, :.
| Mr. tfEIFFGrH SAID IL was his desire ana m
n,on in the discussion of the subject before the Confer
ence, avoid nnguace winch would IIse a tynaenSy 10
10 rpproach the question with TINT calm eilera'i9n wihwhc
lie would npPro4ch the altar OF ms Tod ne upec, WIS ~?
Methodist Church, under Cod ne Owed al a ne lad d.
nud all TINT he lie entered when boy hnd hnu Eiveo
1.-THE strength ofh Iper with what effect 1t was Tor o-
Never Til no had he witnessed ,ucha crisis IN It's affairs and
CHOPPED that we Should nave the knee 70 mSe l !. us
Inspired by holy Christianity MI ntI'l then p'oceeueu
Ia .rnk the Office and power oil bishops from me euies
ped IN the history OF the Church until the present ine ana
,ny r,nis rim, office was enyeopcd cloud of mysl
ca glory behind which were almost saclgeiolis To peep
Now Whatever might be- the meaning attnched To the word
Bishop by others tins Conference was concerned ony WIN tne
d Ea deim rtSnf" WY "iba' Bishops distinct
"rder oien but only officers OF the General Conference IN
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tins M c. advered TO the history OF the Methodist Ihnrch
aud alluded 20 the inethit AsbIy ~ rs GU
penlendent. though requested to DO 80 by NJ Wesley nm
self ur he hnd int been elected by IRE EonyIence IL was
ce he maintained from the history oil TINS office US connect
cd with the Methodist Church, t'Gtr iurlmtcn might be
Sn % the power to abolish the office ltseli existed the
Annual Conferences lie hoped brethren would not suffer theft
Were we ylns bho, .lrev oT I'o' H. voc, , o ,,
,. her we Ind poycr over IN officer OF body,
uci-wcler under circumstances winch embaTass AMI de
oy his usefulness IN tic position III wi'ii we Se pacC
him He maintained that the pu"e:oi lii= General Con!cr,
cnce IN this eXsency clear and perfect Suppose one ol
our Bishops were aenated his und, should we not nve
power to remove him Every one must answer IN me aitq
4 notion vas made that he have leave to pro-
Mr. FILLMORE moved that the rule limiting
Speakers to fifteen be suspended dutin. the discussion
| lasted some The motion ut length prevailed. -
| MIR. GRIFFITH concluded his remarks. l. he re-
solutions did touch the ministerial character of Bishop An
before lie elected. Ills connection with Slavery lsIunI-
fed him for the performance OF the duties Of his office and rs
ton, the right and the duty OF the General Conference
To ask him rssn lie would ccnure brethren not to wan
der from the true issue.
BlsHor SouLE said as no one rose to take the
floor, he would make remark ut this CRISIS Strange ns
might seem he Cnmer III his lie than lie
would conceal that the difficulties which they were IN
vocd had subjected nm 10 deep mental agony but the season
of bitterness had passed away Conscious that he ud uborcd
with diligence and prayer To nnnonze the Church he CON
United the whole subject to the overriding Providence of Al
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sincerely that he had no personal interest IN TIN, mnt
ter. He ready Ia b.. mmuaed II necessary. upon one
altar and only and TINT the nj ar OF mon III the VI
h. church lie never would be SACRIFICED Northern
southern altar Here he took ll stand 1t would III be;
Inn 10 discuss the merits OF tins question: but he desired
to Sf !. & @ ID s % oea OF G sp n se
ence win" were acquainted with human nature and with me
mnstes Of Gud He addressed nku young ind inexperienced
men He wished say that he hoped hear this dIscns
brethren by Nil the Interests Of our beloved ZION by voice
IRON the fmve OF Wesley and A'bu ana me sleeping Haers
~cd lie would ndyse TINT younger men hear the counsel OF
tribunal. tbs question: In the first
place the tribunal which would SIT IN Judg
pprtnnt hfnuc Of the great ror.,n, nmlly. Then
."ncrn nnrcnr" nnennbe 10 our Church at large
their cpnduc watched BY statesmen and Jgrsts Having
might H. characterized by dcc",um-by hard arguments
aud ,o word,nad that all pe:sona reflections would be
uyoded
Mr.. SANFORD, Of New ork, said ne rose at the
present with the hope Of making some suggestions
He fully convinced OF the high eXpedency OF making the
before the Conference. Our right to mike could
need be discussed. he would state the Tor the
vote which he should feel compeied 10 gre 1t TINS sep was
taken. would be utterly Impossible majority oil The
Annual Conferences Gyci serious convukOs II was his
urn that the mpenCsy ice ssary 10
prevent the Church the North rop becoming 10 IN
duences OF the rnors character II were possible
consistently with the principles und interests oil ;he church TO
TINS wOu!d greatly rejoice his heaFt. but ne
,lw no wa of avoiding the issue.
Mr. WisASs, OF Mississippi took the floor. That
the Conference hud abstract night 10 take tie Step conteu
plated the resolution ne was not prepared To deny was
also the night oi eTbe To give Their reasons for refusing To
JON IN the measure sud to crce The arguments offered on
the other In DONG this ne wished hard arguments,
dulged hard feelings The first statement IN the preamble
not The Methodist CHURCH had such mat
spoken Of and such policy. 1t indeed fact tina;
Shareholder mad been elected To the EpcOpacy but that
the purpose Of many Northern and Western to elect
s eode to that Office but the design debated by the
the preamble also That Bishop Andrew
%sgd o. some brethren from ts SG ne @ Gei
HIN Is candidate Individual betaefn were Gran INTO me
brother. however pointing father Pickering OF the y F.
Conference who AZ his SIDE. had nominated and supported
Mr.. PICKERING rose TO correct the brother. lie
had never made such nomination.
Mr.. WINA.S had been m!siniorned and was glad
be put night There iact, however, which would
not Ire denied There TINS fCor who would vote
N favor OF 0s resolution who twelve years ago ad:ocaie the
Epscopary 5 management iir Winal thefi proceeded
70 the facts the Ut Bishop Andrew cOnentnc
tina; he obnoxious OF the
stances N which re mad been placed The main Argument
iavo. oi The resolution based cxoedency. IL sd
that such state oi things Ind been gotten up the North,
East and West 10 render the absolutely necessary
10 tie safety Of The Church This OF things hnd been pro-
duceG by the Abolition agitation Now he would meet this
argument from expectancy BY another by passing this rso
luton render Indispensable. unconoIabiy necessq
y that the South houdhe would not pronounce the word
but the Conference what he meant This necessity would
arse out OF circumstances which mnn could control for the
OF the resolution would put the Southern Ministers
hor d combat and leave them option but IN withdraw
lie would ask the Conference 10 balance the Arguments for
ana against The measure from e1pedIency Dare any man as
s- that the consequences winch said would follow the
rejection of the resolution the North aud inev
liable like those which would flow from passage lie beg
sed the Conference before they voted for
which would of 1870 Ministers and $1,000 members OF the
what they about do they lad regard Tor the
ter e: hen remember the bleeding Slaves who would be de-
privileges and hopes ii this resolution
adopted. Mr.. Winans followed By
Mr. Bowen, of the Oneida Conference. IN favor