Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1844-11-04

iHI MErHoDisr tHuRCH.-Ihe question of d..
vision between The Northern and southern ptln of the
Methodist Episcopal Church on account OF the dit,ul.
lies growing ant OF the slavery question: continues 10 be
Yrvhs.ic saws
Ihe plan OF division finds general favor at tho Soutb
white W s''ss ut the Northern aud Middle States. II
meets with irn opp,sitau. and seems likely Ia fan II
hr no other reason, f want u the constitutional msinr
~ OF ihfee-foaihs vf the travelling preachers Tn, I'm
nos Coaierenee, al Us sie session. passed resoluon
strongly deprecaiag the measure aud advising the Bish
cps lihe other Annual Conferences cunenrrnc) 10 call
o'"'ai t"tiefenee. IL meet the first Monday In
MAY 1910 10 take into consolidation tie pt.s.p, STATE
m 'he 1hufch, iofevl.w the acts 81 the late General
Conference, aud, ifpissihr provide for the e,nnuel
unity and tranquility al The Methodist Epscnpal Church
Nv. Df. Durbln. President OF Dickinson Cull,oe
Sar'se, Pa one OF the abesi men IN the denominatI N
mas pop'snea communications 10 the last Christian
nnsoea'e sna s'"fnai, recommending COMPROMISE oil
sAs'ing diiiicnilits, on the luralnu basis
j. No i1Disier " bo IS shareholder or who nv pio
eoaveyance % SALE has continued men women ar rh
dfen ~ slavery shall tNcrc-e iige nj Blsop IN tie
Nhnnh, 81 ois as his Connection with slavery exists
except 50 lar as The allowance o seasonab. time IA m
able him 10 release himself tbrreifnmIhe Judgment
oil The Oensfal Cont. rrGee. by vote Of two thirds Of
the members present, shall be hna both as To the fact
OF me connection win slavery within the meaning Of
s compf,nise snd ui te reasonable line 10 be aLlw
e. lof accomplishing The contemplated release there
from.
y no minister having avnwed OF acted upon the des.
H"ckve principles Ut ahoitonistn at which fact the
GeFIAl Conference shall Judge shall exercise the of
nce 81 bishop Ia the Chureh until he shall have re-
eaned ard given tor the future to the sails.
hctisn Of the General Conference
>. There shall be appeal To the General Confer
snce ." any case OF question connected with slavery an.
sang " any Annual Conference; but each Aa,gsl Con
te're shall have full and inA jurisdiction over all such
esses Judging and determining them according l., the
PROVISIONS no" existing IN the Discipline except the
Tlght oi appeal. which Is hereby tsken away.
Dr. Dufbn expresses The bell ei that this plan uf cam
promise Would be acceptable 10 majar,y Of minis
tiers and members, Norh and South il they could he
hsoaght TO the test; and thai ii The laio General Cunfer
ence cupld now BE- reasseu,eJ large MAJORITY Of thai
body aIE' wsad he fund in rs favor The object Of
the c'mpranse is at 10 protect the South om Abo-
Hilton and the Nalb rom Slavery, and this cannot he
dune without excluding the whole question from the
GsSersl Conference
TIE Slave Qaesiioa The Synod Of Cincinnati. at
ne recent Session adopted resolutions explanatory of its
vsews On the subject Vi slavery, being prompted thereto
~ Eieunde: sisadings the snhert sill prevalent ia
eups u the chsscbes. The resolutions declare slavery
- sseing p the United States 10 be maniits,Iy contra
syas Ne principles OF the gospel, and iherebrs sinful
- ~ ihess are, the opinion " he Synod indivdu
an IN I'M cjssseh standing ia lbs relation Of ystey and
slave unr' soch peculiar circumstance that they Gan
81 be jnssly srged with sin, merely because Of thai
osptin. Ia seT~