New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-05-24
DUEL BETWEEN TWO EproRs.-We are GLAD
that the fight, spoken Of IN the letter below
RI suted no v.orse
Methodist General Conference.
NtpOTteI luT nc ITIUuIt.
TWENTIETH DAI.-THURspAY, May %

Reported lor ne iflOuIe.
TWENTIETH DAi.-'rgURspAY. May ..
Bishop iEDDI>G IN the Char. Conference open
ell with tie usual devotional exercises. -
" CASE OF BISHOP ANDREW.
No other business beng offered, the Conference
resumed the considerations the case OF Bi.hop Ana'e"
DR. BANGS first took lhe floor. He had been
member of every General Conference Is. and PIE
sen, when tie Constitution al tie Church was famed lie
nd witnessed during thi, time many aud exciting ds
cusous particularly that on The Presiding Elder question,
which came dividing the Church but he bad never known
debate OF ally Importance in which members had been
calm respectful nnt Gfohey rs they mud been since tbs
yres question c,me before tns General Coieence MS
esnrun OF CHRISTIAN SPIN, gave hun reason 10 hope that
Tic scusson would terminate di>d,ttcuy. There
iuo much broerl love 10 iio" OF such result IT. Bangs
tuo proceeded the ef5 OF tine question. The allegation.
10 have S,ye.hciiuc Bishop had been de'ed but he con
,eode hat toe. II had been sgd ta slave holder
cnrne being elected Bishop, m lS2. by Northern
SSe s.h se.s M; election oi slave holder ,ss a
he had cd ron. Tie mover OF the resolution NJ Gu.
es Si apH certain i7yehoJcr to ASCERTAIN WHEELER Il he
should ~ nominated Bishop, enaucpa;e ,lu,s
tive and lhop Andrew subsequently elected, without
receiving majority OF the southern votes because lie
SdyehodeT 50 much icy the lllegatiea it avehoIdcf
cane elected IL had been Sld that the necessity
oloasnl. lie denied this; the product Of the Old
ApiSycy feeling which had awuy pery AIDED The Tree State
tne was absolutely to euctaie the question:
He loved paresGod knew mat he loved tein There
were many things however which, while they woud &C.
cy u moral character, must s>,srly. N the present
,sie q affair a,quai MN ,@ inc d>chs o. IN quite ~
,nstsnc ,ere L, conc out openly n, ,,,, Of lie i6c:e
Saver Is m all cifr,Iusi Euce, IN He would thu. become
identiaeti with sl Abolition: aud beug disqualified tor
fumes large potion al the Church, ,ucl;l regn
Ifhe would u" do H. TIC iIvnefa Conference would have The
r,-t. hu order 10 tie harmony o. the
Church lohs another suppo'ion -rup"e That one OF our
~ cciored Here much cuu!siou many
thing could rot apaen AZ the Sout,e laws would not al
lo1 The cn..T called Ia crde aEd Dr. Is proceeded
We'll then. he would suppose TINT iiie rad taken
pace a, ui b,, III y 800 t, ,'I ,lj i H.
fIo ii tDoff
n.is5 n, e ,eT5TmaIce oT he c., 81 hs tIc an,
sound exu-ieucy required resign. Adult be had
committed the Apostle sad II meat made m brother 10
offend he would zone while the world .iupd L Bishop An
drew had acted Il principle, be would never hive nyoly
e. the Church tins difficulty Allow that iie msde
Shareholder IN the rt nfnncc without H. consent be
tairiy CATION olive himself sti deeper the
ditcult, by marriage The BISHOP Office OF he Cen
era Conference aad tnertioe 's body ud the night to act
premises lie did not H. disturb ms brethren OF the So;h
North Both were enied 10 tier nights long they did
not disturb tie Church An abolUl>, much Gls
qualified Tot the ONCE Of Bishop Shareholder, and he
tnuch the ministerial character Of bishop Andrew but only
ask nm ground tiut h. had been nprudcnt.
,bou:i tbs would be- sufficient nor did he believe :, would
division He believed the Crca, Head OF the Church
would preserve Us from such q cnlsrnlty
Mr. FINLEY ross. 20 offer u substitute Tor the pre-
ambe AID resolution under considerations b' gaze way 10
DR.. CAPERs. who desired 10 say les wu!d-
,oeclng eusoa which Ii understood mad been made 20
hu Jy DE-. Bangs lie the house Tune. but
h. Lad teen inijIiae! that d. l.. had stated. 49,
Commree Of Tia stinY'e Delegation waited upon sit'e
holder lni inquired whether r would eiaEci eie E slaves
be shou be nominated of Bishop, md tia; tbe indy, t
thus called ugen had ANSWERED. the negative. Nos be
wished ,ay tin. the int time re had e.'d oi
the matter and such COMMITTEE had eyc wHtet
Mr: DAVIS, OF the Baltimore Conference, SAID he
regretted that brethren had thu, hcca brought 10 persona
cord b., he iis;iucy eeoec,ed a, N ig he had a. il,eI
new with M Carer ii tie request of all or portion oil tie
Baltimore Detention, wllh view 70 ascertain whether If e
should be u0m4ei i11 Bishop would be possible io ip
preacher Ike conversation. and Dr. Cape told h.m that he
Sas doomed to Se sa,vioder-'s wns g,pos;ibie iof