New-York daily tribune., 1844-05-14
Reported Irr The Tribune
Methodist General Conference.
ELEVENTH DAY. .MoNp

conference with the usual devotional exercises.
The Journal OF Saturday haying been read and
approved, the Chair called for Reports from the
Standing Committees.
GEORGE PECK, from the Committee on Revisals,
submitted Report containing various prov .ions for
altering the Discipline, which was laid upon the
bic under the rules.
DIR. BANGS submitted draft Of Revised Cons;i-
tuition Tor the Methodist Missionary Society, which
was read, referred to the Committee Missions,
aud ordered To be printed for the oil the members.
Inc Conferences beng called for petitions memorials and
pehls large number VI peuns Slavery. om Northern
H. NckERsuN oi the Maine Conference, having presented
Dr PlKKcr or Ga wished nm to state what proportion Of
e inenbeT' oil the Church IN the nFc from when the pet-
tons came. had signed them.
Mr. NICKExsoS sad would be difficult the qGes
ton mere weeb bu, i, however the region where ne ve'
vino refused 10 SUCH petitions when tney were presented
brehre 3lalue. they would all be cae Abol;ion. Ut
he South. \ aJurry the iuc,i5ets oi the Church now
mud not in many cases lad opportunity 10 sign the pe'
tons
the Aican Institute al larls, Informing nm u hs elect on as
al hono:ay enDe! Y 'ns body and requesting ! ms ueSe
either to accept decle u he should 'sve tnc Vi
the C,vizaion aud Regeneration OF Africa ard the Abolition
Vi 'e Slave liS.ie Lest II snoGd Ge supposed I, he nad
sought !s piJ.efed hcno lie ""d'd stLe .at re hhe no
Ins mlaisEe Oi lie haier u III the letter came to hand
Mr SLlcER moved 10 rel he u@iteI 10 the Commiiee OF
'respodeuce, AID On tbs motion debate arose e,ss "a
rEKs aud EARLY were oppce 10 the reference on the soud
such culcuiute the
Importance ana That NJ b4s'op was coiech - se'te e
er iU' himself lhe Ds"Up ugnn stated Inn, lie dd mol lrei
e % "a, toely e G - & Jon ,s @ ~ se n iho1 the Wi
and cu.>eH. u the General Conference Messs SLcER
WILEY. ana DuRBIS IN vor oi referring te matter 10
tqiHniie1, cgnten,ns ttst the course oi te b'Iiop
whether bcn"rra o! injurious is influence, would iu!cae
spJisoity Ui .ecl'. % Hei'"v question sliUuu W % -
n.ose upon the E.aop The suejtct ahouiu 60 10 CnIl
AZ. WAY connected with abulion o hite
Slavery they You'd otYise nm 10 have noti 10 d.
g.
'e slave IinUc ae@'!, w.;c.i u: woe cylzd w"m @ a.o
1e letter WAS finally referred - tie Cohl'icc On Lp
EDWARD THOMSON Of the Norh Ohio Conference, pre-
'entc pctun iiun members IL ie CnuIcn III No"a:A IN
'at State, the General Conference TO procae plan
Home LolynlHaou ioslac feoic u Color, ana tal On
5rss c called upon 10 sc; apart poT;isn OF me ais n e
connection with :ie Aboliuon. bat thought s%nvtnLig
should be done ior the removal Of slavery III winch e NnI,h
Spcc,u Committee but tins bong objected TO- was
referred To the Committee on Slavery.
ton Sa,ey, sld he felt called upon III view oil the usfa
remarks nude some days ago respecting the agency o
S,aio Of this ubcc;: but the feeling asG.t slavery
rslng among People v that Snle and me world
and while the Methodist ministers N Indiana would mol en-
tne petitions OF the meG!ben Of the Church ,o,,od tho
petition Delegate. ctat body the General Con
ference TO take upa conribuiion N. forenoon 10 a % t
Mitchell the peculiar reisos for tbs GppcHtoh .'l
wuuke contained pOpiationoi7 oJ or eVtO sous ana wIe
,ye,r iii "lta,ns tn;ioi Ileie The Me,hod,is could
J az d ~" meeting house winch they were poor
=" Enid The mpounce u the place IN geosIupucu point
ylcyy aud II, relations 10 the whole " e,t rendered u! %
ubsinent OF Me;hodn there exceedingly desirable Im
palltlun debate, being III favor o Grntlhg It's re
ana Others being opposed to H. on ie gfou' & @ II & WE
terttIned would operate Juuousy as precedent Tor The
introduction oi other similar petitions IL was hl"y 'a Oh
Mr. REpNAs from the Missouri Conference. presented the
ence to hold It's noA session that 1t read and laid
upon the table considered when that subject 'ia come
Mr. DavIs Of the Baltimore Conference the presented the
petition OF W Houston, PRAYING me ueheta, ne ~ w w
take upon ms appeal which was before the DcIy III
lsi0 which then lad upon the table ihouShn o9ul
ia very singuar and somewhat ponpous language ana co
famed amusing po,>ctp, addressed 10 me neeS o, s,'
the .iier the petition was referred
| to the Committee uin!.iled business. r,v :
Mr.. DAWES, from the COiniice on the petition oi w l.
Waller. stated that that gentleman desired the p'ivese ol a
say he,ner & the IeGne]St g ] sm% term, T u, The Uommee % have
G T BSSas s lSa l'1 a the Rev. Pr
took HIM J the hand introduced him y the Conference
the whole body Isng IN token OF respect W LifLL ,hen an
wo;GS Stain: that lie was con
coveted under Methodist preaching when but II years
that he loved them a and prayed that the blessings o eH'e
Dr. DvnBfS moved resolution requiring member vine h
called upon memorials 10 present al that ihey might nhV
in their os,csson instead u retaining part o them 10 oe o
tered On some iutnre occasion. - : - ,ordc, h,
adding prov.io the Conference will receive no ns'noi
general subjects after the present week. ana III ' o
The Coercnce then proceeded TO consider the appeal
Budord from the decision Of the Michigan con'eenc M
BY which he had been located without ms Consent On I
question: VIII the Genera, Conference enertuin the appeal
debute arose which concluded when the Conference
adjourned.
PSIn our publication yesterday of the and nays OF
the final by which decision of the Baltimore Confer
the of F. A. Hardin confirmed. we most un
accOunaby omitted record the oil the Baltimore dee
CATION who all present, and voted Nay us follows :
Henry Scer. John a. Collins. John DAVIS Alfred Griffith
John ~ Gerc. John Bear Nicholas ]. b. Morgan Thomas
Sargent, Charles b. Tippctt. George llli
NAVIGATING THE PRAIRIES-Wc learn, says th'
-. Louis Republican, by the officers OF the steanie