New-York daily tribune., 1844-05-08


give the reasons tie appellants refusal to comply with the
demand the Conference The whole merits Of the
the appellant suffer account, oi this deficiency Rather
sou not 'he consequence. ;a upon TIE baltimore Con,e
aud thnt testimony distinctly sustained Tie ground lie Hf
taken The recollection brother Gere was distinct and what
II other. did The offer IN question II was no wonder
they did ao hea they 30 intent upon carving out ae
the full benefit Of the positive testimony Of brother e!c anG
ta, negative statements which had been made awaited
ierc to take h slave, 10 fee State they chose
mt,ce and the appellant having refused compliance with Il;
demand, another Committee was appointed 70 lnoo VIII MN
VI. SARGENT interp3scd to say TINT the motion
Dr. Bases inquired in order TO interrupt tie spea-
The CHAIR said he had allowed the Delegate, from the Bal
nure Conference speak matters of fact, on account OF
the desire Of brother Smll! that icy should do So :,
Mr. SMITH after further Interruptions continued. lie
wished distinctly understood then. n motion 10 locate
The appgan had been withdraw on The suggestion oil tie
lie then introduced paper from Mr Aernck Senator
Slave could be =.mnacipae except condition OF removal
Of the state; and also tha, by recent statute woman po;
them in her own right The COMMITTEE intent
view the case though their duty TO investigate It
The resolution of suspension was adopted and brother Hardin
lie had now gone through with the history the The
ground which the appeal rested was this that the appel.
with the decision o the Baltimore Conference aud that The
discipline m fac, contained a., speen n N, myS n. he h
evercd-l Because he lind power to enancpae the ay
to prove tim, the husband had night only the labor "f ms
w,es snye- and no power wnever TO emancIpaie them.
The Conference nigh, well have required hun to nnh9Ie
the fir, Methodist Minister he met and SEIZE ms horse saddle
nnd bride o to enanclpae all e slaves o ahIyan as i
mnnd of him the emancipation OF these aves oi ms WE lie
loss understand how the good brethren c that Con-
lis second poif was that the Discipline contained
r0v sion winch c1onened the appellant from MI .Sn
nye-,oder Shall be eligible to official station in our
Church heicner. where tie laws Of the Stae III which
ayc ENJOY freedom. Wien any travelling preacher heconS
9ip slave slaves By any means he n forfeit us
Legal emancipation of such slaves. cono!mAbly to The laws oil
Of Marsnnd wa, presented By Mr. : from which npreared
that emancipation. with liberty To- remain IN the state was
lr more strict than those Of Vgna; and # there was
State the union to which this provision 9 the discipline
therefore, ni which the appellant had been guilty consisted III
. a he would M not pedse n's m eli to ,, DO & ss he aT' o
construction had put upon The discipline mad ofe SANCTION
vesy between certain Methodist ministers Of Westmoteand,
VA and the Baltimore Conference. The latter Conference
ern Conference and asked be transferred the Virginia
Conference The Baltimore brehTen we're 50 ~ love Th ten EN-
und fishes hud influence upon the corse ol te
Mr. SLiclR said they had plenty Of fishes but louves to
air SMITH sa them send their fishes to we will 'ake
cnre of tcIn 1910 the again. und was refer
red TO COMMITTEE oiwhlch Rev. Dr. Bascon was Chairrn
The th.s able argument IN 'lndi-
construction lie Ind put upon the clli.e o Inc
Ilisclp
luton +" The effect ,a, were the Of state did not al
emancipation. saveholdng should constitute no paie ~
the ordination 0 PREACHER Ih resolution was huopcu .,
the General Conference and Intended n hnal ettenct
u the controversy. Who could have expected that ne ha
SION under ut The conduct oi that Conference was contrary
the Discipline d the appellant was Ilgt ~ 'su'f % 10
that Two o 5lavcs should be kept IN perpetual bondage
III anSs bsT M are s$ e. 'YSI VIVA, Eacn m ma 1s cu a lie
called ,ne aboi"an, 10 s;ck to he! % pr Pnf, no
more than the letter justified the u the BALTIMORE Con
ference He knew tai when he spoke o the spirit o Tue M
par.nt Tie Discipline conservative and those alone
The pfncipes II contains The Discipline declared ,at we
nre s much rs ever convinced oi the grea evil o slavery
and with depth of feeling which no Northern nun could
We Ce S1h hsye aay an mSn g
Bu, Conservatism involved principles appca9s TO TWO sihes
vi Wills e hS Discipline Ms on one amG d T Slavery
requires the other submission to The aws and does net
pronounce evil necessarily slp We O the SOUTH Jake
both c othe question: and therefore we ae &
Ms say That 50 yIy Ss n, him i'm hni fx we S We have SUBJ
mied 10 from cradles 10 the present hour nnd Tie cyl
now refuse help lie had not doubt that slavery would
luye been abolished VIsina long eeiore this but Tor lhe
interference Northern Abolition In ISL the State waS ready
nr acton aud public sentiment. as manifested IN Legislative
% in e s s"S as gave to 'f e
Society But there was strong parry opposed 10 any
snce At t;ru il was no bigger than nnd but length
/, spread over the whue land md Virginia clothed III
long prsyed was rolled back. suffered the error the
wickedntss of AbOtonisse would not say whlch-to Ge-
feat all hopes At this crisis our MISSIONARIES IN Liberia
coored who had been baptized INTO our Church wrote
could not survive moe not taken in the 'eectiono Of
emivrn The Abolonsts, by their aGilaon mad been the
means of arrestinG this tide o emgrno and they had say ell
the Colonies though they had not intended It. They were IKE
Tho nme his k9s Sna at e s 3 S pon s ni @ m s
ad no hostility hem God ad used them and would con-
1g TO rsfe Dse .r be ConTyayes I They were those who took
both sides OF the question and who while they believed slave
the ground OF the Discipline and here the South took her stand
There jpoinnc Dr. Bond, IS Conservative But he I hnd
a., different this lUuf, ana from n
narie whence he little expected It, We had been told that
south @ M nys to If s S BesWeen le em S
the Abotsons,s lie would ask his Southern behIen they
" the Souhen ienbc,s For than 10 yca!s had he
preacl the south and never ma nc heard such n D. ITe
bn we mnn,an that not neScsSarya Sln Are those VINO
ga eau ae sond between u, md the A6onis The
oi the baltimore Conference symbolzed with ultra Abo'lo
md could be justified only the ground that slavery is III n
sp s then examination OF The arguments Of
doctrine what wrong IN It's origin can never be-
s He sn % , ,s Ssns Syemnen saIcy s eaR wsh
Ind originated either greater oE less extent ~ roDoely ana
w,onsM won md ibe Conduct ofth country toward Indians. nd
we no right lands because they were originally ooaeu
y s said he would dwell longer on distractions but
close his remarks with practical views oi ie auefio
m Ia;re TO the of AbrahHu. who. he sam WhS De!ou
Nil question savcholeto the slavery winch existed among
the Jews by Divine sanction ana to Inc course psd s1 U
whc he contended 10 show that while slavery Is an
owl r., Ia. submitted from necessity. II was not necessary
sin The duty OF tho minister was to preach te soe DOs
Ia Ministers and slaves ana thus brng about state oi ihEs
N which emancipation could take place without clvll COM
notion The condition 81 the slaves was petei ulnh . i
90 Leor in their country. God had overIuod c eT
for cuod ItJ those who doubted this with hun to tLe
south and how many had been borl oi uod. MGis
of them had coe Christians and Chr,tian wa1 the hg-
style o u uIhn. IL. ..o...1 tJo Ia
cveI int If the NJ f. Chu;ci did her duty she wund ne ue
o bringing the county of all It's difficulties ofEa'
nr IN hs QUESTION hat should She do Preach ule go
| nFf,plu t hn
and slaves On this point lie be allowed TO speak of nj
honr, wrs full He cmphacnlly negro ptenchei una
had lor years administered this class the cosoiaos o % %
r,on lhc Church must cclslate on tis question. N
G nom, the Christian Advocate and Journal had taken the
rirh, ground We danger OF becoming pohicoII
instead o religious body II ever We ssuneu
I'M. chafaccr the lally would demand The right OF Representa-
ton here and they ought have II. II we Kept about our
prcpn,e work there would he difficulty lie lad teHpe
warfare against this neddne with politics by lnlnsgls
ministers and uymen ether mike laws 10!
ard the same assembled another capacity TO eiac la"s
or the State what should hinder them from putting ms re
o and civ power into the same hands ana uni
ting Church and Stas DO brethren grow warm ~ i-I
compassion for the negro! Let them go with me- ana WIPE
the tear from his preach TO him the unearch
and bid both master and slave come ana