New-York daily tribune., 1844-05-08
Reported for The Tribune.
Methodist General Conference.
SIXTH DAY..........Muy :. IS

I.
Bishop SoULE in the Chair. DIR. PIERCE, OF Ga.
took the lead in devotional exercises, aud read L.
Peter, 4lh Chapter. The Conference sung the Hymn
commencing
My T., God; the sprng Of all my Joys.
After the reading OF the journal, Paul TOWNSEND,
delegate from the Providence Conference, arrived
and took the seat hitherto occupied by A. STEVENS,
reserved delegate, and also took his place on the
several Committees
The Chair announced the following Committees:
On The address Of he Methoitst Epseopai CH"rea & IN
canGda,,S Lnckey e. Pickering. WJ Parks s d. feFsu
On .hnists;;a sa92orcWm; O. Smith C FiTos :,I E.
on he .Nsrnor,al otL H. Iouas-J A. Collins. d. B. Ran
A. l.. r. GREES, of Tenn. presented the Report
of the Publishing Committee OF the South Western
Christian Advocate embodied history OF the establish @ D.
ouThlns condition than iormeTy haylnG been aGSa @
Editor G it has st' CIRCULATION Of $500 weekly The Re
was referred SpEs = 1s cG%~es OF on hRB% hfR RGS Concern
Jonx A. CoLlNs moved Suspension of the Rules in order
to take up the SPECIAL 1 ~, wne n wSs % 5f AeI Co
ference sspenlne n from the Ministry on SccnG n bn Si m
The parts relating this read by the Secretary 1t
sSsa sgsac e fe' Gonsnss ia" nsc 'is lint he I Should
them and m refusal do So he was emed or " " 'he he
should satisfy the Bishops that he had execute" "eo j"
On NOTION Of d. LrcxEy the Conference voted to entertain
the Appeal. H.. ..o g., ,ho ,,,o,.
liant and spoke nearly three hours with srea, ability OF
course. only give the substance o. his enaiS as @ @
preliminary remarks personal himself From the , manner .SsI IN
in certain journals was not unlikely that he supposed 10
entertain hostile feelings toward some q h oeshie aJ ane
Slavery his mind had been made for years and he thought
c understood practical question: lie could say ~ ai s
nshan feelings his trehIen: lie was f an pn
Ani-Slnvery but Aboltunst IN amy sense o The
np
his Southern brethren generally Tie sense IN which ne was
mars lie did not Snow but la IN he repre-
snqs H. The 1nPengg ng S tean har wS e sn, @
far as any AI6ons; could ask He entered upon his deence
with chee,ninc> because he believed that no had been
Wat Was The history Of this case In 1889 the Baltimore
dSnsd G s 1sGsnyf sn Ee Ie '' G % FguS lust
red Mas sw.s 81 Mays COUNTY Mo- if n ,b GwIS5 ny m
Conference t!s being stated by the Presiding Elder
port nd been read treQurcd bro. Hardin 10 execute adeed
of mnnumesson with certain conditions ana qna'cn,io,
which appeared the record lie refused icompy was 70
be regretted the Journals of the Baltimore Conference DO
complete history OF the case as me scpnne .
oucd that the various and answers had mol been put
on record In the absence o the legal testimony ut Wn INC
m peesst 6" tho baltimore Ccnecnce who re
hoped would set HIM right II he went astEny IN his statement ol
lie then that Brother Hardin had refused TO comply
with the equisons OF the Baltimore conference on te sioun
the slaves and therefore had night TO execute deed o
npuslon hT even sl ne ~ wes snoT e bsp freedom and
s"n.ouanty lie discipline dd their nanumission
Thrt romnisnce was utterly inprectiCabie l. hat To"-
nlsnra cvrn II Dractcabe would le Dhuman and cruel
nung the seuaraon parents and children ana lne suut
lng othe hoes OF nature. lie dc howeSei' S &
Conerence n pledge in and that oi MS Mie,
! TINT the slaves. II they desired H. HiSh' ua'e " Nv
Libe;ln free STATE Il, - ,,.,,l., of the
MI GRIrYlT incrpused 10 say that rs .eu va No.,
Baltimore Conference he had paid particular atten'on 10 ~
case bu had never heard before that the appellant oHeie W
allow his ,nves 10 go u free Stale. ,,,.,,,. of
JouS A. GrHs said that he had distinct recollection oi
hearing TINS oer on tine patt OF Brother a'ain more tan
,...,l,o = Al, III
j. A COLLINS Ind heard nothing OF IT. ui2ueh ri,a , Nv m ~,
the whole True, did that the Slaves iniSN ~
Libcria wife and they willing, but expressly "u-
Gil'tsd that their cou}d not be obianeu - .
Mr.! GERE rcatned his statement. ana was sure H7 va"
iish IL
EsRy SLcgR had recollection Of any offer to SEND lns
slaves remembered distinctly thl US
To send them to Africa conditional upon the consent VI IFS
wife.
JoS DAVIS said such offer had been made by the
appellant. the Conference would have suspended MN
lhey expressly oesd send him Pennsy Uu NC
declicd gong
B NJ. DRAKE. of Mississippi inquired il it in order to
introduce oral testimony He thought II unh-ard OF pro-
| ccedng.
the conference was imperfect and they driven TO the ne
ce OF introducing oIal es,moay order 10 get at the lac
Mr COLLINS SAID that the appellant had admitted thut ne
he'd slaves and therefore necessary
Dr SPENCER. ot the Pittsburgh Conference said the Dsc
pine did not require that the questions preacher
t!h or ms reps~ shoud be entered the journal and
therefore the complaint OF the appellant the lnsutcency
OF the record was uniounded.
The CHAIR said sat brother Spencer. being Member
Of the Eaumore Conference should wait m called upon be-
fore he offered his opinion.
Mr. SPESCrR-l only desired that brother Smith should
| mike Discipline for US.