New-York daily tribune., 1844-05-09
Reported for The Tribune.
Mcth0dist General Confcrcr


cses.
The Conference took up the Appeal of f. A.
itardin from the decision of the Baltimore Coufer-
ence winch was under consideration AT the time of
adjournment Yesterday.
JoHS \. COLLINS said il was mol without diff.
dencc that he undertook the defence of the Balt-
more toucrence. That bod, was one of the Oldest
IN the Methodist conae xion, and had always stood
~ the discipline in veal and in woe. and her best
defence would be To suffer her speak themselves in
the suhcc; of slavery. strong and deer. wns . IN
a. lrc''o nnd 'he ouicfcncc needed al! lis wisdom pm
lie hqd lccn rraci To hear some ,ngy tim, fell from The
l,el him upon i tho doctrine tfn, slavery is nm
owl The language he ind used that su,ect and winch
scoi delight He had ol us. what ,tl more rrni,ng
ni hs Southern brethren nrced with HIM this pont but
Southern Cou:tence tina, nvery IS i.nt nara evil and
defend the Institution. The floor Of the General Conference
from the Word of God. We had been ,hn, no man wto
s could not forget that Prof Smms OF Macon College Me-
,hod,, munster, had attempted such defence He could no,
bu, feel this sentiment Iu there was
rnwnck 10 his pleasure Is friend. while speaking Of wlr,
ton saying ,l, while slavery un evil Is eyct,he,. en-
pnbe OF being turned by circumstances into good lie Ind
the ground with lands ARTICLES OF properly and vet be
called h;mscitu conservative.
lie son! not follow >brqtkcr ~ MI that he had said e.: #
!> case had been tainted with snail poy two ,hirs Of
grenis would have been N no danger ocaichnS the dyls
lie HAD ;i'st c"mpaned that the Journal of Baltimore Con
ference was in,rn IN thai did no; show the
Of
the wori The appellant had udaited The truth oa that WIS
alleged against HIM nnd the action oithe Conference bed
The appellant relied upon the testimony Of brother Gcrc To
prove hat he had o%o,o 10 send slaves 10 free hey
chose 10 go MI Cons would put question ;obroiler erc.
lie would sk hum whether his recollection clear and DIS
Mr. GrRr impression was clear bu, hi. recollection
was not So meht be mntuken, but he though; such
a COLLINS SAID il such offer had been made the case
would never have come to the General Conference.
had been argued that tie laws of Mary land prohibited
emancpaon and the opinion of Judge hey nd been quoted
tn that effect fu the law did not prohibit emancipation
only prescribed the conditions winch could take place
The slave might be taken to Africa free State and ii he
free Maryland he would not be sold. Tie sher
once free nc could never be facsnve Tie law ofs3 which
and to the law or rcvef,e the doctrine lint
the husband the head o: the wife. Nothing SAID
unite gv'ug liberty To Tier slaves Aud wha, wife tha;
loved her husband would pu, ~ jeopardy his ministerial stand
wife cneated on THIS head earnestly she lad been
Adam attempted 10 Justify his sin. by throwing the rcpou
slb;ly Eve. but II was dastarSly pleu The laws
prove he would cite the of Cornelius Howard who had
n,ey given freedom 20 HI, slave, b. will The thug could be
done there will Brother Blake oi the BHinoe Con
ference lad also cmancpaiet IN: slave md the Conference
did s; in insisting ,at brother Hardin should do The
1t had been sn,d that TINT only LEGAL emancipation
which allowed the s!urc To remain III The Stae, THIS
novel discovery That emancipation legal, which
according to i2w matter neither ihc slave remained the
State not and the Blnue Conference deserved credit and
not eproach ior having the manly inncss 10 stand up the
face oi ,Invehodls community and INSIST that brother
Hardin should free his slaves. In doing II had acted accord
Subject @ 's %e o Tste one te pTSro 6 wc cn s
ted private members Of the Church another That related
official members. und another 10 travelling preachers 1t
with the latter only thu. we were now concerned. and was
ws'When any travelling preacher becomes m owner Of
slave slaves by means he shall forfeit his ministerial
character church. unless he execute il be practicable
legal emancipation OF such slaves conOmub 10 the laws
Of the State in which he lives. Here not word about
the slave being permitted 10 the State. did the
power If legal emancipation depend on ans such condition
M & s ssG sd G S must Se SS e S p oss
Which applied To Others than travelling preachers ,o.o
ad ctiopel Tie e%lrneG put upon The discipline rs! BY the
therefore this arSuntn, ieI To the ground.
he M G S 9S sf Ic , OF 1 ID S G sa II M M % s1sG
Some peoples consclences were cuI2u, things lie ecocct
TO eai meat in Lent. Where the brothers.
wGs f c %sqi n.2 's o;is f sometimes
Tie appellant hGd trumph9 owe; clause in the Report Of
perpetual esuyemcnt Of Two oi biote Iardns slaves o
forgot that the clause IN question "as !ck out By the Con-
II nd been ss a the spirit wei the leite, of the Dis
cipne opposed 10 the ttton O. tho Baltimore Conference
troubled wh any metiphy; on the question lie Mr c.
believed on the c"y p. s dI l ,g rs pe ee was wholly against
The defence Of the Baltimore Conference rested upon these
l. ihat Brother Harden had violated the Discipline.
lie had placed himself IN MS present position voluntarily
nc his laeI; aad brethren Sy nToTmg 5 @monf ont them re- hi.
he pleased the ccnie matter Of marriage lie
bound marry prudenty md To consult h aged brethren
ed with the laws Of Maryland before married md kew ali
difficulties in the way et enn;epatIon He wns also ne
quulned with the action of the Baltimore Conference. lie
% knew 'qf n Aa 5acn Of That inference were here r"fnre
m which appeared tina, i've travelling preachers had lately
required tree their slavcsJ Knowing tbs. ought he
m s 3 i" Sye pr"med eSeey to obc m c Ministers and ye,
he had ,rnmped ,G under !", rocr,-
being composed partly Of free and par'y OF slave cl!Iy IT
ihe Abolition Conferences Non anding here
ind never sauctoIrd slavery und never would Various
peagi n u, aE bon success If his friends on the other side be-
ej SIsv,,y m evil why seek To force upon us! Those
Who syn,pntizcd with hun not favor of violent
,res They had no, been forced INTO the position ana they
wSn @ n1 oe .id s benkwaer to Keep bnck
the tide OF slavery the hand and oinboon on he other
o L. %o mot sns. 9 ny s 10 IT, he bo"n excemen,
hHd Sae mTs 3 hn@ s re G h but @ h Dd s's his
neither down into lne hold nor Jump overheard @
Sto,p rrs this but for the interference the North We
tins dark cloud but did inChcn or make US prosa-
betrc it, We stood by post and there we wl s;and t
shot down. lie bud never sad tina, snse'y wns IN az
Justify IT, His best friend was stakeholder from necessity
But be believed the es Should he eD m o rs "o "oern m s0
bp, surely N favor OF esdom Ils his was & true conservatism -
STAKEHOLDER upon the Baltimore Conerence Before dong
such an act. he begged them TO pn Would ihey compel
their this subject lie trusted IN God they
wIGt, Whe Sr Collins had concluded his speech cf which
have attempted give but epsIe outline the floor was
another ul tle
frence who snd he had only few observations 10 make
He then proceeded reply 10 some points N the speech9 MI
n,t which he thought had been noticed with sufficient
dstnctness by his colleague bu, our limits will not allow us
to follow him. 49,, r,
ais" made few remarks. He said that the appellant could
fras himself from slavery in nm hour II he chose Ine law
emancipation imperative and numbers OF slaves
had been in n parts of the State without having been
molcsted.
The baltimore Delegates here rested their defence
MI SMITH. Tor the appellant. snid there point TO
which the Baltimore Delegates had spoken and he would
Gull their H. Tor he tha, his argument
this pent would cmbaaSS them. They had attempted
show that the appellant sinve-ho
Mr. COLLINS sad the appellant had admitted tha. before the
| Baltimore Conference.
| Mr.. SMITH denied II.
Mr. SARGENT said this was nm after thought, for the appel
liant had certnny admitted himself L. be stakeholder.
Mr. COLLINS said this Il Iubbe and II this ground
was taken he should claim the right 10 be heard reply They
Ind not come here n oi qulbbns lawyers. but
ters OF the Gospel.
vauu, amendments th proposition were brought forward
and debated. Bishop SoUIE sad he had intended t0more that
the Conference attend the meeting of the Bible Society ,omo
riw Some were opposed und Others ~ iuvur o tins cesnn
Wo, deciding the question. the Conference after by
Rev ] Spaldlng of New Hampshire. adjourned
Etcs- Do MT Read :jiis without Reflection.