New-York daily tribune., 1844-06-08
Methodist General Conference.
Reported ior The Tribune.
THIRTY-IuIRD DAY.. .FKIpAY, June :.

Bishop SOuLE presiding.
JAMES PORTER aud CHARLES ADAMS, OF tie VI
Conference, who voted Yesterday N the affirmative ON e
Miclirli. had leave IL change thciI soies.
MT. HiGBAHU " t,a also voted III the affirmative
the question asked leave 10 w'tdmw ms 'oe "nI
again,, tciag compelled . Request granted
DR.. PAINE, IRON Iie Commitee oa the r.plscopu-
e. submitted report The effect that or OF tlve
and opportunity they had nvt arrived at any concirn Us 10
he Of B,snnps 1t wou'd he necessary 10 elect To
aenshen the Blrcopacy Report accepted aud TIE Con"
mr.e .charged.
Dr. PAIHk said that the Committee OF Niue on
lie Declaration o e Southern member. not yei ready 10
pri but he uped they "cCd be IN the course OF Tie lore
/! they could be peFmte! to retire White the Conference
session the Conference tEem cvc to do s."
Mr.. EARLY on behalf oi line Southern Delegation,
Sed that Judge Iongsrect might be aided 20 tie above
named COMMITTEE and motion that effect, but
rdd prevail The eeon assigned ior ihe i1aue'I Mee
ended Judge LoUgscets legal cNpsrerce n' Glnicn
ions and opposed the ground that the Cuiln'ee
s',aiy n Se % imposed upon b the Conference
The Delegations ruiu The several Annusi Coh'sr-
ces were called upon each one p-on 10 comloe
the Committee ur purpose o RECEIVING h0d cotcns ihc'
ad documents respecting the le OF deceased Bishops aud
Mr. ScoTr, of the Philadelphia Conference, cali
Cd mn the resolution introduced by hm yesterday, aud which
consideration at the tue oi nSour"men ilNns inc
The resolution amended qs Ia iN 3 O'Clock i alter
pon s the gong INTO the election and the previous
question being moved ana sus'anedI II was paeu D! "se
Hay,y \. ,,.r,voxp moved to take up the Report of
The Committee Slavery NJ relating to the testimony OF
eolored persons ~ Church tlas,
NJ hF. hR,O ~ y.
On the table Los,-and the Report was taken up. .
Mr. COLLINS was anxIous that the resolution OF
tie COMMITTEES should be amended as TO ecld not only The
-sou,Inns cuured but also Ill the pro-
seedlings the OF s Comioit cut oil winch those fc>o-
Dr. PECK, Chairman OF the Committee explained
In, the Conference 1910 had itself reconsdced It's
y .ucb Amendment, a, Ead been proposed by Nh Collins.
MIR. MITCHELL thought some such aHcndneht
Necessary Order TO put the South IN n Iisi' position H.
Judge LoAGSTnEET denied The power o. tins
Conference to disturb the Judicial proceedings OF the Contt
ace of 0 The case IN question had been settled lpcay
Of lis motion. after the lapse OF ou. ySa 20 alter that
trion. take a;y action respecting 4 e & aeaSG the eS
semif iat t the the mailer re-, where ii was.
Dir. Collins SAID he would not urge hs amend-
ncnt in view Of the remarks o! Judge Longst'eei
Bishop SouLE regretted that the committee had
uo appended TO their report copy of the resolutions OF 1870,
sooa,ibiy or io,e resolutions, he willing ',ey should
sub.hcd through the length ard breadth OF the land
ihc resolutions were then read from The journal
$3.50 4, appeared tha, OF them were originally pFopo
III. rnse.ndlng resolution was then adoptcd-leas
st'osed That resolutions, passed the GcpcEa Confer
ne ls the sutec; of the testimony Of co3red persons
hChuch TRIALS, be, and the Is. hereby rescinded
Mr.. PORTER. OF New Jersey, introduced resolu-
O CRYING leave to the Delegations from the PhladeiphIa and
@ Jersey Conferences appo; each two members OF the
YORK Book Committee 10 until the next meeting oil
teose Conferences. Agreed to.
Mr. Dow introduced resolution providing that
SsVerion; nud ewlump,he Conferences be allowed to
Aosi ihet mex, meeting together, Agreed
e Secretaries 10 furnish bshop Andrew with certified copy
the proceedings OF the Adopted
On motion o! Mr.. MARTINpALE, the Conference
eos up The Report Of the Committee Course Of Study
candidates Tor the Ministry. This Report proposed that
aoni DC the duty OF the Bishop, designate cour>e OF study
II iinienal candidates and a Tie candidates should not
pfe.ciibed
Judge LoNcsrREEr opposed the proposition, and
. PERKINS and l.. PIERCE spoke IN It's favor and 1t was
. lne Report of the Committee on the Book Con
en wa, then taken up and lis consideration occupied the re-
adef OF the The action taken was not oil pubic Ill
'eie' Adjourned
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Bishop REDriNG in the Chair.
Or. PAisE Chairman Of the committee Of nine
sopon,ed TO consider the Declaration Of the Southern Dele
saes. submitted the following
REPORT
The Select Committee Of Dne appointed 10 con-
sder and report on the Declaration OF the Delegates
ron the Conferences oil the Slaveho!dIDg States,
oeg leave To submit The following Report:
Whereas Declaration has been presented this General
conference wh The signatures Of jtyOR Delegates OF The
oy from thirteen Annu Conferences the slave holding
a,et fe.tcsentine that ior enumerated the
Wsects md of the Christian Ministry Church
sanzaton be successfully accomplished by them under
ee Siction of THIS ,.eneri Conference
&nn whereas, she event oi SeD6futoa contingency
HTch the tecirson B-ks attention. Imp,ubnbE,
eea II The duty ui hs General Couictcnc. the
tetey with Christian kindness mud the sce-t equity therefore
hksotued iieiegaies the Annual
eacs, General Conference asented. That should te Del
gates the Suve holding
ressay distinct ecclesiastical The
sowing rule tha be observed with regard TO the Northern