New-York daily tribune., 1844-05-07

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daro,ionoI cxercises reading the ii. chap. Of He
hsa,,s ,rh, Conference sung the hymn comnsn.
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! w5iciHs power imp.r
Tho Iou,naI Of Saturday having been read and
,nproyed, the Chair announced the 'oi OWING Com
miitees: ,.,
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ON N, sqb5atS-Nnihnn Eaag,. Chairman James b I'm
| lev ] p Du,bin J. Hamilton. Charles Adans.
o0 ,1 y,,nDrial of ~. J. HaNer-Joh1 DAVIS, Chairman
,ho sncer Benz " Drake. B. L. Crouch. Aaron Adsrs,
,rbc Chnir announced the order oil The day 10 be
he resolution of pr. BANGS, inviting the Delegates
from lie Methodist Epispocal Church IN Canada 10
take seats in the Conference.
| DIR. BANGS said that the General Coa'eicnce1d
186 declined receiving Delegates from The body In
question on account cctan irregularities IN 'heIf orranza
o He thought however that tc present aPpca'on should
~ L oie, on ,,ch grounds. Il not io Us 10 enter INTO
w yc,s,.on cfhe peculiar circumstance N WHICH The ody
I II IVES enough that wns sound IN The faith anda
,e rs nearly contormed to our standard as was the
VeIeyun Church IN England ifa Presbyterian or Protestant
re,>cops body were seHd delegates here aud propose I'm
e,, intercourse he would receive them lie di not think
~ he fair TO receive the delegates from the other body IN
J rr;c, these Fur better would u be 10 receive bob
taking no part their local difficulties.
w. Icsyy moved to roier tic subject to Comni,ee.-
Tins led 10 debac. IN which W. W N;HDr, T. REED,P
c,p-yeicur J. b. FINLEY 5. d. fERdu sos J. 7 MTrcH-
~, RyER.oS Bishop SoULE. and j. I. PECK. took par.
, b bicb our limits Will allow 10 report. The motnn
ofpr Ircxxy prevailed aud the whole question VIII douS;
less conc up again when the Committee make Their report
EARLY OF Va. rose 10 correct mistake made BY The Of
@ ,no,,sr IN the report of remarks made by him wbcn the
,;.l of D Waller was under consideration. DR.. BOND
% the Committee to revise the Report would sec that the
ror corrected
Mr. st,crR OF Baltimore said the Reporter had also maea
ID hun. shex
occn,ion by representing him 'ang that certain Arguments
, on th,, floor were IN the teeth Of tie Bible whereas. h
statement was the arguments referred 10 Tcie IN conflict
with the nciicn tie last General Conference lie would also
take This occasion nyidios remark concerning
hinse in the Commercial Advertiser OF Saturday OF which
he understood the official Reporter of the Conference The
author The remark alluded To 10 the effect that he had
otirc himself upon the Conference IN orSetiuness OF Il,
rules There also an impunrion cast upon the President
ir allowing hm thus violate the rules lie wished TO say
that this aluon to hrsfi IL va & entirely G]i, G o he mad IN
syeEEy A"e m Gse5 ~ M With S the & lie was not peSas
c,,a'ne with the Reporter but he did profess ac
mi tunes been Il member He thought i exceedingly I'M
proper tho Reporter empoyed by The Conference ,hOnM
,he Rc;ortcr acted the influence Of pTomper this
sc he could divide with him the rbuke administered os
,h. lnytiouS assault .
SIr PEESiys of New Hampshire thought was no, the
province thc Conference 10 settle tine differences OF mcmbc
Alter oae remarks by Mr.. McFEnnrs and Dr. BoSp. the
motion allow the Reporter 10 address the Conference IN ex
Nc IoSGsrRKET OF Georgia said that the Reporter hada
s U%n to nhS member the C"nrcnce but the Conference G
had the rshtts dismiss HIM from ls service ~, saw H.
nation made To instruct the Committee Of Publication
place and Mr. Dow moved to suspend the order OF tho day
wltl, view act upon The subject
Mr COLLINS thought the conduct Of the Reporter unus,d
ptsr!srs since 20 do so would ony lower It's dignity
Dr. oSp stated that the Reporter regretted having made
Mr. SLcen expressed himself satisfied, and
Rev L. $. JAMES. Financial Secretary of the American
Bible s9ciety on nm motion ct d. BiNGs % was : invited to tnSe
r r S.SfoRp submitted the Report of the Agents of the
our nc;ce efihe Report submitted a Or two since from the
R1SS hdSoene and Journal esps Weekly G hat o
the Quarterly Review which had obtained high reputation.
j. B. finley submitted the Report of the Book Agents at
s"Sa %s s. n s amo%ns n %sG S o S
oyera liabilities during The past four s2osg IS The
weekly rhe Ladies Repository has yielded profit So 80
The Christian ApoloG'; IA German paper has been published
The Conferences being called for petitions large rambe,
Were presented and esIIe mos. 1i them c,;n on me s@e'
On motion Of Mr. STEVENSON OF Ky re; outon was vas
cspeiency o altering The general rules which relate
Dr. Bases offered resolution ins,ructng the book agents
pay the postage on letters addressed to members Of the Con
ierencc during is session but serious objections beng made
10 the proposal, it was withdrawn.
DEBATE ON SLAVERY.
WN A. SMITH, OF Va. moved resolution ns,rctins the
ed ct, and arguments submitted in the memorial, that SUBJ
ect and report upon them at the earliest day pacucabe ln
been flooded with petitions TN, subecr, om quarterly ard
annna conferences md from indyldua emberoi the Church
The nct however that memorials usy signed ws
oiIya Importance only showed the nctve interest Of ne
people lie Wss @ scSuanted @ with W fnc ON is SUBJECT worth
knowing Methodist preacher from the South visited certain
place and allowed to preach because the people
nnwlng TO receive him. but The people TOOK INC
brother should be heard. lie drew
arge congregations though the preachers still held themselves
aoof AZ TINS str was among mnse'-H0t among the pep
pie Nothing than get up these petitions A gen.
tlemqn had od him anecdoe WHICH would illustrate hia
~ Albany some time wager OF $500 was hid that hVe
hundred names could be procured 10 petition asking that
ye e oSaSe ne 0IE IL s G G %a his
brethren were so Tnbd on this subject We at ie South could
snaG ep;Sets applied to our brsihTea at the Soai i
sioGp to 80 Contemplate mode Of eiectins our object
These petitions are not without their design let US look
been in the iaJ, of Receiving and referring them to
ION, 2nm,iee and wa, have ihose COMMITTEES donf ,h
couyveIs a'ge between the antisayery men nnd The ui
this Gueon-the antavery men, or conservatives the
nn,abouon and those wio had been called pro slavery
the matter To be muDnged by them md he To know
Int @ .he Sou mad by hs means been gs,ed They would
ke the CABS Of your ~. when the hoe out always drop
Issues between themselves aboioniis The plan
nad nee TO dodge The real question ut :sue Meanwhile NE
floor ofhe Conference ,yhie fecolleced
snge exception no Southern since lS. had been Ir,
med TO reply TO their They hnd ben compelled
to listen TO the ab.e OF utn-Gbotionh but had fair op
poftnty Of edefencc When they had attempted ynd
cate themselves they had been subjected annoyance and
iepton What were the objects sought by these memorials,
In the hrst place they asked the repeal OF the resolution
Gn c2ored testimony Let the Committee this question
nke honest straght forward without shung evaor
In TIE next place. the petitions filed with violent attacks
upon the south and aimed 1t Dr. Cnpes the Southern Ms
soay Secretary and at Bishop Andrew. Let the Committee
meet these points also. and let know whether such attacks
are to be submitted TO- In the place the petitioners seek
TO exclude shareholders from the of the Church.
and this point we wish 10 hive settled clearly and distinctly
We longer wish 10 be subjected ,c abuse. We
With pfopHety no longer submit. tie Conference against
Us let say like siqieh forward men. and wil love
them he better Or IT. We cannot be irle with longer
upon tins point The brother who moved the appointment Of
the COMMITTEE appeared To do under the idea that such
the best mode Oi :eitn: nd Oi the question.
Mr.. COLLys who had mude the motion referred 10. inter-
posed O that m not Or lodging the question: freed
from Virginia vouki find him up the mark nj Tie prope.
time lie could not be nnswebe for what the Reporters had
attributed 10 m when he made the alluded TO- ard be
bend or bs heels.
resolution before the conference WIS., action The