Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-10-09
From the Pendleton Messenger.

ieiouC0 lOT tuuletOn ClTCUll utiu dS "a"
dy Springs. Camp Ground. Sept. 20t
1874, after the usual business ofthe Con
ference was attended, to the following
. preamble and resolutions were unanimous
ly adopted.
Whereas the majority Of The late Gene
raj Conference held in New York, hav
by lheir. action in the cases of the Rev
MIR. Harding aud Bishop Andrew, viola
ted the Compromise which has long Uni
ted the Methodist Episcopal Church in tn
| U. States, and truly manifested spirit o
hostility aud prescription dangerous Il
the civil and religious institutions of tn
Slave Holding States: We the member
Of the Quarterly Conference in the Pen
deion Circuit deem it our duty and prvii
lege freely aud calmly to express ou
opinious relative to matter so essential,
involving The interests and prosperity ofth,
Church of our choice. Therefore.
Resolved. That we consider Slavery a.
it exits in thu United STATES civil instilu
tion and not morally Sin, and so far from
being in any way contrary TO The discipline
of our Church or violation of The wore
of God, it is in conformity with the one
and santioned and regulated by the other
Resolved, That although we deeply la,
ment that any just cause Of disunion should
have arisen between the Northern aud
Southern portions of our Church, which
has been so long united by The bond oI
Christian Union yet we believe the time
has now arrived when that Union can no
longer be preserved without violating our
conscences and surrendering our rights.
Resolved, That we therefore approve
the terms of division. agreed upon by the
Committee of nine in the Gen. Conference
a. New York. And in order that il may
be quietly carried out we recommend to all
parties and especially TO the Editors of
the General Conference papers to cultivate
spirit Of christian charity to wards each
other and constant reliance on the great
head of the Church Cor wisdom TO direct
US in all our deliberations, & thereby pre-:
serve undiinnished The unity of the Spirit
aud The bond of peace. :,..s,
Resolved, that we approve Of the, Con,
venlion proposed To- be held in Louisville
Kentucky, on the first day, Of May mex,
for the purpose oil organizing General
Conference for the Methodist Episcopal
Church in the South and South West and
recommend to our next annual Conference
to elect Delegates for said Conyentinn and
.urpUwrr-t mem lqITy 70 join III organizing
said General Conrerence.
Resolved. that the Southern Delegation
and those from other non slave holding
States who so nobly stood up IN defence
of the rights of the Church are entitled TO
our warmesi thanks, and gratitude. I
Resolved. that We highly approve of the
dignifed course Of our esteemed Bishop
Andrew in refusing to submit :io the die
,ation of the majority of :he General Con.
ference, and assure him, that we deeply
sympa'bise with him for the irer5 ordeal
through which he has been called 10 pass,
trusting his grace will be according TO his
day And hope he may fnd ii, convent.
ent TO visit the Southern Churches ex-
,ensively that they may enjoy his pious
labours.
Resolved that our venerable and much
loved Senior Bishop Soule is entitled to
onr grateful Acknowledgements for the
magnanimous course he pursued in the
General Conference in favor of the dis
cipine and the cause Of the Church and
heartily invite him to our sunny South and
to the hospitalilies, of Southern Metho-
dism. Ivy !,
~. N. TALLY p
B.. F. HAMMOND, Sec'y.
On moion ordered that the foregoing
ResoIusons be published in The Southern
Christian Advocate, the Pendeton Mes.
senger, and The Anderson Gazette.
The Ohio Conference cftke Methoitist
Episcopal Church closes its session al Mar.
ieita, ou ihei:l2Ih ult..s Bishop Waugh
presided, assisted by Bishops .Soulo and
James. q. During lhe Conference gentle,
man from Virginia presented himself for
elders orders. II having been understood
that he had beeu stakeholder, considera-
BILE excitement ensued. /, was stated Thar
he had liberated his slaves some 20 years
since, but after remaining short Time
iu Ohio, they returned to the protection Of
their former master and though be had
their services. he was tiot in nfactlheir.owu,
err, Il,was, ascerlained, however, that he
sold Que ofthe slaves wh0 had returned.
this induced The friends ofthe applicant TO
Consent to The poslponement Of the case
until the next session Of The Conference.
The Conference refused TO concur in the
resolution OF the General Conference,
recommending 70. change the sixth res
Iriclive rule. only one person. voting in, its
favor, and 132 against it. Bishop Waugh
in mis- closing address, declared his Gelief
that The Church would not be divided.
We should like to hear Dan Marble tell
the story about The Yankee who lost his
yellow dog. Approaching wood-chopper
byth way-side, the Yankee accosted him:
.thiislern - savs he have lunn seen q WALLER