The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-05-30
Methodist Episcopal Conference.

TUESDAY, May q.
The first thing done, after the ordinary forms
had been complied with, was the cutting up of the
debate on the case Of the savehoding Bishop.
Mr. COLLINS continued his remarks Of the day
before. In treating of the origin aud nature OF that
movement. he affirmed it was the same as was at
the foundation of all their past embarrassments
As to that particular case, if The Bishop by any act
was rendered unacceptable to part of the people,
he could not conform TO the discipline which said
that the superintendent should not change the char
acter OF the inerancy. If heGeneral Conference it.
self could do this it's officers surely had not the
night to do al act leading TO such result He
would not allude To some remarks he had heard IN
the Of the debate, relative 10 Bishop AS in
tentlon of resgning, in view Of these embarrsss-
| nents.
Bishop Andrews here rose TO correct some inn
preston that had gone abroad on that topic. As
that the first time Bishop A. had spoken on this
question, his appearance excited great Interest u
general movement TO get within hearing was made,
| and the unavoidable noise attending 1t, made his
first words hardly audible. He had, as far his
feelings were concerned, no love Tor the Office,
and ltled the man who could, IN the light IN which
II viewed III that house. II he thought that by
r.sigulhg he could bring peace to the Church he
" ould do 1t IN moment, ne would with all cheer
uness 60 back anC resume the labors Ut lie tor
the welfare OF the negro dborer-to do them all the
good which these pretended tTlendS Ut them only
proiessed
AIR COLLINS contnuedAs far his own private judg.
men vent, he thought the office OF bishop something
above mere othcer indeed he accustomed
mention the name with yeneratiVn But he
read iom Bishop hedding Chen Ia the chaii) 10 prove
the subordnaton oil the ePncopacy (Mr. e. read The
published opinion Of Bishop Il. ns point, which ad
ited their Inability 10 suspension not oy Tor mmVi Atty
but impropriety) That authority settled clear, that
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they not even 10 speak lshtiy-sil but officer
ito difeTed IRON the speaker " no instituted an analogy
between tho powers conferred by the constitution
United States and that vi their Church In the rst Case
all power mentioned reserved whereas tneir
all power specified tue ARTICLES OF restriction
Kranled. II tue duty OF the supernte ndent
travel round the county igehad the body
by doing al act preventing HIM, offended In the Book
o Discplipe In answer ~ the que tion, 10 whom is
bishop snswerable for his conduct" was emphatcay
sail, Ito the General Conference" he bishop
not arrAlgned preacher, but bishop and
the rules of discpne relative 10 the last named OIL
hcer that applicable in tins case He agreed with
brother who deprecated the abolition petitions
de 0 the Danger Vi opinions and would
subscribe to then lie not OF who b. anded
.iavery as an evil. lie did nor never tn
the patton OF the Southern slaves leave
them to their work. it never could be done by ulsng
society but by the PEACEFUL GENIAL but powerful opera
vi The gospel Jesus Lnrist. whoever could De
found who would look upon the disunon ot this great
connection, he was not That man. That dsunion would
not stop at the South the whole system would tumble
down. Mr. &. ended by calling upon IneMbers to think
deliberately oil their great influence on ths wordhow
Iey would become the laughing STOCK Oh tns.r
those whose greatest pleasure would be- the dsou ion
OF tho Methodist Episcopal Church. and when that event
place. the knsi OF the departing glory OF Methodsm
Son,,"ns h"tar ,ha hands ,"r.ssin~ me deem reyr
conference BShoIsAndTews had become connec
w., c~r - sA1 f'.'''h SAM ~ ~ i-1 - '''''A -@
Bishop Aspnnws again arose ile ielt no apology
,,, ~ H., ti' U,r 's, h a 49,. Inn ma -,
not to t scmtsv DUNG The cssion rrl.,,y. To- hun
far as ,nc su..t .rs r, he had no ,..nu
g ,,nst h.r, "a .as ,ens,hs al rhc,r L.v,nc don. 20
o.n With L,nansss III i.i, n due a. hin 'o,i,ion "a
sc aohs 'ns ,. " IA n',
about crcums,anres relative IN his sn.rine mon tho
Office but thought he had light to know more about
~, :, a., o., 80 m no, hod wna M, oa,,h.r
with h,s viii that he consented TO his nom,naiion but
when he WINS elected not a single man ever asked hnn
was he n slaveholder No man had dared 10 require a
n,adga from bo. tor if bc bsd he you'd haze been
answered as he deserved Br.hren talked very senti.
mentally about slavery, knowing very little OF the
hut lac 6ruiv believed thar in The si,bt of God J
man could b. slave owner In certain cases and stand
usrlfsd (Bishop Andrsws then alluded to ms marriage
navuy been draassd into the dscussion ana d-i.nhd
,bat stsoS H., cno.c rood wtioNs aooi mother ior hi
chiidrrp? his object as ~ MAZE his nome harry ON.
h. did 40 ";oJ lad bssseS thar Imam T. had b. trui,
said that he knrw the of that act, that
would through mis- wife. connect him with slavery II,
would meyer 9env II, he Ala know he was about: h,
aid dn IL win hi. omen he did become STAKEHOLDER
he was conscious Of il, and he remained so yet (Bhoy
A. then reviewed his services 10 the Church and his la
bo In favor of rho nonuIaon1 He had never been
| a month absent from the work: lew men had done go
much as he with so little sense He had worked " th
h"nd nn," mnn tic .nroes and God Ind pleased
hS az, 81 ;v6 'rv "a, ssaIs IN hi. minis,rv
m @ a sen h many .s,h,e s;tscnI,,rs tha,,
| vie heA' I'VE" upo, hs 'ns.P' SURG n.c,;n ni
we're ms s.'hs hi ia stand .'' mon the broad
s.sverO. ne .o,N ms su,n . up 'na, ae,,rt n
% .h. OF ~ snd s,ul, ,eh Kim he wunId 90 hacI and
ney chose 10 ma lault WIN n'n ne ".uH 30 pack anu
esume ms iaoons a"vns w. ts Ii W.. hrnS
nose VINO Knew MN khe" 'hat MS love was unoou,u
ed Ior the negroes YET was ne INV 70 I've py
msn VINO knew uo'hng OF inc aincui'ies oi .nc aoor
ana VINO mao aohe no'hihS 'ol uem-a Pool re~a'u oI
me lie ne had spent iia had notnns 70 say hel'
action In MS case whatever hey thougn' pest 10 90
ne called upon !hsm 10 90 az 1nce os .ne,r aeesion
"nat mght od ho ocPrIv MN ~ he
oil having done inc Des ana ina. the oP'ons VI u't
people Oh their Communion were known, he wouiu ue
SUI! acceptsbe 10 them. ne ned inc oocuine OF 'hs
Bshops gong round ths whoe Chucn 10 ne ABSURD ho
mTracucaele lie would again can upon thsm 70 come
70 the issue at once 10 act win decson anu wsheu 70
ooi that wesrsome discussion wou'u oe soPPeu ~ I'M
mediate action tAt the OF tnese renaiks
regular ouour oil approval IN he iorm OF ciePPng rap
/ stamping,