New-York daily tribune., 1844-05-07
Reported FOR the Tribune
Methodist General Conference,


FOURTH DAY..............MATi 1.
The Chair was taken by Bishop WAUGH. Rev.
He RY WHITE. OF the Philadelphia Conference.
took The lead in the devotional exercises reading
the Sd chapter Of Titus. The hymn SUM was thar
commencing,
"Giyer 0fconcnrd. Prince Of pence
Meek lambike son OF God"
The journal ofyestcrdny was read, amended and ap-
proved.
DR.. BANGS (,be Orders OF the Day having been
suspended for that purpose presented an address
from the Wesleyan Conference in England, which
was read by the Secretary. 1t wis characterized
BY kind and fraterna spirit, and was listened 10
with marked attention. Ii was signed by JoHS
ScorT, President, and ROBERT NEWTON, Secretary,
and referred in terms ofhigh appreciation to the visit
made TO England by Bishop SoULE and Rev. L. b.
SARGENT. On motion Of DIR Bangs, i; was referred
10 II Committee OF three who were instructed 10
publish il. and report an appropriate answer
The Prcsiden; announced the following Commit
tees:
On Rcrisai and Unfinished Basia,>s.-Cco. Peck. Chu
nan John C. Dow John A. Gee, Aaron Wood John Fcrice
On Course Of Study for Lioca;io,sS-S Martiadac Chair
man John Bear, Truman Sias Comfort. simon
Elliott.
on Domestic and Socai Lijr7rs.-i!cn Wiley, Chair
n,an g. w Carpenter. George F. Pierce, a. L. T. Green H.
4. Walker :. Chamberlain. Edward Thompson. y. ]. b.
Morgan. f. G.. lllbbari.
The orders Of the day were then taken up the question being
upon the reference much oftle petition of w. j. Waller
Of Richmond Va relates to the baptism of children.
Committee cvi,a and Unfinished Business. On molten o
W. A SMITH Of Va the votes by which other portions Of the
snmc meon were yesterday referred reconsdcrcd and
the whole memorial referred Select COMMITTEE ofvc
Othe, petition. being called for Bishop SoULE presented
memorial which had been ud the Presidents table. from
james NJ Tayor of Richmond Va complaining tha, the Ed
ur OF the Virginia Chstiun Advocate had refused
advertisement the contents oi shoe store while similar ad
ycscmen;s had been published for othe. merchants Voted
that the petitioner have leayc TO Withdraw his petition
J. a. COLLINS OF Baltimore. presented sealed letter nd
dressed tine Conference, which he hoped would be opened By
the President and is contents stated.
Dr. LrcKEY thought notice soui ae taken Of such pu
per- was the duiy of petitioners conie their
cations to member of Conference who peruS should
state their contents.
PusgAs CRASpALL thought should be opened and read by
the Sccrctay a-rccaby the practice in the Annual Confo
HwMAx NlcKERsoS asked how the Conference could know
that the letter did contain donation OF thousand dollars
lie hoped il would he read.
The President by rcquc: Of the Conference opened the let
ter an! subsequently stated that petition from Dr.
Waller of Richmond. Va. complaining of the Of the
present lor ofthc richmond Christian Advocate md nom
mating coniasen,ly, 10 ill his place. Aiter some
discussion referred 10 the Select COMMITTEES Of five or
dcred this morning.
petition being presented cm the Phadephn Conference
in relation tie u:y ocsery;n- the Sabbah-t refer
red Select COMMITTEE of five 10 consider and report upon
the measures proper TO be adopted by the Conference
Mr WIStNs >Ac TO le excused from seryDs Chairman
Of the Committee the Book Concern. Granted.
large number petitions the subject OF Slnye'y
presented md few relating other matters Those from
Annual Conferences were rctd.
Mr. FINLEY of Ohio presented Report the state Of the
Branch Book Concern ut Cincinnati. from which appeared
this Report were niso submitted from the source, inn
for Social ud Domestic LbrnFy. Proposal for publishing
seric> owotk Eclectic Divinity and memorial III relation
TO Sunday Schools.
JoHS a. GERE presented the Appeal Of Francis A. Hnru
the decision Of the Baltimore Conference md o hs
ton il was made the order of The day or Tuesday.
ELIJAH CRANE presented The Appeal of Bradford Fazee
from the decision Of the Michigan Conference md the
WIS made the order the day for Wednesday, at 10 O'clock
JouS H. Bower presented the Appeal OF uman H. Allen.
from the decision of the North Onio Conference and tie
wns made the orle. CT the day for iriny nt9 o'clock
Dr. Bangs presented Letter from tho Methodist Episcopal
Church Canada. which resd 1t introduced to the Con-
ference rs Delegates from the Canadian Church JonS Bal
LEY DAVID CrLP and PnILASpEc Smith, und enclosed
frnerna epstle from the body winch was read Mt length
Dr. BAScs moved that the Delegates nnmed IN the letter be
admitted 10 seats the Conference
7 PrcK SAID that rs .ls matter which must be de-
bSted and the hour OF adjournment ne
would move thai 1t be male the cier OF the Jay TOR Monday
morning. Agreed TO-
Oo motion OF Pu1yEAs CRANpAL. OF the ~ e Conference
the Delegations ftam several Conferences were called Upon
TO nominate EACH member Of the Committee on slavery
nrd the Committee accordingly constituted rs follows
Committee 5arey.-Ceorgs Peck Abel stevens, D foI
70, T. Robinson C. D. Cahcon, T. Seymour. a. ID. Peck :
Comto-t Steele j. j. Seadmnn, 5. Wakefield. j. Ferree
E Thompson. E. Crnne A.Wlley j. T. Mitchell P Cart
wright w Patton w. Gum +. S,racfcd. \. L. r. Greene
w AIcsIahan w. p. Ratclie. L. Fowler, g. NJ Rogers
j. Boring. G. I. Pierce ii. a. {. Walker T. Douo' w. a
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| Alter prayer by Thomas CRowpER JL, OF virginia tle
Conference adjourned until So o'clock Oh Monday morning.