Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-07-09
ANNUAL CONFERENCES REroRr.

report Ut the Committee the OF the Mctho.
dist Episcopal Church. South prepared by the Chasn
DIR. Bascooh, aud synopsis Ut IT, prepared by myseC-
whin acting rs edrr in the shseHca ut Nh Lee IN the
West. slight OF the report will furnish syeeni
10 give circulation Southern Ministers
dvduas have been defsmed their principles msrcpresent
ed and their Nihed by Northern Methodist Edi
Dc Bond their leader. IL is notifying speak
ia Gath and Akelon is injure them, but right
the Injured that speak This Northern influence has
tnsluuattd Itself into Nngnia through Northern Minister'S
ineo potsng themselves IN Conferences at penetrate Viz
GINA For Instances: the Western and y. W. portions ct
the State embraced in the OHIO aud Ptsburgh Con.
'ercnc,s; the Noey and that potion OF the East north
the Rsppshsnnock embraced the Baltimore Confer.
cnce. The ministers thereof TO considerable cNcai
sisted with that simplicity people from
cities, have pecuded hight, Southern light, from the pco
pie. and have sought circulate only Northern pspcts
No doubt the intention is 10 array Virginia agains, Virgil
MIA. The supiHonoss OF the South and the conscia
Tecti have contributed this effect. For these general
aud h y stated reasons submit the whole report you;
az II columns will justly it, abstract alone
whatcv eryou find convenient publish. Our
circulation in the regions named Hunted make
twilight there, but with assistance and
changes tscy be persuaded To- believe that the
Esst OF Virginia and the South generally. have fosa.
ken the od OF our fathers and their fathers and while
occupy al religion hcs,me ground they did they ought
from local State and other considerations make with the
South Sc mmon against Northern fanatieisIn. |
have TO be very brief, Messrs. Editors.
necessarily ,uur time from examination o the report;
aad because II the subieet possesses any merit claim
upon your attention, YOU will readily discover
through the distinguished author OF the report.
Respectfully yours, JOS. C. ADDlNGToN, J'.
As the press upon columns is great at this ,nc
only publish abstract OF the "rcpO,t Of the
comm oc Organization" presented the Convention
OF Delegates from the Annual Conferences OF the Meth.
oj Ep,seral Church. the Southern and Southwestern
States, MAY l4,h, ls45.
The Reports themselves for sale at the Christian
Advocate Office, IN tins city, the OF 81 for %
copies 81 Tor 50 copies; 81 for 100 &c.
REPORT ON ORGANIZATION, THE SUBSTANCE
THEREOF.
The report, has been seen, fills eleven columns OF
our paper and therefore requires presentation OF its points
IN the leisure many who have the visa
but no; the leisure to the rcp5r present
To meet Ibis want, among other reasons the synopsis
prepared.
The report proposes d. justice the South in It's pre-
action, by giving brief statement @! the facts and
principles involved in the issue ofhe south with the Norh
the powers ,ihc convention To the combined Sc
ton OF hs; tic Gon Cont. 1874 which referred to in,
AE' Conferences, South, tie decision OF the ss fof
"a distinct I dpizaiion, aud secondly To tie Subsequent
of these Southern Conferences sixteen m all b..
sides this constitutional, the report contends r .,orl
right 10 wrart the present movement u cts as cases
occupy rg ;h.s -rounl the Wesleyan SJcs.y IN England
with conventional right all dependent posi-
ton, ihe Methodist t. CGcn he United States and the
Vi. +. Church ~ Canada. The latter besides rs moral
a,,sssy, organized upon the direction and perm on
I the authority that the present Southern Convention
proceeds IEc moral NECESSITY this j. made Z, con-
sis u institution under control of the civ! and be-
yogd TIC cGuu Of ecclesiastical powers that the North
while aiming 10 assume the cOntTvi IT, stands en- onpo-
site aHd tree Jnciable attitude 'ha South The
ct which position, the peace Of Church is disturbed
the Church II ar'ayed against the civil power min
ls.rg South AEey t. be embarrassed IN prvSe.,US the
gospel, aud cut I'll from Gig billy the higher Off
OF the Church, those least vii" personally
connected with slavery, opposition provisions the
discipline WHICH, IN certain cases, made that connection
90 tlg=E tIt. lie
plan ,T ,stUc ecclesiastical Connection projected
though the SCUM had other and wcisy Reasons i.t nc
cessiy ir such organization. saony which Prominently
the diverse views OF ,he two chief divisions what
consulate tie North combining tito such limits ne lett
the opiscypacy the Gefancy &C. without protection ana
subject to the will OF moJrity; and putung Bishop
in the character OF officer Vi the General Conference
holding 1t Will Of that body and under the consu-
lion The uycseness 81 views the difference being RADICAL
threatens 10 ece a the distinctive features OF the Church
80 auch L." the general uivefsncSs vi views may here
be proper % the particular one Of slavery
The report i;s point that slavery, afms it to be
political Insu:uol then exhib the u the apps.
ics toysr SUCH Affirming that they neither troub cd
inericIcd, .gis.lirG against ~ demonstrated
against II, Notwithstanding hat they every There saw u
no FORMS irmIac 'hIJ they were coaent in
urging upon .-ar slave their relative duties that the
NJ T. ChgT, ID ign iOaC Fly took other ground IL H.
naly completed tie ground IL uccapie5 10 tie Irnh
Section ia Ioi6, aud lt -ned lo3U doctrine uf
that section iHat connected with slavery where the l.
does not e1y the slave t. enjoy freedom constitutes
disc laiHcau,n election ordination Co auy Offices
knpn ~ the Church; that he iaaIay contrary to iis
law and 10y new law eKpei!oncy the vii # the
moi MY, deprived Bishop Andrew Of office - which he
had already been elected. The will lire msjoty is thu,
made iaw, opposition 10 existing aud unscpeaed law
and in application bishop pos, iactO law The
inieTpretaonoi ths act, SINCE advisory, shown be
ridiculous
Among tie reasons existing FOR a distinct ecciss'ssca.
JGricciiun ga addition 10 ios' detailed, is the dr1j o.
tuc membership IN tie South. Among tho jJJ.JJ1, o.
Eeseahous, %. demand far it 10 ih aglIu.t It D. in u
ratio Df - 20 100; also Js-Is that the Teur,ssnttr
FROM !1g5 s. iccasei hundred per cent h, there
wa st gsy!7 decrease 10 bGg tic representa-
b-dy within limits convenient Tor bus ncrs slt suld
ti- continue % It will with tic OF toe ministry and
membcf-ip, tie representation would become Nominal:
md prevent such end, ihc;c would DO ~ alternative
bot niuuai consent 10 distinct organ ztou such Is .
now about % D.: On the other hand while of-snz son
only .,uuas hs features the 81 t. Chuch arc
all pT,seiycl. The mere lac, q change Of jurisdiction
involves no point Of unity. i1ssmuch his the sanction
OF The General conference Tor forming such separate
Jufsdc0u and uusuuch IL adopts also tie sCiprc
aud dcc;riG,s o the Church Tine report asks 5 IL i1is5
dod To- ahiar That The unity the Church depends uyon
if ls Or Pn, tie methodist Epsc p. Church has Lost
it, uriy, seyc'a different times" The general giis-
dltun wl7 a first IN the hands of G, inference u un-
ordained lY p-cl chCrs "urdcr the sole superntrndence
OF an a}pYGt,o ~ Mr. Wesley - it"xeg Tor years *
ercisel by small Annual Conference without any dsir
cd bIunlarCs and acting scp-5tc'y u a int asarcs pre-
pared tor Their determination. TITS grnall power o..
Jurisdiction passed into the hands Of the Bishops council
CONSISTING ten pursOGs, where tcunncd for I'm
Of yoars hest passed joe, hands Of The whole time
rant ministry, in foil Connection Then il passed in the
hands OF TIC Whole travelling oIirrslg; and finally ~ 10
present. mode ri Judicon by delegates elected from the
annual Conference n certain rau, There nfe fcycrn
changes in tie mode Of jurisdiction, each more male
RAIL loon sat proposed by tire present Convention on
tio plan Of iae General Confidence Tho only difference
in the former aud s contemplated Jurisdiction Souh that
the latter, leaving m'itrr7 foreign % alone, the subject OF
slavery 10 wIi cyllc s jurisdiction g. tIo .uhf m and
tc iOfm,r o. c Northern positions oi the South. and each
independent Of the other. As exompc the report says
"e arsat lYSeiegrH Msflgdf f1uy srsiv rhers one IN
JHIt and ITace, acadg egisfs pncT sersrai distinct
and uHrOaacc'cd yHTfa chDAs-fcci 10 yursdefi0raf
cOHntI9ngi union tshCssH them and ysfith sinner
been prefSnded H1f t,ss scrc,ai ~ tne tscqzqi,ns
Eers aAg sense iHc0Hs. sfcat Nth CLucL aHifv The
t1rm.rg r distinct ccco.irsea jurisdcn 90 10 stated !n
the report % Jo a'.cr of special determination al
nasinucn tc North out voting us, nccaaing iu hus-
" o our civil Institutions and tue pfrscut plan rpafa.
uon, u.e r1Hh would be forced e'arr u submit ion Of
oppfcssioG OT o. nH sitcrrarvo tu scccdc.
Tie report ch.gs tI0 position hy border differences
should occupy bHtI from principle 7ai irt-fct BIZ, this
ubsuact, woli De toJ much carald 10 go further than 10
attend 10 toe icspat'u, fo.tng division iu which n the
names Of he Annual Conirrsuc. pcuag on ,Ls plan Of
ftuu pr...tu. q. by fYs t..rUr.f a.