Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-05-05
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suspended his membefsippn that condition; but mainly
ON TITS ground thai he mol the owne. Of tho slaves;
thai the laws of Mary land his wife alone the
owner. and hal therefore he could legally nanumit
them But. for RS refusal tho conference Indefinite
y suspended him; or, which much the same until
he should come into ihalr measures. From this deos
nj hc appealed 10 he general conference. and his
came 10 a hearing at the late session IN New York.
The gearfal conference, by large vote, sustained the
Aere y el tho Baltu annual conference; aud thus
Mr. Harding stands suspended nan The ministry for
manunllting slave pmpery which did 10 belongto
him any more than belongs 10 YOU BY the decision
malnain,
la. That the general conference violated the provi-
aleha rule Of Discipline the subject Of slavery. I
shewel, IN the progress o this argument. that the held
Ing vi slaves hn slave State. Is not regarded by the
Discipline As aueceosasties disability disqualification
ioi either Office order But lie judicial decision Of
The conference IN this rase has declared Otherwise ia
the face Il lie statute Itself. aud tho principle ofcon
struction on which II had been unIfrmly administered
by both aoua conferences and the general conference
"a prneill avowed ty The general conference itself.
IN tn deeiapn OF SO.
ed Ihoy violated tho civil law Of lbe State Of Ma
rylht, aud thereby proclaimed their settled hostility 10
tie slave laws Of that and every other sava State. and
then determined eonavene and supersedo their
operation lir as hey possibly could Thu statutes OF
yand secured tho legal fight 10 the slaves held by
Alf. Harding, 70 as tels THIS Showed in the very
hAsuagn al tan laws Ut Maryland las may be seen IN
ny rftch, counsel Tor Mr. lgarding, aud also upon
The Quoted aaihefitg uf no among The best Jurists Of
the Snjei aud Which Therefore can admit Of no doubt
ln by the decision olho aie general conference, Mr.
Handing regarded SIS tho owner OF llesn lnves, in
HE very teeth ct ITO law wh.ah provided otherwise,
aud required 10 mahgmi thom pain VI ioretng his
minister al cataele and standing IN the church. Thus
they he'd lin 10 rsrousIbtY, irlm which he stood re-
loasfdby lac laws pl that commonwealth Nor was
lhsdteiaau less u detEaton If the civil policy tho
Staff, ~ the assaupe that Mr. Harding The own.
er II the alayte The els policy Of Maryland designs
10 fuyeut the Increase ui manum1ied slaves OF freq
To-. a ~. a..
law pmydes, tAa tic anumlled SLAVE shall leave the
Stale. ef 20 aent ta Africa Such tho law aud l,s
manifest design. Bat lhia decision required Dir. H. To
manomt these slaves without regard 10 the consequences
whether they could prHleuy leave tho Stale for
olhtr, ehta Sc dctd, agas their consent, 60 to
Africa - hat such decision Is rl1iDly ia ct,ntraven-
liud Of lie laws Of Mary land aud tho civil policy Of
Which HEY arse, mud dtsgfe 10 enpeTsede Their opc-
aon by MI tho ecclesiastical influence which the genes
raj conference could wied, clear that II is needless
to -pcd arlbcr time IN proof. Tho grossly offensive
character Of this decision Will further appear from thv
G'loNng Acif
lsl. Il Necessarily Involved tho sanction Of tho Bal
iinoie annual conference IN az aei Of ecclesiastical s
gslalidn. Mr.. IL was not changed according to the
innal. the leadng evidence IN tho esse,) with having
violated nay pat oC The Methodist Discipline The
suJfat at slavery, lie was tried iur having vola'ed
rule at the baliHnro conluftncna rule embodied in
resolution Of the conference passed yesrs before
AID requiring 81 dc members tho unconditional manu-
niesi,h OF t'rir flaus condition OF membership.
=, rhIn sna prye q. under bc ru O. and r. On iou.'
mad, by die cene,ai. aad moi the annual conrrencs
Peter rafoy oGd,fstood his lphahcl batter than
any MN Livnt e leasl acceuainanee win tho Meth
alsl llscfline az s.sem of pnyernineni understands
the. Nuwig9Narli6g ihe ASSUMPTION of Ills urepq.
tive hy the laimufe conference she received The un.
qualified aHctiaHd the gcneral cuiterente-lhe Balii-
rafa conference WIS spgtaned In all they did--And
hY did tlr General cnnerence SO far onraeo common
srnFe IN 30 PLAIN ease2-1'he reason Is obvious. II
bfcafhea ttf5, avery lne of efnao thai was sn,keu
in behalf of The conference or thai has sinee been writ.
ten by de sen,r etitu and is seen on The face Of ,ha
ecttn t,elf The oceasnn wa, thouoht .aa one and
hence they nanpLt 10 carry ont sttiled purpse Il,
estirpste slavery whatever might lie their offence 4
o,ln. either lie Dselpline of he church or thu m,iss
Nv 81 In, cfyil law
ond nm vors. ,6lll Tho nutnese n, eoa,r, van.
and aberreJe iAe civil p,ey Of ,he State wa, NO, an
.fr,n. On. ntslon INN which m, n,,e. x,rs ureon
,nav i've nv tbr airs. of circumstances. I'm, .s
onenly and shaneeesy ayowe as hr,nd and sufcl, n,
rrnuad an which The action Of he oonlerence w.s ns,
f.bs Lef,fe lie " rl1. Yes hi, position was vpeny
ayowed by sneak 49, aud fully Sustained by the general