Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-06-07
METHODIST CHURCH.

Louisville Ky. representing the conferences
in that church from the save.holding states.
passed resolution Withholding their connec
ton with the conferences of the non.slave.
holding states. Bishops Soule and Andrew,
take charge Of the southern division; which
is styled the methodist Episcopal Church,
South"
Bishop Andrew, in a speach, detailed the
following facts in regard to himself, which
have some relation to the cause Of this d.
vision:
San esteemed friend had bequeathed him
a female slave. He took the charge Of the
bequest with a fixed resolution that when
the girl had come to proper age to provide
for herself, TO set her free. The time arrl-
we'd and he requested friend to communi.
cate his intention to the girl, and say TO
her, that he was about TO manumit her il she
would take her freedom, and that he would
provide for her passage to Liberia, and give
her suflicency TO render her comfortable on
the passage and for time after her arrival.
She knew all about Liberia, for she can read
as well as any one, but she ptorally
refused to go-snying II am free enough
where am, why should wish to change
my situation--don't send me awayw
could not send her away-but gave her
lot and house; | pay her taxes, and when
she is sick, feel it n privilege to pay also
her doctors bills. This is the history Of my
slayeholdng.
SIN the other case the Bishop continued.
married lady OF my choice, as | had
right to DO, who inherited some slaves.
Previous to our Union | proposed to The
| lady that the slaves should be set free. This
was declined. After we were united pro-
ceeded to have drawn by legal gentleman,
an instrument (as had right to do) divest-
irg myself of all right may have acquired
in virtue of our marriage.
SIT has been asked why did not set them
free and turn them over to the free States.
The venerable Bishop said with his knowl-
edge Of the degradation of the Africans in
those States, he could not intlct so great a
misery on these slaves as to send them lhith,
er. He had never separated man and wife,
parents and children, and never would.
|
Gone other light in which he had been
approached on the subject, has been to him
the occasion Of great pain. 1t was prop
osition to purchase his slaves! A PROPOSE.
ton to purchase! (and with IN emotion that
almost si1ed the utterance of the noble
sentiment, he said,) there was not money
in the U. States sufficient to bug them
They who made this degrading proposition
did not know him. He knew and loved
these people too well, and they were too
happily domesticated in his family to be
freed until he could render their condition
better and their freedom secure from the
vices and innovations Of the colored people
in the free States. He felt as free TO act
as if he had an untrammelled control over
their destiny--for during the painful sus
pense attending the agltating subject ir
New York, he had received a letter from hi;
excellent wife, leaving him at full liberty tc
act, in reference to her people, as he shou!c
deem it best.
"The Bishop most feelingIy dwelt on the
peculiarly trying difficulties which encom
passed his path. He had never desired tc
be found in the way of compromising the
difficulty growing out OF his case, if by lay
ing down OF his episcopal office We're the
only thing to produce that end. Whatever
might be by others thought OF the office
and he honored it as much as any man. tina
should have been laid down. 1t would Civ,
him heartfelt satisfaction now, or at any
time, to resign the station attended with 81
much toll and WEAKNESS, for the sweets o
retirement amidst a circle of private
friends. Could any thing be gained for In,
church by the act, my resignation, saiC
Bishop Andrew, should at once be laid OF
this table.
But he owed it to the Church in thu
South to retain his office. Humble as were
he willing to think himself, he could not b,
persuaded that such step would have scat
tered the Church. His disposition from hi
youth up had been one that had made hin
acquainted with and beloved by the slave o
the South. They loved hm-and he coul
not hut take a deep interest in their temper
al and spiritual welfare"
OFFICIAL.