American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-05-15
METHODIST E. CONVENTION.

thursday, Judg .. teV. Ii. L. crouch open
ed the meeting with religious services after
which the following business was transacted,
and which we copy from the Louisville Journal:
On motion of the Rev. B. IT. Blake the re-
solution pending yesterday at the hour of adj
iournmeEt was laid on the table for the intro
duction of the following resolutions, submitted
by the Rev. ]. Early:
Resolved, That committee be appointed to
be called the committee on education, whose
duty shall be to take into consideration the
condition of our schools and colleges, and re-
commend the best method of improving them.
Resolved, That committee be appointed to
be called the committee on finance, whose du-
ly shall be to consider the best method of Sc
curing a just portion Of the book concern and
chartered fund, and recommend the best fnan-
cial system for our future operation.
Both the resolutions passed.
A letter from Professor Cobb the dean of the
Medical Faculty, was read, rendering to the
members of the convention an invitation to
visit the institution.
On motion of MIR. Nightman, the secretary
was instructed to present the thanks of the
convention to the dean and faculty for their
kind invitation.
Mr.. l.. Campbell of Mississippi, rose and call
ed up the resolution which had been offered by
Drs. Smith and Pierce on the previous occa-
sion.
Mr.. Campbell then proceeded in some re-
marks in favor of immediate action on the
question of separation
Mr. G. F. Pierce followed in an able speech
on TIE same side. The following is the con-
clusion of it.
He said he had no prejudice against the
North, but whether there be peace or war as to
principles Of the government, powers Of the
episcopacy, and the like, he could never stand
by and see the spiritual prospects of the negro
i'll the South put in jeopardy. He longed to
see the day when Methodism, precious and
blessed, should in the Southern country rise in
The majesty Of her strength and the tenderness
of her love, and move abroad, untrammelled
and free, in her God-lke work of blessing and
saving the souls Of men, of all conditions and
in all circumstances of human life He be-
sought the convention to interpose no let or
barrier to her progress, but give free scope to
her energies, that, in her errands of love and
compassion, she might go to the bedside of the
diving negro and point his fading eye to the
Frightening glories of the cross and the immor-
tahtv beyond, Even now the fields white
to the harvest, and men, with strong arms and
heavy scythes, were gathering souls into the
garner above. He wished the report OF the
committee was ready to be presented this very
day, that the intelligence might 90 ont to mas
ter and slave in the length of the land that the
Southern ministry were freed from the tram
nels Of a dominant majority, and that suspi-
cionless they should be welcomed into thou
sand plantations. He had heard of doors be-
ing left open. For his part he wanted but one
door open, that which Wesley had left open,
viz the only condition required of those who
desire admission into these soceties-a desire
''to be saved from their sius.h lie would la We
the convention very careful how they entered
into entangling alliances with those from
whom, as Wesley said upon another occasion,
Good had so strangely set them free" The
hand of Providence is broadly seen in the whole
matter. The North had taken their ground;
we have taken ours, and cannot and will not
abandon it. Reunion, then, is impossible
We have no overtures to make. 1t is due to
the church, to ourselves, to the country, that
we stand upon our rights and, until the North
comes back to the Scripture ground, he, for
one, would say SEPARATION AND INDEPENDENCE
NOW AND FOREVER.
On notion the convention adjourned, after
benedction by Bishop Seue.
FRIpAY, Nav 9th. Bishop Andrew in the
chair. Rev. MIR. Munroe, of the Missouri con-
ference, conducted the opening religious SER
vices ..'
Bishop Andrew announced, by request of
Bishop Soule, that he would read the appoint
ments of the committees called for on yester-
day, which are as follows:
Financial Cemmittee-John Early, Loyick
Pierce, VIM. Winan, Alex. l.. p. Green and
Benj. T. Crouch.
Committee on Education-Robert Paine, A.
B. Longstreet, d. S. Doggett, b. III. McCown,
BENZ. M. Drake, G. Fulton, Wesley Browning,
Littleton Fowler and Samuel Bryant
The president then remarked he had been re-
auested by Bishop Soue to inform the conven-
ton that he had to return home, but would
probably get back again on Tuesday next.
Bishop Andrew addressed the convention this
morning at some length. He briefly related the
facts connected with his election to the episcc-
pacy, and showed the extent Of his connection
with slavery, which had been the ostensible oc-
cason Of the recent difficulties of the church.
The mild manner, the christian temper, and
the manly independence of the Bishop, could
not fail to make most favorable impression on
the mind of every member of the audience. He
assured the convention that, prior to his cleo
ton to the episcopacy, he had never made any
pledge on the subject of slavery--no man had
asked him his views, and no one required OF
him pedge-any attempt of the kind would
have been treated with indignity. Under these
circumstances he was elected to the Office
He accepted the Office with reluctance, and on
Nv consented to serve the church in that cana
city, because it was considered of Importance
to The Southern poItos Of the Methodist Epis-