American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-05-12

that every man who thus deserts the post which
he has voluntarily assumed to defend, may be
punished as some of the men mentioned were.
We consider it impolitic to enlist naen who are
not citizens but if they will become American
soldiers before they have American hearts
they should be made to perform their duty OIL
take the consequences We have no tears tc
shed over the bodies of those who were killed
IN the attempt TO betray the American cause.
METHODIST PRoTEsrANT CHURCH General
Conference. This body assembled at Cincin-
natl on Tuesday of last week DR.. Francis
Waters, D. D, of Maryland, was chosen pre-
sdent; and Rev. ]. E. Wilson and A. H. Bas-
set, of the Ohio conference, secretaries. The
delegates from Mary land, are: F. Waters, E.
Kenkle, L. r. Reese, J. S. Reese, J. Warden,
J. Webster, A. Ward, J. r. Williams, ]. w,
Richardson, DR.. Simm, w. Starr, A. l.. With.
ers, VIM. Doughty, T. r. Brown, J. Shriver
R. Fall, P. Light, J. B. Mathews. The Rev
T. II. Stockton having been elected by the
conference an honory member, and invited tc
take seat, rose and returned thanks for the
honor conferred upon him, and gave notice thai
he intended to apply for the organization of a
new Annual Conference, with certain peculiar
privileges which he would state at the proper
time. The rest of the two first days proceed
ings relate to the adoption of rules and other
minor matters.
BY last nights mail we received the third
days proceedings, and regret that our limits
will not enable US to give them at length. We
have room this morning only for the following:
Rev. J, S. Reese moved that all documents
on Home Missions be now presented and read.
| The motion was passed and Mr.. Stockton was
requested to present the petitions from the Phi
ladelphia churches.
Mr.. Stockton promised by saying that the
question raised by the petitions he held was a
vital one, and requested particular attention.
He then proceeded to read certain Iesolu-
tons TO the effect, that Thos. H. Stockton
was appointed as an agent to present to the
General Conference, the request Of the major
ity of the Spring Garden Church and the other
churches of Philadelphia, that they might be
set off as separate Conference, with the priv
iIege of Missions with permanent pastoral
charges and also certain resolutions and petit
tons to be presented to the General Confer
ence praying. for the set off of the Conference
as before.
Mr.. Reese then read certain papers contain
ing the minutes of certain other meetings of
the same Churches and resolutions to the same
effect, and also remohstrance of q members
ofthe Spring Garden Church, setting forth that
the resolutions asking for the set off were not
passed by majority of the male members Of
the Church, but that the female portion of the
Church were allowed to vote, and asking that
the set off might not be made.
The above, with resolution offered by Mr..
W. Ward that a committee of five be appoint
ed to consider the resolution of the Maryland
Con. in reference to Home Missions and. the
minutes of the Conference in reference to the
four churches of the Methodist Protestant
Church Of Philadelphia, were referred to the
committee on Home Missions.