Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-11-05
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The Wesleyan Conference in England, at
its late annual meeting had up the question
of American Slavery, as we notice by a re-
port of the discussions. A proposition was
made to send a deputation to the General
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church of the United States:-
"To which of the two divisions of that
body?' asked DR.. Newton, 'the Northern or
the Southern-the anti-slavery or the pro-
slavery" He submitted that the body repu-
dating slavery was the one to which their
representative should be sent. Dr.. Bunting
considered that the other body was not re-
cognized by this conference as being proper
ly the Methodist Episcopal Church of Amer
lea. DR.. Dixon, a staunch abolitionist and
an eloquent speaker, was called upon by
general and loud acclaim, to undertake the
important mission of fully representing the
views and principles of the British Method
lists, and promised to comply with the re-
quest. This is another decisive blow for A.
merican slavery"
If the Conference are in earnest in resell
wing to send no delegate to any American
church except it ''repudiates slavery" they
may save themselves the expense for some
time 10 come. If, however, they will send
an anti-slavery Missionary to convert the
Methodist Church of this country to pure
Christianity, there is a great field for their
labor here, though we cannot hold out bril-
liant prospects of success.
They must give their delegate a new chart,
before he makes his Western voyage, or he
will hardly find a harbor. We fear, with
the instruction he now has, he would be sad
ly DornloyoI 10 find HE lactipatiOu Mo
can fancy him coming to the door of the Cen
eral Conference of Northern Methodists, ex-
pecting a cordial reception as a 'staunch abb
olitionist." He presents his credentials as
such, addressed 10 the 'anti-slavery Melho-
dist Conference" and straightway he finds
he has plunged into an evangelical hornets
nest; and fortunate he may consider himself,
if he escapes without many IA sore sting
Bishop Hedding, with a peculiarly r%everent
air, thanks God that none of them are aboll-
t~ionists, and the Philadelphia Conference in
forms him that they admit no candidates to
the ministry who do not repudiate the very
name. The Baltimore delegation quote to
him the resolution of their Conference, de-
claring that it 'disclaims having any fellow
ship with Abolitionism,' and is determined
to hold no connection with any ecclesiastl-
cal body that shall make non-slaveholdlng a
condition of membership in the church"
The New York and Rhode Island Confer
ences endorse the Baltimore resolutions, ant
the members from Ohio declare themselve
instructed to ~'resist the Abolition move
ments;" while the Bishop points him to al
, unrepealed declaration OF the General Cor
: ference itself, denouncing two of their men
bers for attending an Anti-Slavery meeting
\ and affirming that they are decidedly oppose
, 20 modern abolltionism, and wholly dlsclaiI
! any right, wish, or intention TO Interfere Wi
- the civil and political relationship OF mast
7 and slave. lnterspersed with these protes
7 and proofs, the Englishman hears eulogi
of Slaveholdlng piety, and Scriptural apol
X qies for slavery. and sees cunning twiste
4 torturing the holy WORDS OF oh[ls'ah pun
q and love lnto cores OIL ponuase l15 me ii.i'
ana soui o. 'he Save one no!y p.'nTp ai
n and another reverend Doctor declares tn
Christ, under some circumstances, 'requir
e men to be Shareholders and all decla
ID that they have no sympathy with the i'd
II that Shareholders are sinners. To salts
himself that all this is no clerical Joke p
7 upon him for an hours amusement, but We
P table reality, he sees Shareholders, and slav
a traders, and slavebreeders sitting in full al