Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-02-18

From The Liberat0r.
The Methodist Church and Bishop An
drew.

eamestness, that lie cdurca had erca dcposci
one Of lis BiSh9ps, 0nly far marrying n iaJy
tChO held siqUes. A similar declaration has
been often made, aud | ind the church gene
rally believe it. 1t may be that the ministers
know no be;tery though it is a defence of
their hearts at great cost 10 their heads to sup
pose it.
have before me the Official proceedings
relative TO Bishop Andrew, ia the General
Conference Of 1914, and will give a few very
brief extracts. They were published by the
Church at the Conference Oaice in New
York.
After the subject had been many days un.
der discussion, and no prospect of an adjourn.
ment had appeared, the four Bishops, beside
Andrew, issued an address to he Conference,
in which they say, (pago .8j)-
AT this painful crisis, we have unanimous
ly concurred in the proprio,y Of recommends
ing the postponement of further action in the
case Of Bishop Andrew, until the ensuing
Conference
1t was not done, however, and the discus
sion proceeded. At length, the following
resolution was passed, as the sense Of the
Conference, Opp. l9l-2)-
Whereas, the Discipline Of our church
forbids the doing any hing, calculated to de-
stroy our itinerant general SUPPLEMENTARY |;
And Whereas, Bishop Andrew has become
connected with slavery, by marriage and 9TH
erwise, and this act having drawn after it cir
cumstances, which, IN the estimation Of the
General Conference, will greatly emharrass
the exercise of his Office as an ~Itinerant gene
raj superintendent, ii not IN some places en-
tirely prevent il; therefore,
Resolved, That it is the sense Of this Cen
eral Conferred that he dGsist from the cNer-
else of This Office, so long as this lMpEDI-
MENV remaiHs.'U!!!
The yeas and nays were taken, and the re-
solution was adopted, III to 90.
After ONE further discussion, the Bishops
issued another address to the Conference,
proposing the three following qaestions-p.
2li Of Records
'Fira-Shall Bishop Andrews name re-
main, as it now Stands IN the Minutes, Hymn
Book and Discipline, or shall il be struck oil
of those official records
Second-iIow shall the Bishop obtain his
support! As provided for in the Discipline,
or in some other way !
Ihird-What work, if any, may the Dish
op perform! And how shall lie be appoint
ed to that work
1t was moved to refer the questions to a
committee Of three, but the motion WAS after
wards withdrawn.
The following, from page ZIG of the Re-
cord of Proceedings, tells the rest
Mr.. Mitchell proposed the following re-
solutions, in reply to the inquiries Of the Bish'
ops:-
Resolved, FirSi-as the sense Of this Con.
ference, that Bishop Andrews ualue stand IL
the Minutes, lIymn-book and Discipline, al
formerly.
Resolved, Second-lhat the rule in relation
to the support Of a Bishop and his laniiy,ap
plies to Bishop Andrew.
Resolved, 1Hird-that whether any, an,
in what work Bishop Andrew be employed
is to be determined by his own decision an,
action, in relation to the previous action 0
this Conference in his case.
= x = = -
The ayes and noes were called on the frs
resolution. For it, l5l; against it, Is. FC
the second resolution, ayes III, noes II.
= DR.. Wlnans said h
should 90 against the third resolution. Th
Discipline of the Church knew no discrelio
in all officer of recognized standing, to will
draw himself from Tire duties OF his Office
BY the two votes just passed, it was Gle;
and uneuuivocal, Mut Bishop .IndreW had =
unQuestioned standing as a Bishop of the \
f. Church, by a vote Of a large majority
that Church, and the provisions Of the Disc
pline; and he congratulate the South on II
fact that they had now d RECOGNIZED sLAv
HOLDING BIsuoP, whose name appeared on d
their records, after being kHOOH as u Sla,
holder. And that Bishop a. has no right
elect, UkelAer he WOuM SGrUe, or in lUhat IUt
he tC0uH SCrpc.
Mr.. Cartwright thoughthis brother Wilma
shouted before he was happy.
DR.. Winans-l was happy.
Mr.. CaSlwright-Yes; but the brother W
only happy in the false fires Of his " wal
imagination.
The ayes and noes were then taken on /
third resolution. Several asked to be excl
ed, some retired and the result Of the V,
was, ayes 1903, noes e.
Such, then, was the expulsion Of Bish
Andrew. 4 subsequent Report Of the CT
ference, adopted by a vote OF ZIG to 2G,
clares on page 232-
'The action of the General Conference v
neither judicial nor punitive. Il melt
achicres, nor intends Il dcposiion-NOR
MUCH AS A LEGAL SUSPENSION
Bishop Andrew is still a Bishop and sho
he, against the expressed sense Of the &c
raj Conference, proceed to The. discharge
his functions, HIS OFFICIAL AeTs WOULD
VALID!
And yet the Methodist clergy tell the p
ple, and make them believe it, and have d
il in my meetings, that Bishop Andrew
expelled as a Bishop, for the crime of o.
ing slaves.
Yours, to expose such lies and hypocr
PARKER PILLSBURY
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