The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-05-11
Annual Meeting of the Wesleyan Methodist
Missionary society.

The ffth annual meeting Of the abovc-named society
held on Wednesday evening at half past o'clock
In the Wesleyan Chapel King street, below Hudson
Rev. Dennis Harris. President.
The business Of the evening commenced with hymn
and prayer, after which the report was read by the
Rev Mr Matlcck announcing tho receipts Of the
eety FOR the year to BE- SLIGO 10 The number and
condition OF the missions in Canada and in North
lima and Virginia also given well the plan Of
operations for supplying the fugitves from slavery
with clothing. education and religious instruction
The most remarkable feature Of the report
count Of the labors of the Wesleyan ministers In the
Southern states In North Carolina. small number
Of individuals organized Wesleyan church. under
Adam Crooks and Bacon The latter after or.
rested aud tried for circulating Douglas narratives
two indictments lie was tried third time. in April
1870 for preaching against slavehodinr and compar
ing Shareholders 60 the thieves mentioned la the scrip
ture Although the latter part u the charge not
entirely subsa utatcd by the testimony. NJ found
guilty and hned new trial vas demanded but this
refused by the Court who contendrd that ne had
INFANT slave owners by his remarks. Allusion al
20 made g. o'hcr attempts Of the Wesleyan missiona
ries in the Southern states who we're Delegated Inv
the planters aries II the ahotouists Thev
uhe wcslcyan Metbodists) II wa. ssid had howevsr
made some progress. and. although only numbering
forty at the commencement 81 their abors they were
nov Eve times that amount The report vac IN short
en- apology for the missionaries and demand for fresh
contributions nom the humane
After the reading of the report the following
lutte ns put from the chair
Rcsolvsd That American slavery reduces men TO
the condition Of tho heather and that 70 IL wholly in
consistent 70 think q converting the heather abroad
through the fundamentally Of religion which makes
heathens az home.
Resolved That the iabors of the Wesleyan Mission
aries in Canada the fusityes from slavery. de
serve cur sarmest sympshes and shall have our uni
ted support.
Received. That the devotion aud sclf-sacrihce Of
those brethren who laborng to sustain the
q religion in the saveholding states. and maintain
consistent testimony against slavery commend those
works especially 90 the sympathy Of the friends Of the
slave everywhere.
LsvI, r,rr.s addressed the meeting and apoloesed
LOT 20 snort an address stating that he fatiEued
WIN the ahors 81 the week lie aluded b. the trial 81
bacon ana compared him TO incs niiary. whose
rfetence alone was sufficient TO agitate the people
,l'eker then made some remarks the JUDI q
North tarona, particularly Judge O'Neil lie had
correfponded with him. he was Of the same per.
suaticn - himself namely. the baptist The circim-
stance mat led 70 " VS. for cohdeuings man BY the
name 81 Brown 10 death Who had attsrnpted to tahe
woman out Of the state The severity Of the sentence
had occasioned no little stir in the world and Judge
ONeil msint aimed it, justice by texts rom Scripture
namely lie that stcaleth man " ne be found
IN HE hssds he shau surely be put 70 death An