New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-05-21
THE CONTROVERSY ETWEEN THE
NORTH AND SOUTH METHODIST
CHURCH,
u. =. Circuit Court TUESDAY, May 20.
Before Judges NeSop and Betta
SECOND DAY.


Before Judges Neson and Bets.
Henry p. Baseon Of Lexington, KY Az L. p Green Of
Nashville Tenn, Chas. b. Parsons Of Lo~sriHe KY
John Kelly Of Wlson County, Tenn, James w. AZen Of
Linie,'ons County, AIa, and John Ter, Of Shelby
County, Ky, sgt George Lane, Lei Scott GEO. Peek
and Nathan 81 Bangs, Of Ne0 York.
Mr.. Lord, previous to commencing the reading
Ofte proof said be regretted Bishop Bsscom one Of the
plaintiff Is dead ard Mr. VIM Smith appointed 10 re-
laton to the suit in his stead.
A. toshe Book Concern the Articles OF Discipline OF 1910
said the principal Establishment shall be IN NewYok and
there shall be such other esaoi,hmens the Genera
Conference may deem eIpedient The profits arising
from the Book Concsrp after su cent capital to carry
the business s retained shall be regularly applied 70 the
support OF the deficient travelling preachers and ths fam
Ie' the widows snd orphans Of preachers &C. The gen.
er book steward shall every year send forward to each
Annual Conference OF The dividend which tbs
Several Annual Conferences may draw that year. &c.
On the question OF Slavery, the same articles ssy:
Quesion What shall be done for the exdrpsaon Of the
eyu OF Slavery
1as0eT We declare that e are 81 much a, ever con.
viDced Of he great evil Of Slavery therefore slave
holder shsn 30 eligible any official station 10 church
hereafter where The laws Of The State 10 which he lives
will admit OF emancipation ard permit 1ne liberated slave
Wien any usvelog preacher becomes "a owner OF
slave slaves by any mesns he sha forfeit his mnEe
rial obsscsr In church. unless be execute, II II Be
practicable legal emancipation OF such slaves, conform
y
g. All preachers .hall prudenty enforce upon or
OF G ee Snd 70 soS be% me 10 attend upon the
public worship CT God on our regular days Of divine ser
Our colored preachers and official members shall
have all the privileges which are usual to Others In the dis
rct aud CusTtery conferences where the usages Of the
country do not forbid il. And the presiding elder may
bod for them separate district conference, whefe the
lumber Of CO ored focal preachers VIII Justify it
The spnusl conferences may employ cOlored preach.
travel end preach where their services are judged
necessary; provided that no one shall be employed
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Of discipline
Asio the history Of the Book Concen j, was frst es-
tsbshed in Philadelphia in 1900 asd Ezekiel Cooper ap-
pointed the superintendent and certain under the
Conference given him to publish &c. Also states the duJ
efboOksewards and where there none in district
rurrg elders ard preachers, that the districts
ard circuits were fully supplied with books, and account
% the superintendent In 1904 the plan adopted and
confined the profits be devoted distressed travelling
rreAcbers and their fsmes the widows Bnd orphans OF
preachers, &c
Tbe articles OF religion say The Il ely Scriptures con-
tain all things necessary 10 ssvson 30 that whstsoever
rot read therein nor may be proved thereby 10 not be
required OF any man thst 1t should be believed art
clio Of faith or be- thought requisite necessary SAWS
ZION
OF the Church the articles say: The visible Church o.
Christ congregation Of faithful men, 10 which the pure
word OF God preached and the sacrsmentS duly admin
lstered according Chrrs ordinance in s those things
that OF necessity are requisite TO ihe same
his noineceary that rites and ceremonies should In all
pisces be tbs same exactly ALIKE, for they have been
always different and may be changed according to the d.
versity of countries, times and mems that
nothing DO ordained against Gods word Whosoeyer,
through his private Judgment willingly and purposey doth
openly break the rites and ceremonies OF the church to
which he belongs which repugnsn the word o.
God, and ordslned and approved by COMMON author
y ought be rebuked openly that others may fear to do
A. ~
he Church and woundeh The consciences Of weak bre
,nren Every particular Church may ordsn, charge
abolish rites and ceremonies that all things may be
doue 10 e5ihcslon.
country 1.-THE raid States United states)
reign and independent nation and ought to be subject
any foreign juriidicuonn says: AS far as II
respects civil affairs believe The duty OF Chrstians,
ard especially sill Christian ministers, 10 be subject to the
supreme authority OF The county where they may reIlde
and 10 use al laudEble obedience the
powers that be- and therefore preachers and Peope under
BruAh other Government expected 10 behave them
selves as peacesble and orderly subjects.
AZ TO General Conference, (eIabshed in 1907 it Ia 10
be composed OF one member for q members OF Annua
Conference Each member must have travelled fail Tour
wears. The first General Conference 10 meet a. New
York Ia 1872 and thereafter ls May once In four years
perpeusy but General Conference may be called at
suy time by general superInendanis by Edvice OF all the
Annual Of all the Annual Confer
encek Necessary 10 form quorum 10 90 Ouslnes u uehe
rel Assembly.
1.-THE General Conference Art y shall not revoke, alter
or change cur articles Of religion, establish any new
ssndsds or rules Of doctrine contsyto our present ex
ng and established standard OF doctrine sso other re
sucons % 70 Book Concern, aud other matters already
stated Ia the On The recommendation OF three
fourihs Of ell the members OF the several Annual Confer
ences majority OF two-,hrds Of the General Con-
ference may alter any Of the restrictions except The first
'rt!cle.
Mr. Lord read from Emory's History ofihe Discipline OF
tie Church showing that the Discipline s revised al each
General Conference and it has continued for 90 years
and undergone 70 reVs.0Ds.
In 1850, The General Conference required travelling
preachers who held slaves TO ave promises TO set them
fee and declared that Slavery 10 contrary 10 tho laws OF
God, man, ard nature, ard hurIiul to society"
IL I7 preachers who held slaves contrary to the lava
In sBy Of the United States which authorized their freedom
were to Tried another year when might be necessary
to suspend Members who bought slaves with de-
ssn TO hold them a. such or 10 cell them again we're 10 DO
expelled or The local preachers who would not enanci-
pse heir slaves IN The States where the laws admitted IT,
those IN Virgins be ued another year, and the
preachers In Maryland Delaware Pennsylvania and New
Jersey suspended. travelling preachers who refused to
marumit where the law permitted were to be employed
no more
The independence ofhe United States having been
6rmed by the pesce Of 7 the conne1on with the Church
In England was dissolved, and Mr.. Wesley In IeUer
from Bristol Eng took measures, on application rom me
American societies organize Them BE alluded TO nav
pgIerupes ordAn bu, there were no Bishops Tine
Church in America that time he concluded TO do'o-And
appointed Dr. Cole and Francis Asbury to DO JONI 81
perlnendeus the brethren In NorhAmeriea 50 also
Richard WhAlcost and Thomas Vssey, 10 act a. Elders
among them, by bspuzlng and Administering The Lords
Supper
In conclusion Of bis letter referring 10 tuggesuon TO
have The Bishops in England ordan ministers ioF Ame
CO be did not approve Gift, and said,
"Ifthey would ordtn them now, they would ikeWise
EXPECT 10 govern ,hem and how grievo0sy would thls
euisrge Us As cur American brehren are now tot4Ly
dueniGng led both rom he ale and from the Englao
hierarchy dare entanee them sgaln, eiiasr wiz
the one or the olher They a. full liberty Simply
h S.rnlnrea arA The Primitive Church And