Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-06-03

always treated n 1 of charitable uses aon. is said .:
In "c."s with slight exceptions. The provision IN i!ic
acd statutes to rerpttmtl"S so" J.. no. r. ~
revised cannot be devised beyond !''n lives hr "
whe!s decisions BY which he commended iiIti The
''l'': Variable ,lsss has not been abolished!
lT VI Ihndsl Episcopal Church is religious society! nhG
prior TO the secession on , ti SIes said Dinu. 81
- institution existed under and was subject 10 the IA"
~ nrblic or charitahin uses. ;, p,u f,,,r,,,
ohe u ,, I.rs,,s up class, and called hei-
I the True Dutch Reformed Church. and dS:deI-anl u
was held that the ne" oouy roii no. car! , ~
Perth Ambny, where one portion di'I';cd !r" uie
% and il was held that the party entitled to the properly
@ nm, which adhered 10 The Presbyterian ufci ana De-
a "a ;ts ,Hdcaory. The "a 0 Rnssc shows case
, hnI!crs claimed right 10 vote on the ground 81
Me, md divided OIL but the rules gave them E4i&h to
.,nd il was decided they had no right To the properly
,Irrd other A. relates to plaintiffs, tv
~ w, declaration they formed nEw Church u:drr the
daio,,ion of the Methodist Episcopal Church South In
such an agreement shey ta'e oeiau uc"i e P!os W az"
il noes 10 those who remain
- MT pretended there is any departure from doctrine or
-couation on the part OF the defendant The complaint Is
misconduct in the affairs of the Church. in lis government
| d;scnpe and the misconduct has reference 10 ia most
ftunas subject which seems To crcate trouble in both
Church and Saie-ihe subject o. Slavery. The Methodist
Enscopa Church has carried out The entire doctrine and
of Church that important point and there
il mn real ground for complaint The Church has not IN
dertukcn To abolish Saveryhey have simply carried ou
bc rinrpcs views which have always existed IN the
Chnrch and in which brethren the South fave always
concurcd They were OF pacca! character and designed
n snbsrrye both North and South.
In rho early history of the Church there was under the
ausnc,s OF the foreign members disposition I" abolish
slavery but they found it mpractcab!c and gave
nm all prc,ensons Ia it, and adopted what the American
rifle 10 IL; il alone, and leave il with the States themselves,
and moi to interfere with any than proper for the
wholesome conducting u: The aIirs Of the Church. Their
durlne s0i settled down the principle that !ndls dnals
conlG hold slaves they thought proper but officers
ofhc Church required free their slaves when pracii
cable AMI has always been maintaned that Bishops should
not be the dcrs Of slaves, and until the time OF Bishop lG
drcws there never saveholng Bishop this Church,
although wohirds of the Bishops belonged 10 the SouhsO
that usage in absence Of any express provision is concu
siya a. 10 what the principles of the Church There
This nothing nj all hostile the domestic Institutions the
South Ts majority believed would be better tn have
slaves ii could avodedtGt the abstract question
they considered that The principle of Ses IL Russia Shout!
MOI y-r-aisu the condition OF The laborcrs Ena md
should be bcerthcr condition being really great deal
worse than that Of slavrsbut they would not bc
uxoc as TO attempt abois'ina the principle OF scris in
Russia or 10 compel change 10 labor in England al
though such aboshing might do good. So as Ia Slavery
they leave 10 each State work a. il they PLEASE
But in regard officers OF the church, VINO are required to
90 into different parts they say they must tmancPae them
where i, paccabe and that Bishops shall rot b. elected
who are The holders OF slaves The principle is That while
the hokng of slaves would njurc their usefulness a;
the South il might do when he goes in the line Of his
duy to Free Still they would treat the matter as
recommended by ST Paul in 7h chap ID Corinthians 2Oth
and 2lst They disposed 10 leave their domestic
institutions those who concerned in them 10 act III
their own way. Some OF the early bishops coming from
abroad undertook 90 further and NEEDLE in the business
and turned 4uxuc out they did not succeed. The church
took the plan OF the primitive apostles who when they found
runaway slave, told HIN 10 60 back TO his master ana act
as he should All the Church wants IS for lis officers 10 be
able in their iineraucy b. all things all IN thu
which ST. Pant used the term They selected those
for officers did not hold slaves and where there are min
listers abundance who do not the land they cultivate Is
EmanucIs land.
Ii one OF the radical dpc,rncs OF the Church thai their
ministers shall travel and the seeds OF the Gospel
through our Iant-and thereby travel each and ali
,.y,rC mort al
recent period the system las continued withou, the slightest
difficulty. We frs, heard OF the difficulty in sil lHe
foreign Ahoonsts attempted by the aid al foreign Bishops
to NEEDLE with institutions which they had no conceln with
and edc with our many nt whon were better u
Than many their people home: and it surprising
that there should bc individual mc:nrs %. III" Conference
who would undertake 10 not the Conference a i!tv IN
Ie-oo hood Congress number .: years backed by
gentleman o great responsibility but acting nave a!""!S
thought, very enormously.
MT W. concndcd that Notwithstanding ali the ciJrts that
had been made influence The General Conference every
thing done in proper MANNER ana mar '.T' was no
vi misconduct on their Pari when coul ""U''"@ H
crssion lie spoke ior and t:r"c l:s and
will conclude this forenoon wien Hon keverdy J"hnron
''''''''' WEDNESDAY, MAY2s.
Before Judges Nelson and Bets.
lillian L. Smith and Others agt. Gco L1"s. aud others
Mr. George Wood offered remarks, citing various huiF
Support Of The presented by h ye-HrdAy
He thought little patience on Tie part 81 !alh''
would have lei 10 satisfactory compromise ne same not
haste which appears here divided the Society oi ffchdS.
they had carried out this controversy the Ioroearhnc"
and charity recommended by ST Paul. course might have
open taken by which thew would have continued oae!hcr-
NAV venture To saw il this suit now out at the way!
and other side disposed - meet II In S "i c"pt'-
mise the whole matter be adjusted in cIGh'cch h''s
But there is for the gentlemen al III" Ho"th-lhc
proceedings tie last twenty years on the slavery Question:
which has been kind OF Pandora box has wrought mem up
To n mitch OF excitement which will al least excuse tiei
When you undertake suddenly 10 Tree an entire slave popu
tion YOU undertake something than phiianthTo
phv YOU create evil. Taere Is only one precedeht
Of Thai kind our i. friends who have endeavored 10 in
lp
sessions have destroyed. make thcs, remarks be
cau,, the body OF my clients not liable TO Tie cairgr
but there may be individuals VII" act with prec?'tancy
He concluded hy cnntendng that plaintiffs have Il" rlgh I"
property lie thought ii the ease was allowed I" 90 ou'
Of Court il might be settled. Nine icnths OF HE dtiIui'
ties Of the world are settled by compromises, ana s pe
said that religious settle those who worship the
same Cod He called attention 10 resolutions OF The Ieri-
era Conference TO show disposition Tor an aica9" con-
promise. -
Hon Rercrdy Johnson behalf of plaintiff, then rose
He proposed under four general heads: ne
proposed power General Conference q" ls 10 adopt the
plan. > The construction III the riin "hiril he "oao
maintain is TINT the dlyi-ion made 10 depend on
the decision Of the Conferences in States where slavery en-
and that the change OF The sixth article was mace u "
pend on decision "f all tie Conferences ). That by
force d.. s"n il that should br EIdc, n was by
Conferences in the srchotng States the property s |" D"
dvi,d between the lwp without regard l" any clincc IN
the sixth article j. Admitting the Conference :" Isis ad nor
the power il conditional ana no; carried out thc
OF hln.s hat exist cnc I n,il- t,i.:e on the b'
These inquiries. he -ld, PLAIN a;d SIMPLE, ana e-
uuirei depth Of research. H. should approach r aIn-
lcn controversy only turned upon the peculiarly
in this case, Important as IL su; confess cep-
and absorbing eGlingand rise oppressed ~ II
When remember The origin o; the dispute lose --h' o.
dollars and cents and Tor forget The interests
u my constituents There considerations 80 70 The pro-
perry OF this church which will most deeply Affect large
religious and the country rs the '"cis!on u.
heart oil the nation has been papatns Tor years anc 50
much that the chords from which !hs sprung unless &C.
mcned BY the good OF the people, Tie peace, ana
happiness and glory of The country viii hc snos'usc
BY dscor and wrcc!cdness debility and drF"at"n-c!Sh
waranL il II too uc! say, that rns dreaded state o. Inc
public !, IN 10 BE- attributed to tue very eNs
Of the controversy Yon called on In Srttri an
led hope the Court will feel the rights 80 fairly estio
isIcd that with the respect which all give 10 this iouna
will tend Eiuch appcas" III. public alarms I" settle Inc
1t will be my happiness cndcavo: 10 assist the
Court in relation 10 The matter.
The condition .. the Conference in ISL vas body o!
men tracing their origin the Conference Gi lI-l III Inc
exercise %! their privileges citizens of tine lncd States
they resolved 10 form exclusive jurisdiction Tor me United
In the very nature nt such ass1c Itpn leI"
must exist il has been admitted, somewhere, power 10
change. II the General Conference had L the power Of the
Conference OF I5i, the controversy this branch ol IT,
is al end. The Methodist Church. is known achnow-
lodges ohm Wesley who, with ..hl and wisoH vel
challenges admiration resolved il was his duty asa subject,
Christian and man, tab" steps that would hsrt Inc
institutions Of his country. He established CHURCH.
His power developed, and the church rested his WILL
his He thing