New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-05-23

ferenccs IN It's favor. but there not majority OF
ihrce-fourths as required.
The members Of tins Church South are not seed.
and II they not they are entitled 10 their share
Of this fund. The resolutions Of the General Confer
ence Of iS4+ authorizing It, said that those preachers
who chose 10 act with the division might do 10 with
ont blame On that division there had been no notice
that ANYTHING was wrong. The General Conference
OF lsis decided Il 10 De void IL before this
Court as a matter Of equity. Those entitled TO
hare IN the benefits OF this fnd did not lose By the
, son their rights 70 that share TN respect TO the
auowa7 nee OF s9o year to travelling preachers. and
a small a, 9ount to their families. Mr. l. sand he has
been inforne that the stewards OF the Church make
further provision for latter when neceSsaDl
The plaintiffs are entitled their pro rata Of the
property. and trustees. and the ratio OF profits
since lsi4 which should De paid 20 the CommIs
South rs trustees. trustees can Be appoint
ed by the Court.
Nh l. read decision Of the Count OF Appeals OF
Kentucky IN the case OF Armstrong against Gibson.
9Th Ben Munros reports since the division. IN which
that Court held that the resolutions OF the General
Conference Of ls44 authorizing the division wasSa
lid and constitutional As shown by their action m the
case Of the Canada Conference and that the title OF
the Church south 10 the meeting houses and other
v
the word South being added to the term Methodist
Episcopal Church and decided IN favor oiihe Church
South III was IN the case Of TWO sets OF trustees OF
Westinghouse IN Kentucky one claiming II under
the united Church and the other ON the division The
Court m which II first tried there rendered. de-
csion against the South, but the decision Was re-
yersed on appeal
a~sslmaina his argument. said that he
had endeayored to avoid everything which could
tend to injure personal fcelng-ihe members OF the
Church North are our brethren, and esteemed as
such Ii is case OF immense importance Mr. l..
paid compliment TO the high cha racter OF the min
lsterS and members of the Church. and felt satisfied
that the Judgment of the Court, whatever II might be.
Will be most willingly carried out.
Mr. Reyerly Johnson then rose, and stated one %
two points. As 90 the constitutional power of the
General Conference. It was ~ make rules and regula-
tons and restricted only from certain acts. lie re-
ferred to the Constitution OF the United States, III
Section, ith Art. which gives Congress power to
make regulations rs to the Territories. &C.
Mr. E L. Fancher, for defense, stated some points
which Will be presented for argument Among them
that the travelling preachers are not the owners OF
this fund, but that il Is held by the Church m the
nature of a charity. and comes within their iund for
charitable uses The travelling preachers m dis
with view to a fund for old age, 81. but were com
pensated for doing so, the books being furnished to
them at IS to 49, per cent, discount The Book Con-
Germ has been raised not by contributions, but by the
course OF It's business. 1t was established IN 1872
on A capital OF $4,000 In hve years atterward
MS value was $4,000 and m four years more,
being in lsOs 1t was worth $4,000, and has con-
unued To increase. lSaid now To be worth
s-sOOOOl II Is not vested right in the travel
ing preachers a has been commended In proof
of this the Annual Conference are authorized to
create travelling preacher even against his WIZ
when of course he does not participate m the fund
He also showed that the Southern Conference has
been supplied, since 1874, with books on the same
terms as the Canada Conference that IS : per cent
less than wholesale price
Mr. Choatc. who was not present yesterday having
been prevented by ndlsposltion, Will commence TINS
forenoon the argument on the part Of the defence
The Court room was filled by spectators, many oil
them ministers--and a number Of ladies, as on the
day before. were in the galleries