New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-05-28

rart is based or charitable foundation There are
knr elements the founders, the trustees the mana
~ Who conduct and distribute, and lastly the Con-
fsnceS The management Is according TO the in
tention OF the founders Suppose all the oenehcla
Ses should have attempted 20 ALLEVIATE. Ihey would
49, had no right. Their right Is enforced and man.
hS according 10 the scheme and their rgm, when
70 dispute and difficulty, by the Attorney General
Mr. W showed a case IN Ne"-haInpShire Reports
here the benehciaries attempted to divide the prop
VIZ among themselves, anc the Attorney General IN
.aared and the Court hello II 70 be retained. Fit
I'Sarty they have no night except underline charity
~ w alluded 10 several cases. II may be set
,rn that the law exists al common law, and as
oosorced where the common law exists, although
90 statute Of Elizabeth may not have been adopted
IL the law been repealed this State by the
, ma statutes II It has the Book Concern Fund
ssrce acquired does not come within charitable
ses and must confess there are decisions BY which
il has been repealed but IN this case the claim is fall
isc;ous The chapter Of the statute that treats Of Dr
vsfe trts of real property, does not touch public
,,,stsnor personal property for charitable The
two are different IN their character and always treat
N works which treat Of charitable uses nothing is
said Of private trusts, with slight exceptions The
nrovison IN the revised statutes rs 10 perpetuities
SboE has been repealed where property cannot be
devised beyond two lives Mr. w alluded to other
decisions by which he contended that the law OF
charitable uses has not been abolished
The Methodist Episcopal Church IS a religious So
cety and PRIOR 10 the secession on the part Of plain
ts extended through every part Of the United States
SAID religious society or institution existed under and
was subject 10 the law OF public or charitable uses
In support Of various points, NT. w quoted Field
vs.. Field Wend., 394 COgsh vs.. PeltOn, John
sons On. Reports, 292; Mott vs.. Garden Street
Church, Paige, 7e Vldcl vs. GeTards executors,
2iHowaTd's L. s. Reports, 1875 Burns exerS. vs..
Rep, $50. Mass. Rep, $40 do 277, 10 do, 81.
IS do. 4Ci iG do, AS, Mer 3j2 Begh, 529, J.
2Russell, IA. Miller vs. Gable, DEMO, 492
One Of he cases & Halstcad) of Dutch Re
formed Church-some persons set up new classs,
and canCj themselves the True Dutch Reformed
Cbnrch and aivded-and II held that the
body could no, carry away any Of the property In
An Halsc ad there IS a case OF Presbyterian Church
=, Peril smbOy, where one portion divided from the
other and IT was held that the party entitled 70 the
nroperty was that which adhered 10 the Presbyterian
Church and belonged 70 its JudicatOry. The ID Of
pusseI shows a case where pew holders claimed a
right 10 vote the ground Ofintcrest and divided off
but the rules gave them right 10 vote and II
decided they had no right to the property. Mr.. w.
alluded 20 other As relates TO plaintiffs, by
Their own declaration they formed new Church
under tire denomination of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South. In such an agreement they leave
behind them the property and II goes to those who
remain
It's not pretended there is any departure from doc
trine orregulaOn on the part of the defendant The
complaint - misconduct IN the affairs OF the church,
in IT'S government and discipline, and the misconduct
has reference TO that unfortunate subject, which
seems to create trouble In both Church and Stae-the
subject OF Slavery. The Methodist Episcopal Church
the Church on that important point, and there Is no
real ground for complaint. The Church has not I'M
dertakcn iO abolish SlaVery--hcy have simply carried
out those principles and views which have always eX-
listed III the Church. and IN which the brethren at the
South have always concurred. They We're of prac-
teal character and designed to subserve both North
and South
In the early history of the Church there was, I'M
der the auspices Of the foreign members DISPOSE
ton TO abolish Slavery, but they AT once found II I'M
practlcable and gave up AL pretensiOnS TO 1t, and
al tsha al American d
and leave IT with the States Themselves and not to
interfere with II any more than was proper for the
wholesome conducting of the affairs OF the Church.
Their doctrine, 1904, settled down to the principle
that individuals could hold slaves or not, as they
thought proper, but officers of the Church were re-
CURED to free their slaves when practicable, and 1t
has always been maintained that BishipS should not
be the holders of Slaves, and until the time OF
Bishop Andrews there never was a slave-holdlng
Bishop in this Church, although iwothlTdS OF the
Bishops belonged TO the SOuth-So that usage, IN the
absence OF any express provision IS conclusive as
10 what the principles OF the Church There was
in this nothing al all hostile To the domestic nSttu
tons of the South. The majority Beloved 1t would be
better not to have slaves If II could be ayoded-but
on the abstract question they considered that the
principle of ScTS IN Russia should not exlSt-alSo,
that the condition of the aborers IN England
should be betsr-their condition being really "A
great deal worse than that of our StateS-but they
would not be so Quixotc to attempt abollShlng
the principle of serfs IN Russia, compel change
as TO labor in England although such aoohshinS
might do good So as TO Slavery, they leave 10 eacn
10 officers of the church, who required TO go INTO
different parts they say they must enanlclpate tneW
where II is practicable, and that Bishops snail MOI DC
elected who are the holders of slaves Inc pIlhcpe
Is that while the holding of slaves would not lnJure
their usefulness at the South, night DO SO "hen ne
goes in the line Of his duty, to Free STATES otl
fhey would treat the matter as recommended pl ~
Paul in It'll chap. 2d Corinthians, 2Oth ana us
verses They are disposed to leave their domestic
institutions to those who are concerned IN them
10 ACT IN their own some OF the carry
bishops coming from abroad undertook 10 go
further and NEEDLE IN the business ana turhtI
Ouixotc but they did not succeed Inc chutch
took the plan of the primitive apostles, VINO, Wheh
they fOuDd "a runaway slave, ton nun 10 go pdCA "
his master and act as he should. All inc NuuiVH
wants Is fer It's officers 10 be able, IN their inerahCy
to be all things to all men m The sense IN WhlCn 81
Paul used The term They selected those Tor olhcerS
who did not hold slaves and where there are MINIS
tiers in abundance who do not, the land they cultivate
is EmanuerS land. IL Is one OF the rauicSi
doctrines of the Church that their ministers shNI
travel and scatter the seeds of the Gospel through
our land-and thereby were To travel, each anu an Oh
them through every portion OF me lahd' nun
very recent period the system has contlhueI VIII
out the slightest difficulty we hrSt heaIu Oh tle IN
hculty in lS3i The foreign AbOhuOuStS atlthlp1'U
by the ard of foreign Bishops to NEEDLE WIN lhSutu-
tons which they had no concern wlth' ana neuuS
with our servants many OF Whom "eIe 49, 49, va =,
than many OF their own people al hVlic az - ~
surprising that there should be nilvldual meoStS vi
The Conference who would undertake 10 hoou Vlc
Conference, as they undertook 10 hoou NuAstNS wa
number years backed by gentleman Oh gl."' - ~
speciablhty but acting, have always thouS"' WY
enormously. <
Mr. w commended that notwithstanding all me ei,
forts that had been made 20 influence the uenoIa
Conference, everything was done lnap'opei i1i ~
and that there was no act oil hhSVohuu' On n,1 -
part which could authorize StctSS"l, ~ 10
for between two and three hours ana VIII CuIlOlu 9
this forenoon, when Hon. Reverdy IoAhSVH' l0'
planrh, VIII close the case