The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-28
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The Religious Conventions.

The subject of church extension sgain came up tsis
The Rev DR. BrM,S resumed his remarks lie do
nounced In emphatic and eloquent terms the propoi-
tons of tho report as calculated 70 destroy inc unyM
the Christian church Of prcsbyterans. Ours WAS ths
spirit Of evsngema union spirit keen eyed to discern
tho image of Christ everywhere-a spirit which created
tue Bible Society Tract, Sunday School and Home Mn-
sonnry Societies lie could not join in the work OF break
ing down well tried a system Voluntary rcguIa-
tions for church government heretofore have nos
had entire success simply account of previous church
dissensions. lie thought this whole movement was .
poor copy Of the Old School Assembly They have been
trying 1t for years and shaH consult our sIf respect
by letting it alone He concluded his long and eloquent
speech by an earnest dissuasvc from any dvsve or ses
tartan measure,
The discussion further continued by the Hon Mr.
Jrssur, Of New York
Kcv. Mr.. KNOX of Rome. said The church in Western
New York had been misrepresented; they were more
generally Presby tcran than was supposed If you w
to know how they feel this subject, ascertain tho
the pastors Of the cprches they think ~ tho
ministers think, and the m4isters nearly all Ia
favor Of Prcsby bytorianism
Rev Dir Goss Of Cayuga. denied this His Prcsbyt@v
had passed special act dsapproyng Of church extsa-
Here Mr. Knox attempted to explain; a of coa-
fusi, cnsicd and The MODERATOR put him down.
Mr.. lI.wrr, also disclmcd any such control 1
ministers over churches,
MIR. TOWNSEND denied Mr.. knoxs statement
Mr.. HAL Of Cherry Valley, said amid stormy inter-
ruptiona TINT Mr. Knoxs statements respecting the COM
position of the churchs in Western New York were un-
iruc The Prcsbytory Of Toga has eight Congregations
and six resby the Presbyery Of Chenango with
seventeen churches nearly equally divided; 0tscgo AAS
nine churches each way; St Lawrence four each ways
OF Cayuaga with twenty three churches, onohAf Con.
grega,io,al Of Oswego eleven churches each way e
Cortland five Presbyterian and twelve Congregational.
Thee 3c all constitutional churches and any schemes
adopted should respect their feelings.
After little further debate the whole subject was ro-
erred to select committee consisting OF tho Rey Drs
Taylor, Kcman, Smith and Lyons; Rev Messrs Fowiesa
Fisher and Patterson and Elders Darling Jessup Pardes
Ogden and Maynard.
The complaint of members Of the Park Church, New
ark against the Synod Of New York and New Jersey was
brought up This involved the mooed question
In the AFTERNOON The holy communion was celebrated
the Rcv Drs CclaDd Taylor Beman, and Dugied, o0i
ciang Elders Kellogg Gideon Haynes and Others aot-
THE MARYLAND EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
BALTIMORE May ~ 1852
The Episcopal Convention of the diocese of Maryland.
closed its session tonight Bishop Wilmington, ac-
count Of Ill health proposed to resign accept the scr
rrcssons # regret at the i'll health Of the Bishop and
advised long voyage, authorizing him TO select ono
of his brother bishops attend to his episcopal duties
the whole Of the to be paid out OF the Epscopaa
fund The report wns adopted.
The committee to whom tho subject of the corrcspon-
dence between the Bishop and Dr. Johns (condcmning
the latter preaching in Methodist pulpit and his
perssting in so doing was reerrcd-approyed Of tho
leudablc motive Of the aggressor and that the
thing had been done before advised that ecclesiastical
proceedings be had in the
The standing committees Of last year were reelected.
UNIyERsALIsT MORAL REFORM SOCIETY.
Bosror. May u, 1852.
At the session of tho Tniycrsais Moral Reform Socs
ETY. to-day composed in part Of leading universast min
listers, the following resolution was offered -
attitude Of our country on The subject slavery besSs
do that = ma made G fer the
iapd and seeing with great pain disposition on the part
merely f liz" @ evil We feel called as
Christians to testify egsiat the slavery.
With in striving to break down that loathsone nstita-
The G,y Mr.. Coopurcu, of East Cambridge thought
there many who supposed that single individuals VI
great intellectual capacities who called statesmen,
could rescue the ship of state from impending danger
steer il clear Of al obstaclos-bu this fniacy
the evil si existed and would bring ruin upon the land
unless reform speedily brought about lie did nst
think God would permit nation to cyst which false
to tho principles upon which il established, and 80
false to humanity. We ash for . speedy rctormatloD
We would consent to no comproue es, but would agitae
Till the evil was ovcrthrown.
Dir. ENirRsoN gaid IL very strange to him that
people supposed the compronse would put
end to agitation II was not in the nature Of man to be
thus gagged. While he preaching Mt Louisville,
Kentucky. lie had ncucaed abolition sentiments under
the pretcDco Of preaching against capital punishment
lie closed his remarks by denouncing slavery as wicked
The Rev. Mr.. Mtyrr followed Tie believed tl,s many
Of the slayelad,rs we're heartily ashamed Of slavery
and il they could their way clear Of it, would
gladly gct rid of it. Therefore the compromise asuc
m'glt BE- regarded as great wrong impoFed upon
them, Tho Cempromise he regarded triumph Of
Slavery Had the Compromise provided for any prospeo-
tive lberation L would have been different; but it
concession of the whole country to stop agitation
This system Of liberation had nurtucd the slaves from
100000 to 3o000o0 The question il put to us-Is not
the tnion worth the cost = lie answered, he did not
believe the Mon po..b at such price lie had been
told by person who knew that be in the daily ex-
pctation OF the success o OF those conpaces Of tho
slaves which would compel the slave States ask tho
protection Of the North lie would ask ut what price it
should be granted them,Iic did not believe that there
vas any Christian who could agree to the Compro-
mise measures which made provision for the pro-
spectye emancipation of slaves
rather BALLOT expressed his opinion that nasmuch AS
thore was no opposition to lhe resolution on slavery IL
should BE- passed without further dcussion.
brother ADAMS reminded him that there reporters
and q public outside to conviu-
Htr. NJ rulStn, tIItwel said he spnnosoa h oo,,,
vote Tor the resolution; :cgs aas time when he con-
adered II bad policy for tnversalsts TO take nm h,
s"Weet; v hile lac had been settled at Nashville Ten
he mad been acquainted with just such characters
as iose IN Uncle Tom Cabin lie could attest to tho
truth Of the picture drawn and he was ead /"
mo That the book extensively read especially
~ We south lie believed that it would do more
soou 'huh ualfison Phillips, and such they. Tho
great question before the Convention was whether
er not The passage Of the Compromise measures were
christian men. too in favor Of the Compromise
measures, because sr Webster in favor of them ne
vas only yesterday that Mr. Charles Sumner introduced
memorial IN Congress for the repeal of the Fugitiya
Slave law We the free so VIII do al that we can:
nut We are met by bullying and the whole influence of
ul9 ~ SCUM livery fugitive slave sent back but a
nkto The chain winch louud u to slaycrys car at tho
south which was shaping tuc lesie Of It's opposition
- progress ana ihc ceuse q humanity When he saw
such men opposing the political saviour Of the age Kos
sutl,, he must object lie did not know but that it
hght check the spread Of uniycrsasm at the south
Rev hr. Mtsou the next speaker lie regarded
,ne s@gth a. but dc,ert wse . far q Uniyersasm
ihe resolution "as passed without opposition.
TnE METHODIST CONFERENCE.
BosroN, May 81. 1852
elected bishops ordained with The ceremonies
reports of the committee the boundaries OF co~s
iereces were yesterday and among those adopt
cd Nas one that the New York Conference shall consist Of
'tritory now included In New York, Poughkespsic,
!, ,hlnelecls Delaware aud Newburg districts The New
OH last Conference Is to consist of last New York tho
Nov Haven Hartford and Long sand Districts iiud-
NJ m the city OF New York an these charges lying east
u line running through tho Third avenue Bowery,
ETOaIMgy.