The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-03-04
HsthoaIst Episcopal Church North.

Nsthoaist Episcopal Ohurch North.
LARGE AssKMBLAaB or DELEGATES AT PHILADEL-
PHiA-hRARLr TWO HUNDRED CHURCHKs RxPKK-
sBnTkp--PRoPosBD AMENDMENTS 70 THE CoNPRh-
ENcK LAWS, RTC.
PHrLADRLrHrA, March ), 1857
Pursuant to oall issued by meeting Of nsls mem.
hers OF the Methodist Episcopal Church held In Decem
her last the delegates elected by tho various stations
ard circuits within the bounds Of the Methodist Ep
oopai Church North, assembled this morning, ct the
Nsssrsth Church The attendance was quite large
merry two hundred churches being represented.
At ten O'Clock, the convention called order BY
George Bsmton, Of Remington Church, and, on mo-
ken OF Trinity Church to the chair John HUI G.orgs
Hamilton, and DR. T Cris man were pponted Score
tariss The Chair appointed Dr. cooper to conduct the
Resolutions wers offered appointing . committee OF
one from each delegation - nominate permanent on
oes; aso committee OF one from each deeg .tion I,
prepare pressive OF ho tho
tioni alo committee OF like number and chosen 10
like manner, to whom AL resolutions offered should be
referred
On motion the executive committee Of twenty, who
bsued the call for the convention, invited to
seats on the hoof OF the house and participate In the de-
The sser,r.ny then called the roll OF the d.lsystss
who had handed in errGeutal, when nearly two hun-
dred answered. From Philadelphia, twelve churches
were repre,e entedi New York city two; Seneca two;
Brooklyn two Buiao, three Pt,burg, two; POttsviue
ONE Alegany City, one MAnsyupk, one; Monros, Pa
one; Chester one; cheireA Mass one; Bostop one;
Vermont, onei Washington CITY, one Burlington, N.
on motion the address Of the Executive COMMITTEES 60
the churches read after which convention de-
teimned to devote the remainder Of the session
lglout exeIcites.
Ths BODY sdjourned to meet sg ain at three O'Clock
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On re 1eenbling Mr.. VIM. Il. Hacker. Of Trinity
Church PtiledelpLiA chairman OF the committee to So
lect thceis, r. ported the following
r, stdem-Profe..or ". Il. Allen. Of dirard College.
Vtcs Pre,ider.ts-Nesus Colson Heskil fhilsde phia
John plttfhurg, Ikpr Ne NhsG
Pratt Boston William @ Lord Newark, N. j.; VIM q
Deal, Washington oity; Lewis Loder, Brooklyn Y ;
I. Ii Root Buffalo; U p Tilden Philadelphia and Pro
fessor Blumen hrsil, Of Carlisle, Pa
Sec efo9,sS-J d. Chri,msn, of Philaie phis II 8
Gilbert New York, and Samuel Norment, ef Washington
Tbs nominations were confirmed. The chairman
Thanked the convention for the honor conferred. lie
accepted the station with diidence His heart WAS in
tie movement ana he was willing to do what the
ton desired Of him in furtherance of the object Those
who posed the convention there to produce
dieepsioD disturb the mony Of church W.
muet expect onroyerty and must calmly and In
Chri.taB sphit Of forbsarance. Human judgment
liable TO and nus not expect Sl to coincide with
us Tie object Of the convention to consider tho
prepTiety OF peionirg the General Conference for
ajn alterations in the organic laws Of the church. BY
rbeh the laity will be represented In the council the
cbuIoh At present ii WAS well known aity have no
voice or vote and it s perhaps very strong srgumsDt
in favor Of movement that the aged cham sf
Mthe dim is has stated that the cnly remedy the
si'J postessed for abuses 10 ssvs tho preshers
OUT said the espsaher, this indeed Is all have left
1t s full time We bad more
JoHN WHILrMAr, OF Philadelphia Chairman Of the
Committee to prepare resolutions submitted preambl
al tho toll. wing resolutions -
keselved IhA shis hereby decsrs in i do
~ that the conss.u.ion Of aho nshoaiss
nToddocn ssiessss io,o .hs Gsnsr.i Anna. Com
S o sgh S h snail moi %
Fe,oivsa That thi. conven.ien nsie6y respectfully ps
which liz Imp 3rssr requires and in aaoord
"d The Il hs Gnuh as as usis for i.s
legations IN orr General And Annual Conferences.
css the ae ~ We %s s' we
$ e.. .vsy o1s !"
should be allowed annually ~ the last QaArsry Confs
.s ySs sss,iss sas 'sa S1s ss's
nh
sss. 70 ses I 4s. sso .. sy
An the celegnses 10y well as oeoa be p,d such
are p: % y, the of our
any a ss q shs s'fsos S1 and
sanVesn Ssfsf The s;Ssp ss9
leqosspg I'm 10 lay before NE onera
The report wac accepted sLd the resolutions were dis
cufsed.
A proposition was made to limit each speaker which
y OF jec,ed t..
A member iron: distance remarked that such mo-
op looked ~ thin here hsd beer cut ard dried aud
hose At distance had been brought here to ,tlop
he matter
Mr. SEYMOUR, Of New jersey, proposed 10 amand the
first resolution to provide for lay de cations to
soHistd IN the General Conference, and noe in the An
ual Conference
Mr. II Gnrrn- of New York contended 1t wa, all iu-
portsrt that laym-p rhoud have voice in the annual
conferences 1f church dsbsGded and the pro
peTty cold The Discipline that the money should
to the Annual Conference To be disposed of whilst the
n' mbers OF the church bad voice in It's Disposal
gain the sity had voice in the selection Of ed
Of conference newsPspers which they alone had sup
port. uist the ministers paid not cent towards them
Mr. sKYMpys agreed as to the grievances, but con
tended that the General the body to look
10 for redfkae. Pending debate,
The convention adj lurEed.