The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-10-02
Proceeding. of Conference.--5th da,

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Leave of absence was granted to Brother
Westwood.
Rev. A. Miller, Of Cincinnati Conference,
was introduced.
The Committee on the case Of Bro Evans
reported that there was no cause of COM
plant against him; and on motion, after
some remarks BY the F. +. Of his District,
the report was adopted.
Some conversation was then had by mem
hers Of Conference, in relation 10 contribu-
tons TO the Bible Society and TO the supply
of Sunday Schools with Bibles, which result
ed in the passage of the following resolution.
PRESENTED by Rev. II. G.. Dean and Rev. Jos.
Brook
Resolped, BY the Iowa Annual Conference
that the Preachers Of this Conference be IN
structed to keep all their collections for the
American Bible Society separate from the
contributions Of other determinations. and
withhold enough Of the same to supply our
own Sunday schools first.
The Committee on Church Extension asked
leave to absent themselves from the session
Of Conference, which was granted.
The presiding Bishop presented rcs solutions
from the Erie, North Ohio, and Wisconsin
Conferences, which was read and laid ON the
table, to await the report Of tn Committe.
on Slavery.
The Committee on Slavery then made Il
report. signed by majority Of the members,
eight Out Of ten, recommending more strin-
gent action against slave holding
minority report, signed by two members
OF the Committee, was also presented. This
report took the position that Christ and thu
Apostles had not condemned slavery (9) nor
made slave-holding bar to Church member
shl, and that the Church Mt the present day
was not authorized 10 establish test which
had hot been adopted by the Apostles
The minority report met with no favor
whatever The majority report was taken
up and an amendment offered 81 Rex. A.
Young, excepting certain eases of necessity
and beneyolence from tic Resolution which |
denied admission t. church membership.
At this point Rev. IL. C. Dean offered
substitute simply affirming the sufhcieney Of
the ground already taken by the Church IN
the Books Of Discipline on that subject The !
substitute was promptly and without debate
laid on the table.
The resolutions Of the Committee, ana
amendment Of Mr.. Young, were then dis |
eussed ~ Rev. II. c. Dean, ana Rev. ". f. |
CoRles, at some length. After which Rev. Jo-
seph Brooks presented an amendment which /
he supported by Il speech. The whole sub |
lect was re-committed, and W. f. Cowles |
and Joseph Books added to the Committee
OFFICIAL CoKKurroN.-A Aldermen Drake. |
lerrick. Moser, Wandcll, lIealy and Cooper, |
Of the Common Council Of New YORK, have
been indicted by the Grand Jury and arrest
ed on charges Of bribery and corruption.
The charges made against them, outside OF
the Official action, are Of the most shameless
and unblushing character. If Gotham can
be purified Of tho horde Of buzzards which
have preyed upon the public, it would be q
renovation worth recording, for. by their
own accounts, apparently well grounded. no
community have been more recklessly. sys-
tematically and unremittingly plnndcred than
the people Of New ork city. Demagogues,
arrant and corrupt ever coquetted with
the groundlings. or struck hands with viii
lainv, have ruled New York without him
dranee; and il is right the people should suf
fer, if they are so besotted with partizanship
or so negligent Of deccncy and integrity il
their public affairs, ~ to permit themsel,e .
10 be ruled continually ny management and
intrigue Of so base SORT.
ca The Wings Of Boston held an lnfuen-
tial meeting on the 18th ultimo, and appoint
Cd large number Of delegates to tho State
Convention. A spirit seems TO be exhibited
by some Of the old partlzans, in favor Of
straight-out nominations. The promise Of
su~cess, however, when such men Rock
well and Winthrop and the old strength and
einew " the party 10 longer among III
ranks, but marshaled under the Republican
Tag, we DO not consider very gathering. Those
Wings who arc rtill strenuous for the PER
pstuation Of the old party, are the peculiar
Webstertes Of the Bay STATE. If they would
honor their patron saint by justifying hi.
prophecy, they would treat the Wing party a.
among the dead Of 1872; while, if they would
follow up the spirit Of that old party in Mas
sachusetts, they would affiliate with the Re-
puhllcans, as the great body 81 their assoe- I
ates have done.
The Atlanta Hauk Reported faiiea.
The ST. Louis Republicans Of Saturday last,
cnntains dispatehe. from New lork of The