The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-01
G enexal Conference or the Methodist EpiscO.
pal ChnIch In Indianapolis.

pal Chnrch In Indianapolis.
TIE SEVENTH COMMANDMENT LAID ON THE TABLE
DEBATE or THE JUSTICE CT SLAVERY.
ISD'AyApoLIs Tuesday, May %, 1855.
Tho order Of the day (iavery repor) was suspended
TO receive Ieeolations, reports and memorials
g. W. CocGEsHAiL offered resolution, which, after
ctn that the law of the Bible the subject divorce
not recognized BY all Christian States that there
was no aw in the discipline by which church members
violating it cepd be riec asks that the Committee on
REVEALS be Instructed to frame session inserted
SET forth in Matthew w. 81 81 70 that persons Sas living n
violation Of the seventh can be properly
dealt with Laid on the table by 80 rs.
10 . aeat within the bar.
was resumed and JoHN A. COLLINS took the platform.
He referred frat to the laws o, the Jews on this
because of The difference Of the sovernuen The Jews
were unesr . thsocracy Goo provided for the pro.
ths Of the my were represented in the lower House OF
Congress- Slaves we're also liable to taxation under
laws. Nsw England had emancipatad her slaves, not
slave pop.,ien !, only in cotton tobacco and hemp
formed Of the Northwest Territory owed their freedom
mot to the moral sentiment tf Ne. England bu. under
dolph. Yes, to Old Virginia. He said there not
thirty slaves held IN Baltimore Conference BY pembers
nsa IN s
stance in that Conference where church member had
separated husband and Wits or parent and child. Dc
the oaenter tried and expelled from the church.
So It was not necessary to pass any ssch laws,
and il would BE- unkird-a tacit reproof to our
Southern brethren-to pass them. II would BE- in.
snuatpg that they gully of the Sin Of slavehodng
and Of votar hs conjugai an parental relation Sap
posing mans body aold All the devils In hell could
not sell his sJpl He told Anecdoe OF old slave
who was treated cruelty By bis master, but persisted
ging to meeting and praying though punished for it.
On his Death bed he turned tverturned his face away
from his masters abuse and threats and exclaimed with
his last BREATH Thank God, my soul s fire and passed
~ the presence OF his Maker No, church nj
bers though they the bodies don't pretod to own
the souls OF their slaves.
FATHER FNizY-' The bodies wouldn't be worth oaav
OF totscco without them" When II had been prop,sed
make ths Use of spiuous liquors test OF mem Der
ship he had opposed It,. 1t was unconstitutional. This
in doing and the ground he opposed this He
tests Of memhersbip at all, Have any right 10 s1y
Who should he admitted to TIE fold OF the Lord
Jesus Christ ?" Slavery Gained IN the South
to be . Divine institution. He WAS sorry that the So
cred Book Was referred to this question. "a
Voice 81 don't wondsr) Tho Bible found slavery exist
ing and gavs history facts connected with it. But
eI do not bellows there he turned ronnd and said,
sshAll say 1t right outa (voi,es 'Yesl yes) that
any defence of slavery be found In the Biblen lis
rasl Chsmberlsyns-Let the brother get down The
fence en- which siie he pleases We must trust to the
oral power OF the Bible to ont the evil Of slavery
but We should learn from the parable Of the tsres to
LET both gr,w together until tina harvest He then
euloeizel highly the Colonization Society by It's insru
mnta,, he dd NOT doubt Ettiopa wond vet bs brought
u stc.ch r,h her hands 10 God. brother Collins has