Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-05-28

relation OF STAKEHOLDER, 10 teach their servants
to rad the word of God; to ALLOW. them to attend
! the public worship of God on our regular days
Of divine service to protect them IN the obses-
vance of tlie duties of the cOnjugal and parental
relations to give them such compensation for
/ their services as may, under the circumstances,
be inst and equal; to make such provisions as
may be legally practicable, to prevent them and
their posterity from passing into perpetual slave
~; and to treat thcn in all respects, required
by the law of love.
Answer 4 It shall be the duty of our prcacf-
eTs prudently to enforce the above rules.
Immediately after the reading of the report
the conference adjourned.
Thursday, Nay 22.-Rcsoiutions were adopt
ed favoring the establishment of q College in
Ohio for the education Of colored youth of both
sexes, and commencing MessrS Scott and Cath
er to the members Especially the wealthy of the
Al. Z. Church, authorizing collections to be taken
in the Churches; also authorizing the sending of
American Methodist preachers to ireland for two
or three years should any volunteer to go, and
the ANNUAL Conference approve Of their going.
John 4. Collins of the baltimore Conference,
announced that he was ready to present the mi
nority report on Slavery. On motion the regu
lar order was suspended to receive it.
As the report was signed only by Mr.. Collins,
the question was asked how large was the mi-
nority? The Chairman of the Slavery Conn
mittcc, Mr. Raymond, answered that the first
vote in the Committee was Is to II, hut on the
final action the vote stoodlT to 10. CHE Com
Inittee on Slavery numbered 49, Mr.. Collins
then read the report.
minutes John a. Collins moved to take up the
report of the Committee on Slavery. Chic ma
iority report.) \ number of members opposed
this because they wanted to get in other reports
first: for the rules of Conference provide that
when the slavery question is taken up it cannot
ness can be done until it is disposed Of Mr..
Hosmer said-it would seem from the anxiety
the brethren manifested to get their business in
that they apprehcnded the slavery question
would finally cxtinguish the Conference, and
nothing could ever be done afterwards. He
hoped not, however, but that it would come ont
of it stronger and more united than when it
entered it. (John A. Collins, "Amen.'D He
was in favor of taking it up. The majority re-
port was then taken up.
Or. Raymond, Chairman of the Slavery Com
nittee, spoke fifteen minutes in favor Of the re-
| port, and was then cut off by the rule. An cX-
tension of his time was moved, when DIR. Perry
moved to suspend that part of the 10th rule linz
itng speakers to fifteen minutes, during the dis
cussion on Slavery.
Father Finley said that as the anti-Slavcry
men had the majority, if this motion was not
| passed it would be said the pro-Slnvery men
were gagged.
John j. Collins of Baltimore Conference
| "There arc no Pro-Savery men here"
I The yeas and nays were called for on the mo-
| ton Great cxcitcment)
/ Mr. Dnrbin Earnestly THAT rule will be
suspended. If members think by calling for the
yeas and nays 10 make honest men move from
their positions they are mistaken"
After very exciting debate of an hour the
I vote was taken and the fifteen miautc rule sus-
pended BY vote of-aycs ia, nays 102.
! An extended debate cnsued, lasting until the
adjournment of the Conference for the day.