Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1857-04-24
LIBERTY
THE LATE BALTIMORE CONFER


mitted tie following resolutions:
Resolved, By the Raltimore Conference
in Conference assembled, that We highly
deprecate the agitation of the slavery ques-
tion, which has already resulted to the great
detrinient of the political and religious in
terests of the county.
Resolved, That as heretofore, we will op-
pose with zeal any aggression which shall
be attempteo by the abolition agiiators OF
the country.
Rev. James H. Brown moved to lay them
upon the table. Adopted.
Rev. John A. Collins deprecated such
action, as it placed the Conference in an
equivocal position. He would therefore
ask that they again be taken up, with view
to direct vote rhereupou. Agreed to By
the following vote-yeas 210, nays 4.
They we're then put upon their passage,
and the frst resolution adopted by yeas
220, nays 5.
The second one was taken up and also
adopted by vote of yeas 1877, nays A.
Some of the Locofoco presses are rejpic-
ing with great gisto at the massage OF the
above resolutions by what has heretofore
been known as the Methodist i. Baltimore
Conference, at its recent session in Balli-
more. which embraced in its limits con-
siderable portion of MARYLAND, Virginia
and Pennsylvania.
sIt's a poor bone that affords no meat,'
aud the seeming greediness with which some
Of these Locofoco cnrs gnaw this bone, it
must be sweet to their palate The though !
that Conference of the Ministers of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, on so vital aud
all important question as that Of which
these resolutions treat, should take posi-
ton affording an occasion for rejoicing on
the part Of wicked and ungodly men, is
painful to Us. However unworthy, we nev-
ertheless claim to be a member of this
branch Of the Christian Church, and so far
as we are concerned, ii she Is going to
seek truce with dealers ia human desh--
if she ia disposed to desert tue field aud
quietly yield the ground she has ever 50
honorably occupied, we want none of her.
At its last session, this Conference vas
divided into what will be hereafter known as
East Baltimore Conference, to be composed
mainly on. of Pennsylvania, aud small
portion of Maryland land Baltimore Con-
ference, to be made altogether ont of parts
of Maryland and Virginia.
1t was after this division had taken place
that these resolutions were submitted, a
large portion OF The members who are to
compose The East Baltimore Conference,
neither voting aye or nay on their passage.
In our opinion, here is where they were in
error, inasmuch as they we're still in session
as the Baltimore Conference, and. until they
had assumed position as an independent
body were morally bouud and fully COM
promised By the acts of that Conference
Blu: they thought differently, aud desiring
to part in peace, their voices were not raised
in opposition to those abominabe resolu
tions. We, too, are lovers of peace, but
peace can be purchased at 100 great cast
as it was manifestly in this instance. World
ly men or politicians may compromise will
evil, but Christian msn-and especially
those who set themselves up as watcbmer
on the walls of Zion, can never do so un,
less it be at their peril. The doctrine o.
the Apostle is ''frst pure then peace
ahle''
To the last resolution we Gnd no obiec
toe. The man who drew it up is neither
more nor less than politico religious dem
| agoguc. He has used the term saboiitior
, agitators,' when he knew in his own heart
3 if be knows anything, that there is not on
member in the limits Of the entire Confer
: ence, chat can really he called an Aboli
] tionist. The term has beea used By him il
genuine Border Ruffian sense, and is
e direct insult to large and respectable bod
I of Christians. with whom it would be o
1 honnr to him to be allowed to assoriate.
To the first resolution we do object, an
as feeble and unworthy member of thi
branch of the Christian Church, We cnse
our protest. We protest against il in ii
name of humanity and Christianity, We pre-
test against i. in the name and on teha
a of the membership Of that Church in Penr
IS syivania, whose very soul revolts at tie VI
= natural, inhuman and barbarous institutic
we protest against it III the name and O
r behalf Of the cherished memory of its sain
le ed founder, JoHG WESLEY, who, in
10 agitation of the subject, denounced SLAYER
,e as 'the sum Of oil villamies' prote.
D. against it in the name and on behalf of ii