Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-09-05
METHODIST DEpUTATIoN IN ENGLAND.

Bishop Simpson and the Rev. DR.. McCntock
Methodist Episcopal Church Of the United States
among the English Weseyans. Some of the Anti
Slavery Societies in that country, we are glad to
perceive, have seized upon the occasion thus pre-
sented for calling the attention of the Methodist
people OF England to the proslavery character OF
the American Methodist Church, and TO induce the
Wesleyan Conference, if possible, to decline recev-
ing the deputation. The matter appears to have
accustomed considerable excitement. The Rev,
Edward Mathews in The Arti-Slavery Advocate
Tor August, shows up the proslavery character Of
American Methodsm and says:
''Dshop Simpson and DR.. McClintock the depu-
taton from the American Methodist Episcopal
Church. North, to the Wesleyan Conference, have
arrived, and have commenced their work OF Op-
posing the atslavery movement by strong declara.
tons that their Church is auti-s,avery, Some I'D
dresses from Anti. Slavery Societies have been for.
warded to the Rev. Robert Young, to be presented
to the Conference in Liverpool, appealing against
the reception of tho deputaton. The address of
the Leeds youngM Men sAnt-Sayory Society will be
handed by the present President to his successor.
1t appears in the Leeds Mercury, the Bristol Ad-
vertiser and the Bristol Mercury. The position
of the Church which the deputation represents has
been discussed somewhat extensively in the Liver.
pool papers. Quotations are furnished from speech
es which the deputation made in the Irish Wesley
an Conference. in which they defend their Church
in strong language. DR.. McClintoGk intimateg that
he might in his haste, call that person liar who
shouldsoy that thoChurch he represents is pro-save.
ry. | hope the doctor will keep cool Ono of the
members Of the Church which sent him took time
to bind poor slave and put him on dray to send
him to the slave.nnrket; aud the Doctor will also
need time to defend such constituents"
1t is TO be regretted that the revelations made
by she Rev. j. d. Long not Published in time
to be generally circulated in England before the
meeting of the Wesleyan Conference.
The Christian Advocate and journal of this city
Is, of course indignant that any body in England
should presume to put the American delegation
on trial for their completely with slavery, but the
Boston Zion's Herald takes different view CT the
matter. 1t says:
From the English papers we learn that at the
Conference Of the Wesleyan Societies in session et
Manchester, the Ladies AntSlavery Society pro-
tested against the reception of Bishop Simpson
and DIR. McClintock, from the Methodist Episcopal
Church of America, for their alleged csmplicity
with slavery,
1--WE not surprised Indeed if tho NJ. L,
church is consttutionay, enthusiastically and his
torically a slaveholding Church. the Ladies Anti
Slavery Society ought to protest, aud the Wesley.
an Church in England oughtoo. 10 protest against
fraternizatiou with it. We DO not believe that the
NJ Z Church is such, with or without any possible
qualifications that may he given to the expression !;
but we do believe shat the NJ. Il. Church has
within her fold merccnary slvehplders, aud that,
therefore, the Wesieyaus in England, if~.z.6-se lt
to shake hands with our delegates, should give them
and some good anti-slaveny counsel; and even
if they should add that unless free ourselves
from this disgrace and sin, they shall be pelled
to shut the door against cur communion with them
hereafter, We shall find no fault, but thank them
for their principle.
at is well that our Wesleyan brethren should
know that the ma oritv, yes, the largo majority. of
the ministers and members Of the Nj. l.. Church 10
America are not satisfied with its present dis
cpline and administrations on the sub ect of slave
ry, that they are only waiting for an opportunity
timely and legally to deal it blow that shall send
it reeling and spinning out Of lis fold that the
most conscientious and pious Of tho old Con-
veraatives - for they were the most consci-
entious and scrupuous Of men in the North
have become so dsgusted with the actual
unscrupnousness and salseness Of slavery defend
ers both in the State and in tie Chuci. that they
have no longer much charity for OF confidence in
them and that untedly the determination is to
have no Church union with those who hold their
fellow-men bond men, ana raise human slaves
like cattle. We thank the Ladies Auti-Slavory
Society for their protest. We deserve it, and we
hope it will do good. We trust there will never be
another occasion to repeat it,"