New-York daily tribune., 1857-04-23
PUBLIC HEETING.C.
TIE NEw-YORK EAsTME coyypRpyct,
REVIVAL OF THE SIAVERY 0IiESrinN


The Conference was opened yesterday morning in
the usual form, Bishop Morris pre.idiny p;l ~.
Waugh afterward taking the chair P
A communication relative 10 raising money Cor ,h.
building of the Metropolitan Church az Wa.hineto,
was received and referred to DIR. kEssApY who a.
clned the reference, and the communication wa th.
referred 10 DIR. Collins.
The Rev. HgsAs bases submitted q report xivr.
the names Of ministers placed on the list Of the seye
ANIMATED: also the widows and orphans requiring "a
and the amount allotted 10 each. The r-por wa
adopted in detail. ,a
Bro. REED presented bills amounting ~ sofSbr
printing minutes Of Conference for iSo-6 whlsh wers
referred 10 the Committee on Minutes.
The Rev WV. G. HoyT moved that the Committee
on Education be requested "a ppou whether their
proportion of the $iCO OeO TO endow the We.cyan
University had been raised. Motion carried
The committee in relation Brother Robert Jes,up
reported in favor of passing his character ard To
struot the Bishop 10 transfer him Ia the South Illinois
Conference, agreeable 10 his request. Tabled.
The Committee appointed On the Colonization cause
beg leave TO report for consideration aud adoption the
following:
Resored That have continued confidence in the Coon
tiOn soie,y institution Of benefit. offering as.
delivered from captivity and transferred 70 republic wIer.
they and their pos,ey enjoy the BLESSINGS the he
which philanthropy entitled founding the wss..s os
Africa colony hieh tends ske 10 repel the systAer from
her and the pressed children Of that de- py
Adopted.
Church, provoked such an ACRIMONIOUS controversy
on Saturday, was reopened by presentation OF the
following:
evil snd impedmen, the progress The Gospel
AID where's have resolved TO do all eonaty
with character ministers Of Christ 70 extps,e fSn
Reored That committee five be appointed by hc Pres
dent o this Conference three whom in the City New fo
and in the City ofBroOtyn who shall such time
and place they may sppoin between mis- and ne next
on OF the Conference whose duty shall BE- 70 device the bet
OF the slave. country said committee to report its doHss
~ 'Ds 1t ~ ''''''' VI wv n BANGS, j. H. PERRY.
The Rev. Nathan Bangs, rose TO an explanation.
He was no pro-slavery man a. had been charged; be
had never advocated nor defended slavery and II
there were any present who designated him as
doug gbace he wished them 10 rice and signify II. No
one rose and Mr. Bangs said he should consider him
self freed from that impustion. II brother Wheeddr,
who had called him doughiace III this conference,
would arise and say that he said 80 inconsderatey,
meaning il not. he Mr. Bangs would before this con-
ference extend to him the right hand of friendship. II
had been stated that John Wesley sgmatised slavery
as the "sum Of all villanes.' Wesley never sad
any such thing; he the speaker denied it, and he
hoped that John Wesley would not be slandered, by
putting words in his mouth which he never uttered.
The bect of this resolution that some practical
mode OF operation might be laid down Tor carrying OUT
the inents OF the resolution before adopted by the
conference.
Brother PERRY another -igner Of the resolution,
said he had the same objective view. he wished 10
understand whether he was to preach abolition IN ther
churches; ii 20 they must amend the ordination Vows
He had been ordained to preach the gospel peace on
earth and good will To all men. The resolution adopted
by the Conference In accordance with bis private
and political views, but he was not prepared 70 ally
them with his religious duties. He wished to knov
whether such Was the spirit of the Conference, BE.
fore the union was cOnsummaed he would forbid the
bans, far he was included, for he had not yet
given his consent He could not agree 10 the senti
inents he had heard expressed in the Conference They
were daneerous in their tendency
Mr. WOODRUFF wished to know TO whom the Brother
alluded.
Mr.. Perry said he aludes to Mr.. Woodruff for
one.
Mr.. WOODRUFF rose 10 an explanation. He wasa
minister of the Lord Jesus Christ and cared not for
Inconvenience in carrying out the dictates OF his
Science. He thought the ministry must be- heard on
thls great question the monster evil of the day The
,theT (Pro-Slavery) side had been heard The Rev.
Henan Bangs, last year. delivered discourse at Dan
bury, which gave new vgor to infdelty, and made
the cause Of true religion pale.
The Rev. NArHAs BAsGs and others called Mr..
Woodruff TO order but he allowed TO proceed.
The position he took was that the Church had right
to beard, to denounce this enormity which stalk
ing in the land unchecked When the highest Judicial
authorities In the State recording their Infamous
verdict.
The Rev. n. BANGS soemny protested against this
language, and entreated Brother Woodruff 10 des-i
for his own sake.
Mr.. HATFIELD-" Let him go on, we will take
Of him."
Mr. bangs" 1t viii be enough for you to take
of yourself"
After some confused interchange Of remarks rather
the occasion, and savorng Of personality
had passed between the supporters and the opposition
Mr. WOODRUFF proceeded in similar strain, advo-
eating the spirit OF the resolution to wage against
the institution of Slavery.
The Rev. Nr. KEsNADY protested against this dis
cu-sion and was rather sharply answered by the Rev.
Mr. F1oy.
tb.S in of
would say tl at he had never said word in favor VI
Slavery in his life. 1t not his calling nor never
was. His calling not o preach politics, Abolition
ism Iro-Slavery but to do the work of his MASTER
Jeeus Christ 20 save souls. He opposed TO bodies
Notwithstanding with civil institutions; IL wa nd
their business They could find precedent Tor II IN
the acts Of The Apostles Christ had set them no such
example, but had carefully abstained frOin meddlng
with the civil government and civil Institutions lbey
had one work 10 do, and that enough for them,
without meddling with political Quesfions ana uis
Slavery question is political. He believed that Zoo
regarded the slave and the STAKEHOLDER, ana VINO may
both be Chri-tans He remembered when slavery
existed in New-York and he had preached to slave
owners and received them Christian brethren. The
speech which be was accused OF making at Danbury
was the reading Of 81. Pauls Address 10 Minister'S and
D.. did not know that he could read IT with better effect
han on this occasion He believed il 10 be true and
b. wa. not ashamed to read il anywhere; he ashamed
,fGcd's word No! Ii they had put one-sided
construction upon il, II was their fault; man preu-
diced on one sidc the truth II Is only
I, ne who riands aloof Slavery was nol question
for tl. Methodist Church t0 discuss.
The Rev. Mr. PERRY then entered into an elaborate
ev, " of the question: which we would like 10 pub
ih in ull did time and space permit, but We are
compelled 10 give but brief synopsis. He SAID,
sfraI a. il might sound, he an advocate OF
Squaiter Sovereignty. lie believed that u was IN AZ
nidance with the Constitution, with common ssme'
and with humanity. The people had a right % deter
mine the form Of the laws under when hsS ar 70
live, whether they would have Slavery OF mol; IL ne
were there he would vote against iti pu. 'ie I@s
ton arose in State he did not live IN ne shoud hot
interfere He believed New-York had perfect right