Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-09-26
WHOLE NO. 624.

hold its session even in Lyncbburg, Virginia, and
say what they thought about slavery, IF they were
not too violent The people Of Pittsburg would
meet with scorn and Indignation anything said
against their institutions. Mr.. Dorsey asked if the
letter was expression Of Southern opinion.
Mr.. Collier answered that he believed it was.
The letter from the agent of the Board Of
Missions at Lynchburg. They at the South
determined that we shall go down il we d0n't sub
nit to slavery Mr.. Collier swayed tho whole
Conference with the greatest power.
Rev. Joseph Burns, Of Fairview, Virginia. then
spoke. lie referred to the speeches of the TO mer
speakers lie declared that it his opinion that
il was the intention Of the reporters Of tho resou
ton to "sgalow US, soul. body and boots" lie
considered the resolution declaration of division
Of this church. lie said the Convention called at
Cincinnati was gotten up by lew personally IN
terested
Mr.. Collier called him to order, when quite su
excitement the result, the two gentlemen main
tanning their positions The point Of order hav-
ing been settled, Mr. Burns proceeded. Mr.. Burns
raised a good deal Of a in the course Of his
remarks, and was very bitter against the fanatcal
ab1litonists of the North.
The Conference then adjourned as usual.
The Committee on Madison College then reported.
Il presented a strong appeal to the Pttsburg Con-
ference.
The third resolution in favor Of continuing the
college under conference general church in
sttution, that is for all sections North, South East
ana west, excited some 0ebate, Out was nnally
adopted. The fourth resolution in favor OF giving
the college the free State part Of the Church
called up for adoption. MIR. Burns of Va,
asked if the General Conference could in good faith
thus dispose of it? Its patrons do not belong to
any particular section he had acted as its agent
and had represented il as general church institu-
sion belonging to the whole Church, and so it is
and has been held. Those who h I'D contributed TO
it with that understanding could, in view OF this
acsion, re-demand .heir money ut law.
Rev. Brown said that the South having an insti-
tuition of her own was willing to give up her claim
on Madison College If it can be legally done let
it be given up to the North. President Brown was
afraid that the sectional controversy now raging
would kill the college.
The question of the amount now due to the col
lege from the South came up, and it appears that
about So 800 are now due
Rev. Palmer also spoke ito the resolution. He
stated that the establishment of the sectional col
lege at Lynchburg had drawn away nearly all
Southern support from Madison. The number of
Southern stu dents at Madison reduced from
GO to in one year. He believed that there was
no breach of faith involved in the resolution.--
Give US the college for the North and it will live
in its present condition belonging to neither, is
will die.
The discussion still further continued by
Messrs. Dorsey, Burns, Palmer, Robinson, Brown
and Bolton.
The latter stated that as long as there were
Southern professors in Madison College the South
assisted it, but withdrew their support with the
Withdrawal of the Southern professors.
The resolution was at last adopted as reported
The final resolution in fuvor of appointing an agent
for the college referred to special committee
The discussion of the question left pending at
the time OF the adjournment on Friday evening
was then resumed. and Rev. Reeves spoke in favor
OF the adoption of the resolution. He disclaimed
In strong language any disposition injure or alct
the church for which he had labored. lie bad
been in favor of union and was now: but are We
not now in a state Of division lie stated the un-
ion OF the church AS it now is, is than use.
less, Tor there was no att!iation of feeling. They
might as ell try to make oil and water mix. We
can't work together. He had hoped that Madison
College would prove bond If union, but he had
found when travelling in Maryland and Virgins
that 1t couldn't be. Madison College is ON free
soil. The present connection is not ONLY useless
but injurious. Agitation will go on and wax hot
ter. The union is not only injurious it is intoler-
able. The conscientious views of the North must
be respected They will not accept the arguments
of ID. DIS in favor of slavery and sustaining it
the church is divided. Let US publish the fact to
the world. The division came from the South. II
was not of our seeking.
They have forced us to the present condition let
US accept it, When DR.. Brown asked large sors.
pany at Lynchburg whether they wished to restore
things to where they were before the division in
Stubenvie of the general interests, they declared
that they did not
Rev. Dorsey proposed an amen dment to the res
olutOn to the effect that delegates attending the
Convention at Cincinnati shall thereby be pre-
vented from attending the general Conference in
Lynchburg, in May next, and the Cincinnati Con-
vention shall have no power to divide the church,
nor to commit the Pittsburg Conference to the se-
cession from the NJ. p. Church. Signed S. j. Dor
sey, j. Ii. Hull.
Rev. Scott spoke against the adoption cf the
amendment. lie declared that the facts as set
fnrfh in tha Of l.
TO the resolution up for adoption are inrontro
vsrtible, and if that be so, the amendment ought
not to prevail. lie asserted that in every interest
pertaining to the business Of the church is divided
He hoped the delegates, would 60 ito Convention
free to act as circumstaces may warrant, and tied
down by no provisos. Without coming to any CON
clusion on the question the Conference adjourned.
4fteyroon SesSiOn.-After the preliminary re.
gous exercises, Rev. Dorsey spoke u favor of bis
amendment. lie spoke with much force and spirit
and quoted the church constitution and discipline
to snstain his position. lie contended that the
best interests of the church demanded that thew
define well the bounds within which delegates to
the proposed conference should act. Thew saw
that they do not desire precipitancy. Let them
put that in writing.
Rev. Brown gave his views at some length. lie
asked that they would pass the amendment. He
asked that. 1t a new organization were to be estab-
lished by the Church of the North that i, be done
after due notice to all the churches in all parts of
ihc country. lls only asked that they should oct
kindly and wisely, and he would be with them.
The debate was continued bv Messrs. Robinson
and Scott against the amendment.
Mr.. Dorsey accepted the following amendment
to his amendment: by inserting in the place Of
mo power 10 divide the Church." the words mo
power to organize a new church :" and striking
out the last clause relative to the Pits5urg CON-
ference. The report which may be found in an
other column. and the resolution and amendment
were then unanimously adopted. and Rev. Brown
thanked God for it in a fervent prayer.
! The question of Slavery having for the time
been settled. the delegates who had bees in sus.
pense and excitement for two days gave way for
"a social chat and no further business perform
ed With the usual religious exercises the Confer.
enee adjourned until Monday.
In order that our readers may more conveniently
get the idea Of the action of Conference in the Sla
tar ua 0iva hara h..