Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-11-28
Ihe Anti- Slavery Bn9le.
METHODIST PROTESTANT CONVENTION
Its ACTION ON SLAVERY.

We copy from the Cincinnati Gazette an aec0un
Of the proceedings of the Methodist Pfotcstau
Convention recently held in that city. twill b'
seen that the Convention is in fact Tor eccesas''
cal disupion. The Gazette in summing up 1T
proceedings, remarks;'-
fsaTbe M,,hodist Protestant Convention have de
ttsruined upon pursuing the following p0hcy
Committee appointed by TINS OohTen'ioh WI a'
A.. in Maynext and present 10 that body, me
5rial from the Convention. protesting against tht
pra ytisss Of voluntary s'aveholdlng anu ela'euad
lag hy mem ters ol the church, aud calling upon
ths Conference to take iuitittOry steps towards
nydifyius tho Constitution aud Discipline, 40 AZ
:. uoet the Anti. Slavery spirit of the North, by
striking out all the obectionaue features OF thore
INSTRUMENTS, and declaring that voluntary slave
holding and slavetraling shall hereafter constitute
. ,rrer to membership IN the M T. Church
The General Conference not having constitutional
authority TO nuke these changes, but upon recon-
rseudativn of two thirds OF the Annual Coi'!ereh'
ss, that body is requested to exercise us preroSa
= lives in recommending such action to the Annual
Conferences.
- hi, no, expected, of course, that the General
o. .Cepfer,ncs will nccslc to these demands Bat it
% vn, nupnoscd by members of the Convention, that
ths South were no less desrous for u dissolution
than the North, and that the General Conference
might be induced to consent 10 such dissolution
but DrDvisOn Is maze III tle SupslhusiOH 'O'
thu wiihdrawai of any OF the Annual Confer
en,es from the general body. 1t is proposed.
therefore, that the General Conferences recommend
ID the Annual Conference TO call speciai general
p meeting which shall have power 50 70 amend the
Constitution as TO release the Annual Conferences
from all oh ~ ,tuns meet in one General confer
ence Should the General Conferences agree to
these nropusitions IL peaceiul separation may he
effected betw cen the Northern and Southern divs-
~ ions Of the Church.
In cass however, as is feared by many, the Gen
eral Conference should refuse to entertain any OF
these prop ,s,ions, Convention is to he held in
Springfield in this State. in November. 1898 to
take such action as may 10 deemed necessary upon
. the response of the Conference which Convention
shall have power To organize a Northern Confer
sncs to amend the Constitution, and to authnriz"
the publication OF . new cditen OF the Discipline
containing tho necessary amendments.
Suoh is the course determined upon hy the Con
ventiou from which it will be seen that sepnra'
Z ton. peaceful otherwise, as ineeRdJte. There
we're various shades of sentiment represented IN
the Convention, and different opinions ms to the
% manner and time in which the separation ought
TO be effected but all we're agreed that the time
had come when the Church ought 10 sever itself
from all connection with the evil of slavery, and
from, all responsibility for its continuance in the
b, Church.
The proceedings will bo read with much inter
est not only by members OF the Protestant Meth
edst Church, but by readers generally.
PROCEEDINGS.
The Convention of the Methodist Protestant
Church, North and West, met 10 the George Street
Methodist Protestant Church, yesterday. 10 further
discuss the question Of perpetua'ing the cOnnec-
tion between the Conferences Of the North and
West, and those Of the South, and to determine
the policy which the former will pursue in regard
TO the next General Conference of the body, which
10 to meet in Lynchburg, Va. in May next. Rev
Mr., Collier, of Pttsburg, presiding officer of the
previous day, called the Convention TO order, and
Revs. j. White and A. H. Basset, ohiciated as
2 Secretaries.
b Yesterday morning Rev. VIM Reeves made a
report from the Committee on the business of the
Convention as follows-each item being referred
TO Special COMMITTEES:
Item LIST. To advise upon attending the next
General Conference in it's session at Lynchburgb,
Virginia.
Second. To adopt a resolution respectfully re-
y aussting all Of tn, Annual Conferences Of our
Church, (which have not go done,) that may hold
7 their sessions between this and the session Of the
General Conference, to be held in Nav next to
eloths their representatives with conventional pow.
srs TO make such alterations in the Constitution
and Book of Discipline. as in the judgment of this
Convention are indispensable to our success a
Church.
Third. To draw up and mature a memorial to be
. presented to said General Conference, indicating
said alterations and amendments.
sie Fourth. To fix upon the most suitable plan Of
petitionng the General Conference upon the rela.
iion that Madison College shall sustain to the Nor
: thern and Western Conference.
s3IJ Fifth. To take into consideration plan by
(which to secure uniformity of action in our Mis-
sionary operations as Church.
Sixth. To agree upon the course we will pursue.
in case Of q refusal Of the General Conference to
b. make the alterations referred to.
ssf .Ths afternoon session Of the Convention was
opened by the usual devotional exercises.
2Au NJ dopt un0 aft I