New-York daily tribune., 1858-04-24
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
NEW-YORK EAST NJ. e. CONFERENCE.
NINTH DAY.

The galleries were Gro led yesterday morning. and
TIE proceedings Of the conference excited mucn in
teTest.
The Rev. W. W. GLIDER opened the session with
prayer
The Rev. Or. Kennsday was appointed to preach the
Mii sonary Sermon at the next Conference and the
Rev. Mr. Hatfield alternate.
DR.. KTSSADAY called up the Report of the Commit
tee on Slavery.
The Rev. Dr. PERRY resumed the floor. He had
heard that the Bishop ready to announce the sp-
pOntmeDts If thai go, he was willing at once TO
stop, and dHcuss the matter further provided the
v hole subec be laid on the table. Some Of the mem
bers tsrDg him to 60 the speaker stated that an
assertion bad been by him yesterday, that the
resolutions had been submitted to meeting Of the
members Cf the Conference before they were sent into
the Confe erence. He now asserted and would prove
his words, tnat the resolutions Of the Committee on
Slavery were submitted to q meeting Of the members
of the Conference before before they were pre-
sented to the Conference.
The Rev. Mr.. WOODRUFF on behalf of the Com
mttee, denied it, and called for the proof.
DR.. PERRY called upon those members Who were
present on that to come forward snd sub-tan
tiate his statements. He then proceeded 10 discuss
tie me its Of the resolutions. The effect would be, IL
hey were psssed, 10 array one part OF the chuch
sgan the other: 10 cause continual ds'enslons and
strife instead of harmony and love- the border would
be driven off and the church North would be divided.
Should diVsion take place he would go With the
Baltimore and Philadelphia Conference He was not
Pro Slavery man and reiterated tes statements ne
y,
n an in the Conference but what ALti-Slavery
man. He coniended that the ulerior object OF pre-
seLtrg and discussing these resolutions at the present.
tine was 10 influence the General Conference, AID
change the rule the subject Of Slavery and by that
mesis divide the cbuIcb. At the last General Con-
ference the Editor OF Tie Northern Christian Afro-
cate v a. removed. On the return hone Of the dele.
gates who voted for the removal q Convention WAS
called which established paper in opposition to The
Aorth,rn ehri't,an Adrocdse. This psper has been
conducted in such manner 10 scatter dissension in
the church. He con.snded that prudence had uOt
been eIercned III the d,scuasiOn Of toese Questions,
in the acts OF thoee who vent for them for yesra
pst. He then showed how this question vas being
made IN scjunc' 10 grest political movement. AT
the tnefsl Conference the pressure from without
severely felt and many believed il to be necessary that
he meetings. OF the General Conference should DO
bid in come other year, when there no Presi-
&, Lial election Strong efforts had been uisde and
making TO get the great Methodst Church 70 n-
corse the principles OF the Anti.Sayery party. lie
reiened {, The Rev. Dr. Long az being a dependant
upon the Phsdepha Confe nee for the past twenty
years, and even alter assang his Conference had at
ts stt .ssIon stepped up aDd taken the moLey which
wrufg from the SWEET Of the slave A. be had &C.
tnov legged hmself, having been brought there by
,laveholders. He thought the act Inconsistent,
TO say the least lie defended the Editor of The
LkTistan ddrOcGte and J0zrRQl again the alloga-
tons made BY he Rev. Mr. Hatfield sad said tnat
uissta,emenls had been made In reaton to the INST
ter.
Mr.. HATFIELD explained that a. the time he made
the statement he not Of the facts Of the
ard not informed OF them un'il ne sst dswn
DR.. PEkRY continued, with the remark that the
charges which were referred to having been pnb-
lishrd in Tie hGrecG.e were Published ic.t in The
Zon's Herald on the 18th Of August, which was be.
fore the article was published In The AdrOcote and
Journal Several articles were read, being extrsct.
from various papers relating to the subject Of the
charges sgsurt the Rev Mr.. Lors. These facts
mpetey refoted the charge against the editor Of
TIE Ckrigi,Gg AdTeeate. What must DO Thought Of