Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-04-10

preacher be asked, in the examination Of charac-
ter, whether ho had any connection with slavery,
contrary to the Chapter on Slavery.
"Br. McCartor at once n cepted the substitute.
whereupon a motion was made to lay il upon the
table, which prevailed, 90 to al.
This, with the broad imputation. reiterated by
several members, that Others Of the body were
si"Veholders. and with the avowal Of enc at least,
IN open Conference. that he was a Shareholder.
ene conference refused to purge itself of tho
oui oio', py ever inquiring whether their slave.
no,S,ng was or was not according TO the Chapter
IN slavery IN the Discipline.
me disclosures Of this morning have taken
many by surprise. Even DR., DurSin sseoed tn
stand horrorstricken. The sad truth was most
apparent, that n few charges in slave territory. to
winch young men have gone, ard where many
have married the daughters of sla veholders. have
debauohed the conscience of the Conference in ref:
erenoe to the crying sin Of oppression, till it Is fair-
y STEPPED in The foul abotnination. Such /, tho
.anti'slavery' OF this large al influential bod "
Ohe OF their number can openly aud boldly avow
binsel! a stakeholder. and vet they refuse TO in.
CURE whether 1t is in accordance With our misor-
able chapter on Slavery And to crown the whole
the tabling OF tho re,olution was followed by
ciapping OF hands. We were forcibly reminded Of
the election of Y. @. Uibbard. by the same mon.
at indianapolis"
a resolution was also presented and discussed
Tor tho appointment of a committee ito inquire
into and report what is the administration in this
conference on the general rule and the chapter on
slavery" This resolution also was laid on tho
table. So, though the conference could no. pro-
vent the introduction of the question. 1t did
all in it's power to smother Investigation and
suppress inquiry. They who do evil bate the
light. BY this suppression and especially by the
refusal to entertain the charges against Mr.. Long
the Conference contents itself to remain without
defence or denial under the serious charges Of
ulsveholdinS and slsvetrading brought BY Mr..
Long and others. BY the proceedings recorded
above it is undsniably settled that The Mc,hedi,t
Episcopal church North. is in ito border c%onfsreu.
Gee most wiokedly and extensively IMPLICATED IN
all the crimes and %enormities inseparably incident
to slaveholding and slave breeding in MARYLAND
and Delaware. Mr.. Longs moral heroism has not
only uncovered the shame and Gin Of tho church
u the world but forced it into an unwilling and
ignoble confession Of its guilt. What do our Ohio
anti.slavery Methodisss say to communion and
ecclesiastioal fellowship with such shameless
sinners ms these who fill the pulpits Of their
/, church in Maryland. The Northern Independent
pertinently inquiries, "where does it (this action
( Of the Phila1el phia conference J leave the honor
OF Methodism in that regioni By refusing 10
1 notice these charges, the Conference leaves i. 10
D be inferred that the allegations of Mr.. Long's
book are true. At all events, the Conference was
not disposed to undertake the labor of refutinR
them. II is a settled fact then. that our Church
a on the border is largely involved in the very wots,
i kind of slavery-in buying, selling, breeding
owning, and brutifying the colored population Of
. this country"