True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-06-02
Ten.k Dav, Morning Session.

B. s. BIBB.
Tenth Day, Morning Session. :
\ Conference opened withithe usual re.
|llgious services BY j. F. Speight,
After the reports of several committees
were made, the question recurred upon
THE report Of q. KidwelI and b. s, Bibb.
relative to the memorial Of the Cincinnati
petitioners. Rev. George Clancy spoke
at length in favor Of granting the prayer
lof the memoriaistsj jbut declaringliu sub.
stance that he was utterly opposedato a
division Of the church and did not favor
sanessiou. Rev. J.iJ. White also spoke
Iin the same strain, and declared that he
would forever lopposeldiyision, though he
apprehended the Western Conferences
would not abide by the regulations of the
constitution and discipline if the General
Conference refuse to grant theiradesires.
In other words, they would revolutionize
the cbureh in the WestIN qm sslr iss d..
ks Rev. William Reeves declared that he
Ibid not subscribdiio the whole Of the
CINCINNATI memorial; that he would not
he willing 10 make slavery a test of mem
bersbipJ land was heartily in favor Of The
uniondfthe entire churchaa After sundry
speeches from Rev. DR.. Holcombe. Rev.
|JsG. Whitfield, and others, the resolu-
ton was adopted. gr ~.
Rev. Josiah Warden then submitted the
following resolutions: ipd i * afs
That this General Conference, here
by recommend to the several Annual
Conferences OF the I'M. p. Church, the
call of q Convention as provided forin the
constitution Of the said church, art xvii,
Ion the following specified conditions:
!" That the several Annual Conferences
represented in the Cincinnati Convention
and petitioners TO this body, shall sever.
ally at the first session Of their respective
Conferences, after the rise Of this body,
sanction said call. immediate, notice Of
which shall be givensin the Western Me-
thodist Protestant and the Protestant at
Baltimore Ia .Gci .a4s 1 II
"That the: said Annual Conferences
making thisyeall shall, with the resolution
of call, solemnly pledge themselves 10
legislate on no subject whatsoever, except
the three points, specified as follows:
Z" l. To!make4no change in that por-
ton of the constitution relating to suffrage
except the reference of the whole question
of suffrageyto the Annual Conferences. SO
that each Annual Conference shall be left
free to define in itsown terms Of suffrage.
I'll The explicit declaration by The
General Convention, that the General
Conference shall never hereafter legislate
or express an opinion on questions OF
morality affecting membership, leaving
all offenses to be determined by the local
judiciaries, according to the word Of God.
"lII. Providing for Book Concern
10 publish ohly,one Hymn Book, Disci.
pline, and General Conference proceed.
ings; periodicals to be published by An
uual Conferences separately, or by con-
ventional agreement ytg rssl, ~ 'fs1
do"IV. That the Conferences making
the call solemnly agree to@abide by ahe
decision Jof osaid General Convention,
within the saidiprescribed limits" .ait
iOn theaboye stipulated terms, a con.
ventioniis recommended. But if, between
the present time and the meeting Of The
General Conference in ls62,a majority
of.the Annual Conferences represented
in the Cincinnati Convention should
refuse to pledge themselves as above spe-
cited, or byaany Conference or Conven.
tional act of legislation shall attempt 10
change the provisions of the constitution
or discipline of the M. p. church, then
this General Conference recommends that
the Annual Conferences Immediately pre-.
ceding1 g1the General Conference Of 1862,
recede from The arrangement and refuse
to call "a convention. lu!g2 lAs'a ais,Gft
2e Tenth Day,.at atfernoon Session. 81
The Conference opened with the usual
services, y conducted by Rey.'DE p. Il.
Laishley. 5oa bl.D9 OIL .s756!etsa y
The order Of the day, the.9resolutions
presented by ReviyJosiah Vardeni nbeing
icalledfor, the sConfereueelap proceeded 10
a consideration Of she same. 4 ssa aaoli.a
/ The Observation-Disclosures subjects of
legislation enumerated was stricken ou,,
\ and a fourth clause added ,a ID 80.
/ "To consider the propriety ofiso alter
ing the Restrictive Rnle as 10 allow min.
listers to beretained four years in circuits
hdsiatiohs, ifexpedient;y eqYa raf ai
| The whole report was then adopted. ~
This series of measures is designed TO be
conciliatory, and as they propose 10 ac-
commodate, as far as possible, the con.
| ficting sentiments that now preyailllhro'.
4 ont the country, it is hoped they may
have the effect TO harmonize the whole
1 church. lsf SG0tbaa yli9liir1 su1s siie !,
| By,sa vote of llle Conference George
town, D, G, was appointed for the next
place of,meetiHg,a II Y.a slsd sa@
4 On melton, by Rev Df.aMaway, the
book agent, and the sSppefintendenls oi
The East and West Baltimore stations,were
appointed a committee 10 revise the dis
cipline in accordance Wiih,the Legislation
Of this General Copfsrsuee.dsd ggeq,sa
The ratio ofrepresentaiion intthe Gen
eral Conference was fixed at one minister
and one lsyman for every one thousand
members, in certain contingency, and
fourteen hundred in another; when on
motion the conyention adjourned sine die.
I'm. Protestant. 4,
CINciNNATI, May .2s. s.--Flour is IN
| good demand and firm at 90, ,65aS, &c.
Whiskey j. in good demand at b7lc-