New-York daily tribune., 1858-04-19
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PUBLIC MEETINGS.
NETWORK EAST METHODIST EPISCOPAL

NEW-YORK EAST METHODIST EPlcCOPAL
CONFERENCE.
The Conference met pursuant to adjournment al
8! O'Clock in the Cherry.street Msthodlst Episcopal
Church. The proceedings were opened with prayer
by the Rev. Henry CAMP.
The Rev. Dr. FLOY stated that il having been as.
aeed Yesterday the floor q the Conference that the
Meth ooist Discipline of 1884 did not the language
incorporated in the report Of the Commttee on Slavery
he produced copy Of the Discipline Of l7S and read
extracts from the book, which seemed 10 be entirely
new 10 many of the members. The language OF 1874
i. even stronger than that used IN the report 0f the
Committee; indeed it from the records OF that
day that Methodist preachers were the most devoted
friends Of liberty and bitterly hostile TO blavery IN all
its forms and aspects.
Tie Rev. Mr.. Love, who has taken prominent
stand against Slavery in the Pnlsdelpha conference
and is the author Of a work entitled Pictures ol
Slavery in the Methodist Church, wa introduced
ard warmly welcomed by many members OF the Con'
ference. ,,
After the transaction ofroure business Of DO public
interest. the second resolution OF the report OF tue
Committee Slavery was taken up
her a.. behp to he hsa standard Of these pye
Hss y sai %y 1S To- s. spos. ssS her . os Rhhs @ p
Tie Rev. X. NJ HATFIELD Of New-York moved the
adoption of the resolution. II had been charged ths
in discussing these and kindred questions ne was more
excited than usual, and sometimes wickediy 80. ne
dscaimed all intention to do wrong, or 70 ipure the
feelings o any brother in the Church He fet inter-
e.ted in the subject Of Slavery, and whenever ne
spt ke or read Of it. he necessarily became excited, and
felt il TO be bis duty to warmly speak and act IN TINS
matter He thought that the report did not quls
come up 10 the spirit OF the Churchs sentinent. II
was not quite strong enough 20 suit HIN, Dut ne Wou'o
90 for it heart and soul. He contenced that save,
holding anywhere was wicked; II was SIN " !" y
rlayes under any circumstances. IL was the duty r
the Church to educate her people uR 70 inc ira,
standard Of Apti.SlaYeiy sentiment. he conr!oereo
that the Conference bound 70 do that on account
# the present position Of the Church IN relation 70 tue
subject az regarded the action Ol the General as well
% Of the Annual Conferences One OF the ''eneral
Conferences had parsed resolution TO the effect tdat
the testimony Of Iegro should not be taken against
white member ofthe Church, and 10 choke down the
agitation Of Slavery.
Dr. BASES denied that assertion and sisted that he
c,uld proye il falsehood. The matter referred 20
Vas in the pastoral sddress which hs wrote himself.
The clause " ss recommending to the churches 10
frain from the discussion Of the subject among their
congregations.
General Conference that the church should gh0ly
refrain from the discussion Of the question and il WA
no use clubbing about il. Some time since one Of the
members Of the Philadelphis Conference (tle Rev.
Mr.. Lorg) pabl-hed 8 bsOk, in which he stated the
pott.on Of the church the Slavery question Hardly
bad the book been ublished, when he Wa. cited by
the Bishop 10 appear before the next Conferences and
antwer the ctage Of sediton. Tas official organ OF
tie church published the charges far and wde 10 the
detrmen. Of the reputation Of The brother Wnen the
Conference met the brother appeared aud taly
rsfnted the charger. Tie Conference eHorerstei him
from the charge fully, bu. this did no ssve hs rep
ion e: N tie box which Lsd been given u oy .le
free publication Of the eh,rges. j. spessiuS OF .le
PhlScelptia Conference NJ. Hs.f.ld citel 'roin ".
Llrge Toik, il which uss stated ;Es. nero "els
eis bsLd:t6 zen isre Of ;se CoEere1ce ~ pe'sHAs