New-York daily tribune., 1858-04-23
NEW YORK EAST METHODIST CONFERENCE
EIGHTH DAY.


TheConference was opened with religious exercises
by the Rev. Mr.. HATFIELD.
TIE Rev. VALENTINE Buck, from the Committee
appointed to inquire into the expedency of forming
mission embracing the unocouped paris of the City Of
New-York reported resolutions to the effect that the
condition OF multitudes Of people within the limits
e1ed TO required strong missionary effort in their
behalf that mssiop be organized consisting of the
Preceding Elder Of the district, the preachers in New
lok City, ald ore sy member from each OF the
churches, and a corresponding number oi Local
preachers. selected by the Loca! Preachers Assoca
ton who shall constitute the Board OF Managers. and
that the Presiding Elder call meeting of the Mana
gers a. soon az possible. The report accepted aud
the resolutions adopted.
The Rev. Mr.. Bincu. on behalf of the Stewards
presented their annual report showing the collections
ior the supeyannuatsd ministers, and the widows and
orphans Of deceased preachers a. follows:
New OK DstI,t 90, ~
New Haven District S1' 70
sisI as7
The Stewards then distributed the amount to the
severa. benefca! their friends. The receipts Of
this fund this year larger than those OF the pre-
cedu year. although il was expected that the coec-
tons would have been materially diminished
The Rev RogERT TRA,ERSE Of this city, VINO had
been put on the supeiounuated LIST, made manly ap
peal to the Conference 70 he placed the active list
He pleaded il his behalf that for - years he nad oeen
g faithful minister in the Church, and although bis
head was now si.veret With tie SHOWS OF sixty WIN
ters, he did not feel himself inoapactated from dis
cEaTg;Lg hs duty, however humble the held oil iaoor
assigned TO HIM He had spent hi. best energies ~
the Church. The pt.ance which he now receNed
from the srperannuated fund, and a. other sources
entirely Insufficient to provide himself aud wi'e
with tn. htmblest necessaries Of life. He therefore,
respectfully asked TO be placed upon the active ii
None OF the ministers secondIng hls sppeal' no &c
ton was taken IN hs case. .
Or molten of tie Rev Mr.. KELSEY, the report OF
the Committee on Slavery was taken up at ~ min,
to II O'clock and the consideration OF the second
resolution reeumed.
The Rev NJ PERRY Of Waterbury, Conn, took
.he ocr ega:,st the resolutions. He said that the
debate heretofore had seemed to him 10 DO city &C.
bate-te Gran aiic aspect both IN s tragic and comic
pIases lad been well presented de deploied thls
d.scuss.Cn, however and would willingly hsve con-
sent.d t. allow the report TO lie upon the table. lie
deprec sed the spirit of the debae-the PERSONA as
ssults which tad taken plsce, mpugnlng the mo1ves
OF ttcse who had long been conr ected with TIE Con
fererce. OLD ministers had been fippan,ly asssIed
by those who might have been their grandscas iue
tendency Of the debates we 10 lead the puohc 20 9s
heve that there are ministers in this Conference VINO
are defenders If Slavery IL al Its aspects lhefe
TO safety II peeking here; tue reports IN the puouc
paDers are biased. Take. for instance, tue reports
in THF TRIBUNE of the remarks made by Dr. Men
nedy, d.. Roche and others. There seems 10 DC
power behind tee throne that shapes these reports ana
debates. The tendency of the action OF the Coaier-
e1ce is to ssd the public mind TO believe that taete
ministers in tbs Conference who openly upno
Slavery. | deny that there are any such here ana
therefore this impression which goes abroad does Us
iius ce, aid msrepresents Us entirely.
d.. WULDoS-There are.
The Rev Nj PfRRY-I deny il, and demand tue
proof. Give u the rsmes.
Several Nolce--Yes. give Us The name.. n.
BisiCp BAEER-Brethren. this 10 out ci oruel. ",
Perry has the floor for speech, bat moi Tor private
or persona, conversation. 1...L
DR.. PTRRr resumed The influence tnst eoes loi.. =.
from this Corference cannot fat 10 Dc perh;c4ou' ~
our sefu,ress. When went forth to my cnst ~
Connecticut found the whole town awe L. uaI
been reported and published in the papers tas hai
s.d did rot believe there was any wiorg N oIsvef!.
Hence tre excitement. I would state now oloo loi
al, AID would thank tie reporter OF lHL kiD' >.
20 cav, that this IL untrue. / have always oeee Al
Anti.S.averv map. end believe that there is ~.
man il IBIS Conference who i. not. The spesAer Neps
To express his profou1d respect Tor Lac ao's
Dr.. Bsrgs sEd other fathers oil the Cue.e.i 90 W
thought il dgrscefL thst yousg ministers so'1i r.
spesk 60 flippsntly Of age, experience ana wS..u
the principles of brethren differed. tnose oinerenccs
should be treated with respect. He came COVE mere
expecting from the news be had heard OF the rev'as
N ibis city to have ne. with spirit CT pIeyef' " W
stead CT thst, be fousd strife and contenu0a. h'
o44Iged that the Anti Slavery nemosn .. .Se III .
fereuce ha5 cAgcUsed togctheF 70 de',ss tn1 60
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