Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-03-10
ANIMAL Conference.

=. Conference, yesterday, on motion Of
Wilson, Rev. A. S. Hank, super
w.. .,.,srv member of East Baltimore Confer.
p'' transferred to this Conference. and
'D' WV. amounted to the Morgantown (Va.)
Se %ha Conference took up che petition of
S,onben Smith, DOW on the list of su-
hs'' nns,ed preachers, to be restored to ef-
PeIa 'Ia membership. The Conference voted
ie'n, o,nne him 90 the list of superannuated
P'sTa"Vsacommittee appointed to report oonsti-
NV Conference Missionary Society.
'u'i,' . rsnor, through their chairman, Rev.
a u W;Is,p which was unanimously adopted.
NJ w.. Mr., Wise, Of New York, Secretary Of
l.. S,,day School Union, addressed the Con-
s 20, in behalf of the Uulon.
RE- Pa, Mr.. Glenn called up the report of the
.ommit,es on the subject of Conference pa
s. He stated that his intention was not to
pei .peech, but be wished to state that
.s.r had heard that the committee had
Wv 1:,;,lv altered the object Of the Conference
mar report. Such was not the fact. The
.nittse had been honest in their report.
IT, sneaker had not intended in his previ-
,smarks TO accuse the membership OF
V'I,;more CITY With disaffection towards the
baltimore Conference. Let the South do
Ia, own work in her own way. and we
I'D do our work in ours. Baltimore was
-. Iss, city 10 the world to desert the good
sb;n If Methodism There was great ne
.a.s;tv for it. From New York on the east,
:, Cincinnati on the west, this Conference
had no religious official organ. An immense
,con. Of country was continually suffering
hscsose of this great want. 1t We could
have q journal here In the centre OF our ter
rtory, we could disabuse the public mind OF
i. errors n relation to our views. .
The following statistics would show for
thor. 10 twelve circuits Of three thousand
msmbers there we're but sixty-nine members
vbo took the Christian Advocate"-only
ons Advocate for every thirteen familiea.-
The proposed paper would increase our nit
sonsry collections, and spread our influence
aver the whole of this vast sterile ground
We, as a religious body. advocated the difu-
sion Of light The speaker would venture 70
50, that ten thousand copies of this paper
we're already subscribed in authorization OF
il. starting. All the Conference below cried
nut 10 us to launch our enterprise. ltwouid
be born full grown, and would start With
r,,ular subscription OF Eve thousand copies.
If,hs enterprise were to 20 down 10 mid
ocean the publishing committee would never
come TO this Conference for help.
" ID Eatr IN r H.
lection TO the project of the proposed paper.
Since this thing was first started the Confer
soce had had ample opportunity to Inter
change their thoughts and opinions IN rela-
ton 70 il. and the result showed to bis mind
that the projec, would lead to endless bitter.
pess betw cen the Baltimore Conference aud
the Southern Church 1t would be mis-
cheyous instrument in the hands OF m,schie7'
ous agents. He believed there was great
deal of good and Of evil, both in the North
and South. This paper, If established, would
raise blaze in places where they were nov
at peace. If this paper was to be introduced
be lifted up his hands in the name OF God In
opposition to it. lie would never recon-
mend, nor take it, but would regard it as
miscbieyous instrument, calculated to stir up
strife betw cen the brethren Ut the church of
Col.
Rev. Thomas Sewall followed, taking the
same ground with the last speaker. lie
wished with him, to have it to say In future
that be had with the minority lifted up his
hand to stay this project. He asked the
brethren to look back over the circuits which
they had travelled, and see If they could frd
this great dearth of religious literature that
bsd been put up in argument. With all
this controversy about slavery in the capitol
Of the nation, need we Methodist preachers
drag it into the cousecrsted walls of the
Church! He hoped in God. not.
Mr.. Glenn stated, in behalf Of the commit,
tee that they disclaimed, in every sense oil
the worl, the charge Of endeavoring to make
the proposed journal controversial one
Directly the opposite was the object OF the
@mmittee.
Rev. Isaac Gibson here made few re
marks in relation to the pending question
and advocated the institution of the proposed
journal with many we'll put arguments.
After some further discussion, the PROPOSE.
ton TO establish the paper was carried, and
i, was decided that it's name should be The
Baltimore Christian Advocate. - Washing
ton STAR.