New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-09-17

AIti-Slavery. The discipline proposes the e1.rpa-
,ion OF Slavery, and prohibits il in the ministry Nd
with qualifications, in its l.y officers bat, believing
that families may be entspsed sxtrc sbly 10 tbs evil
-ths, there may be cases in which, by the local laws
or the sge or health, other Disabilities OF slaves,
sma, cipation msy be impossible or even an evil, il
has ALWAYS tolerated sayehoding 20 far a. no. % ske
non slsveholdipg condition OF Church memberships
itier.lictipg IT, however among the Clergy ss .hese
not being local or ouslress men, cannot have any re.
sopnbe excuse for II. This distinction ccrtxay og-
"a, ard yIsea proof OF the good seose Of the founders
4 the Church Now, the new and extreme movement
20 be enacted atthe next Geuers Conference,
sud which, j, is said, threatened new dvHoe o. the
Church is the ensc;ing OF new rue utterly PROMOTE
inc .lsy,h or least far appearing 20 DO %
As 10 be- liable TO hs. construction snd 70 grcs. cots-
queut damage to the Church on the Border ins %.
founded ss YOU can see by the organ OF the Shnicn
in this city in the facts: !. That sncn discnm-
nation, or liberation OF cases OF sis'eno.a.ns, 10
right merciful ard necessary Tor the saNc NJ, No.
s.N y Tha. il, is in accordance win toy
scripture and that the General Conference snoad nos
nresnue 10 egislae beyond the Scriptures ana ueAe,
especially without lay Representations ne. ,b
of membership: B. Tnas the oorver Si,nS.
Church are faithfn 10 the present Anfi-SlaVe'y
and of the demon i, son bu, would De exposed 70 ,n
supporable troubles under the proposed nc" tdie,
chiefly from exterior circumstances. ~ Is @esc' .u"s
The Border ConfereT were cher IL the val
Tho southern Pro slavery usurpaiions in the Cnu'cn,
which led 70 the division of 1874; that they LIKEWISE,
at that sane Conference condemned one OF thea wv
preschers who had obtsined slave, oy m.l'ase;
and against the whele opposition OF the Sou1n uniseI
With the North 10 expe him; that at the separation Oh
the Soath from the North, they adhered 70 the aver,
because they adhered 10 its Auti- Slavery discphnei
thai they have since sustained fierce war Tor the
Nth frI, The Southern Church. al along the border;
that In order not 70 be overwhelmed IN that wsr ey
bsd al the time Of the separation ~ pledge
~ fymal votes To stand by the discipline ss u vs. and
a. has been transmitted TO them from The wise found
ers Of the Church; that this pledge was repeaed ue
and sgain in solemn sessions; that was ~
Northern Anti Slavery men, and the woes OF a
very Conferences in New Engsnd thst 70 recedo
now would not only be unnecessary as the ~
already thoroughly AptiSlavery but would DC oIe.
ure of their VOID and honor before the wnoe puoho
among whom they labor that wouiu
of their Southern enemies along the border weapon
f destruction against them, tor a. the Genera Con
ference sits lust before the Presidential election tne
sgta ION and confusion OF the country would DC
of ainst them. IL is further alleged thaI
Slavery under the wise discipline aud innience OK
Methodsm, is fast dying out in the Church tnsre sno
ne fds but prudence for its final extnpaon toa 10 inc
baltimore Churches, where there were hundreds Oh
saveboi ers scarcely ore can be now found; thst IN
Marylard almost the only remaining portion OF inc
Chuich where Slavery exists there are now More Heo
negroes either emancpaed slaves, or the descehaahs
of suoh than in New York and ONO United ana thse
Mehoosm has the honor Of chiefly ehecrg N stato
Of things that its Churches demonstrated against AND
defeated the attempt yesrs ago, TO Cypress tnae
people in the Maryland Legislature, ana thas ~ nor~
faence, to grea. extent reduced the late
Baltimore Shareholders Convention for the samo
purpose, to dzrle;' that Msthodsm on
tie border s not only thu, smeloratlng and
dissolying Slavery in the Esst, but II is lighting
Tor the slave, and suffering from mobs for him along
the Border in the West-in Missouri, Arksp and
Texas. Now, thousands and tens of Thousands OF Anti
Slavery Methodists sound Republicans, assert that it
is The possible policy, well az cruel and un-
scrip,ura to put IN the way of this grea. work, em-
bamassn eIts which will make it, enemies to triumph,
especially as the church has already good Anti.
Slavery discipline. They also assert that John IVES.
Al ap,t,. To A
the very adopted by his in tins case;
that 10y toerang and putting under religious discipline
Christian slaveho iers, be founded the West lndix
Mission with ts present 50 coo Methodists, and led to
West India Emancipation. The English Methodist Of
this day on the same platform.
These, Mr.. Editor are the real facts OF the csse,
can leave them without another word; except TO add
that indications in the church show tina. the pro-
esies of disruption Of Methodsm will not Do
found true by those who may hope for it.
METHODIST REPUBLICAN.
Even its tof 1870 prosi.on for
gradual patton force where the State
avs ntereud IL would not touch single case Of slavery At