The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-03
Cur Nebraska Correspondence.


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Cur Eebraskn Correspondence.
OaAnA, April 10, 1859.
E session 81 tie Kansas and Nebraska Conference or
the Methodist Episcopal C,rck-Omcha Full Of Cscrgy
mea--Dirisioi Of the CSnf1esceTae Conference DOB
bSg ,o.A Po,stcs ant STRENGTHENING u aee Kansas
and NEBRASKA Conference Missionary S'cisy-0Geers
Eect-2he Rush to The Gold Mines Of Nebraska through
Cnsaia and up Ie North SIDE Of The Plate Esuef--
E8sigaf,g 10 Uah r gonshaended, dc
The fourth serson Of The Kansas and Nebraska COME
renee Of Methodist Episcopal church convened in
u city The 18th inst, and will probably conclude '
lators 10 morrow.
The city full Of the black coated white necktied gen
tcrien, ancng whom many distinguished and emf
olergymen Of the Methodist faith Bshop Scott, OF
Wilmington, De iresdes over the Deliberations OF the
Conferences n. n Fisher, D. @. Dennis end j. s. Griffin
aching saGreiss Every disrc. in the Conference liz
represence, making in ali twenty Ave- or thirty
delegates present Vt this session, begides numerous Wait
rg brethren Professor LOOMS, OF New York, and Dr.
Ivans aen attendance for the pose Of getting the Con
erence recognise certain chartered institutions located
al ofeopoF NJ T. said embryo town being situated some
eighteen miles south of Omaha. The daily sessions OF the
Confereno &C arc largely attended by citizens and from
he routine of bus usually transacted at snch meet
ipgp, select the following az the most interesting
that there must be division, else wnat suspect, that
Territories OF blsedipe aooh on black repooli-
dwell together in unity, consequently the following rsso
luton vas passed.
Whereas crcun stances which we think perfectly jus
fsbe reqnre an ambe q division soon OF Inc ksnsas ana
Resolved That request he next General Conference TO
sissies aicpe said 70
had hoped this Conference would have attended to
matters the welfare Of the church and 10
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Kansas and have let politics and slavery aane But no.
they must follow the lead of the three thousand fanatca
politics preaching clergymen Of Massachusetts, and drag
| .beiT religious robes into the dirt oi politics.
Rev. N. Chivng,on, Chairman Of Committee on slave
~ reported long scphomorcsl preamble about the sin
| alenabe rights OF mani and the "aggressve spirit or
slavery closing up with several resolutions declaring
"that niggers and white of one bloot;' that
nsaveTy IS contrary 70 the laws of God "thst ali
bes church IN Kansas and Nebraska should imme
diaiely start out crusade against the saveholders
ihat this Conference pledge itself 10 exrpate and
| wire ont slavery every wbere" Thus, the clergy
Of Ksrsns pledge Themselves to medde with their neigh
bors affairs, and 10 nict others greater injuries than
| Kansas herself ever complained OF.
The Kansas end Nebraska Conference Missionary Society
met in the Methodist Episcopal Church. IN this city, on
the instant Rev. @ Graham called 10 the Chair,
! and 3. f. Bowman appointed Secretary.
Tie following selected officers for the ensuing
yepTIsaac ChlvDgtCn, President; C. e. IOvejoy, VicC
President; r. P Daval, Secretary; NJ Robertson Trea
| surer
The anniversary held in the evening and eloquent
and impressive speeches were made by Rev. Prof. Loo
mis- Rev. IT, D. Fnher and Bishop Scott Thirty two per
sons Joined the Society, paying dye dollars each
The rush TO the gold mines Still continues, and large
trains leave here daily, taking tho great military road
| eaong nom omaha Up the north side OF Platte river.
Provisions and outfits be purchased cheap hero
eny other starting point the road considered bet
ter by the North Platte route than by any other.
The emigration to Utah, which ceased when the Mormon
broke ont has again commenced, and ii s estimated
that thousand MOrmons will cross the Plains ths
season seeking the land Of the blessed The
steamer Enerant brought up TO day nearly three hun
dred Of these saints who will start in few days for
Utah. The ucrmons will go up the north side Of the
Platte river being instructed 10 do so by Brigham Young
who knows this " be the best nearest ana most desirable
| fonte.
Governor Black yet arrived here at the capital
but is the southern portion of The Territory arranging
business matters. The SANDERS uttered by "Nassa
Greeley relative the habits Of Governor Black fit
only 10 be published In "Nassas black republican niger
organ Ire characters OF all democratic officials,
OF esteemed and popular President, are bacSen
ed and rnagned in that sheet Black ia gen
tleman and high IN our community, and such
sapeets effect nothing here where he Is KNOWN But lies
should 90 unconiradcsed, when uttered by
| the TfJpne.
The following are the preamble and resolutions sa-
passed the fourth session of the Methodist DISCO
pal Conference Of Kansas and Nebraska held at the city
of Omaha ARrl ~, 1893 :. - -
huHpy and whereas sisSery IL founded the dscae that
might riestn and Is creation OF law and
ana whereas here As people we have declared 70 the
created equal by Creator with Ger
tails hsli'n,be rights among which life liberty and he
are much 20 ever OF The great evil Of slavery
patton Of The EVIL Of slavery whereas nperious and
sfeessye Spirit Of slavery in our country rendeIs npera
fuence againstthe evil whereas ie to
God and humanity tn pos.riy and history for testimony
and Influence IS conference; therefore resolved
J. Ibst as God has made Of blood all nations OF men,
recognise in human being the offspring the
Father and admit the brotherhood of man.
That enactment made by sn, of human be.
pgs give right o. another person
IS AZ article o' properly.
That church light the worl every pemher
ought 10 bear testimony against all niquy proper
seek to are in boads az bound
with them" that when shall us 10 account h
may ssy 70 n nasnuch as ye did unto OF the
That all alavehoding for gain sinful all persons
guilty of 50 doing hould neither be received retained
In the church
That deem indispensable duty TO use all proper
means for the e1irpaton Of the great evil Of slavery.