The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-16

ference were then appointed FOR the ensuing year f
Rev. Fl, Banu; Corresponding Secretary, Rev. f. s Do
Haas; RsssrdiDg Secretary, Rev J. Z ssaries; Trsa.
ssrer, W r. Dcknan Esq, with large Aunbar z
SATURDAYS SESSION.
This session was called 70 order Il half past eight
o'clock, Bishop Simpson prssidng After The reading II
Ae minutes Of last meeting the resolution deferred fsa
yesterday. concerning the voting Of member In this
tAkn up ~ the Rev Dr.. CURRY ana BASos-ths Ter
nor appealing IRON the Affirmative decison Of the
Bissop, ne latter answering in return
The question was here dropped, and the Conference
proceeded 70 ballet for the three remaining delegates 70
Nc Genera. 0uadrennal Conference At Buffalo, which re-
Whole number of votes cast :. :. ..Ie7
Necessary 70 . choice. ...:.................0
y NssS i. 1na sSa Sann 70
B. n. Hatfield (aau slavery NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. "a
with but few scattering votes.
Al this juncture little humorous excitemsnt prevned
he Conference then proceeded TO elect BY accAmaAoa
TIVE reserve delegates recruiting in the appointing Of J.
InRkip and II. Hustled, both anti slavery.
The meeting then took into consideration the ordinasion
Of preachers j. R. Ayers was ordained BY acclanAaoa
Q deacon
The BISHOP then called up the Providence Erie and On
cnnai resolutions upon the question Of Pro-
violence platform upon the subject reading Is follows, the
other two purporting the same principes:-
Resolved That recommend s alteration Of DE general
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"sado or IL both s:.ncs: vIiss occur % So Ne
wqSsn ?. 'ls.:, .ss :. ns.gS Ri ss:.vs s:
request % present. % sssh he
On upon iAs subject '' ''''' ~" :" ''A -
DR. D. CURRY moved that tho Conference concur in the
Rev. j. S. INsKR rose and said that he knew full well
what odun attach TO this subject and that the chang
ing Of the Provid.oe resolution was to add the word
'slaveholdng" is very proper that this Conference
be placed right upon the records and that he therefore
proposed to change the resolutions and add the word
Waa
=: pSSsS y The ru sss;sds
Aethodiet Episcopal church BY which preacher may be
called to an account for not performing bis duty but
that should be the doctrine Of the Methodist Episcopal
But say that the church has Come that poiat
when should not take the underline whereby to exclude
has no y sn s fellow nas s
right to liberty Wesley says Of slavery that GOOD Is
w and 70 1, na =. good men 70 g !.
fore 1t, and that books
Bshop snrsoN 0nterruping) said that he had no OBJ.
think advisable TO do 60 he wished ali to hold 70 the
main issue.
Rev Ixsxp said that he should then recall his r.
holding s consistent 10 morality Wesley said that he
would only strike At the root Of al evil and such doc
that We should have such hard ideas the subject
Of slavery, and that he would by his vote 70 day
slaves in BONDAGE and ssas therefore q i S
should be prohibited In the church. Il = worse thsn
.urderworss than hst Or any other crins and such
o. i seemed indeed 70 be concedsd that something
must be done, and he proposed should do it accord
demand that thsre shall be modification Of Tie rue:
He sad that he bad advocated al occasons that the
oosS % 9 as Tia;
man, and that he was slave he should think tas ct
an annual conference Of mi.sters they would do him the
wrong How much better the Methodist Episcopal church
North is than the Methodist Episcopal church South
Let US then have : unity that Is based on ps.
rity and truth In whAtever form. He went on to say
Tat VA. seldom th.. he g: inpeucus On any :uoieo
What benefit will this view accomplish will put u
right before the world there is no law in the church.
cd 70 know what II was that gave slaveholders mem
bershp He said thai no stood upon the old New Haven
CHARGED his d:ensoo uper the prO Soos
Of the church, and hoped that they would cast their
votes upon the side Of freedom and will vote be does
TO hear the remarks that made but that he had too
much respect for the Conference to favorable re-
ply He then moved that the vote be now taken upon the
B4hop sndpsoS.-t ID not In order, believe but viii
call for reading Of the records.
Z. ". WooDRUH-hr Chairman, would inquire II We
have done badly before, we should do badly again Augh
Bishop SmpsoN-I call for reading of tho rooords
The general when any member calls for previous
vote shall be decided by two thirds vote recorded
Several voices accorded and others dssented when the
Dr. BANGS hoped that the vote would be taken e. he
Tor one, was perfectly sick Of it.
he gentlemen 70 blow off their Steam Nauehter) ma
lhat u was their business 70 talk.
Bishop sIxrsoH said that he understood the parlia-
nenary usage 70 be that previous question required
\ two thirds vote, and that such was demanded.
d. PERRY thought all had much Information on the
Rev: DR.. KENNEDY moved that this subject be laid over
mal eleven O'Clock on Monday morning: Adopted.
motion was made and carried that no speaker bs
N0P ara han TIA NV min
D.. MICHEL said that be was opposed 70 slavery and
believed that who now holding the abolition
Hons, and that any individual who came 70 conference
With slaves should be expelled from the church.
Rev D. CURRY said that a. he had twenty minutes be
woald give his reason why he could follow the Prsvi
dence rule the real conservative rule and that pre-
erred to IN other. He said that he Of those
Who believed that the relation between master and slave
y legal relation exists without crlmnaly. Tho arst
design o. law was 70 express the words Of the law gve,
two sections IL ou % ra.oso T.
profanity of the name Of the LORD, and the other the
prohibition Of the word Of tho Lord This IL analogous
By w.s.y ha. scoOrSed Win US ON
subject He holds principles to oil Others from the
Here Dr. Curry went into historical analogy Of The
lect Of slavery TO the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Dr. BANGS then arose and said that he had something
hat ne should stand by the old platform, the Bible, and
The Secretary then asked to read paper before DR..
Bangs proceeded further.
Dr. BASGs-No rl not allow you to read q word.
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lions that were adopted this morning, which the Bishop
explained
Or. PERRY hero stated that he would call q meeting At
two O'Clock, NJ for al those opposed TO the change Of
the rule on slavery.
Rev. r. n. HATYinp stated that Bishop Simpson would
preach TO morrow-norning Ia this church.
Dr. BANGS gave notice that the missionary from India,
the Rev Mr. Maclay, would preach in this church as BALI
past seven O'Clock, P. NJ, on Sunday.
Adjourned until Moncay afternoon
MEETING OF THE MINISTER'S AND LAYxEN's UNION
AZ two O'Clock the Minister'S and Laymsn's Union OF
the Conference met In the lecture room and aer the
preimnaries motion made and carried 70 nominate
officers for tho ensuing year:-President, W. H. Moore;
Vice Presidents Goodsall and others; Executive CON
muee h Perry and List Of others secretary j. b.
AuIwin.
Rev. Dr. J. a. PERRY arose and said that he thought
this oreanaon ought not b extended beyond this Con-
N n has teudency create Ill feeling On