The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-10

KJn0Dnf GENERAL OoNFRE0.
Sixth DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
rus eovKY % APfRAIs QUESTION KEO0NsIpEgEp-
ADDRESSES FROM FOREIGN CONFERENCE.-The
BKrrIsH CONFERENCE ON sLAvERY-INrERpsrIs
ACCOUNT OF TIE Rise AND GROWTH OF METH0DIsx,
ETC., ETC.
SPECIAL REPORT FOR THE HERALD.
BuuAIs, May Z, 1854.
he Osnfsrsnce was presided tAb morning by
shsp james and the Rev. Mr. BuIIIRD, Of Vermont,
tssssd Ne religious exercises ff
Az sssB - the minutes Il the preceding session were
read and approved the order Of the day taken
and memorials and petitisAs were presented and re-
isrrsd.
T. g HouIDiY, Il 8. T. Ind, offered Q memorial re-
qssstsg hat whenever preacher was expelled ~ IN
annual Conference Or crime, hh claim On the church
funds shal frsn the date Of his expulsion was
DsSerrsd y tbe Committee Revisab.
~. wooD, Of s. l. Ind, presented an appeal Of the
Rev. ". Sheets, from expulsion, and moved 10 have IL
YeSerDsd Ne Court Of Appeals established Saturday
Dr. CLARK, Of New York, opposed the reference, and in
dsing remarked that they making minority OF
This ssurt competent 10 try and adjudge In all
riessness appeared TO him that when . committee
Or court n charged with such an important duty
thai Of trying an appeal involving the character and
rsatien Il = brother minister, the members Of the
committee should be bound In some way or other
70 hear e appeal from tho beginning 70 the final de-
eioa. He would vote against referring any appeal
70 committee constituted upon that basis. Tho action
Il The Conference Saturday this important matter
Ae thought hasty and Ill advised, and he hoped
would be reconsdersd. He hoped that they would
kase their stops, and that they would organize
mes whe should take the matter into serious oonsidera
ton and devise plan Of procedure He wished that the
committee would DO instructed 70 consult the Bench OF
Bishops, for they had to do with these cases. they
eonversans with trials and appeals and Of them
preside the court already established. II sp
psared 70 him and proper that they should be consulted
the made In which this should be organized
HIRAM KNaLY, Of Erie, wss about to speak the sub
jes when the Bhhop gave the floor TO Rzunxs NxsoS Of
Wyoming, who moved 70 lay the appeal Of Rev. Mr.
Sheetes on the table, which was carried.
cnAvnIs hoopY, Of Cincinnati, moved TO refer the
whole subject Of the Court Of Appeals TO committee Of
seven, Y BE- appointed by the President whose duty
sAsale be V osnsu With the bshops and present re-
Isr the Conference which should be the order Of the
cAIvm Kneslxr, Of E,e, seconded the motion, which
nksee vas announced a. foilows:-Rsv Messrs Moody,
d. ". Clark, Nelson, l. Hitchcock, Thomas Porter AL
ned Griha.h and ". Rsddy.
B.hep noRss presented the answer Of the Wesleyan
signed by T. A. West, President It was peculiarly pleas
ing 10 them at the 4h Conference TO their EXPIRES
accounts which Rsv D Hannah and Jobsou, their dele
lses TO America Of the work Of tho Lord the New
wsrld me- ws.leyans IN England had been blsssed with
great peace, and there hopeful increase In many OF
Aeir districts Tho work Of home missions had been car
ned on with greater efficiency, and the educational
continued 70 succeed. For the nrss time in the
A.ssry Of the Church they had the pleasure
rom s s socsss Of
Csnsda the Eastern British domnions and France, upon
can: m! ~ sy NTH ing
was fuly manifested and resnimsted The address con
esdes With IN assioa 70 The subject a. slavery, express
tsned v the manly svowal Of the American delegation
70 tope upon the SIN Of slavery and ther noble spud
Win The great evil Your strong hostility 70 H." says
Tie address, as manifested In your General Conference,
Ss sic y. rsoos n sns belief s.s you Vim b
beaS chief part attaining what must como 70 the relief
Of mankind from such curse" In conclusion they tend
cred their warm brotheriy love 70 their American
he ,szi paper Vas : oonmuniOsiOn from The same
was dgsed BY 8 b. waddy, President me 6onierencs
y was aeened advisable dsputatou ull the
q &. o :, s inc
n.sr he'd sssn PLACED q Their hands q the subject
irssndly oSnnu.icsion with Tho General Conference
esud vA prophecy snterai. he appeal d the Black
dress, "n nos given for the purpose OF evadng the
question sf slavery America; and in any future
opportunity viii be embraced 70 give faithful testimony
his important question. In accordance with what We
have nus oppressed and With the contests Of hs last
paragraph our answer 70 your address, We take the
present opportunity Of resrmng declarations against
the enjre system Of slavery from your avowed
you have already made In support OF them, entertain
csandent persussoa that 1t your Approaching General
church asd the land from 20 serious an evilv
fhe Address OF the pastors q Tho Annual Conferences
rave an interesting account q the prosperity q the
Church. notwithstanding the ntsrfercDcs maestrates
Bosn min and people hsa ssen psrsscused but they
converted. AIuron made 70 the death OF Dr. Cook
who though to his rest had inspired hs 90 aborer
surface, and although they had several
tons In the north OF France, their important
ssns pseu.sn o. the Alps me ssSSssh had been Oh
served and other favorable Indications were The
French oonference IN conclusion aepesed 70 neir Anne
Mr. HoopY moved that those addresses be printed in
the Das Advocate and In oil the Church papers, and that
much Of the papers alude 70 the slavery question
be referred o the committee having that matter charge
Mr. spcs, Il s Baltimore, alluded 70 the allegations
which stated that the Black River Conference had CON
.sassses WITH she B.issh oonfersaos On ne subject
q M continent had taken such course II the Black
River csnssrvsce had nsmoriAlised any body - Con
~ He moved " instruct tae oommistes 70 inquire and
report with regard 70 he matter coucernng the Black
River Conference which motion adopted.
oorRr oy ArrxAfS.
sngthy locumsns fron Rsv. Sam. Luckey, Of Ro
chester suggesting plan for the organixatiou OF .
Con- Oh Appeals rcad and rave rise 70 debate. He
reo5nmsnds thai court should be oompoeed Of dele
rata from each annual Cuniereoce chosen for term d
four years whose duty should be 70 try charges made
against bishops and preachers, and 70 manage the bus
non q ~ beok cpnosrna
Mr. DxuusoSD moved 70 nave The paper printer In The
Adrpra<s sz<eHso, which was opposed by
Dr.. ovscss, Who thought there vs. some things In The
conmusscase which should mees the public eye,
sepeeally he ausoa ads charyes preferred against
seoeased bnhops. vs determined nos 70 print the
document
Mr. ssicu vas m favor q referring the plan Of Dr.
Lsckey 70 special committee q seven 70 consider and
repsrt upon n The subject wss0o important that vas
deserving Il the best COMMITTEES the sshcus could ap
pssnt fne Court Of Appcals which nov saved the an
nsai conferences much Tune and which working 80