New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-16
ypE yoRK CONFERENCE OF THE H. E.
CHURCH.
FOURTH DAYS SESSION.

YouRTH DAYS SESSION.
., Ans,,.ss of The Conference on Saturday morning
-. ,reeeded by reading Of the Scriptures, and
vrsyer BY the Rev. w. c. SMITH.
~ record of the previous day was read and aI-
~-.xsa The examin ton Of Desco ls was then oon-
1900 report was received from the Committee on
supsrarnuated Preachers and Necesstous Cases, and
ssrkrneS the claims OF nearly all the applicants being
allowed in part or full.
earred Literature IN the Troy University, made APP
neal 70 the Conference in behalf Of that educational
nSttu,iop He said that Dr. McClint0ck had charge
AZ the attempt 70 raise funds therefor and $2l5uOO
had been subecrbed OF which one half had been paid
The College buildings had been erected, Rt cost Oh
sAeut 800 goo, and were tbs finest 10 location ano
appearance, Of any similar edihces in the state AN
ne entire work Of establishing the institution snouiu
be completed, there would be surplus Of SooVOV 9n
hand. This would, Of course, not be adequate ior tue
endowment of the College, and they soouid enuesVo1
hereafter 10 raise funds 10 meet thas want. nc ea
a nspid sketch of the members OF the facolty, anu
sisted that there had been sxythree students a. 'n
inshtuton since its opening last Fsii' MY nVS ~
whom were In attendance at present. Ills pEinoiPas
for addressing the COME was " ask ior ts
ssSperation in aud Of the epdowment OF the GhNer-
aity Situated 1t was on the BACKS OF the huusll
deserved the patronage OF the demo 'ur0uen
an, the valley of that river. The Faculty consist OF
a. Kew j. McClintosk, ID. D., LII. d. Presidents j.
Gsrons, L. D., Vce-PreGdent and Professor OF BIB
hal Literature and Languages M X vincent, A u,
Professor Of Latin; ID. n. Road, A Al Professor OF
p~,s Maibsmat.cs; A. MacWhorter, A. H., Professor
Of Philosophy; II. II. Hadley, A. NJ, Professor OF
Greek language and Literature.
The examination Of candidates for deacons ordsls
was again proceeded with question arose as to the
admission Of some German preachers WHO had been on
trA only one year. BY vote Of 2S to 70 they were
requested 10 serve the full term of probation
A debate arose 70 the definition OF the term " su-
penunersry," which consumed nearly an hour.
On motion, the order Of the day-oelng the renewal
Of she discussion the Erie taken up
n N NHaup " 70 h.
stitute resolution of the Rev. Wm. ID. Ferns, wnlch
was first read by the Secretary. Inc speaker
said thai he felt decscy in speaking on this subject
before the wise and gray heads there convened nu!
snsfssstv WAS pressing upon him. He was opposed
40 the psesaae of the substitute. The hour hal ar
rived when every man shOnld show mis- coors' Car
iyle had said that every man had whole eterhy "
be born in and every one had whole eternity IL
which 70 act after he was born. The eyes OF multi
tudes were on the dOings of this Conference; the!
were rot At childs plays the destnies OF the Churc
hung upon them. If he ever longed for gu ct nerves
nhe desired "thoughts that breathe and words tina
burn" it was now, and he did not wish TO utter on
single word which, dying, he would wish 10 recall
He opposed the acceptance OF the substitute oecaus
was introduced 10 prevent their taking direct vot
on the Erie resolution. He considered It an arttu
ae6ge subterfuge, to prevent the vote OF the New
York Conference being counted at Buffalo, The wire
p1llers OF the party
The BISHOP called the brother TO order Was tn,
word "artful dodge" 8 good one
A BRoTRER-I object to the word " subterfoge"
r.
The sneaker said he had nothing 10 take back. He
xuAst cali things by their night name
IBRoTpFR-I should have more cbarity>for such
words if they were not first committed to paper;
Mr.. WAKELY resumed: The opposition remmoeo MIN
ala Dutch General who was always ready 70 ngnt
when there was danger; and in order 70 keep 81 n
ssh tate be retired to the rear TO run bullets. Inc
Brethren had been running buets. Like the minister
without q text they had preached sup and down the
Scriptures" but not 10 any point. lLaoghter.I de
had been an ant-savery man ever since he was old
he nmpatbized with the Grin Scott Wesleyan move
nent ard The Zt0n'S WGtckman. But when he learned
their object 70 make or break, he left them. de
did not believe the sentiments Of Brother KetteL yes
terosy; MIA brother was noble man with clear
head but expressed the sentiments Of himself rather
than of the mass of the Conservatives. The speaker
did not believe in the inferorty Of the Negro race
GOD made all men Of one blood. Give the Negro an op-
pertunity and see what Improvement he would make
When Greece was baIbarous and Great Britain IN
known the Egg ptian Negroes were building stipend
sas monuments Of art We put Aat stone on the Ne
gro head and then say he has talent for getting
We fssen couple of f ysixes TO his heels and then
ny-"be can't runp he had never made Pro-
Slavery speech; if be had a Pro-Siavery hair his
hess be would cut it off he'd pull il out by the roots.
He had interest at the South There one right
before him who had almost suffered martyrdou n the
cause Of the slave; who had been excluded from the
columns Of The CkrtSttda Ad10cdte and Journal, BE-
cause he had written against Slavery. He considered
the Negro as his brother. Vo ces: Amen The
speaker here continued for some time to give his rea
e0ns Tor DeneVlDR slavery wrong 1ne last WHICH NC
mentioned was, that he considered it contrary TO the
discipline Of the Church. de considered the presen
rule sufficiently explicit in forbddng the practice
nercensry slaveholding. DIR. Wlbur Fiske had said
In England that Slavery was an evil and that con-
annually" He conceded with that noble man. He al
lRdsd TO the first ship freighted with slaves which
landed 1t Jamestown In 1920 Would TO God IT had
sank the bottom and thst another had reached
eur coast with like cargo! But the evil was here,
and bow should they dispose of i'll BY destroying
che Union and breaking up the Church No said
Reason; No said Logic; No said Rhetoric; and No!
said DIR. Ferris ILaughter.l If Slavery was sin
under all circumstances, then the Trustees OF John
street Church sinned most grievousy in 1884. They
bought their Sexton--every hair of his hesd-Peter
Williams was bis name-and then emancipated him.
Now, the new rule would have accommodated these
Trustees would have turned them out Of the Church
Of the Living God lost to grace and glory. lCries
elmo! Mol and considerable confusion.
The hour OF adjournment now arrived. 1t was found
that the church could not be used the afternoon for
% extra session, and the Conference broke up 10 re-
assemble this morning at u o'clock