The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-19

m rsquss.sd ne Secretary, Rev pm c'OxHr'
Inc minority Of tho Committee Slavery, app sed
by this General Conference TO take into consideration tho
picking subject and also us duty In the premises, o-lns
unable 10 with the majority Of committee, sad
afui exposition 81 our principles sub MT the following
report
In order to present position this question with
entire cesrntes, ask attention 10 the following facts OF
history up 70 ls44 renamed undivided church,
wonderfully owned OF God and emnentIy success ui In
IpreAdpr scrpture holiness over these lands our min
sters vent 70 and FRO and the knowledge Of God WAS
greatly hcressed the people felt and acknowledged the
were converted and sshsTsS into tao ouy Methodist
fold In no part OF this country did our church
nna more n'os sna meet win more success HSs
convictions and honest svowA Of them, placed
Discipline in the hands Of the saveholder containing
provisions which limited his authority the slave, aud
Dads him in reality the slaves guardian the super
vision Of The church In abort, taught converted
and provide for his moral religious cultivaoa BY
"eschpg him 70 read the word OF Got, and allowing him
ssrv,ce UpSer this scl,par. a discipline We wers us,ru
nsaj IN converting both massers and slaves, besides
breaking the yoke from the nects OF thousands where
emancipation Was not posssie by law except under great
difficulties. THIS condition Q church when the
General Conference Of 1874 held It's An Episco
pscy I'll then upATbisbed By connection with slavery
had become implicated in the great evil the person OF
Of bishops Then cams the trial OF our anti
slavery principles border MAS tr trust.
The South copndet that the la.s the State In which
the bsbop lived Would not permit emancipation the Cen
ersl Conference should not interfere In the case ths
majority OF the oeeg insisted thst as bshop WAS
requea Ito usvel' through the connection 1t large, any
p.cton With slavery would smbArrsss both him and
The church Ia the performances OF his duties and declared
their JUG sment 70 be that Bishop Andrew should
nem the exercise Of Episcopal functions until he could
separation which become one Of the great facts of
eechsssbcsi history IL this for autLsavery
ir,e 70 Discipline than that which nov The border
Returning 10 their homes the border delegates dis erped
bsnssOD) ps. source Of danger in the prspondersnos
even to the North by this sepsrpaon Already hal the
tp'r ufasm oegua 70 sgtAe portions OF tue church,
the OF the border conferences would be proposed
ana Effected These Tears were, to come extent qdsed
by the that our Northern churches were true
the Interests OF ID. border, aud would faithfully resist
all attempts tooesroy its poser or 10 change the Dsci
pine These by the sym
pshy expressed for the bor,cr In the organs Of the
church generally, and the dec ded action n least
OF the kew England Coue ,ences The CArisas Adpoca
ard Journal asked abont this very tme the disec qaes
tcn-"Dots Ne~ England propose 10 contend for rule
Ct discipline which shall make the emancipation Of slaves
| by shofe who hold them . condition OF membership"
Zinn's Herald replied" Deemng both uojast and i'm
posc her intention to abide BY the constitution Of
the church - IL now 10, and to her constitutional
powers for the exrpaon OF slavery a. pruienoe, the
best interests Of the whole church, and the proydenoe Of
| Goo may demand" New Eoelsnd sustained the Herald
In tins deca,a on and the Providence Conference, 10
show lis sincerity and 70 qset the fears OF the border
brethren, Al its session, in isa7, passed the wing by
Re,oved Yhs. We are satisfied with the Dssplne Of Tbs
ss ~ % Of sss sSa e We ss a.. s
c1nBsc,on VIII eur brethren osh ohsr conferences We VIII
THIS zane Conference, al subsequent session, re-
affirmed the pleoee previously made folio rs-"we
pledge ourselves 70 DiAin the conservative and
true sr slavery ground by which the Providence Con-
ference has srtsiy beco distinguished" The late Pre-
sidept DIN abou, the addressed letter the
he Ms.Sods ' 81 .oopI cosrcu soa,s was :u.'
gone, the thermal controversy should
be considered as CLOSED, and the church should
fnVn fYVAa Int rU.f9 wiz
mStinns. REVEALS education, &c This only the
sentiment Of New Eogand but Of the whole churcn aud
cali attention to fact that General Conference
Of isss appointed committee slavery, and
Conferences sboshed ,be 'plsn d ssp.raton ana to iii
under the scattered membership which hst been
cut of By ,hsi plan in Kentucky, ArkAn,as aad Missouri
crested Cobferebcss there ana thousands have been
converted and gathered into the church 10 states
The s'puTsn, Of the church remauef sabnsutiay the
same during the tour suc'econg years Az the General
Con Of 1852 committee was Appointed on
slavery and only seventeen petitions presented
the turec Thess facts not only significant but they
ere elusive. The General Conferences Was SATISFIED
ID. position Of the border churches and he member
sbp ih'opsb The North gave these SOLDERING sretaren
,hsr mosI hearty support During toe eight years
INN diaeiy succcofng 1.-THE seps the church 10
her enc al ACTOR ana ~ npa,hy fshru 70 rs pledge
10 sbiue by the Dlsciplnc ~ u m ~ 1850 the dsu.
ger o. future sssrssons the par, Of the North AMI
East was distinctly foreshsoowed And bet the
the GpeI I'll Conference IN 1852 aud 1850 the ax
the question Of slavery In The made IL
nrs' real aevelopem.nt Toe papers In those Of
o.r and this 90 far Influenced The popuIar opinion in TIE
North 70 shake IL oonu 10 the ministry OF these
copeposs Here was NE origin Of the oussos pressure
whsh The North noe pleads a. TOE only reason shy the
Discipline should be changed the subject II The Gene
raj Conference OF 1850 the nss o 70 change tas
Discipline Gas made oy the ministry Of the North boat
The snppui ri be membership 0at II 100 900 NOT quite
5sto peutoneo fer change, and thoss OBJ
ss, se q VA, maze b, Inc %.,yy ~. as
uitsed n 1885. The reason aassned IVES that
twenty nine snnosi consereaces out OF thirty eight
k~1 I.l h. CxAf~~ A.
change In our discipline the subject
Of slavery. In obsdIerce 70 this demand The nrst
rsport presented 10 .ccordasce sish their VIEW Tn.,
report preertedtwo propo-tons-oae for general rule
BY III. copst'seouL 2resn 70 prohibit the buying
other Tor chapter making sisvsholdog pvsa Jaee
evidences Of guilt and declaring shs c,srIvd
chapter vss sid on sss table an tbs new rule fat
Cd 20 receive he ,e,s sessssry TO send 70 ,hs annual
confereuors TIE failure OF THIS FIRST effort the part OF
ministry only redouoled their exertions. fney have
during the four past Dyed both the pulpit aud
the pres 10 the umn, extent 10 preparing the sentiment
o. the church for acton ~ he present session. ms
controversy he's been marked py most peculiar Features
No the North have been ,arn sod sewers. esS s"s
ipdepsn socies have been orgsnBed papers In 90
pest,on 70 onci.i ors.ns ,oppor,.d, the frensshps
North end The border lost preachers mob
bed by isves and pro slavery men, and bitterness OF
feeling engineered, until has become almost impossible
for 20 70 remain united pe,pie There are nov two
parties In the cburchthe contendng fer an alters
10 DNcirhnc on sunject OF slavery, and
other opposed fne question vital 10 this therefore
evhcn one of thsse two parties hN changed I've post
,,on We sssver most EN- c..tcsy, the border has no.
the bor.sr IVES Truly ant slavery IN iss4: n ~ truly
reeptsd the encroachments Of the South then
resist the epcrcachueps Of me south no~. !, has
essdily resisted the Soutb MI this present moment n
fesrai co~t, and with Constant conflict hes rcsistei
prosAvery sssaus "a the pulpit, on the platform AMI
through the The border stood fshfal 70 tns
Discipline upoer the cbsyge OF slavery from Norb
ans Of sbolonsm from TIE south. II nas never denled
beng anti slavery; could no, n nd am wonld not
u u could. me border stands nov shere y hiss ever
stood and though pressed sorely by the frien Is has
is,saAen and hy TIE foes has ~s resistsd It's
representatives TO this General Conference askns
for charge In the nscpine. aud willing 10 ABIDE by
mts We have al~sys tsuaht an1 sun tsach, that
ssvehodpg for mero~psy and selfish purposes wrong