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

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sh. Be done for The eIrpason OF slavery WIN this dis
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stn, adhered TO- Or from Drsisrenec .s,sa.sd ~h .s
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This testimony Of the bishops 1856 oorroborated
by hs delegates from the BORDERS and the Committee
Slavery appointed 1t that session confirmed It's truth, BY
the following language, which forms part OF their report
also affirmed and believed that The adnnistraors 4
.s iss cIcumsi.psss IS Ssy have judged
% h.r me snds Of The DhsOias In o.
Such 10 the position OF the church the border and
h the position held BY most Of the msubers Of the General
BODY believe or teach that slavehocing except for
cebary selfsh purposes ought to be made test OF
membershp Our view o. ne subject sustained y ne
holders into bis societies, and IL 10 srit accordance with
the instructions gwen by the Wesleyan connection to their
missionaries in jamaica These instructions arc In the
AZ in he which you are called % labor great
mice must sirons, ca 10 your recoscou shsi vas %
fully ..,sd e GU you we're sssspsd :: 70
moral and Isaou, iaproye%spt q he ssves 70 whom YOU
sase, interfering with their civil condition.
Who, then have changed position this subject The
border preachers have not The change OF ground with
those who AK for An altered Discipline now term Of
membership
The minority respectfully submit that the action pro-
posed In the report of the mstoity has been oommenced
without proper confederation In the committee Of the
matter referred TO them By the General Conference,
neither the Episcopal atdress Of this year. that part
snrme not single journal Of any annual Conference
nor any one Of the memorials the subject Of slavery
vote the annual conferences on The change OF The ru
not ned until after action 10
the General Conferences had been submitted by de Su
committee and ADOPTED, and when motion vss msce 70
obtain the names OF the conferences from which the pe
ton for change o rule came the number Of petitioners
In each conference and the number Of members In said
conference that motion laid upon the table by vote
OF the committee thus refusing the Information sought 70
The minority further represent, that the desire OF
the church large v any important change In rules
on the subject Of slavery not sufficiently iDdcsted In
70 eemand such action set forth In the report Of the
majority the whole number Of petitioners being lees than
twtny Of the entire membership; and in those
conferences that have spoken moot largely two thirds Of
the entire membership have remained silent
g. The action Of the annual conferences, express
. desire for = constitutional change 70 call on
this General Conference 70 inaugurate attempt
70 secure By sndps d ss., new rule Tor
that taking the highest vote obtained the several an
pusl conferences by any single measure falls short
number among iboee voting, and falls short more than
two houtaod three fourths Of the whole number Of
the travelling preachers in the Methodist Episcopal
church
The change In The general rule proposed 10 the re-
port Of The majority, sti further objected TO- In that
OF that coming from the Providence Confersnce, and
would be likely 10 be understood BY our people -
bsoyrs the spirs Of tina. mos. objection. Of all the
The form Of the chapter opposed In the report OF the
majority, the minority confidently believe win not be
tages tue present chapter the incur
red IN aktug any charge and though being intsndcd
only n ssclsscsion o. sediment :, placed 10 what
. source Of embarrassment By being misunderstood BY
people and misrepreserted by our enemies.
posed by the report Of the majority VII very greatly en-
harrsse and cripple does not altogether destroy
church IN The Overlooking states and socs the border
highly excited state Of the public mind In that territory
The minority stll further believe that such result
holding territory by the decidedly anti slavery
church among the larger OF the land wnch
oos % .c be =.
Gated by every one who sincerely asks, what shall be
Done for the exsirpetion Of the evil Of slsveryf'
further objected 10 the action proposed in the
report a the majority hat would operate most dsas
rously upon the ntcress OF The cpsaved, only de-
.as o.
rom thoee by whom their emancipation must II ever
b. securcnthe Influence OF that church In regard TO
which The nsoriy Of tho Committee On Slavery IN 1853,
Il Il affirmed asd tecvsd that kas dose .rso dinuss
e .sa Ss s. o. c ns ss g n me .ng o
orsa s,.oa shher poipcai social Sr rshsi-ua
ss @sID o q ns %Ss
that the action proposed In he report OF the majority
would, In ns results believed and admitted BY The
sority (in ooDmiiie) themselves expose mnseral
brethren and Their families border work 70 priva-
tors and pcri which, while they ought not 70 Be shrunk
s,cp,bs seos ysou ,a s5 ss, Oroc.y,s
be considered unbyoherly rscklessnes their
diton. specially calculated 70 alternate thcm rou u In
To- The testimony Of he representatives Of tbs work
on the Pacific coast IN this oonnee npressss " with
The report Of the majority yin be highly dssssrous in
that quarter, destroying much Of the fruit their pest
hs9r and ,ssg rss.ranS the york ios year, 70 come
conv,ctoo thai among the results OF The proposed
In the majority report, one painfully probable = the
whole esu-cs ~ Ss SURE: s's and sTsSs that nsS
arise, which shall greatly ncspsci,ate her for the
psrior%.sc. q ,s.. grand work both q home and
IDENTITY calling her. IN this the opening Of the second CEN
tury Of her history, and In which, her resources and
achieve 30 eminent and riorious success.
IL The minority are not ipsensiblc 70 NE fact that
an embarrassing pressure, produced BY misrepresenta
Of cur work IN non territory 40 but sSsy be-
ieve that this may be relieved BY dsssnc emphatic
yovc ss cisass apprsscsded from the course 70 which
they Object
they therefore recommend the adoption Of the follow.
Resolved, nat the Methodist Episcopal church has In
rccc fah IN eli the periods OF its history proposed
ton Of the evil Of slaveryf' and hv never oeased
openly and before the world 10 bear m testimony against
The ,n snd 70 EXERCISE ne dscpnar pow ere TO The end
with the system, and that evil itself be
moved ron among men.