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

uttered testimony against slavery immortal as ms Own
example, TIE Conference Of 1850 declared sAvey 70 %
contrary 70 the laws OF God, mso an mature, ana 40
iul 10 society contrary dictates OF conscience AL
pure religion, and oopg that wbicn we would not tn
others should do unto US" The GensrA Conference u
lisa declared the practice OF ssvenodng 70 DO "coasy
TO the golden law OF God aud coatrs-y
10 the nAcnsble rights Of man Kind we'll - 70 eve.y
principle Of the Revolution The Conference SAY, "W'
think our most bounden duty. therefore,
70 take Immediately some enectual method 70 ex-
trpae this sbomnsou from among a., aud FOR toss puf
pose we add the following 70 The ruler Q. our sosio'y
Then followed plan Of emancipation, spocnyng the age
which every held IN slavery snou'o DO ree and
declaring that person thereafter mol ling slaves should
be admitted into the society or 70 the Lords supper It'll
he bad previously pied with these ooncerning
tlnvsry followed these stringent measures, de
caring these TO affect the members further
than they the laws OF ths States In
which they resided and also In view OF peculiar circuu
stances, giving the members 10 Virginia two years ia
which TO comply with these regulations As these moa-
admitted 10 constitute term OF member
ship, all persons allowed choose between voluna
ry retiring and being expelled About six months Alter
thought best suspend for the time the execution
Of these rules and give the members longer time before
The ninu'ss Should 90 enforced, me saspsas'sa
suspension ia the declaration, We 90 hold Ia the
deepest adherence the practice Of slavery and shall not
cease TO seek its destruction by all wiso and prudent
means In 1859 tie general rule read The buying or
sci ing the bodies and FOULS OF men, women cnidreo
With an intention 10 snsisve them" In 1892 II read
The bu, ipe or selling Of men, won'n or chiren With
intention to epssve them" From 1908 until uow,
the rule read present kpo wing now the
''or came 70 be substituted by land For seventy M
years the question at the hesd OF present
on slavery, has remained substantially what IL now rs,
What shall DO for the exurpstion Of the evil
Of saveryp' During all this period and more, there
has no DAY interviewed 10 which our church has not
testified against slavery as u great evil, and one
whore exnrpstion Is to be sought by al lawful aud
Christian means. Nor has our acknowledged anti
there power IN the .rp,h, wis faithfully uttered 70
influence the conscience OF Ipankiod the testimony
which church hss borne has Done much towards the
formation OF = correct public opinion. Unier lis 10
huepce many thousands OF slaves have been sc. free;
and many thousands, who other wise would havs
slavehters have rsfr aimed aod many thousands more
M at But for this testimony NUN Of Western
States Free and embracing vast range OF territory,
our aus~er TO the question "wbat good has
action The subject don,f small 'h'og that
thousands OF immortal beings have been delivered tom
boposge-tbat fboutapos more have been restf a'aed
from opgrsssDg tbep fellow MN and that regions Of
country by many times larger tnSn some OF the mghu set
empires OF the earth hare been secured to free ION
To the charge that are vtiatLg The lava OF
the land, brief answer must saice. II choose TO
ketp free from the evils of slavery, how do
we thus violate the Laws OF the aad? DO the lass Of
lard require tbe members Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church 10 bold slaves: H'w do then violate toe laws
by declining TO hold themY INST practice every
evil which the lave wall permit lest be charged With
violating thems While we have no efmpatoy with, bot
Of reckless and desperate men, wno 10 dsdA1 80 Of av
geek by violent either 20 establish destroy
slavery, We earnestly pray that The time mas soon o,m,
when, through the blessed principles of the Gospel OF
Peace slavery mai cease throughout the length
breadth Of this fair land. But shy sDould sex
change IN our Discipline, II Il has worked 81 welR We
snswer;-
Let Much Of our present chapter slavery has be
come obsoee by the changed circumstances since s In
PRODUCTION, and the chapter 10 10 cooseq isrce
sufficient 70 The qasstion with which neoces
Osg 70 the presett aSs Of macy Of the Save ststss
the rule 10 the chapter have practical sp)cs,on
where have sby considerable membersnio again,
the chapter by making rule for Official ADD )aer
embody real doctrine the ubjsct Of Shich treats
We do not see ,he Irogrciy OF having rule for
class leacer and another or the members N his clSs
for nusee ans spoher for the sitting
by bis side-ore rule for steward aud another for
the person OF shom he cole IN qu,r,ersge Sush dis
any ssfceni founda.op and We bensve they are prsc
ncaliy tprsgaroed
Within comparatively recent period, differences Of
opinion have sprung up - 10 the bearicg present
general rule has on the ,jecs ~ siaveholoing feu
among us have corteDded that ths rule condemns only
the African slave trace Oilers belle hoth
he foreign And domestic usfnc 0thers, that shilsu
Condemns the Traffic, thereby tEszss The holiog OF
flsves Oilers and think by far The lager p)r,,n,
hold that wbre the rule express terms e,sdemas tue
uafHc for certain pu,poee also, BY fxir mpcati,1,
concsuIs TIE holding for the "a ne parposa
To this iMt view ASK = some shat more particular
attention. Wbst IN. spscnr thing WHICH Inc tsrms
the general rule forbeS Not ,hs ba,png sc'us o.
humsp seipr simply, butt buying o. setting ~i,a en-
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ducsd 10 slavery before he either be basht sold.
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