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Terence ~ batale, IN eppositisn 70 The pre-
posed change Of discipline Of The n. l..
Church, 20 - TO make slavsheldipg . test
Of membership. p.b,t. -.s limited thir.
~ minutes:
sr. Wilson said; Mr. Presdeut-uy
voice, bretesrsp, 10 not sufheientiy loud to
reach you unless there shall be silence. sb-
,srved, aud my health 10 quite poer. Ba,I
feel under OF hgstiou to participate in tb.
dteosson, parucuisrly after The history
spread before Ne, ADD The sxpls sssis.s Of the
norsiog We are in this esaniry adyesa,ss
OF free discussion his fsvoriis theme Nth
them. But the term, like pasy excellent
terms, has been -busej. Free discussion,
not unfrsquently dsgeasratss into frivolous,
fruitlsss agitation.
Now, sir, this discussion, % il 10 styl.d,
eommsneed in our Church about the year
1856 With Scott & Co. All have heard Of
that conpany the TRADE Ne have hard ,his
nornipg 10 exactly in keeping With the
speeches OF thsss mea in 1886 Thsss geo.
uemsn seem 10 have . great degree OF sdni.
ration for ClArkson, Hilberforee, and such
other men; but did these really great men
take their stand Agaiost ihe n.ssures add
lahore Of the Christian Church, on behalf Of
both masters aud aud servantst Did tbsy
admit the Introduction Of ssy new ssd ~.
suie;ivs regulations on the subjset1 No:
~ rational, isseiiigsnt men, they lock their
position precisely where they should have
dopsi aud they maintained that position for
more than tvsaty years, until success crown.
cd their sDdsavors. They vsat into the
House Of Con mons, the lsgis' stiv. body cha,
had control Of the whole natter, aud there
shsy ceased not to enter their protest and
make their effort un,il sueeessfal.
Aud ~ these geatlsnsn we're 90 exceed
ingly anxious TO carry this measure, with
ruthless severity toward those Who are placed
under different ciroam stsno<s irem them 70
siding at great distance from tksm-ifthey
piseed themselves amosg those who kaes
fos ihe ooairol Of this whole measure, thare
vouid be come propristy aud sonsistapey In
This entire movement. As IL 10, in the man
ner In which this matter has been discus.,d
propose, - . matter Of Inquiry, Whether
any nsu light has been brsushI forward .
Aisss the subject had bssn brought nude,
discussion Tor several years, hs opspsa so..s
OF the New York papers aud read in refer.
eoeo 70 tbN sstislavery agitation, for The pur-
pose Of asosstaiaing ubetosr ANYTHING pev
hal been elected on the sabjec. bu, /, "a,
srspeuiioa Of tee old hash nothing nev
had been elected whatever. And 90 i.r A.
that theory 10 eeoe< rnsd, (which was main.
tanned By The last speaker 1 presume thar.
10 general unsuimity Of op,aion among us-
there 10 nothing nov to be presented The
question properly relates TO the practical m.
Piieation Of The rules bearing on tie matter
shall We consent, BY our hurried movement.
AL IN NsA~ al
real antislaveIy measures are beirr carried
forward with sneesssl or sbsll We rseog-
niHs the slave, like bis master, and oonyex
ihs GosPsi 20 all equsilyi That is The
proper question before us this morning, and
u eseemss question Of policy as such. I
AN not In faver Of dwelling upon old, stale
themes, and questions which have been an,
swsrSd again and again This policy always
works PsFtnaeiously, sud especially in re-
hg,oos community. We who live South
and live south Of the Border line-knou
Of the matters connected uith this subject.
and are prepared to represent them.
There 10 propriety in mems represent
ing the locality IN ~h eh they reside, but
no' the extent that they should love their
nationality
In regard to our territory south Of Mason
aud Di1ons iiue, look up, il 80 free from
ell iAnaiieAl sgitAtions, as place where We
ean lead quiet and peaceful life in all hon
ssty. There Is among us 40 much real
Weslsyanisn - have ever witnessed else.
where. For near thirty years | have been
travelling Methodist preacher, ADD have
travelled probably forty thousand miles. and
looked into the habits aud ussges Of tbs pso>
pie, and as the result, come 10 this conclu.
sion That there is - much Of original
ge' uine Methodism 10 that portion Of
Maryland which lies within the bound. Of
the conference Of which | am . mrmber "A
eau be found elsewhere within equal tetri,o-
~. Orr religion 10 like the .srTitorv
somewhere sp IN MAioe, that sent down
somo petitions presented this morning. |
venture TO say there are some good Meth
cd sts they think aud let ,hink, and reason
correctly. One Of thrir memorials asked NO
change in the presiding tldsrship; another
DO change Ia the rule on slavery, sct. These
men A's In favor Of keeping our ruI.s-nos
msndipg or tiSksTiBg them. have said
We have Wesleyan Aethodism. We stand
upon the old foundation laid by ous f.,hs,,
IN the Church, living on he grOuad aud un.
defssandiog the want Of the people, the Dis
eiPiine ne esasry IN slAyeholdin, tsrfitogy
The Discipline uas made 10 20 a. far thew
saw possible 70 60 TO real Advantage 10 m.
slave and the people ~ large, and they would
RQs 60 one step further.
At the isssigstiOn Of 90 Enelishnaa
ihsy sttsmPtsd 70 90 enc step futtlsr bat
they qaiekly Tsesdsd they saw Il vas no,
dolly sBtirsly iseEpedisst, bat sbsolptslv
Necessary that they should rsosds; aBd tbsy
d'd Fseeds, sDd viii baste; aha ate, ,hs
matter had bsss thoroughly sEanin.A. M
TO 1916, they fell upon these asssurss whies
btosme psFt o. cur Discipline, aud here re-.
mainsd from that time 20 the present ,ith-
on, Tsm9vsl. All The attsmp,s ws have w,4.
,ubssquent 20 thst time 10 alter oar rule on
ths'utjsst Of slavery have osly worked a..
juFioasiF ~ sH parts Of 0ur Church tsf,ito-
~. Nov an not sobRsoied uik sl.v.,,
IN any uAy, aud ! an Interested 10 u. h, =
tefssts Of bretasrsa 10 other localities
What, ihsB. has cons 70 Be The STATE a.
affairs ~ the free ststss' You have small
eHhibiii0s q it ~ the eonfsfenes taffouod.
ing tbis city as4 sabFseihg " FORMERLY
When ue met IN o0ufsfsBes, ibqa rlss were
mads Feaprotiog eve ussliEatioa, ssd The slo-
fious uosk sprssd Fsuidly But fsr sows
yoafs past he slavery sgiistion tss been liE,
she raiioai agitation 10 1870 May thss
became intsfsssd in the Presiding RIdsr.
ship, Lay Doiegatiea, and oihsF kibdfsd