Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-06-02
iI6s Rais ana OaapIsr o. slavery.

The following is The vote of the Methodist
Episcopal General Conference on the propo-
sition 70 change the Rule on Slavery in the
DiscipIIpeoflhe NJ. 3. Church. A two-thirds
vote being required, The proposition failed,
and the Rule viii stand as it is:
N, ,A,yEs5;3Abbot, .Ayre, q Dolsysre, AE@strSgng,
rows, barth, Beach, Dennot BlglOw, bingham, Brit,
klKhy Balm, Blake, BTiatol, Brooks 9t Minnssota,
brawh Of ,NgY York br9Sp2i PE9ggdsnge' e, " 1 rnce
Of New EngInnd Clarke Of Erie, Clark of Now York
Coil, COlclazer OF North Indiana, Gone, COnnel,
Curry OF Now York East, Dean, pempsler, Dennis,
Dunn Of Troy, Eddy, Erwin, Ferris, Fillmore, Floy
Gayltt, Gilett Goodwin, Cess, Grlfnn Of Troy, Ha-
ney, Hare, Harris, Harrow Hatch, Hatfield, Haven,
llelmershngssn, hlobarl HUI, Hildt, Hitcheock
ria, saookes, johnson, Keller Kellam, Kingsley,
Landon, Leigh, Locke, Maged, Marlay, Mather, Nc
kinstry, Merrill, Miller, MITCHELL Of Cincinnati
Mitchell Of Pittsburgh, M0nsun, Moody, Mulhnger,
Foass Ss heSae Pee PStsf PSSsSSf q sVl New EhSs @
Sha1er, Smart, Smith Of Cincinnati, Smith Of lndi-
ana Sprage, stAllafd, Stanton, Starksy stoughton,
Thomas Of Wisconsin, TOmson Of North Ohio Thrus-
ton, Townsend, TFimhle, Tuttle Of East Genesee
IiwGm6ley, Webster, Whedon, Hhltem9nl Williams
Wise, Wltherapoon, Young Fdiht1, hihg' nays
.hANa-Aynrs Of Upper Iowa. Bannister, Batellot
Black, Briggs, BroNll Qf East Baltimore, Brown OF
Wfsit wis 6ss SG CiaiS < Of ttsbSrs cline Coclszsr
q Philadelphia, Coemhe, Cooper, DorriRgton, Cox
Durbin, Ellison, Fuller, Goode, Grhen Of New York,
GFifIeth, GrisWnldt Gqyer, iismmqndt A9dgson,
ofWestern Virginia, Jackson, kuhl Martin Mitch
ell of East Baltimore, MunrOe, E.grgan, Murphy
Norris, OsbOn, Parsons, Pearne Peck, Petty Porter
Of Newark, Power, Prentice, Reed Of Cincinnati,
RobiusOn Ru!ledge, Sargent seWell, Shumate, sli-
GST smith Of 9S SSTss EsSas aSs e THTTRR nts
Of Newark, Van CleYe Neitch, Waller, Wilson and
WoOd-7i. ,.. EtHa4 "s
May 3Ist, the substitute of DR.. Durbin, of
fered some days ago, was taken from the ta-
bic and rejected. .
The third resolution Of the majority report,
which embodies the Chapter on Slavery, was
adopted by vote of yeas l54, nays 81. 1t
is as follows:
Resolred s. By the Delegates Of the several Annual
Conferences In General Conference assembled, that
the following be, and hereby Is substituted in the
QUESTION What shall DO done for the eXtirpation
ANSWER We declare that We as much as ever
convinced Of the great evil Of Slavery. We believe
that the buying, selling, or holding Of human beings
chattels s Inconsistent with the Golden Rule and
with that Rule IN our Discipline, which rex ures all
who desire 20 continue among US to do 10 harm,
and to avoid evil of every kind" We, therefore,
afactonately admonsh ali our preachers and people
to keep Themselves pure from this great evil, and
n seek its extripatiOn by all lawful and Christian
means.
DR.. Kingsley's verbal amendment to insert
the words " to be used" before the words "aE
chattels" was adopted.
The discussion on the Chapter was spirited
and able. DR.. Slieer and DR.. Sewall of Bal
timore, DR.. Holdieh of New York, Moses Hill
of Erie, P. Combe, and Mr., Cowles, of Iowa,
participated in the debate. The Conference
agreed that the vote should be taken without
debate after Mr.. Hunter of Va, and DR.. Kings
ley had spoken. Both sides were presented
by them with great ability. When DR.. X.
closed, amendments were offered. Mr.. Hughes
moved as a substitute that the new Chapter
be submitted by the Bishops to the Annual
Conferences, and by the presiding Elders to
the Quarterly Conferences, and that it be
passed only by three-fourths majority of
these. Ayes las, noes 81, Mr.. Pearne offered
a resolution that the new Chapter be entered
as a resolution in the Journal, and the Pasto-
raj Address of the Discipline to remain un-
changed. Motions were made to lay on the
table, &c, and great excitement prevailed
The vote was taken and the resolution lost,
ayes 80, nays l3L Mr.. Heidi, of Baltimore,
to add to the Chapter that it be simply
advisory. DR.. Kingsley called out deridingly,
an advisory belief DR.. Slicer moved to ad-
iourn. Lost amid cries Of that won't take,
f." Shame" &c Mr. Heldfs amendment lost,
yeas z, nays 1872. Previous question moved by
Mr.. Moody and ordered, ayes l49, nays Sc, The
new ChaptOr was then carried by the over
whelming vote of l54t to 81.