The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-03-08
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BALTIMORE CoNFERENC 1.-The Sarery
Ov,,t;or.-The Baltimore Conference is still
in session nj Winchester. On Monday 1t was
decided to hold the next session mt StAunton,
Va On the same day the following proceed
ings relative to the slavery question took
placs, as detailed by O. correspondent of the
Baltimore American
The Bishop presented to the Confer ence
memorials from the following places Blacks
burg circuit East Rockingham circuit Staun-
ton station, Augusta circuit, ChurchvIle CIR
cult, Lexington station, and Rockorioge CIR
cult. The memorials refer to the stacery q"es-
fionand refer to the unpleasant and unjust posi-
ton in which they are placed, 1t being asserted
by the Southern Church that they are tainted
branch of the Church, with which they are
connected, give grounds for these charges, in
the fact that they are constantly declaring that
the Baltimore Conference is entirely agreed
with the Northern Church in their intense ha-
tired Of slavery, but are prevented, through po-
hey from declaring such hostility
The memorialists say they have full conf
den1e in the soundness Of the members OF the
Baltimore Conference, and will remember
through life the kind lessons OF religious in
struction received at their hands. These
charges have, however, weakened the effective
ness of the Church and are daily growing
more intolerable. The New York Christisn
Advocate is referred to, and its sentiments on
the slavery question declared, in the opinion
of the memOrlallS'S, to be OdtOus. Inc memo
rial concludes with an appeal to the Baltimore
Conference TO come out from the Northern
abolition branch of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, whose principles are in direct conflict
with the Minis ters and members OF the Metho-
dist Church in Virginia, and declares that on
the action of the Conference depends the pros
poets of the Church in the valley.
Rev. f.. =. Phelps moved that committee OF
seven, one from each dis rct, be appointed by
the Bishop to consider the memorial, to which
committee he added one steward from each
district.
Rev ID. Thomas said this was an important
question and should receive the greatest con-
sideration. He moved an amendment to the
resolution of Mr.. Phelps. The amendment
proposed the cleo by the Conference OF
four members from each district to form the
committee. The amendment was voted down.
and the resolution of Mr.. Phelps adopted AT
another stage of the session Bishop Simpson
announced the committee, the chairman of
which is Rev. John Bear.
The in production of the memorials created
considerable excitement, and it is underst TODD
great efforts were made TO prevent them from
coming before the body. Much interest is ex-
pressed this evening rs to the character of the
report, which will be made on them some
time tomorrow. 1t is thought, IL the COM
mittee fails to recommend some action, the
churches embraced in the Rockingham Roam
oke and Lewisburg districts will take imme
date steps towards separation. If these
districts determine to secede, then the strength
OF the Baltimore Conference in Virginia will
have departed, as these districts embrace the
greatest portion of the territory held by
them.