New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-05
METHODIST GENERAL CONFERENCE.
From Our Own Reporter,


BUFFALO, May 3, 1860.
The telegraph has furnished you brief outline Of
each days doipgs of the General Conference low in
session here. The matter Of it's organization
sumusted yesterday afternoon by the election Of their
Chairman and Secretary the part of the members Of
each Of these large committees known rs the Standing
Conn itteea. 1t is rather significant fact that the
Committee Cd Slavery elected by large majority the
Rev. DR.. Kipgeley of The Western Christian Adro.
cate Chairman and the Rev. Dr.. Wise of New York
Secretary The Significance is in this: DR.. Kingsley
is the author Of the proposed new rule on Slavery,
known the Erie, and DIR. Wise of that known the
Providence rule. Both these are pr0hbiory OF slave
holding, and though neither OF them obtained techn
csy the numerical support in the Annual Conferences
needed to pass them 50 as to meetthe alleged consu
oDs demand OF three fouribs Of all the Annual Con
ferences yet votes enough obtained TO show that
the vast majority of the Northern Methodist people
ready for the measure Of putting slagehodng in
TIE category of sins " sufficient to exclude person
from the kingdom of grace and glory"
This question IL, to greater extent than any other
stirring this Church. her miliol Of members, the
vast Of territory covered by her operations and
especially the number who depend this Church for
their religious teaching, make movement in advance
Oh this subject matter Of Importance. Then she has
in Delaware, Mary land, and Virginia, Kentucky, Mis-
souri, and Arkansas about seven thousand slavehold
ers who the Of from twenty to twenty five
thOutand eaves Inc ac'ua cObultlon OF tneSe baVes
is, know by personal observation made on much
of the ground but the condition of the slaves of
Methodisc sinners, and that Of slavehofdng saints
of other denominations than the Methodists of the
Church "North." The Methodist people Of these
United States are the largest body OF slavehodng saints
in tiher slaves numbering about 800 900. OF courae,
II to be The slave OF light Of the world and one Of
the grains Of the salt OF the earth" be desirable
thing, must rejoice that 20 many of the millions Of
slaves Of this land have been lighted aud sailed as
matters duy growing out Of this mere connection.
And if the word religion means TO rebnd, or bind
again. the strength of ts binding of course, ia easily
seen in the force and power with which the Methodist
| PEOPLE have bonnd themselves to the eaves OF
America. They the greatest binders Of slaves in
tie land; ergo the elavehoding members very re-
liQou. THIS matter Of how the General Conference
viii legisale hs question, will be the one exciting
suhec OF the session. This quadrennal meeting some
four eeke to continuance. Should we remain
here we nav drop in often TO see their dongs, and
give you impressions OF the matters az they drill
| by our STANDPOINT.
Thistle third day of the sesson-wss taken up en-
trey with the reception Of petitions on Slavery, Lay
Delegations &c.
| Jbose on the former subject are numerous and are
most of them IN favor OF rule excluding Shareholders
The BufisloniaLs having the benefit OF hne
weather and many strangers In town TO enjoy with
| them. The only complaint one feels like making ID
that there is crisp, chilly atmosphere aoat here, such
| az males an Overcoat Gesideratum even at midday.
The lake ia s, full of drted ice, especially the por
tons nesIest the city, and when the currents OF All
| driven over the ice and waters strike one pers0n
the chilly feeling is aw akened thereby, assure you
The first boats of the reaching here by canal
arrived as we learn Yesterday from Troy The canal
and basin full OF boats, most OF which have been
fixed up until paint and repairs have dcne for some
venerable floating AMI and tmbers what tho cotter
wife in Burns old for the aud caes made them look
| mast as guide 3 the new"