Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1861-03-28

sAiIPQ8EN APsrHnENCn.
III 20 srAv =. March n 1881.
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9. W. Lrsa psesesssd .. abb, prOsess ae.i,ss
IN action u IL General Cs.Str>scs |. sdops-
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i,y or b;.di.g sorcs spo. IL .sabsr.lip. TAs
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.sa'rssa.a;,s ia il vas . :i.p,s pro.s.., ssd
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- n organised .hsdy. I'D bsdy bei,e u.abl.
70 DO thai which - hiaseiE. ssdsr o. dseip-
line. as a. Officer. sosld sos d
The CoaSersscs nov Prssssdsa n ss.s;Sss
and vote spoa III paper presented By ~ Rev.
n. wilssa-. Ia payer was sl;gA,ly a.s.a.i.
On .'oties. tAs arsa rsso,ut;oa vas vssed sp-
o. h rsseiutiea dssisrss ~ ss,.sssssI. ssp.
orof'os q fAs Baas~o~ Co./srr~os Hy~ as
Jsrisd'sssss y ~ NorsAsv- Gs.srai Ces<sv-
escs. -'r case. ..l ANS, =.
The rss.,s q ~ ,o.. n .. so,ls~s. Fs~ -
.seasoss A.ps-afio., -. Declined TO vote. -
Nsnbss ssciissd fes TIE prsssss, 4 ~
TAe report ~ . vhoie. ater soas amend.
nents. vss sdopssd - follow, s- ..
HAoc-N A memorial has been sent 70 ,his
ConfeTsscs frua Conveaeoa Of LAynes, lid
in the city Of Bali.sor., Dses.bsr s,A, 1850,
rePressnting larye majority Of the iaisyy Of our
Church asd Ike papers iron oshsr sosru.s ed.
ING this Conference to take such action ~ viii
give qssss 70 or people, asA rsaevs Ill ebssr~c-
tons to tAe preaching Of ths Gospel amoae
tAss By sSe psesehsp % sA;s Co.fefv.eS. .
Asd RA~eus . sinilar .eaor;al fro. In
Con'entioa Of IAynen rrpseseuting III. s.en.
bership Of IL M<thodias Ep;scopal CLur.S. an
der call Of The Presiding Eider.. and m equsi
number of Aynss, eoave.sd in ssaunsoo, March
H. 1851, FOR he Psrposs Of dsrfsisg son. lar.
"'o"ioss pids Of ocsios, 10 BE- p~ssed 1y AZ
Aiaissry @d Lazy q Ais COsSrs.os 1. r.,s.
TO" 10 ne cfxsiss okd.os Of tie DisopAtse Of
said 1sfAodta kptsoepai C1.yek o. aAs s.b;.u
sssvys-has svsessA sss <s,sswi.r e,,ursv.
t-N~~sSe - sAoe tnr oar most Ia
vorabis consideration.
Asd Hz<rsss N Coskres.S Z sDx...p,
OF the facts set forth in these memorable. tia,
sixteen years Of eontehtiou and s,ffk within our
borders. brought about BY he csa,i.u,l ae;,a-
t'oa Of the slavery question. has retarded IL
preaching Of tia Gospel. bisdered our coeo.era,
ton in the great missionary and other enterprises
Of tie Church, and materially checked ,As
growth 81 hcthodian i, xrra, part Of our Ter,
ritory. i.
And Rhveas, We. The Preacher Of the Bal
tnore Annual Conferenes, fceling tha. we sr.
called 10 preach The Gospel alo... and ,Aat no,
Of sfrVe and oO~aesiio~. bs, Of peace.
And FAersas, The late General Coai.rssos
1T Buffalo, BY lis new chapter o. slavery, bar,
added additional burdens which We eannot be.rf
placed sestrsesis.s in our way, in The Sorns Of
doctrinea, and duties which We nh k,o~, v;u
ALLEVIATE the hearts Of ths people froza M, ssA
rendsr - oeao1ioas to civil penalty and cen
sare, ssd have waatoaly asperscd the memory
d oar p'o.s d<ssi. BY rsprs.estiag diem .. L.y.
ing lived and died in san, ...i-..-.....
Therefore,
LIST. Be Il Resoired 6y he Bohimor, A...,,,
Co.feresce. IN Cbyerenes Assessbied. Th., =.
teeey declare that the 0eseral Conf renee on The
aethodist Episcopal Church, held q, BuA.Io IN
nay 1860. BY %. uneonetits tionsl action hs.
sundered the ecclesiastical reIstioa which h,,
hitherto bound Us together n one Church. M
"a, As ssy act 81 theirs could do 20 Tia, we
van not longer submit to the jurisdic lion Of 80
oenerh eoniereoce. but hereby declare our
and ind. a.. n
ing 70 be. notwithstanding. an integral psrt NJ
soe Methodist Episcopal Church.
ID. Resoiped, That pey,rthsi... ,,;.
aace With The spirit of The foregcin. n,.s.h,.
thrce-tourths Of he several nsn.I - -.
70 be beld prior TO the next session of M, A n
nusi eonierenee, seeing the great wrong asd in
jury dooe % the Baltimore and o,her 49,
Coaserenees. shall di<Svow the aes ef H. A..
egates and the aesjoa of The late Geory.I O..
Iershce on the subject Of slavery, and sAal,
un UNI. IN demand that the mos; thorough and
sausIsc,ory redre.s shall be given. and shall l..
struct thc'r delegates 10 vote in ssy Conv~..
i'oa that may be called Tor The p.r,o.. a .
more perfect union,
snst' ey abrogating The new chapter;
second, oy transferring The subject Of ,Isyer,
70 the exclusive jurisdlctioa of IN. Ann,.I g..
tsreeces, where 80 exissa
BIRD, HAT . fair proportion Of the peY;od;.
. NeurSh De placed under the charge
ana dlreet'oa Of sad Conferences. Tben. ~
mot all then VIII Ne reuaite with ,h.,, In az.
orgna'Eat'os Of an another Gensral Co.s.re.~s
ID, Rs.eieed, That this CoaEer-,e. IA. q.
ken tee aetloa eHpresscd in The above r,.olus,,,s
sner much long su6cring ssd rrpruaeh. 70 giy.
freedom TO our preachers. in the disrhsrve a
their duty IN our territory ami easnbs rsfr.in
ro@ szProesisx she hope dat 80 d.v ro.v
s9soduy soss VIXEN sxiiati On shsiI 4. v-o...-.t
assong ne and The great Mcthod,si fAmiIy. Ea.t
wet North and South. be again united h ,he
eoaamon eSort vbicA -nRzxrd h 49,. 80
h.es 81 eur tstbess--that 81 sprradia. ger,r,..
Tsi hoiisess all over ths Land.
= So 1hAs Co@@i,tes u ssypn eon.iss;r1 NJ
.: Register, J. 3. Martin, 4. 3. 70 -. 81 n
v, eissh, W. u. Egghzssea. ~. Wilsoa and n M
W Aunroe, he appointed TO prrparr a Paste
-. $500. ILuer ios our people. setting forth the
sTouasis ssd sisss - sAr aeaioa.
During The aetioa % the conss.o.s a. th-
"hsoa Papsr III Ik.hop d-olsaea 10 80. b., re-
tA'nSd Ne Chair, asd ihe CeuE-r~srs susAosis-.i
Kew Mr.. Martin. he sssrstAry. % pat ,As wee
uFsa Tia repors.
DPoa thsso.elusius ~ this action The B;.Lap.
vAo d"eisaea - ~, tAs r-port - oO.e. r,aA Ne
fosoStHG PaFsr - ths Cssssr--rss
"Iss whole Aetioa just bad On via, = eaIl.d
~ " iiaaa prOposStioaa. u. n sy u.dgsa~nt IL
fie'Aisoa 81 he order asd di.eiplins 81 the Asth
odisi EPiscopal Ckurca ard tfereGf,r, 4. nuIi