The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-03-16
LAYNEN'S CONVENTION OF THE WETH
ODLST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, IN SESSION
At STA NNTON

SECOND DAY.
The Convention met at 919 o'clock, A. NJ. TIL
Business Committee being unable to report tn
Convention adjourned to meet in the Baptist Churc
at O clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention was called to order by Presden
Carson, at the hour fixed upon. Several new del
egates arrived and reported themselves to the Com
mittee on Credentials. Rev. Mr.. Myers led il
prayer. The proceedings of the last session were
| read by the Secretary and adopted.
The Committee on Business presented its report
through its chairman, Col. Ridgey of Baltimore
The committee presented majority report. There
will also be minority report.
The report embodies the preamble and resolu.
| tions (Wlth scme unimportant amendments) re-
| Gently adopted by the Laymen's Convention held
IN Baltinafe. The report condemns the Buffalo
aetlon-requests the Baltimore Conference to ex
ercise all the powers of the Methodist EpiscopaI
Church-desires it to sunder its present connection,
and advise other border Conferences of its action
The faculty of the Institution for the Education
OF the Blind, Deaf and Dumb, invited the Conven-
ton to a concert of its pupils tomorrow at three
| O'Clock, which accepted.
minority report was presented, read and sign
ed by members. 1t strongly condemned the new
chapter, but recommended delay in separation from
the Methodist Episcopal Church until after an
extra General Conference can be called asking the
revocation of the neo, aad the insertion of the old
chapter. Also, passing such restrictive rules as
shall keep the Discipline from future alteration on
TINS su6Ject-if these fail, then separation and old
Discipline, &c.
This report is signed by J. N. Davis, W. H. Edes,
and W. Smith.
1t was moved that the majority report be adopted
Charles j. Baker, of Baltimore, addressed the
Convention believing that if the Baltimore Confer
renee caimei to be the Methodist Episcopal
Church, their claim will be supported by the
courts.
John N. Buck, of Baltimore, addressed the Con-
tinnt fo,r af ~
delegates of the city station. He denounced the
small abolition element which called the Light
street meeting. The city station endorsed their ac-
tIon by reeecting them to the Staunton convention
He pronounced the vote of Light street as being
given by the members of the East Baltimore Con.
ference. Out of 1000 only $40 were cast at the
Light street meeting. With Virginia, Baltimore
will stand, live and die. The cry in Baltimore is
"come out, come out" He spoke highly of the
Bishops, but not of their decision He was no official
member of the church-only of the meitia-but
yet best authorized to examine the decision Mr.
Buck spoke for forty minutes, growing more elo-
quent as he proceeded, and closed amid great en-
thusasm. lie thought our last delegates had done
very little for our good.
H. Stockett Matthews was nominated as delegate
from East Fairfax circuit, he being one of several
who claimed to represent said circuit.
1t was moved that all who claim to represent
East Fairfax circuit be admitted as a compromise
1t was finally resolved to refer the whole matter to
the Committee on Credentials, by vote of &C to a.
Ihos. Lock, delegate from Jefferson circuit, took
his seat.
MIR. Gaatt, of Severn, thought the adoption of
either OF the reports would not do any good. He
related much of his religious experience He be
lieved the Baltimore Conference had always been
an anti-slavery body. He was himself a slave
holder, and had been in the NJ. E. Church under
protest of conscience for q years He read extracts
from old church papers to establish the assertion
that the NJ. E. Church has always been anti-savery.
lie desired temporary suspension of the ordinance
by which the Conference sewers its connection with
the NJ. L. Church.
Col Ridgely offered proposition in connection
with the majority report, as an amendment to the