The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-03-26
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J. LlNDSTRFFT Secretary

A motion to receive the report of the Committee
without further debate offered.
The Chair said he must say to the Conference
that he did not think that he could put the motion
as it proposed to bind him to the action of the
majority. After some remarks by various gentle
men, the Chair said he would put the question: but
would do with the express understanding that
he was not to sanction any report the majority
might make, or be bound by their action.
The Conference unanimously excused the Bishop
from committing himself by this action
The doxOlogy was sung amid tears of min gled iov
and sadness. The scene was by far the the most
sublime ever witnessed on the floor of this Confer
ence From every part of the house came up the
ejaculation, "thank God for this peace measure r'
The Bishop, who has won all hearts by his impair
tiality aud orbearance, deeply agitated in view
OF separating from those in whose hearts he occu-
pies the first place held by any member of the
Episcopal Board.
Rev: S. Roszel addressed the Conference, stating
the influences which should control his vote He
had, in this Conference, been man of few words.
and had never been troubled with the 'itch of de-
bate" He preferred rather to smile than frown
Ii had not come to the Conference to influence any
measure, but to enjoy the company of his brethren
He had come to state frankly the influences which
have controlled his course and which will control
his vote. As he should answer at the iudgment
seat of Christ, would not submit to the iurisdic-
tion of that body, which had outraged the name he
bore, and the friends of his le He regretted that
our delegates had not protested. Our delepates
knowing the effect of the new chapter in these
parts, did, however, faithfully warn the General
Conference and addressed letter to the Episcopacv
on May l6 Who is consistent? We who stand on
the platform our delegates then took or those
who, since they sent that letter. have taken the left
fork in the road? He had been amused-not in
structedmby the efforts at logic, &C., upon this
floor. The question is a practicdl-not a metdphu-
s1eat one. The question is simply, shall we accede
to the request of our lay BRETHREN or shall we not?
Laymen have powers of thought, as well as
preachers.
The General Confarnnca s;rco 1874, boro hl
cuffed us to perpetuate our shame. They removed
DIR. McClintock, the ablest editor, simply because
he said of us, "My heart lies buried there with
Cesar 1t is proper to infer the meaning of a
measure by the quo amino of those who passed it.
Since A we have told our people that we would
leave the organization if non-slaveholdine was
ever made test of membership. That assurance
alone has kept them from the Church South. We
have treasured them again and again, in our coz
ference capacity, of this purpose, that we might
keep them calm and faithful. j am looking daily
for my summons to mingle with shareholders who
once gave character and tone to our church in
Virginia. For seventeen years I'VE have breathed,
but not grown-not lived heoltbfully.
In seventeen years have increased in Vir-
glnia forty members. Our enemies prophesied that
we should yet have the ani-slauery sentiment of the
church engrafted into book of discipline We
have breathed only because we have promised to
leave them when that occurred.
On the floor of the General Conference brother
A. Griffith (tbe chief justice of American Metho-
".
7. Sewall plead with them, and the "human croco-
des shed tears like sinners crying under our SER
mons, but vino yet hug their sins. Before would
hold connection with any church that makes the
proclamation of ANTI PRO slavery doctrines its
great business, would stand in ecclesiastical soli-
tude. Caumny applied to the men who have MUIR
dered our church would be transferred into a
utrtue.
She speaker illustrated his remarks with several
illustrations which brought down the house.
My father, (Stephen G. Roszel) whose name
was inscribed on the records of this Conference in
revolutionary times, If living to-day, would, /
verify believe, lead the van in sunderipg our
church relations.
Conference adjourned to o'clock. s. vi.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
Alter prayer the minutes were read and ap-
| proved.
The following were continued in the superannu-
ated relation:
Revs. George w. Israel, J. L. Gibbons, A. ].
Myers, M. A. Turner, Henry Leber, Isaac Collins,
baslI Barry w. o. Lumsden, James Bunting. j.
n. HANK, j. NJ. Green, N. Wilson, A. Griffith,
James Sewell, W. Ii. Wilson and s. Smith.
Bishop. y WV
| Rev. r. Israel was unanimously granted loca-
tlon 10 take caaEge OF an Independent PRESBYTERIAN
| Church in Baltimore
| The order of the day was taken up.
| kew. Thomas Sewell said he deemed il his dntv
gated body, each man occupies a representative re-
lation. He had fondy cherished the hope that we
might have harmony. He had consulted the Law
/ delegates from Baltimore district as to how near
| they could come to this majority report. He read
"a few remarks he had prepared. He protested
| against the revolutionary measure about to be
| voted on. He proceeded to state his objections.