Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-03-27

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n Aprrhn p no lha, e,v3th.nF h c'h'
v5the ssain,i The ptats end hardnt''
~ opt beloved connltN During lhe te''
veeh srumbct " tho Annual ccnfeWncc'
NJ tho MethrdAt Chmch have been w
.e,.ion the Mhsoud Conference At y,
Louie. the Western Virginia WheNing'
tho Baltimore a sloun,on, Va, The Es''
baltimore at Chambcrbute, Po IN oil ol
which the slavery question seemed 10 %
the l. adir \ measure.
II will le remembered 'hM the TATE
Gc,cr,l Conference of the Church, n'
R,flhlo. subdimtel an entirely neN ohap
,e, nm the subject of slavery, thus IN effect
making slavery rather than Christianity
= ties, of meml cr,hip in the heihodi''
Church. This test lac been repudaicd
by all the above Conferences, and secession
is now inevitable, aud ,hus another diy;'
zion of the Methodist Church may soon
be looked for. the real cause Of which has
been the intci pelate and Legitimate
meddlng 10y the ministry in the political
affair. Of the country.
The following rep =! Of tho CommIlt'
on the State of the Church, was adopted
in the Fast Baltimore Conference. by ljU
yeas TO - nays, the second resolution ig-
nores the New Chapter on slavery entire
~. and sets the acIlolI Of the General Con.
e elc. ~ d,fia zee, % far as the law ol
the Church is concerned as ctirctually rs
South Carolina has robelled against the
laws Of the State.
"The Committee on the State of the
Church. u hom was referred certain me
morals from Baltimore respecting The ~,
tIcu of the late General Confer.
enro on slavery, beg leave 10 Iepyrt:
inM 'hry have gwen To srId memorials,
tuat full and careful attention whlca the
importance ot tae subjecs aud the highly
respecI, bic sources y nence they come, 80
justly demand.
Your Committee refer your memorial
is to the Ncll.knuwn acrlnn'uf the Balu.
more Conference III 1916, aud sub,rquent.
ly re affirmed, in which the purpose IL
avowrd. not 20 hold communication with
any rcclssi' stcal body that rhaI make
non sIaveh ldlng u condition of mem Se:-
chip in he Church. by which action. in
the Judgment Of your Committee. ms
Conference is yet bound, and as further
evidence OF the sympathy "i this body
" tn our hr"Ihr,n of the B rider. aud their
rights, your C0m.ntttae submit for adpp-
tion the following PrVa uble and R)soiu-
tIons -
" Where ;. The late Genera Conference
by tie adoption of tho New Chapter ON
Slavery, has given ferioLS offence to
large uu-.Jcr q our me.uherS upon the
Border, disturbing the peace of cur Socie.
ties aud tenLiug 10 the disruption Of tho
Church therefore.
lst. Rrsohel That in the Judgment Of
the East Baltimore Conferences. the sub
,tltton of the Neo Tor the Oh Chapter on
slavery. was an unnecessary and Injurious
change, aud it ough; therefore 10 be re-
,p8led
I'd. ReSolpci, That there can be no nd.
under said New CHAPTER in
his Conference.
sd RCso,re9 That we respectfully ask
he several Annual c nf.le .stth,ir
ensuing csSlon with vi.S TO .he bor.
u"ny of the whole Church, to give their
I'sent TO the follow ing Fiat the next
feneral Conference be. and is hereby re-
ln"stcd 70 repeal the Chapter on Slavery
md instead therefore empower each An.
luai Conference, within whose b"u, ds
he relation "t slavery exists, To make