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


II appears to us that everything " con-
spirlng agains. the peace and happiness
Of our beloved country. During the past
,veek number of the Annual Conferences
Of the Methodist Church have been IN
,ess;on-the Missouri Conference at d.
Louis, the Western Virginia at Wheeling
IN. baltimore at Stauntcn. Va. the East
Baltimore at Chambersburg, Pa; in Ml OF
which the slavery question sec"e' 20 10
the leadir q measure.
II will be remembered that the sA'e
General Conference of the Churc"' At
Bue;lo. substituted on entirely new chap
ter on the subject Of slavery. thus III etiec'
making slavery, rather than Chri''ia",'y'
a test of meml ership in the Me'hodist
Church. This test hGs been repudIa'ed
by all the above Conferences. and secession
ia now inevitable, and thus another div'>
sion Of the Methodist Church may soon
Le look, d for. the real cause OF which has
been the inte,l pera,e and Legitimate
meddling by the ministry in the poll'iea'
affairs of the country.
The following rep TT of tho Comm'''e
on the State OF the Church, was adopted
in the East Baltimore Conference. by lou
yeas to 10 nays, the second resolution ~
nores the New Chapter on slavery entire
10. and se,s the action Of the General Con.
:es,c. nt defa zee. 30 far as the law oi
,l,. Church is concerned, a. efiactua!ly as
South Carolina has rebelled against the
laws Of the State.
/ "The Committee on the State of the
Church. T. " hom was ieferred certain me
MORALS from Baltimore respecting the ac'
! ton of the late General Confer
ence on slavery, beg leave TO 'er>r';
Ina, they have given TO sHId memorials
tnat full aud cnretui attention whicI the
importance OF the subject and the hlshly
re.p.c,l bic sources whence they COME, Sc
justly demand.
/ Your Committee refer your memorial
is tn the wellkno1n action al the Baiti
more Conference in 1916, aud subsequent
" re affirmed, in which the purpose u
ayoy.d, not 20 hold communi, alton w.tt
any eccls.ins,ical body that shall make
non 'slareholdiug Il condition Of memhe:
ship in tho Church. by which action, il
the Judgment Of your Committee, 'hl
! Conference is yet bourd. and As iurthe
! evidence of tha sympathy ni tins body
with oar br"ihrIn of the Border. and thei
rights. youi Committee submit for adop'
Ition the following Preamble and Resolu-
tiuns:-
Where s. The late Genera, Conferenc,
by tLe adoption OF tho New Chapter OF
Slavery, has given serioLs offence 10
large number ~ our mo.nbers upon thu
! Border, disturbing IN" peace Of cur S"cie
ties aud teu,ing to the disruption Of th,
Church therefore.
lst. Resoitxi, That in the Judgment o
the East Baltimore Conference. the sub
s,it,on of tho Nep Tor the Old Chapter Oi
Slavery, was an unnecessary and injurious
change, aud it ough: therefore to be re
pealed.
ID Rssolysd, That there can be no ad
:. -, St. srvr Ou.lt~r IL
ihi, Conference.
Sd. Resolved That We respectfully a.l
the several Annual nfcie ca 4 thei
ensuing cssion. with view To .he har
mony of the whole Church, to give the
assent 10 the follow ing That the mex
General Conference be, and is hereby re-.
quested to repeal the Chapter on Slavery
and instead therefore empower each An
nnai Conference, within whose boui d
the relation of slavery exists, to max,
such regulations upon this subject n. !,
their Judgment may bc., sub.-.ve the l.
ieres,s OF the Rrdee,ner's kingdom amony
them.
4th. Rrso'oed That tie Bishops be. ant
are hereby respectfully requested to sub
nit the above resolutions 10 the sevcra
Annual Conferences for their concur
renee"
signed John Miller, a. A. Reese. J
II. Brown. + +. Allen. W. l.. Srotts-
wood. Thompson Mitchell, Amos Smith.