Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-05-07
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Resolutions in Fapor IF ths War-BrotEsr o,
boTHo Hopes 7hresLizg CnpBsTkoqds Is a Ckris
tian VirfRs, fiet he 1Tiqkt DIG Iq,o' Thsns-
4 Theological Piet0 If tLs H'sbsas CoTpRs-A
DigiHe Declares Hs Wolf,d SHsBssd fts Ben
and Not Ole MsasiHes--A Storing Seems.
From he New York World, April 20
The conference held is fourth session on Sat
urday before s large audience Of spectators,
who crowded the galleries The great feature OF
the dsy was the presentation of a repOrt OF ths
COMMITTEES on the state OF the nation by its chair
msn, Rev Alfrei Cookmau The document.
which vas lengthy, reeitsi. by pFeambls and
ten resolutions, that the rebellion Vss unDarsl-
eled IA IFS WicEedness, and continued 30 iuDaril
tue existence Of the republics that our nation il
2 chosen Instrument 20 extend the kingdom Of
Christ; that it is ihs solemn duty Of every
citizen 70 rally 80 the support of the Union
cause that the Conference renew their VOWS of
unconditional loyalty 70 the United States. en-
joined sliks BY TIE bic ard the book Of dis
eip'ine; that in the present critical condition of
pubic affairs there shgul3 be exercised great
prudence aud eauipu' that th0Ea who oDpose
every waTlika measure undsr the presext Of dis
eriminsting between the Administration and tie
Government, are guilty Of e1vart treason; thst
slavery is incompatible with Christianity and
republican Institutions; that the conference
concur in the righteousness Of the Presidents
proclamation of freedom to the blacks: thst
there was reason for gratitude for tho main
tenance of the public credit, and that the mem
bers would appropriately observe the fsst-dsy
ordered by the President
FT7bo IS a., -
terruptsd by loud applause. The resolu-
tions which denounced slavery end treason
at the North created a scene Of almost wild
enthusiasm. The clergy rose sn 1asss and
marked their approval Of them BY cheers
clspping Of hands, Stamping 3hsir fest on the
ground and other modes Of applause to which q
council Of rsverends might be supposed q
stranger
The bishop seemed most disconeertsd az the
event, and st oEco declared that he disap-
proved Of the msnner in which ths mem
bers indicated the approvsl of their report.
Rav. s1r. Foster ssid he supposed the bishop
objected to their clspping Of bands
Rev, Eir. Wood thought they should not dif.
fer on the question. Clapping hands might be
well enough, but they could give the expression ,
Of tha Conference bv the old fashioned Word Of
Mstbodism 60 amen"
Rev. Mr. Foster ssid that at the great event
in his life, his converson 20 Jesus, he raised his
hands and clapped them for very Joy. Zap /
plause sDd cries Of glory to God
Rev j p. Newman informed the conference /
that General Wool would have been present, !
but that he had received message from Wash. /
Ington about great piece Of rebel raseEr,y II (
New York, and he wanted 10 PIT It down He I
knew they would be satisfsl A. that explana- /
ion, particularly if General Wool should put 1
iown at once the Infamous cOpperheads at the 4
North Great sppla1sa
The Hon Moses + O7eTl, in response 70 re-
oestad calls, avowed his affection for the Mstho-
list Episcopal Church, and dscsred that Is had /
eldeTed valuable assistance to thp Government
n prosecuting the war. he held that tks Ad-
had made great progress in sup
'ressing the rebellion. and cited the pTesenes Of
Union troops in ell Missouri. sud parts Of Ken
ucky ard Tennessee and Western Virgins In
airport of his stataraoHt Applause 7
Rev. Dr. Osbo.n, Of White P aims, said tha
ware nnder great aud lasting obiira-
ions to BIT Oiel the true friend of Msth0dism. I
OF bis wor5s Of comfort snd hops rospecting-l
he state Of the country Applause I During !
be year past bis mind had been in q constsat
tate Of anxiety about his beloved country; and
q had to contend cgainsl great deal where he
iufsmOus coppeTheads were as thick
= black berries, snd they were obstinate. Toe
Yhen he saw them daily he often hoped within
imssf that thrsshi1g q msu we'll night be-
oms ore Of the Chrisiisa vrtnes that he
light ba a6ls constantly to dig into such fsl-
,ws- LLeughter anu applause L.ss the
opDerhsadS be put down a. unss fan
lsuse D IF hs were President Lincola, n.
cad Of sU-psndi7g the haheas corpus he
-ould suspend the coDperheads. TApp'ause 7
Bishop Scott then rose aud said he approved
TIE resolutions, but he did not Ike shs mode
appreciation adopted by the conference.
ike msuy, he vas led 70 thank God for ouy de-
ats at Ball Run and other places. God un
srsto0d them, and they would lesd to the set I
sment Of the great qaasti0n which caused the
or, forever. The Lord vas telling them not to
al the wound Of the daughter Of tbs people /
igbtlY Els did not consider, hoEevsr, that /
g ministers before him should forget their
laracter or the propristies Of the occasion Let
am ssy "amsn," J" iill thev rsiss the very roof :
1ove thsrl, but they shOull ever remember thev
ere elergymen IApp'ausa.1
Rev. Mr.. Foster said that although be had
zen 8 friend 70 the South by education aud dis S
ositian, he was in favor Of the war before gun
ss fred applause and proclaimed that we
'o1ld Ere two guns for each Of the rebsls' one /
Applause BE was ready to give glory to God
z our defeats at the first Ball Ron and second !
oil Run, for he believed they vera still able % :
.rYy on the way but he knew If they succeed d Z
avery might be saved. The South hated tho !,
snkses; they daspised. scornad, and held them ;
Yidicule; and If a Southern msn should sav
Yankee hsd 10 soul, the Yankee would be }.
raid to say he had. Applause and laughter ] :
Q hopsd the war would continue till that ,
,llish, dsvilish idea was whipped out Of the /,
.ople Of the S9uthan States; and to accomplish
at objsct ne did not care If the war went On
7 one, two or ten years. Applause
r Mr Foster raqanfivz fror, E,u- n-1ea-~ 1
id that while there the "ladies" insulied every
ankee they met ia the streets, sometimes cross-
2 on the other side to show their c0ntsuapk
beir common cry was; "Look out for your {
lckeis, here's Yankees coming" He wanted !
ct feeling whipped out of the Southern peo-
9 BIZ shot and SHE'LL
Rev. J B. Wskely GesiTed to inform the Con- ,
renee that the proper way 20 treat eopnsY-
ed was to STAMP their heals On him The
saker stamped his feet violently on the floor,
hieh brought down" the house Rev. Mf
TX renarking Brother Wakely, did yoa Y
AXE a hole ia the floor That time 2" LLaugh-
The yess and nays wers then taken on the
solutions seyiatin, and en- animated scsno fol-
wed. Nearly sli the members called rose and
ted in their favor; some cried ''yea" in 8
ne which made it sound like may" and were ,
questioned, when they cried, Eyes, with al :
y heart"
Tsgo cleggymsa who had supported the ress-
tions il favor Of the Union said they did hot
sspprovs Of those introducing the slavery
estion. The 40 which each Of them ut
red. seemed 20 diseoncsrt the coufsrenee con q
ierably, ard a scene Of the greatest excite &
ant followed The names Of the clergy who Z
IS expressed themsalves, sre Rev. Mr.. Cat a
u, presiding elder Of the Rainsbeek district, n
ID Rev. Mr Saileck, Of West Camp, 6ister B
unity, New York.
Loud cries y ere raised for BEf. Catssll 60 ex c
ain himself aud show bis loyalty ani say- 3