New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-07
GENERAL CONFERENCE OF THE
m. Il. CHRUCH.
Important Debate on the Relation Of shs
NJ. ". Church to the Negrees-Drle.
gates from Canada Address Of he
Delegate from Ireland.

Important Debate on the Relation OF the
NJ. ". Church to the Negroes
i Delegate from Ireland.
THIRD DAY--MAY 4.
I PHILADELPHIA. May 4. 1864.
/ Conference reassembled at the usual hour.
Bishop Richardson Of Canada was introduced and 70
! cciyed BY the members rising
1bs hour Of 10 O'Clock having arrived, the time fixed
fo the hearing Of the delegate from Ireland the Rev.
Rob Scott therefore introduced 10 tieConfer-
ence. lie thanked God that he saw the faces Of "a
pathies Of his people for tho distress vang "
our Land.
From the beginning we have had Just appreciation
Of the questions at issue In your land Among the Irish
Meb0dsts he glad 10 say, perfect knowledge u
our cause existed and the impression tEere Is that
Slavery Ia moral wrong. and liberty moral right,
md when you will meet here Friday ~ invoke the
blessings Of God on your land you have many kindred
spirits the other side Of the water
! lie did not know what he would be wilng,to give II
he could abstain from again appealing to them for
sistance In Ireland we have large flow Of cnigrs-
,tion especially to this country In fifteen years
population has decreased y rec millions. and before no
e passage could hardly BE- secured from the rhoresIf
ireland by applying for three months in advance Only
Hnder special circumstances. and for special object
did he make bis appeal. For sustaining onr ordinary
work. should look only TO ourselves; but for the ex
tension of education they we're obliged 10 appeal to
their friends here for subsistence They had already
realized ~. 600 from this country
They had not been able 10 do anything lately butt
/ threw out the suggestion that the ballnoe OF fts
SlOOU0 which had been promised to Ireland might W
raised at the centenary anniversary Of NethOdsm II
America, which will take place in year or 50 We
have built and established no less than forty I'VE
schools ard out nine additional minister's through
distant portions Of Ireland. They were now anxious
10 complete their labor by the estabismen pf cocgs
for the trimming 81 youfor the ministry They Thought
the institution would require about 5000 IA build It.
and about the to endow it, lie believed they
never had the opportunity ofiByesng much capital.
either home abroad. that would be productive a
81 "a 1ch permanent result.
The Rev Mex Kelley Of Baltimore offered resou-
ton that Committee Of Seven Re appointed on the
state Of the work among colored members.
Mr. Reley in,OferiDg tho resolution, said we have
very extensive colred population TO be looked after.
There are two clasesthOse that are already members
Of our church. and those that within the fomes
borders Of Tie Slave States. TIE latter class f. nos
want 10 be separated from the white Methodist Charch.
We have local preachers among the people or colr bus
they have never been organized INTO Conferences 10
Thought important that they should be arranged into
Conferences He thought il important to inuss an n.
ernnt spirit into the local coored Preachers, and 10
take to educate intelligent coored youth for thas
purpose. :,
much among them in Virginia where he bad preached
10 mixed congregations The speaker liked their hre.
and thought that they needed our light. IL Was vita
heart pure in intention that he to-day asked for Com
mitiee TO take their ces. into consideration.
The Rev. Mr.. Curry OF New York was afraid OF
sectional church. He considered IL calamity that they
were separated from us. What we wanted Is coored
men in our Annual Conferences. and that Is what vs
are going 10 have There kind Of reason why they
should not attend our ANIMAL Conferences WewAnt
Them ami they want us Us bad want them. We
do not want two three kinds Of Methodst but one
Kind only. He believed that God made all men IN me
'' rbe same Gospel must be preached al. euasve
uust all wonhp the saun God, and why nyt s.i us y
togethert He was not in iaySr o. tns icsou'o"
favored a separate African Church Ihs people must
be taught by US and be elevated BY US They have gos
10 be helped and in order " 10 tbis they NUT 10
brought in very lose reation win ourselves iAess
thought the time had come Tor special legislation In ~
gurd 10 the color,d people. He did NOT know tive
die he wis. X 5n9" two ,s s ~.
said if did moi do something to take care OF The
blacks they would take care Of themselves.
Col. Moody Of Ohio though, his matter shoald Do
10 elevate African brethren was TO encourage thea
10 help themselves II there vas anything he admired
it was the African with the uniform OF MS country on
his back fighting FOL the glorious nag oil his country
he was as willing that they should XII Rebels as any:
body else the only fauit he Lad 20 find was that ReoA
nas aSs and applause lie Tored The resoto
in favor Of having no distinction in The Church
He did not favor amalgamati0l and never did. lie
looked forward TO tho time when the Africans would
find homes and liberty in warmer climate tnan ouis
The day Of their triumph would be when they would
take nm their abode in South Americsor Mexico Since
our Government has placed the uniform Of the United
States upon the blacks 1t was not too much TO eSpecs
that the regeneration of Mexico would take place
[
them 60 ihc-c and the Inongrcl population OF that
country would have nothing to fear FROM amgamation
lIanlhtcrl In fact their advent would be n good
hing for humanity. Marching under the Stars and
stripes they would e,tiugush Maxniian. Slavery. and
Popery together. lapplauSe.J
The resolution wsS finally referred to the Committee
on Colored Members.
The Rev Mr. Hill Of Indiana offered resolution ~
poirting delegation OF five members Of the fody "a
convey to the African General Conference row in ses.
sion In this city It's Christian greeting and
willingness 10 receive similar delegation from thai
body TO this General Conference.
Tie resolutions were adopted
On motion IL was resolved 20 suspend the order ef
business In order that the delegates TO tie Conrens
from Canada could DO presented and their cfedeanAs
The Rev. James Gardner and The Rev. ). MorrSon
the delegates from Canada. were received 0! Tue "'~
| gates.all rising. nj, cs ..,,,. ,x..
offered. 49,, .a.,,,.
ZION NAT the Committee on Reviyas be instructor
ater the discipline 20 restore the supernuner"J
| relation. and TO report as soon as possible
After an animated discussion. the resolution W.
The Committees on the following subjects were thss
nnnounced 60.
on the Christian Commission. the TemPerancs
| Cause Pastoral Addresses Expenses OF De,ss'fss'
Freedmen Temporal Economy. Centenary OF n'..r
ism and committees in reply TO the addresses Vi
and Irish Conferences. ,.,,.,
resolution from the Pittsburgh Conference relating
10 an alteration Of the Sunday School dsclpnne ""
referred TO the Committee on Sunday Schools. al ~.
The Committee on Lay Delegation was ahnou nS -.
having organized with the Rev. Dr. thompsoh cr..
tary; and the Committee on Reyisals, WIN D"' ~
| CLARK of New-York, President aud TIE hs' D W
Brown Of Providence. Secretary.
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