Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-03-08

Mr.. Davis said the pro.slaverv rr,n..~,~~
NAG oeen too much accommodated, and tbst
institution has at last raised its blood y ha "a
against the nation, aud has parted the chrr.S
and shall we, after stuitifying oursel -. ~
Stannton, and at GEORGETOWN last spring, take
halfway measures newf
Mr.. GLENN denied that the Conference s,u,.
ahsd itself last spring at Georgetown
Mr. Davis You may deny what you
Er. Lanahan raised the point that Mr.. Dawn
nad no right to refer to the action of past Con-
ference ierences and to draw his inf. rences Of in.en.
MIR. Davis said what he had said wero his
togical conclusions. What we wanted was a
nxed position on fixed platform Our Con-
n 1uaense haa oeen divided upon the slavery
qaesncn, and our people had become distract.
"a; ne mt Dayisl had been ultra upon this
subject he had always defended his anil
n;is p,.ntipIes but had never excited ser
in bis ministry in Virginia. There was nov =
dlnerent feeling, and the REPRESENTATIVE. NJ
w. Virgins ana maryland were for emaucipa-
ton. Even secessionists said slavery mnst =,
by the board, and may 1t do SO.
Several voices.-"Amen.
Mr.. Davis, in conclusion, said hey must take
oeHned position, and not go before the public
with two faces.
MI Phelps offered his resolution a. /. .ps-
situte for the last resolution OF the committee,
for the latter intimatec that Conference was
umid upon the subject, and did not come nm
TO the status of grave body OF ministers. II
looked to him as though the Conference was
that impression would 60 out Does the COM
mite mean we shall have voice in the matter
nowl As an American citizen, he wanted to
of Virginia ana a christian, he did not believe
God would so punish us IL we looked at
slavery as terrible wrong. We stand by the
sition Of the Methodist church, and we should
be explicit upon the slavery subject.
Mr.. b. N. Brown said that it was one Of the
misforlunes Of the times that principles are
OYorlOokQd. That idea entered fho
OF men, but they were more concerned for de-
tails. For this reason the committee had been
careful TO draft resolutions recognizing facts
as they exist ann leaving the great IaW.giysr
to fix tho means for the contamination Of his
plans.
Mr.. Dayis desired to know what Mr. Rrouvr
defined to be the we'll. known and ESTABLISHED
principles OF the Methodist Episcopal church
on the slavery question:
Mr. Brown said he did not suppose he could
sufficiently explain it to Mr. Davis mind, for
If words con veyed ideas, then the cors mittea
had explained all II the principles of the NJ
Il. Church were not understood at three-fourths
of century, the speaker could not make them
palmer. But some men and some brethren
thought the Deity did not move fast enough,
and they were not disposed to let him work
ont his work in his own good time.
Rev. n. J. b. Morgan said the committee had
been careful to prepare the report in order that
1t might have an unanimous support.
the table and the motion Of Mr.. Davis prevail.
ed, and the question was then ordered to be
taken by yeas and nays, although an effort was
make to have the question divided as some
members could not vote for the last resolution
The roll " as then called, and ]. L. Bromwell
and B. Barry voted aye.
Mr.. A. j. Myers said that, as member OF
the body aud superannuated minister he had
found enough 10 do to attend to the interests of
the Clutch. He, however, felt constrained to
vote aye,
Rev. Alfred Griffith was excused; he stated
that his hearing was so bad he could not vote
in1eiheibly upon the subject.
Rev. Mr.. Collins voted no. Not because he
was opposed to the Union, but he could not 60
the last resolution.
VIM. o. Lumsden and VIM Champion voted
.Ino. R: Eftinger opposed the last resolution,
but voted ave.
Mr.. Jno. W. Bull said he was oh embar.
raised this morning, for it was known to the
Conference and the entire world that he was
opposed TO ecclesiastical bodies dabbling in
politics. He would not allow any man to chal-
lerge his 10y atty to the United States, for he
believed religiously in the constitution and
laws Of the government, but in order to be con-
sistent he was obliged to vote no.
H.. Westwood, S NJ. Dickson, j. A. McCau.
ley, L. T. Morgan. and w. B. Edwards voted
aye without remark
S.V. Blake and VIM. Krebs voted no because
they were opposed to the introduction Of poll.
tics OR abolition into the Conference, as only
productive OF mischief, while we recognize our
duty Of allegiance to our Government
C. A Reid, H. McNemara, VIM H. Laney, r,
r. Murphy, q. @. Cronin, q. Parkinson, and
M. L. Hawley voted aye.
w. 5. Edwards voted no.
H. Holiday, J. w. Start, s. H. Cummings,
Thomas Myers and p. d. Lipscomb voted aye
f. p. Phelps voted aye, but protested against
Rev. Ryan, D. p. Brown, T. H w. Monroe,
John Thrush, b. n. Brown, ]. II. M. Lemon
aid II. N. Sipes voted aye.
J. N. Davis voted no, and entered the follow.
ing protest:
The vote on the report icing forced upon us
as who'ei while favorable to all but the last
but only desire to except the last resolution
But must follow Methodsm, and in carry.
ing out the design of Providence be a coworker
with Him, and not stand in idleness and in
difference
MY objections to the last resolutions are two
1st, we are made to appear as following the
leading politicians Oh great moral question:;
I'd, the resolution is indefinite as TO whist the
NJ. f. church teaches OF slavery.
J. W. Lambeth, W. H. Chapman, John L.
Gilbert and w. T. D. GLENN voted aye.
J. s. Hanks said it looked too much like
politics, and he would therefore retire without
the bar of Conference and not woe.
W. Prettymsn, H. q. Mcdaniel and T. T.
Wysong voted aye.
d. Thomas voted TO. He was opposed to
abolitionism, and believed the Introduction OF
the resolution would 60 harm to Methodism.
Mr.. L. G. Linthicum also shirked the vote by
retir1ng without the bar.
]. J. Largent, John Lanahau, W. F: Speake,
and ]. W. Cornelius voted aye.
+. :. Cassidy voted no.
s. V. Leeeh, s. II. Smith. Geo. V. Leech, A.
] Porter, f. N. Bear, and q. W. Hobbs voted
aye.
E. E. Shipley voted no, because he was OPP
posed to an ecclesiastical body legislating on
political questions.
The vote was announced as AZ in the af1rma-
tive, and 10 in the negative.
letter wasread thankingsJ. w. Hoover for
his pat lotto letter, published day or two
ago in the Starr
The vote whereby Mr.. A. S. Smith was per-
mitted to withdraw from Conference as re-
considered, and his case was, submitted to q
comm tee, consisting of Revs. Davis, Largent
and Sewall.
Bishop Scott pronounced the benedction, and
Conference adjourned until N O'Clock tonight.
CRIMINAL COURT-Jtedge Fisdsr.-This morn
ing Jos. G.. Burch, E. +. o. Brien, Il b Brooke,
VIM. O'Neal, Joseph w. Davis, Warren Low,
Joseph LyoTs and Rody OBrien summoned
as jurors in the place of those excused yester-
day were sworn.
Saml. McElwee was excused from service on
the petit jury.
In the cases of Timothy Hurley, indicted for
two cases OF assault and battery, and Ida
Thomas, indicted for grand larceny AND who 10
too unwell to be brous ht from the Jail, the Dis
rrict ATTORNEY entered rolte prOs