Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-05-01
LOCAL NEWS.

enee reassembled this morning at nine o'clocS 4
lSishop Nayman in the chair, assisted nv
Disnops Payne, uinn and Campbell, and was
opened with religious exercises.
Rev. j. III Brown submitted the report OF
me committee on missions, setting forth thar
through the efforts of this Conference churches
OF one denomination have been planted an Viz
glnia, North and South Carolina. Georgia and
FIcrlsa, and more than 10000 souls have been
added 10 the connection, and not less than
thlrfy-one itinerant ministers have been nm
IN The southern field. 1t states that the work
is hourisbing, and refers TO the efforts of Rev
James r Sisson, who the committee recon-
mend shall visit the South Carolina Confer
ence, and do what he has done in this Ten
missionaries will be needed i'm this District the
coming year, and $1,000 will be required for
their support. -Four thousand dollars will be
required for the work in the South CaroIin,
Conference, and, adding the amount REQ uired
In the Missouri and Louisiana Conferences
So,ouU IN an VIII oe required. The report
recommends the cause TO the varIous churches.
and urges liberal contributions, closing win
the following resolutions:
RSsotred, That We Will so systematic onr
amount named.
ResOlred, That so far as the Baltimore CON.
ference Is concerned, not a single man shall
leave the field, but more teachers and pre,achers
shall be sent into the work
Resotred That We owe debt 10 God and our
orethren In TINS connection, which will not be
cancelled until all OF our brethren enloy ali
the religious and intellectual privileges which
we enjoy.
ResoIred, That believing as we do that the
African Nd. l.. Church was raised up 10 spe
cially bless and benefit our race our whole
race. thatwe should be recreant TO the course ~
our fathers and 70 ourselves If we shall no; use
every effort for her extension.
ResOtred, That we will gladly receive aid
ana comfort from any and all sources, when
that aid and comfort does not require MS 10 sacri
nee any OF our principles handed down To us
Resolred, That we have received no intim.-
tlon from any body OF the Methodist family
which leads US to suppose that they wish us to
unite with them, but by the sacrifice of our
manhood, our ecclesiastical status and Other
wise 10 degrade ourselves. and this is eyinced
by the formation of several Conferences by the
Nd. T.. Church. whose ostensfble object is 10
foster the same old principle of prejudice and
hate which drove us, fifty years ago, from their
church. ......-
Resolred, That we have graad IDEA. and tina,
idea is self-reliance, manly self-respect, and a
determination to develop ourselves, and thar
AS we have done before we will do, until
tnere snail De no distinction on account Of color
in the Church OF Christ, and that the colored
man who Will see his manhood and allow
himself TO be and continue degraded because
he can receive better poy for his missionary
our confidence, or respect
Resotred, That the cause OF missions is So
important as to demand our most strenuous
efforts 10 promote its interests.
ReSOlred, That this cause is SO sacred tbs, No
man nor woman can refuse or neglect 10 aid N
without mourning guilt before GOD.
nv
do, by Gods blessing.
Rev. ). l.. Hammond moved that the sixth
resolution be stricken out
Rev. Jas A. Shorter argued against striking
out Inc resolution referred 70, saying that the
large majority OF the Methodist Episcopal
Ghurch would do nothing TO heip them as A
race. Inc resolution was the very one that
was wanted, except il did not go tar enough
DE hoped that the Conference would battle the
prejudice in that church. 1t was a fact that
their ministers were aided in the South by
I'M 81 nrrh -.
Church did not aid them, bat much ofteper
they opposed them. The Church Norm will
allow the blacks TO sit i'm the gaIleries-ignor-
ing their manhood-the bishop will hold his
white conference, and a few DAYS after its ad
]ournment he Will 20 TO a colored church. and
there mix with; sable brethren. Now. some
keep their mouths. : - = :,
Bishop Campbell said that from bloodv
kansas 10 the Gulf they had met opposition
rom the Methodist Episcopal Oh urch, but
tnat the southern Methodist Church had as
sisted them. 70 -, :
, Bishop Paine said that he was not prepared
70 say anytnlng 70 incur the i'll will OF the
Meth odist Church North.
Rev. James Lynch argued that AT this time
they could not afford to fall out with me me-
thodist Episcopal Church. and referred to
seyeral members OF that church with whom
no distinction was made on account of coIor
among Others Rev. Il. w. Lewis. arent in Il
South Carolina, and Bishop Simpson. as a
friend TO the colored man.
u Bishop Q uin said he had lived a neiehbor 10 Il
bishop simpson for eighteen wears and before
ne became q Bishop he was an enemy to the
Z Rev. J. M. Brown asked if this Mr. Lewis
mad not made distinc ton on account OF color /
~ the communion table. %
Rev, MIR. Lynch replied by saying that no
sHch distinction was made while he was at |
Charleston, but that he had seen colored men |
al the table Of Mr.. Lewis. He continued /
speaking OF the Methodist church as going TO |
The wall, and argued that the church north |
was getting nd of the prejudice.
bishop Payne believed that the Methodist |
Episcopal church was going in the right di- \
and he could not endorse the resolu- /
ton. and he wished IL 10 60 on the record thai |
he coulu not vote for the resolution as il Stood |
Several members attempted to obtain tha |
floor, among others a member of the commit i
tee with an amendment TO modify the resoiu. L
ton, but the question being taken the rnatior /
70 strike out was lost The report was adopted.
dersing Rev. as. A. Shorter the agent - 81 /
lscs fund; TO e, rebuild Milberforee uniyersy
Co operation or the members in the xarS
which was adopted. " "SA' |
/. Mrs. Drury, az agent Of the British and
american freedmen's Aid Society. VAC i.f-o L