The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-04-20
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AN UNUsUAL SCENE IN RENrUCKY.

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A speech OF General BrIsbIn to I4P
a5 ~ CoIored Preachers. IL
The Audience immensely Enthused.
Special Correspondence Cincinnati Gassts.
LEXINGTON. KY, April 16.
The Colored Conference OF the Meth
odist Church, composed of delegates
from Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Penn:
sylyania, and several Southern States
has been in session for a week past at
Lexington, Kentucky. 1t is the lar
gest conference ever held by the blacks,
over one hundred and forty ministers
being present. Bishop Quinn presides,
assisted by Bishop Campbell. Yester-
day, General Brisbin being present in
the house, Bishop Campbell suspend
ed the usual proceedings Of the body,
and then invited the General to address
the Conference. General Brisbin came
forward, the Ministers all rising to re-
ceiye him, and showing every mark Of
respect forthe man ho had been sotrue
a friend to them and their race. The
General said: II ~ = ~
Ministers of the Gospel and FelLo,g-
CTtizenS:-I need not say am gratifed,
foryou know that any man would be
under such circumstances. The church
Is the best agent TO spread the truth,
and am glad to have this opportunity
of addressing men whose business 1t Is
to talk to the people, for through yonr
mouths i can reach fromithis spot mill
lions ofauditors. Children of the same
God. OF, one flesh, kinsmen from the
beginning, even from the days of our
first parents, Adam and Eve, i will
speak to you as man, devoid of preju-
dice-as oneIman talking to another
(applause); as a brother having the same
God; the same country the same flag
and the same, rights you haye.5nt Ap--
plauseJ. ~ ,g5.' - 80 j.s .j'11, ~
Thirty years ago an Indian woman
rode on horseback from Los Angeles
TO Santa Bar bara, usinga piece ofgrape
vine as a switch. On reaching her des-
ltination, she stuck her switch into the
ground. It took root, and sixty bar.
reIs of wine were made last season from
It's fruit. Thirty years ago a few right
thinking men, quo greater in number
than the Apostles of the blessed Chtist
whose gospel you preach;) organized ir
Boston for the nOyerthrowiof of slavery
and to-day the seed of that sowing L
spFinging up all over the nation: Thir, Il,
| tY wears ago a man, Hon. Benjamin.
4 Wade), holding in his heart the princi
ples:oi freedom, offereddn the Legisla
| ture of Ohio a resolution praying Con
gress to festricGithe growth OF, slavery
/ and, to-day not only has the tee beer
Il lopped, but the tree Itself destroyed
root and branch, body and sap. ZAP
plause.l God bless the brave men whC
fought the battle of treedoml ECries o
FsAmenI AmenT'1 How they strOye-
how they. toiled until life itself wen
l,out, and John Brown, Lovejoy; Gid
dings, Gurley and a host Of brave soul
fell in the fight, and while the blacl
PLANNERS oT, slavery were still floating
lover four millions anda half of slaves
Long and doubtful waged the conflict
but at length kind heaven smiled on tn
A good cause, the manacles fell of tn
] slave power wasibroken, and the slay
4 looked uEi from his Master on earth II
his Master in heaven. [Cfies of t''Thhnl
7 God, thank God ~
il,rUpun the ashes of the slave pc
J stands the temple ofthe living God; til
whipping post has made way for th
school house; the sound of the thong
Ehished Id tha market place, and dtNher
/ O0CE uO"Gu tn6r H4HgApA E4G NASSAAA hON
is offered the sacrament of Christ. Th
/ lblack mother sits'i security ynnder he
own roof, and rocks her baby to slee
with a proud heart and Joyous song
: for thereis now no slave mar ket wher
: he may be soldbon the m6Towjsn0t tas
master to lash his tender back. II
:, E,voice: God is goodif and cries Z
SHAmenlHl 20 i.iizs ~ {. q y iI5. ~
77tsShout aloud, ohsye people; shot
aloud unto the Most High, for he hi
delivered you, out of the. hands OF you
: I!ehemies; out Of the shadow Qt death ha
: The eidelivered you;l Ehe has broke YOU
+ | bonds asunder and set you free. Prai.
Z I've the. LORD, for he Is good; his rnerc
+, endureth forevetlY il yoices: "Amei
f! EGlory to GodIil sl4iaEnsl s;ss Hsiig .at.i
I iIi A,fewa years ago I little expected TIN
Z lifeyer Should live to see the day w1e
lin the slave State OF Kentucky I ceul
! l.uddress black men as freemen and ie
/ jllow-ciIizens; but thank God It has con
tswhile I am still young and sstr0n
7 tttApplause;t Behind US iesthe 1a1
/ 1--WE have alEsailedii before us stretch
i out the land of freedom and equ
! rights, with its white cottages, its vim
Z clad hills, It's sunshlna and pleaSa
l,ynlIeys. a,,fYe can still hear the angl
/ / surgesg of slavery as it BEATS again
.lSthA shbfhs OF freedom, but we ha
j kalflanaed and Stand on the dry RrOnI
= Faboyehfgh water I, tide. .o, Applahsl
What q a!speetacle, what a lesson for t
! sWoFldtIlo you're people present. = Fo
! fmiHlnn and a half Of souls born in
= ! The nAtions.of people az f91l Atatnte
men and women; many old and gFa
Fheaded, some adecrepid.lA Look ov
f'youP Q mighty throng, snof,.,i m