New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-06-02
METHODIST GENERAL CONFERENCE.
THE REV. MIR. FUNSTON - INDIAN AFFAIRS
BISHOPS-DIV0RCES.


and the people, as the visit and public exercises Of the
Rev VIM Morley PunshOn. A. NJ, who is the delegate
appointed by the parent Methodist famy-the Wesleyan
Methodist Church of Great Britannia bear fraterna
greeting this representative Conference In the United
States Of America. Mr. Punshon from humble
life to be one of the most eloquent and popular dvnes
Of the United Kingdom. He is also an author
and a lecturer having composed and published
volume Of poems, which is reprinted in the United
States and ectured in England until he thereby raised
about 100000 Mr. PunshOns poiceis good. When he
begins his discourse 1t is husky and unpleasant and az
terward to the close though strong ana manly IL Is me
ac and unmgsca He is Of stout 5G s R rSS s S9s
weighs 22O pounds or more Ills lace rs Ib hidden by
the lymphatic Accommodations of the face ana mas ls
gestures are only moderately appropriate and he shues
ali these defects Of the abest orators that has
There is such compactness OF thought in al ms per
formance ana snGn @ sho arranged dis
course suitably and foreipy M 80
any audience will be captiyated and carried along by inc
Mr. Punshon ectured or preached the largest
room TO be had in Chicago entirely too small Ana
when the 81 50 admission fee was s1acted OrosDys
date the crowd that rushed to hear him -, ro,,o,od
Yet every impressed with his humble CHRISTIAN
This custom of sending messengers to exchange the
Christian alutaons of these several Methodist families
with each other established but has never
tSs SCnfercnce DR. Ryerson of the Wesleyan Metho
dist Church in Canada was received at the same time
with Mr. PuushOn and so also delegate from the Sao
| church in New brunswick. ,.,,.
Years the temper Of dsunon ana nte eggnn
manifest, and is source OF much gratlncallon. Inc
rapidly and hence the union will be easy With the pass
Ing away Of Slavery the True Wesleyan branch when
seeded that account has nearly all been quietly a
90 The Fvanrecal Association or Albright Methodsts,
originated on account OF arbitrary refusal OF BsOp
Asbury in the beginning OF the present century 10 allow
preachers TO preach the German converts In thelr own
Now no NJ f
nroyded for than i'm separate church Their delegates
also made good impression upon the General Conner
further and an unmisakable indication Of the spirit
OF this body is found in the fact that invitation 10 inc
African NJ E. Zion Church, winch is in session IN inc
them to send raerna delegation to this conference
An answer was promptly Tet9he e anG Tas ooD pres
ent to respond IN person r, ,. -.. nal, or5od ord
forcbly delivered and was received Win great appHso
This especially the case when ne proposed union
Of entire equality Their ministers and bishops lof whom
they have six be recognized. and their members
He did not by this that they would thrust them
selves into pupts OF parlors unbdden; nor WOULD
they expect MS TO into theirs without an lnvi
! tatiOn A committee was appointed to confer with
him upon the subject ana aier mature ,hongst
it too late in the session to consummate permanent
nine bishops and eight ministers whom they should APP
! point were therefore constituted depntaton which
should meet Ike number OF the NJ f. Zlons Church ana
agree upon such terms might he satisfactory TO BOTH
aud report at the next General Conference rms Is an
Immensely popular measure even more clearly ana I'M
misakabiy than the admission Of couple OF Gol9rea gel
egaes from The Delaware and WASHINGTON M,', sion 0Uh
caste ideas OF the And IL is most gratifying to sec tho
the nation in the than any other OF the very
cS G eeuaT preached by the ceRnons roar and
the musket rattle and embodied IN the enangpaon pro
Sqs Untitled to he er theology ana the doctrines
of the Divine Master who land his on the strong
sable shoulder Of Simon the Cyrenan the least that ms
Cotfpr be
and decline TO raernize when the union is thus pro
posed would merit and receive the censure OF all right
The indian also came before the Conference in report
S5s ap S Of the pa policy Of he
toward The Indian tribes Of the West Dr. Goode OF nd
who chairman OF the committee insisted tn hsse
Indians snned against than SHINING That the
Government agents pactced peculaton ana fraud tne
settlers on the borders were nnscrupuQus ana apaGlnus
that the white people debauched them WIN WHISKY
furnished them cards and taught them 10 gamble, FUR
nshed them guns and knives to shoot ana scalp he
have taught them the oaths they swear ana were u-
ceasngy their foes The Rev Mr. Fisher OF Nevada who
is quite small aud boyish looking man. opposed the re-
port by eloquent and convincing speech In which he
breaking the laws and committing murder shall the
state and the Church hold out their hands to pronounce
benedctlon and bestow treasures upon these men on
whom the warm blood Of our women and children IA sun
lie boy who alone survived the OF the family
short time since In Nevada when he becomes man ana
reads the record OF this actionl Dr. Curry OF New
York SAID Let there be proper execution OF the laws
these tbcs treat them wards OF the Government
and will soon see an end OF these brutal murders Let
Let them own each one his tract Of land ana learn 10 look
| 20 IL for his bread.
conviction that the conference not qualified or re-
quired express any opinion this subject
! OF the United States Government.
Some anxiety was manifested also on proposition TO
aymen eligible TO the Office OF book agent. After
discussion was decided in the negative by vote
Several memorials from clergymen Of the Protestant
Episcopal Church in the United States proposing to take
the initiative efecting union between that and the
NJ. T.. Church presented The most noteworthy or
these signed by eight clergymen IN the diocese
OF Bishop Potter, near New.YOrk The unmercul per-
secuton 10 which the pOus and evangelical Mr.. Tying
has lately been subjected has been cause of this prop
osition. But other important named. Good
and holy men OF that church behold with dismay the
the POpsh doctrine OF Apostonclty and the worse than
meaningless forms Of that hierarchy have daZzed class
faith Christ and pure life and hurried away after
gowns SUPPLIES, candles, and semidoatrous genu
servant Of Christ is dissatisfied and his zeal becomes
for persecution and ecclesiastical censure while IN
spiritual and true Christians Upon this subject an able
and udcious committee appointed and Will report
I ought also to remark that the committee on epis-
election Of any bishops. They OF the opinion
that those holding that Office can perform all the ser
required for four years more. Indeed there Is
large number-perhaps a majority-whO believe that
bishops should only be elected for four years and DO set
apart without any form Of ordination whatever; hold.
ing the standards OF MethOdism have always taught,
that this only an office among the other minister's and
order above them The Conference will continue
several days and act upon number OF important sub
jects 10 the church
In an afternoon session to-day the General Conference
spoke out IN clear and emphatic terms upon Divorce and
Marriage 1t deprves any member OF the church who has
been divorced from marrying at all during the life OF the
party whom such church member has been divorced
ME the marriage such divorced persons other parties
during the lifetime Of those from whom they have been
divorced shah be degraded from the ministry: In TINS
day when the bands OF matrimOny weak In some
parts the land, such action is timely and well taken
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