Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-06-01
From the n. Y Sun of Friday,
: THE METHODIST CONGRESS.
The Skeleton that Cannot be nia.
den Another Oav:


den Another Day: >
Or. Lanahans Charges Fully Sustained A
F'x'fle.. Attempt TO Rush 7hyough TIE Imreai. I
yotsNg o1msHses hepo,t trittoM Disc,lss,o,
--D'. La"ahnn's Signal Tic,o,y. '| v
Bishop Foster having presided ON Wednes- I
day Bishop Wiley, the next in order of election,
occupied the CHAIR yesterday.
Dr. MatIock, of New Orleans presented a
memorial from the Church in louisiana setting
| forth That great excitement had been caused
among the colored brethren Of tina, section by the
failure 1.-THE General Conference to elect U,.h.
oP on African descent. One church of 200 mem
bsrs had seceded from the denc animation. Cnles.
serious con. liberation w.s given to the paper,
Ds. Mstlock feared that he would not be able to
prevent grave difficulties. During the pas, few
yesrs over 100000 members Of African descent
had joined the ii. Il, Chuich, believing that
ecciesiAsiIcai equality would be accorded them.
There we're millions of colored people in the
United States, the majority of them friendly to
MelhotIsn. and only wailirg to see one Of their
race elevated to the highest Office in the Church.
Brother Lakn, Of Alabama, said he had re-
celved advlces of similar uneasiness among the |
colored people Of his section.
DR.. Curry, Of New York, said this was an
important question. to be met very calmly and
deliberately. He moved that il be referred 10
special committee Of nine,
coLoRED BISHOP FOR coLoR1D MEN.
Brother Muir (colored) Of Lexington made
an earnest and imp FASHIONED appeal to the Con-
ference 10 send man of African descent To pre-
side over the four millions OF coiored people
They did not ask that colored man shall pre-
side over Conferences in New York, Philadel-
phia, or Roston. You are called in the South"
he said, 'p'ack abolitionists, do.'t care ~ia,
your principles are, how grand your families
; e,how royalty you have been raised, four mil
lion Of colored people are looking aud waiting
. for you to elec, a colored bishop"
8 The Rev. James Lynch, Secretary of State Of
e Mississippi, arose. Lynch is light-complex-
5 One'i mnalto, with pleasant, intelligent features
and OF medium height His voice was clear,
y y his delivery torcible and the eloquence Of his
!. language has not been surpassed this session on
a the General Conference Aoor. lie protested
r. against the animus and the manner of the de
;. mand made upon the iioor of that tonttienc by
l. some colored brethren. The toIored element o'
N the N. 4. Church was not properly represented
, in the nnimus OF that demand. and the manner
. IN which it had been made.
i, SQUARE EQUALITY DEMANDED
is He looked forward TO the time waen c,lol
p would he forgotten. lie desired the colorec
y, y, men to hold the same rala,lon TO the NJ. l.
10 ~ Church a. the Irish do and the Germans do, o
-. any other race. He asked no particular benefit
u. no particular advantage, no par icnlar sympa
thy. The colored men would not brand th'
Republican party as fAilhless to the human rac
!. because it did not elect colored President ap
~ plause nor the NJ L. Church for failing TO elec
,st 4 colored bishop. The coored man is not dis
he eliminated against in the NJ. L. Church. Ever
ut one of your seminaries, every one of your col
ty leges, is open to us.
the development ofthe South depends upo
Jul black muscle. Th,t semi-tropcal cline wi
-. be the future home Of the colored man in th
Of great country. hold that the colored man
,ut a. we'll endowed intellectually a. any race OF
I l the globe. Provdence is clearing the track an
or We will stand some day where the proude,
nd stand to-day. ! hope the General Conferene
e. will not be Influenced BY the disconnected, ex
We cited, unprecedented expreasoas Of opinion
~ which we have listened, and viii make no dis
M. elimination on account of color.
: The saaject was referred
III. kLEcrloN TO THE EDITORIAL CHAIRS.
~ For the editorship of the Central Christia
uys Advocate" Benz. st. James Fry. was declare
tis- elected. 4
= D. D. Love was slscssd editor OF the "Nor,l
rhs ern Christian Advocate"
un- For the editorship of the pittsburgh Chri
On. % tian Advocate Dg. ", Hunter received .
,hs hs ou, Of 1868 votes caA, and was elected.
in II. {. Benson was unsn mously elected edit
,ht- Of the "Chrstian Advocate" and DR.. Dillon
iity the Pacific Advocate"
,uid For the sditorship Of the "Atlantic Advocate
e. N. E. Cobleigh, of Holston, received "a, out
An. 372 votes cast, and vas declared elected
Brother Baldwin of Baltimore, called atte
tion to the ballot found in Brother WARM
hair, by which DR.. McCauleys election to
eti,or-hip Of the "Ladies' Depository had b.
N. defeated. ta
THE REPORT NOT TO DE RUSHED rHRou'
Brother Jevett Of Rock River, moved
Cu adoption oithe report. A dosen voices secon'
.tSs The motion.
on1v Dr.. Lanahan, who had been sitling solem
,tsry still during the reading, and calmly "a
nor. around him. lie said "Mr Chairman, IN
ond that that report lie on the cable 10 be rrnie
N at Cries of''Vote it Through
The Dr.. Lanahvn-Mr. Chairman | hope no
.asl tempt will be made TO rush that report thror
~ hope il will be laid on the table, and made
'.;ov special order for tomorrow morning at
tney o'clock. ..... =.z=,...
eks,r Dr. Lanahan's motion vas pntamid aome
fact element. Among those who supported the
scss. ,ion we're Drs. Eddy, Slicer, Curry, Hitchc'
GOole, Chancellor Bates, Oliver Hoyt. Ju
! nst. Reyuuids, aud Smmertield Baldwin. The
!, .hs .hs tion was carried by large majority.
to "
'te TIE Yasnr College girls were the victims
edlct vary had .ell SATURDAY. night. About ii oc