The sun., 1872-04-24
THE coLoRED MErHoDrsrS.


stormy session Ncstcrdny-A Clergyman
widely ia Error - Topics on which the
ColOred Brethren Disagree.
When the Conference assembled ycstcr-
day morning the subject OF founding n colprcd
national college was resumed, and Brothers
Decker, Kennedy, and Robinson applaudcd the
action Of the incorporators.
brother Smith, Of Troy, formerly Of Jamaica.
". l., arose to point Of order. lie held In his
hand q copy Of THE SUN. hi, English blood was
up. and he seemed very much excited. lie said
that the report Of yesterday proceedings ia TIN
SrN was wilfully and mnliciously false. The man
who wrote the report sat right In front of him.
but they might as well try to find pig in THE
StN a. TO get any one TO acknowledge its author
The reporters just come here 20 make fun Of us.
and move that some action be taken a. to ad-
mitting them.
TnE TRUTH AND NOTHING ELSE.
bishop Clinton requested Hruther smith to
rrod the report, and the latter read the passage
which he thought offensive.
Brother William u. Decker. ~ Boston. one Of
the most influential members II the Confer
once, said he saw nothlnl In the report which
was not strictly true and exactly as it occurred.
ilC was opposed in every sense t. the exclusion
Of representatives of the press.
Brother Smith rose To take the floor but was
oycrwhclmed with cries Of "Ordcr" and sit
down
Mr.. Smith had too much Jamulca In him TO be
suppressed, aud managed 10 make the following
words audible:
Erother pSescF ,l say & tee report true say ~
me and n these thinrs are 10 go on, win Withdraw
T.-6op iaton il Gown. profhcr Smith. s,, down,
f9n m9,' Gol indg'gc IG tsoi l.les. en- ,orry TO
oit,n claract, ,iil,dty want OF dccorum aud IL Is
god lining TO have u,m shown W once IN WHILE .Ap-
ONE Of THE SMITH FAMILY.
Brother Smith then succumbed. lie after
ward called the lrhule reporter whom he
seems e. have mistaken for the SuN reporter
a. ide, and told the Tribune man that "if any
thing appeared in the paper on the following
day ylatiye TO him Smith he Smith would set
waslIt scared, and didn't think Il worth while To-
correct the wrathful brothers mistake
Brother Thomas offered a resolution pledging
the member Of the Conference 10 do all ia their
power to suppress rum m-drnliug, ,Sabhath-hreak-
Ing, and policy-plYing. The resolution was
\ resolution was also adopted approving the
course ~ the Rev j. =. THOMPSON, I'm conuec-
ton with the appointment of church trustees at
Rrsuor's rsURrATIoN.
nlGcutics have FOR some time existed In the
African Methodist Church owing TO the alleged
arbitrary ,'urse - Bishop Jones, the Chairman
Of the Board Of bishops. Though the last Gen
y. G., l-hop Ioucs has sent forth circular
calling the meeting in New York on the i,t II
Y"n C'nfcrcnce thint thii ,tr"ng cScTrise ',ff "f
the one man power, and have determined to set
their faces against Nshop Jonc.'s prupos don
he circular was read In the Conference yoster-
The lIcv Dr. po-ley wanted 30 know VIII -thcr
The whole church was To Ice sWtycd by Bishop
Jones b. fore the war the church. Ind not more
than l'up members, now il had iulnO. and not
4Nv'D 9i them reside on this side Of Mason and
Dixon, line. Would Il bee reasonable of those OF
the North, who had been free all their lives to re-
quirc their poor brethren of the South to come
tu Sew lUIk from New Orleans and all