, 1874-05-23

Church, and CLOSES with return Of fratorhAl
yressing.
nous vote. ...
IMPORT OF TIE coslairTrEE ON FnATERxAL
RELATIONS
Will tho Northern Chulcl refors to tho rocont
viet OF tho Northern Commissioners as fol-
Il il with peasuro tint we bear testimony to tho d'a-
tlngulshed ability md 10 tho eloquent md courteous
teir trst. Their uttorauccs warmed hcara their
touching -. aluslon to comnio1 hsritage
e IT, saa 's aa IL csins hs
Of The kingdom Of their Lord ana stirred within
terms of tho action Of their General Oontorenec to
or tho =; to a way for
eud tterace Of past history pledges W to regnrd
ta,osa9ly and to me-! pronpy Their nsl ,s resposs
appseass PR 'Sas f'fs na
for he separate existence Of thcso two branches Ut
Mcho.s1n arc such ma to mako corporation .i1deara.
as ~ IN
ton that such contamination is ,dHmanacd by
fss oSa1s s s ar. @ W s eseys sson
ton. The causes Which led to division III 1874,
not disappeared. Some tlom exist in their or;gne!
form aud foreo aud othcra have boen moa'aed' ous
not diminished. $500.
Tile report then goea On to givo tho history Of
tho ca,laoB which led to frat separation, mud
those which oonapiro to make union HOW imprac-
ticable. lloforence is made to tho Inconvenience
Of arranging proper basis Tor representation to
the General Conforencee, and to tito dl1eronoo
in power claimed by tho two branchoa.
ON THE BupJEcT or SLAVERY,
! tile report saya:
Tho position Of southern Methodsm On that sub
change. Wo held oraolves - 1e.dinoaa 70 carry %
uospel to bond and free. htaBtons TO savea coiai-
e pfbi # 1 n W
expended on It. Thcse lators wore amInenty owned
Of God. At the beginning Of tug war 2soooo negroes
wore in tho communion NJ our Church. and thouBarda
Of thoir children receiving eatechottcal 'nsruu
ton. :socleties organized III tho southern atatos
and hs IN msabers taai y Witch swell ner sse
made up largcly Of those who in slavery, had lsen
converted by our inssrninentality. TLe colored
proachgra exlortorH aud cass-1eadora by whom they
have principally Carried thols Southern work, and
somo of whom haye been counted worthy od
we're oIr1stianlzed and trained under Tho ministry ii
Other 1ayn. Following thu Indication Vi Providence
we " % @ .aaa ' " s sspsa 9s
Of the African rAco IN tho midst Of tho United
States. h1any Of them Ind boen drawn away from
bit rennant remained, and Al tbor request We hnvo
aet or colored men and boys into independ et
No Aavo turned ever to tlom titles and possessions u
church property formerly hold by us for their uec
and hene and ~ propose to continue @ to s s1 4ns ms
Northern sbrethren have pursued different plan
and they Becm committed to It by honest md con.
scentious CONVICTIONS. They hare mixed conferences,
rnl1od congregations, and mixod echooa. We do noE
| ask them to adopt our plan. We could not adopt
| theirs,
The report then gives tho details Of the effort
/ made by The Southern branch, iu 1846, to recon-
clio tho difrerouces. and the refusal Of tho
| Northern brunch to receive the Commissioner
appointed; also, Of the renowed effort mado in
| 1870, in the same connection.
The report says; ... -.. -
Thus stood tho when distinguished delegates Of
the Methodist Ep4suopal Church, duly authorized by
tleir Geuoral Conference Of 1874 brought In thcir
fraternal greetings. Wo hail tIen With pleasure, aud
welcome tho opportunity at length oitcred ,ls of
entering Into Negotiations to Recnro tranquility
] md fellowship to our alirnatcd commnntona upon
permanent baRiB md alike honorable to All.
Especial stress Ia laid in tho report upon the
| necessity Of recognizing tho plan Of separation
originally proposed by tho Methodist Episcopal
Church South. Tho report hays:
However othera may regard that instrument. tho
plan Of separation is too important In its application
status and security to bs lightly esteemed by