, 1875-12-22

flisll0p E1Nr0n's Ihtrtl-'Tcrn N0Mt-
ElHFID1t nINCel*4Gt1.

CiHria,ntf f;asrtt<, HE. u.
The Mcthndlst prcnchers o. tll. city mot Mt
tile FroacllerB Koom. III tho BOOK Concern, yes-
turday In tiloir regular weekly u,oetiiig, and, on
tho suggestion OF tlis How. air. Lao hs roaol,i-
tiuu. introduced ut tho last meeting, cc,lsrlnj.
Bishop Haven fur tho famous inslorHoment Of
rresEtlont firant before tho Boston ministers,
WAS takou from tho tablo for discussion,
Tho llaY. j. +. Conrey occupied tho CHAIR. In
bringing tho matter beforo tho meeting, tho
Chairman ruled that 50 much OF the resolution
ns expressed judgment OF canAnrc on 1'jnalun
n1ysn and .ho ,nlnHtors Of boston, "as out at
order, AMI therefore not before tl,a moetinu, for
tho reason that neither Of thcso parties was On
trial beforo tho body.
Chair, but tie meeting, aftor diacussion, suH-
sa!,!cd tho Chait by q vote ot II to9
Tho 1toy. 4. u. Leonard offered tho following
substitute for tho original resolution:
Et.orfd That W. drarproyn Ut tho cthlrao pursued
by ltishop Haven aud tia H,stuu r1eactrrs' tneunR
In practically fAyoriug recommendation Of ITesfapnt
Grant for third tcr,l.
Tic HOY. u. ]. Starr also offered lhe following
III d second substitute.
Ntso'rr Tint tho secular rrras II, plfatahJng Tho cx-
preston of Bsup Iayrn. ln his Boston Hlerr If lA
lernonal preference fur rotleetlun ii Fresi.laIlt
drant fur third teftn an pccl.a4stal expresalun
ns. E+'Iat Church. Or a1!y Iars ttlcruof to any 10,
sa ss oS 9vsas ~ Hy y o. r"sa sT'ar "ua that 1t
Theto substitutes md all papers bearing on
tho nt,bject n,nttor wore thcn rcforred to coin
inilteo. composed Of Thomas Lee, W. I. Fec, ).
~. Walden, ". Young, aud W. L. i4ypeh With
.Le mootIug, The Cp,nmittoe. after q short a1-
aouce, returned the following:
Irso!ted, Thas wllo wc, tody of ministers. do
cline t, c1psess opinion In Regard Ia he eectua f
conrap nt bishop ifayen cfore tho lI5sson lrraehcr4'
mecslng h suggesting tho renoinustluu Ut lrcsdcnt
icsolrtd, That wn, ~ min;stcrn Of the Methods.
Fntsco]al Church. are ,nalteraly oro+ed o any hi
l'ottsH VI tbs country.
Tho roadue ot the report was followed by q
lively debatD. III wl;h noarly oil preAent particle
patol. Tho paos Of wlt with which tito speak
cra iMtesn}Hra4tl their Remarks Neto ali koenly
appreciated. Az rulo, they kept to tlla re.'o!u-
'tion. but my il.ea.ion to lnunch ont into tI4-
cassio.. Of tho talsA term waa promptly nippcd
In tho bud.
Mr.. Loo advocated. tho rcaolutlonH. Ifo thonght
| Bishop liayon wna altogether cut Ut iiaco whom
l,o Gnvo uttotance Ia lilo Bonsimonta ntt1ihutcd
to him. 1t WIS Just aud proper that ho 10 IT.
bnkod.
AIr. Nothwe,!des desired to know why bishop
lEaypn was apglcd out aud ail tho blan1o rlt
upon Him. Why not include tho lluHt0Il proaoA.
ORB ia thu oensuAl3 They, It waA asssrtetl, had
indorsol tho Dislsops position. eyen going w tar
| tn to vote upon It,
Dr. Walden explained TINT tho Boston preach.
ers, according to Zons UrratI laad not lttiorHca
| that part OF tho DasAup'B speech referring to 4
| denomination Ut rrGsident Grant, but what ho
atl said about tho itnpo otallce Of our Church and
odneatioua! work In tho South. uo favored the
resolution before tho House, because, since the
matter Ind conia up, VIZ must take some action.
Nlslop Haven had neasurAh|y committed tho
Gh,lrch by ntseriny ttloso sentiments wLo3o lo
did Had !lo uttered tlo BaEto sentiments III l!s
iiyato study. aa did DIAop Simpson, they would
| Aaro been merely tho tttofapeos Vt tho citizrn,
mud, - such. legltin'sto md Proper ann nobody
~oull hsya hal right TO TAXA exception to
| them.
slr. Leonard thouaht wo uorc ouly aillins tle
"tetnJ,eat III y teapot +" by taAsng ns4y uetun Ut
u!l, ltlsl,op Haven Lad committed iubudy hut
himself, and even II llo had .coutnlltua nn Or.
fonso this body bud no buaiuozs to call liu, u
account; that vas tla pEoEog4tiya Ut tho uo,l.
erAl Conference. kor need We eo!no 10 the sus-
cno of tho Hoston preachers. The Hub wad
aLu..,lantly aplo to take caro- Ut Itsolf.
LII. Wahl thought NO had buttos tako 10 ac.
tinn, At aaJ action VIC MisAt tako would bo tnls'
construed.
rho lsey. Wil!iau, Young thought tho Bishop
had ho right to compromise thu Church. buct
things Ind boon do!la brloso, and ayeu Aers il.
this Ilaco, anu it wa4 thus that our Dislopa b.
Kien to understand that when lLeY placsd IL.