The New York herald., 1875-12-16
NEW YORK THURSDAY

Of common desire 10 hear directly and Ia detail
from the Bishop himself the actual condition Of affairs
within his jurisdiction ought 70 explain continued
Mr. Hamilton ',that II had been stated that Bishop
Haven could not nc invited e occupy any OF the pupts
~ his denomination the south, and that Methodist
minister OF cUlOred church could not be fraternaly
treated hy a Southern pastor Of the Methodist
Church. Now, as said before II was tue
Intention OF the preachers then assembled
get from Bishop Haven personal account Of affairs
III the Southern States in reference 70 the Methodist
Church His address delivered at the close 0f the
tract conference IN the Temple church. and the line OF
his thought was the treatment Of the colored man
hy the southern people, and Of the Methodist
Church IN particular on account q ITS interest s,
the close Of his speech the Bishop said, with
much warmth, that there was no man more respected
a the south than tho one who had conquered the
Southern people, and could better protect the
OF the colored people than the man who hau
SET them free and lie believed that man would never
. compromise their interests. The Bishop hoped IN
of these facts, that the Methodist prea1heis
would so back their own record ana alsIe- r.
then said that he personally desired the re- election oI
Ulysses :. Grant, and he believed i TO be me duty OF
the Methodist preachers 10 pray for his re'eecton
ssWell what followed after thisF'' asked -
''At the conclusion OF the speech Rev Dr. sherman,
the presiding elder Of the Boston district maui mo-
ton effect that the preachers had listened Win
PLEASURE APPROVAL
10 the address OF Bishop Haven, ana ne ealed ior
rising vote inviting all present TO par.epaIe IN the
voting AS said before, there were fully 600 present,
aud not a couple of hundred, as you nave Deen IN
formed When the vote had been declared in the
armatve some one in the audience called loudly for
The NEGATIVE vote Al this Rev. Dr. Woodruff Of Fall
RIVER arose and said that he hoped there would be no
negative vote taken they all knew that the motion
was INTENDED as a compliment to the Bishop rising
vote on the question Of making DR.. Shcrman's motion
unanimous was then taken and the best evsdence that
the vote unanimous was the TACT that when the
negatives called for not single person stood up.
There considerable Of payIuncss in the proceed
ings all through added Mr. Hamilton. land the seri-
business Of the matter has only been formed by the
prominence which the newspapers have given 1t"
METHODIST CHURCH
stBut is III tact. Mr.. Hamilton ~ asked. ANthat
the majority the Methodist preachers throughout the
country are in favor or third term for General Grant ~
~ will tell you how that IS II Is much the same
with the preachers IL is with Bishop Haven. He is
opposed TO the third term principle but yet he is in
favor OF the election OF General Grant, and the
is undoubtedly true Of the great body of Methodist
preachers throughout the northern and States
Like Bishop Haven, they think that there is no man
who Will zealousy guard the interests OF the coored
General Grant There may, in some cases, be
other reasons Why our denomination will support hin
but that advanced by Bishop Haven is the chief y
POWER INFLUENCE the CHURCH
Further our convers at on Mr.. Hamilton said that
here in Boston the strength or Methodism IN the
United States not understood outside OF its own
denomination, and hence II was that the Boston press
had attached little importance TO this address OF
Bishop Haven. Mr. Hamilton declared TO himself
when the remarks were made that they would create
throughout the country and he was not sur
prised that his prediction had been verified The
strength and power the Methodist Church. he SAID
mmensey beyond those OF any other denomination
III America and constantly gaining. Its great
foothold he explained, The West and South,
ciated here in New England.
INTEREST THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
Rev. Mr. Hamilton SAID that he surprised at the
feeling which the speech OF the Bishop had stirred up
throughout the country. HIS daily letters upon
the subject he said becoming so numerous that
il with difficulty he found time to attend TO them
They came all parts OF the country, and the ma
Jority OF them are from Methodist preachers.
A LETTER FROM BISHOP HAVEN
Among those which he had received this morning
was one from Bishop Haven, at Syrucuse The Bishop
was inclined to be jocose the sensation he had
created but he said seriously that he hoped The Metho
dist preachers would not 90 back on their record OF
which means that he hopes they viii piay Tor the
nomination sni reelection OF General Grant. The
Bishop also stated in his letter that he had written q
communication o New York journal which he thought
would please his friends
VIEWS OF An EX-coNGREssMAN PREACHER.
/ found Rev Mark Traiton. of BrookLne, formerly a
member Of Congress from the Western Massachusetts,
district, inclined to look upon the matter Of the
Bishops speech in the light ot huge joke. 1T has
all been worked up by the newspapers he said, ''and
hardly worth talking about II regarded as
worthy OF notice by the preachers they would probably
have discussed IL ut Their meeting to-day"
MATTER WILL RE AGITArgD.
Notwithstanding the nseniucs e which Mr. Trsfton
and Others Of the preachers attach to the ques-
tion persuaded in the belief that It will yet be the
theme continued discussion, only by tae preach
OF Boston and vicinity bat by Methodist clergymen
throughout the country In fact, | shall be greatly
mistaken II the matter is not precipitaed upon them
at the very next meeting OF the Boston preachers.