The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-29
NO, THANK YOU
The African Methodist Episcopal Con-
ference Unwilling to Emigrate.
BOARD PREFERRED.
Too Much "FOolin'" About the
Liberian Scheme.

LlDcIldIl oCneInS.
| Many items Of business came before the African
Methodist Episcopal Conference yesterday, in Bethel
Church, Bishops Payne and Wayman presiding. but
the most important were the expulsion of Rev. Mr..
Ross late pastor at Huntington. Long Island, and the
cmpnatic dsnuneiation OF the African emigration
movement in South Carolina and other States.
In the case of Mr. Ross committee OF triers
appointed, OF whom Rev. W. +. Dckcrsou, pastor of
Bethel Charch, was chairman They met yesterday
afternoon and took the testimony OF Isaac James.
Sllas simms and another Official of the Huntington
Church Ross failed TO appear before them the
committee proceeded with hts in his absence.
The charges OF incorporating church moneys and
immortality were proved against him and the
committee reported that "for the purity OF the
Christian mi nisry and In the interests OF common
dccency" he should be expelled. Ross tncn at
tempted TO defend himself. saying that no did not
know anything about the meeting Of tho committee:
was away looking up two surctes to indorse The note
TO the Conference for me money borrowed from the
New Jersey brother, and professed to be able to
plain everything satisfactorily. Bus the Conference
refused to have tho matter reopenod publicly 10
refer the back TO the committee for rcconsidera
ton.
DR.. Thomas, OF Bridge street, Brooklyn. declared
the Conference knew Ross evaslveness, and he did
not why they should indulge him any longer.
| 'sHis presence, his life ana his acts" said DR..
Thomas, "are all against him. The axe is now laid
TO tho root OF the tree, and for VIII stand ro
| under"
| Tho expulsion was carried by only three votes in
| tho Affirmative and none against.
| Mr. Ross thereupon gave notice OF appeal TO the
General Conference, and before leaving the church
he declared that DR.. Thomas was the last man who
| should have spoken against HIM, since he (rhoma ~
had requested him tRoss) to hire u room for immoral
| purposes tor him IN Huntington.
II was afterward asccrtaned privately that Ross
| had vouchers for the disbursement OF s1O2 OF the
$l25 Is alleged to have boon msappr opr,aed by him
aud the S33 IS no had appropriated salary aud
| the church sill him 1888. His immortality con-
| sisted in his boarding In u house oil whose n
mates were immoral, but OF whose character he pro-
| iesses utter ignorance.
Mr.. DAVIS, Of Amityville, L. L. was also before
tho committee but us no ore appeared to prosecute
| the charges against him tho dismissed.
THE EMIGRATION SCHEME
This came before the Conference nrst refer
II in he report OF the Commt on Missions
aud subsequently In more elaborate report OF tho
Committee on African Emigration. The report itse II
disc0uu tcnanced the movement Tor several reasons
among them the financial ana intellectual condition OF
the blacks at present; the physical nanliy to stand
The heat and exposure OF torrid region, they
by birth moro fitted for the temperate zone, and
tho need OF their scrvices and presence in this
| country.
On the adoption OF the report Rev. Frisbeo Cooper
| OF New Jersey. discussed tho question. He wished
leaders OF tho movement la the South II y Vicious
schcmo, he said, and is working and bias already
| II has It's headquarters II is not a move
| ment projected becaa.e Of the Interest tho
| lenders nave tho negroeu but because they
may make money out Of the traffic in them MI
Cooper described how this done. They 80 900
the negroes buy those shares believing that they viii
then have right TO passage to Africa, where lands
time oil departure comes, unless they have money
enough 70 nay their passage and 10 sunsist NJ least
months In Africa besides, they are left behind Those
leaders not trends 10 tho coiored people or 10
humanity. Men who were cutvating little pa tch cs
Of land Ia South and doing well have
10 sell out and are now straying about the siretts o
the cities thore without homes or comforts He be-
lievcd that the ontirc African Methodist Episcopal
Church should rise up as one man aud condemn tho
movement aud pass vote OF censuro leaders.
There are men ready 10 70 TO Africa and prepared TO
carry the Gospel ana civilization TO tho natives, but
those VINO 10 With this emigration schomo ~
norant that they need Instruction in the simplest
LEADERS HONEST BUT MISTAKEN
Professor stewart, of South Carolina aud New Jer-
sey, while he condemned tho emigration movement
because no did not Ihink the colored people we're
ready yet either In head or bert or pocke 10
defended the Southern leaders oil the movement
Messrs. Porter. Cain II Co He believed thai good
would come out OF u. IL II be OF God II Will crush
any who may interfere with II; but n mon u viii
come 10 naagh but he protested against juGgong or
misJuds,ng the motives OF the leaders. Any who
knew Messrs. Porter Cain " Co knew them to be
honest men. though they may bs mistaken
Mr.. Cooper replied TO this mat tho leaders should
DR.. Thomas made low remarks the subject
also when Bishop Payne TOOK the floor. not to make
speech, but to state lew iacls. Ho had watched
speecnmak,rs FOR iortysx years, and he found that
tnoy 40 not amount W much This eng
man. but il Messra Porter, Cain & Co. nAd retained
their seats IN the South Carolina Legislature We
President Hayes .u,horn policy and sne ACCESSION
OF Wade Hampton " powcr displeased them, ana
they ,,s want M pse' ana pGss. sssrse the
study all his LIE, ana he assured his brethren thai
they could not yet away IRON the white man. wher-
tho black goes he Will find tho white AN
II they go to Africa the white man holds alt of
south Africa, including the Orange Rspubc, founded
800 years ago by Holsnders, whose descendants to-
dny mold black natives in slavery on their ow
SOIL The western, eastern aud northern portions OF
Africa also hcia by the wnile man. Ana holis
them not merely by the power OF tho sword, but by
the power Of the Gospel too
srASLEr's KxrKDrrioN
"And now, sal the Bishop, '.Iet tell you what
the wnito man can do. millionaire white man oil
tins cl,y commissioned another wnue man 10 ex-
piore Central AFRICA. That white took Two other
wnito men ana two or three hundred back meL w7th
him They travelled across the continent 1000 nAes
aud fought thrpiwo battles. In every one OF whsch
they whipped the black mao, even wheu a. tho blacxs
sometimes dill. numoor 1000" The Bishop drew a
soldiers, armed VAN short eiubs Trying sop tho
progress OF Stanley and his meG armed with rifles,
aud lben added iii one white man could do tnat
whas could not u hundred or q Thousand white ~
10Y Tax OF escaping from the waite mans power, /"
he said. "you cannot do IL God 10 with The whito
man nov, wil be with him long al clds tue
power that he possesses Tor God humanity Ham,
youngest son OF Moan, had tnis power once ana TIC
overfodc everything There was nothing that could
withstand him. Hut no snbcu, and God took away
the power and gave TO shcm who also In turn
quered ana subdued Ham ANA Japhetb. But Shcm,
Ion, offended tho Most High, aud tue symbol OF au-
tnority Was taken IRON nim and gwen TO Japhch who
now yields u, aud neither Shem nor Ham make
auy successful stand against him The only thEg Tor
them 10 do Is 70 jump into tue chariot With him anu
ride through the world conquerng for God and Hrs
Christi
Tue B,shop's remarks we're greeted with great ap.
piaasc
Reports on sunday schools, education. Temperance
and other interests were presented. Inc Conference
appointed a committee 10 wish tue Howard orphan
Asylum. Brooklyn, ana IN the afternoon the mis-
sionary report was discussed aud ADOPTED. la tho
evening Bishop wayman preached before tho "daugh
ttrg OF the Conicrsncc."
The appointm Bts will be made To- day aud the Co