A history of Methodism in the United States . the slave-holdingStates take leave to declare to the General Conference ofthe Methodist Episcopal Church that the continued agita-tion on the subject of slavery and abolition in a portion ofthe church, the frequent action on that subject in theGeneral Conference, and especially the extrajudicial pro-ceedings against Bishop Andrew, which resulted on Satur-day last in the virtual suspension of him from his officeas superintendent, must produce a state of things in theSouth which renders a continuance of the jurisdiction ofthat General Conference over
A history of Methodism in the United States . the slave-holdingStates take leave to declare to the General Conference ofthe Methodist Episcopal Church that the continued agita-tion on the subject of slavery and abolition in a portion ofthe church, the frequent action on that subject in theGeneral Conference, and especially the extrajudicial pro-ceedings against Bishop Andrew, which resulted on Satur-day last in the virtual suspension of him from his officeas superintendent, must produce a state of things in theSouth which renders a continuance of the jurisdiction ofthat General Conference over these conferences inconsist-ent with the success of the ministry in the slave-holdingStates. A motion was made by C. Elliott to refer this declara-tion to a committee of nine. This created some discussion and led Stephen Olin toread these resolutions: Resolved, That this conference does not consider itsaction in the case of Bishop Andrew as either judicial orpunitive, but as a prudential regulation for the security andwelfare of the HENRY B. BASCOM. PROTEST OF THE SOUTHERN DELEGATES. 87 Resolved, That, having made a solemn declaration ofwhat, in their judgment, the safety and peace of the churchrequire, it is not necessary or proper to express any opinionas to what amount of respect may justly belong to theiraction in the premises. Olin said he would not press these resolutions upon theconference, whereupon a call for the previous question wassustained, and the paper of the Southern delegates re-ferred to the committee of nine. Henry B. Bascom read to the conference, on Thursday,June 6th, the Protest of the Southern delegates in relationto the action in the case of Bishop Andrew. It was pre-sented in behalf of thirteen Annual Conferences of theMethodist Episcopal Church, and portions of the ministryand membership of several other conferences, embracingnearly five thousand ministers, traveling and local, and amembership of nearly five hundred thousand constitution-ally
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