A history of Methodism in the United States . -ferences. If this was intended to divert the mind of the GeneralConference from the dangerous subject of slavery, it wasnot successful. Under the call for reports^ petitions, andmemorials. Bishop Andrew being in the chair, when theProvidence Conference was reached Frederick Upham pre-sented a memorial on that subject. Thereupon Collins, ofBaltimore, moved a committee, to be called the Commit-tee on Slavery, to be constituted of one member from eachAnnual Conference. Capers, of South Carolina, movedto lay this on the table, but the motion did not p
A history of Methodism in the United States . -ferences. If this was intended to divert the mind of the GeneralConference from the dangerous subject of slavery, it wasnot successful. Under the call for reports^ petitions, andmemorials. Bishop Andrew being in the chair, when theProvidence Conference was reached Frederick Upham pre-sented a memorial on that subject. Thereupon Collins, ofBaltimore, moved a committee, to be called the Commit-tee on Slavery, to be constituted of one member from eachAnnual Conference. Capers, of South Carolina, movedto lay this on the table, but the motion did not prevail,and the committee was ordered, Upham offering commu-nications from six stations, and Benton, from the same con-ference, adding another; from eight stations in the NewEngland Conference memorials were presented. A me-morial of the Maine Annual Conference on the same sub-ject was introduced, while from New Hampshire came dis-tinct memorials and resolutions from thirty-eight cities andtowns; western New York sent another; the Black River. WILLIAM CAPERS. INUNDATION OF ANTISLAVERY PETITIONS. 31 Conference another; Pittsburg seventeen; North Ohio ten ;Ohio one; and Rock River one. On the next day waspresented a memorial from Philadelphia relating to thetestimony of colored members, and during several daysfollowing sixty-six memorials were received ; some relatingto colored testimony, others to a change of the general rule,others to the appointment of slave-holders to the office ofmissionary secretary, or as missionaries under the directionof the parent board. In the discussion on their reference to the Committeeon Slavery, William A. Smith said he was sorry thesememorials taught the lesson they did, that there were somany that were rabid on this subject. They of the Southcould get as many as they pleased of a contrary character,but they had thought proper not to offend the feelings ofthe conference by adopting such a course; or otherwisethey could get them with strong argumen
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