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The General Conference Of tins Church
closed its session in Cincinnati on the So'h
ult sts NAl q


The Home Mission controversy was SO
decidea--by a vote Of So to l2-that here
after Mission Churches may be established
y aov upoccupied territory, in city, town
Or country, and remain free from the Re
s,ric,ive rule, limiting the term Of minis
terial service, as long as the Annual Con-
ferences shall deem proper. This change
wisely admits the doctrine of accommoda-
ton 10 circumstances. A new district was
set off, also, to be called the PhiladeIphia
district.


On the subject Of slavery the conference
adopted the following resolution: "I'hat in
the Judgment Of the General Conference,
the holding Of slaves is in many clrcum-
stances sim against God, and in such cases
should be condemned by the Methodist
Protestant Church; nevertheless it is our
ooinion that under some circumstances il
;s no, sinful. This General Conference
does moi feel authorized by the constitution
TO legislate on the subject Of slavery, and
by solemn vote we present to the Church
our Judgment that the different annual con-
ferences, respectively, should make their
own regulations on the subject, as author-
ized by the constitution" ~.


There are now thirty annual con-
ferences in this confederacy. The follow
ing delegates were elected by the General
Conference to represent the Methodist
Protestant Church in the Worlds Conven-
ton or Christian Union, to be held in Lon
don in August next: 4


From the Souih-Rev. DR.. S.. X, Jen-
nings and w. w. Hill.


From the Wesi-Rev. G.. Brown and c.
Springer.


From the East Rev. DIR. Waters, t. H.
Stockton and w. Starr.


The next General Conference is to be
held in Baltimore, May, 1850