The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-10-02

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uon aud ren.tnr ofthr whole church 40 ,inSf n.
ny ind'eri,d much less whom ii. phases. uolr..
II he 'hraaa IA sbacinns e,iine> AMI apuoper CON
victim ~ lhen be. ore = committee. Il matter
perfectly unlfiriiisihlr. aud paeri h,.tJ nd the
f""ch ott'e recognized puucipt,s Of tfr Metro.
"ist Church eo.esnmr"I. For, 40 Travelling
munster stationed or otherwise, nor Bis,,up. nor
even the General Conference itsrli. can
rlhrr e"na"mn or eNprl member ot lhr
Methodist Lri.cnpal Church without a trial
before unniula 90, aud the risu,I an NJ
peal lu sect. n 30, chap. l. aud nl.r unrp
o' the Discipline, ~ IS said that the trnrt.l
Conference shsli not do away tn privileges
at our inenlhrfs, ct lrIal beiarf he society.
ar by rootlniltpr, aud ut an npp.Hd lleucs,
YOU perceive, that Il he Indignation and cen.
sue. Of ihe ehnrch are directed bv unp. or
more mn, against way individual. il must be
under ohsrse nj immoral cunanri. 90 samr
crime forbidden IA the word II Got duly
prtirrr"d, and inlly established 10 the Sncir-
y oi Which hr Is n memher, - n select mum.
Der ~ hem nnlp>s YOU suppase the whole
chnrch aud ministry totally cnrrupi ; Rot tie
church aud ministry srraeknnu lelsr,l NOT II
h- '"taiiy corrupt therefore, il T. not ia tie
p'"rr - aPV innn 80 direct tns Indignation
Hah rfrsnrr o. the Whole church against " nom
hr III, as,.e.
u Is FAR her assumed, by thpse gentlemen
- an existing prmclple IN The government
mat ihe system IS sacred. estn ~ tn frs, pItn-
c'P'"s oi "u' religion aud, therefore, 10 refuse
our Assault 10 one, y ~ great an evil as tp dIste
iieNe the other.' The question immediate, or
cWs, how graf an ryii - III accrue RON the MOI
h1lnvIng the fist pImcIpis al our religion :
l'i"th aud endless pnrdiIion. = Bot, who, III the
Ma 'h"d'si fp'scop"i Church, among ministry
81 'Hir, ever believed on affirmed that an az.
kno" lcdgment of the Mcthpd,s Episcupal go-
40. uh'rht was essential 10 salvation II is toe
"cij Known 10 require a lahored rllort. To detail
me 'dct thai tbe Methodist Ep copnl Churcb
hold, fee COMMUNICATIVE the EpncunsI t,,rm
81 government, is nruhcr prescrlhed IA the go.-
PEI, OF diylnelp insiiut td--ttni the same vuit,.
I,uy act which maiScs one u ,namber al ,hc asso.
cation, Is aii-anb'lrn' IT. uis,olve H. whrurver
IT, individual shall Hecome Dissatisfied Bnt
surely 10 minister, ~ ni> >euses oan say tIi- IT
'h" Ia 81 principles Oi our religion ; vct tins
mtSl be niosi sulrmply aud truiunl. avcffed,
o'inrc me lhInc,Je assumed IN fhe p.ca,nb,,
rRn be lluc. Burno mau, uudisItmprIrd IA,
mind and ire tron the dcepoSt n,euuicr, can
say this !; therefore. nonr bat such ~ have dr.
,enp.led mlads aud ihr most daeply Gated pre-
siudice, tan asset ihut II rs gIenl an r, 10 te-
'in>r assent 10 the 0nr, a, To d,neiry. the othr,
- hc'e Is onr circum> auce OF pallatiou how.
rve., Wnlcb, IL cbol v n,ieii he slu,,,.d-lf
the mind, iou some cause not IN eu,at,ll IN.
der onttanl. Hrfc thrown iutp too hlgh n STATE
Of ehnvescencr, and, by the .fluyia OF heated
passions, become too much onsrnle3 to pc,c.iv.
any iGne distinctly, us possible tn such *
t,nvagance 10 - 81 without u sacr,Gce of nr,o,,.
pie. Oh one dung Gnere Is Wlapp,llted certainty
no Melbpdis.. II. la, sense, whether prrache,
t.r / ar
% hriiesed II essential tn life OF salvation Ia sub
r.lh' II the Methodist Episcopal form of church
2osrrnmrnt: Vet, 4 must br III Thought and t,e.
hrrct arfore the assumption of the preamble
c" tally appear.
Nj. = esley sdys, if hclieve tho Frisco
PAT tori u fhnfch .o,ctrnenI 70 he Scltpuiral
aud 6ro.i4lical mean Usit tgr,sing with The
P'h'ntt AID writing 81 luc apo,trS. But tGat
D. prescribed m scripture, do rot hrirvr
in,> "riai"n, WINCH uuca most zc,lou>, IS.
pnused, have bsan hea, ily asha,nrd o. ever
,incc I reah Bl,nap Sullagnaa,'s lcnlcmn /
,,iok thai n has unanswrraily proved tina,
.rcitIrt Ghli>i nor tbs apostles prescribed q.
nv pntica'lfonn Of church government and
rral the plea Of divine ,Jahi fos diocesan rpI>co
macy va never hrnfd III IN HE priIn,ti,.
chu,ch '-YrN u 9fhy, idsd IL 1873, foL TO-
mere %
Irr proamif 70 further states that a. tho od,n.
cate. for tl.,,,i,.,,,.l ILer,, ,fe ,,ros,,,h,d
trcl,rd t. l. e,,,n,irs g. hate,. II n.,h, ,,.un
n,v,. rlleir motives mi,rep e,en,ed tb,,, ,t,r,,r
s.is rra3o.5.a ,yr g." Iur Itipsiaut ,,,i,s,,,.
are 4,lvnf,tss Tor rcc,csls.I,,.,l Gbcrtv: and
,h.rptntr l. thric sam, i,.tc, .,i,u b,t,. c,,,
prcIn,se, aud c,urlu>i.iI Illry unI, L INNS ma.
,r,ihed n..Iep. ,.pnIpd and trt,iu,.d Ia, Ina,
Ilicrr t.. IN, pt.nr'ulr ia thp Iptlndist ,l,,,ch
poYrru,,tPttf AT .tnet an hortzas -, ,,,,,L.. H.