Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-11-13

deeply interesting, we owe an apology
for garb!ing VIVA. we cannot fully pour
tray
The new building, will be SO feet
by SO, OF one height, with a porilco I'D
front 1t will have two front en-
frances, each leading through an aisle,
with pcws in the centre, and row on
each side. We hope spirit OF lioerai
ity will prompt many, who have not yet
contributed, TO throw in their mite. that
they may enjoy the consciousness OF
having assisted 10 rear Temple TO that
Being whose goodness is daily poured
out 10 preEusion upon them.
BY the following article from the
British Traveller, it will be seen that a
schisn has taken place in the Methodist
Episcopal Society in England, Of a Sc
rious extent.
THE METHODIST DiSSENTloNS.
The dissantions among the Methodist
body which originally arose at Leeds,
ia Consequent of the attempt made ky
members Of that persuasion irequenting
Orange Chapel, ~ that town, to have an
organ erected therein TO accompany
divine service, and which was objected
to or, the ground, as alleged, of its being
departure from the original simplicity
-o3 the doctrines and obsepvances prescri
bed By the founder OF their religion,
j Ohm Wesley, came before the late Con
ference in London, for decision
The decision vas against the ipnova-
! tors, as the church Understanding. meth.
odists have been called. This, however,
! has not had the-eEeet oterec onciIing the
/ Non coniormiss, wno instead of sue
clubbing to the decision, have had
meeting OF their own body to consider
what course they should adopt.
The result Of their deliberations has
been. that they have determined on en-.
Getting the organ. For the purpose they
have employ dan eminent organ bull.
der, who is al presant in London, en-.
! gagged Ia the completion of its erection.
twill be opened ia the most solemn
manner in the eourse.of next week, and
, Mr. Charles Wesley, a relative of the
| founder Of the Methodist counexion, is
expected topeiform on il ior the first
tiae, on the occssioA,
| they have gone further, and at
meeting on Wednesday, determined to
| form themselves into distinct religious
body. under the designation OF the
wesleyan Protestant Methodists" A
solemn protest against the decision of
the conference was also subscribed BIZ
the trustees, stewards, local preachers,
| and leaders of The non conformists, on
behalf of the members generally.
they also subscribed a solemn de clar-
alton OF the motives and grounds OF their
proceedings.
Their protest, among other matters,
declaims against the effects of that un.
christian and irresponsible authority ex-
erclsed-by The preachers, and con firmed
by conference, in making, altering, sus.
pending, or abrogating laws binding
upon the whole Methodist body, without
consulting the societies, or any persons
appointed on their betali-a power as
snmed by no other Protestant author
tiles in the world, civil or ecqlesiastic.
al. They also protest against the confer
'encesecurIng to themselves the property
ofthe connection in the chapels, schools,
Sc, built by the people, and for the
debts Of which tue trustees alone are
responsible. They protest against alter
atlons which they say have destroyed
the primitive simplicity of helhodIsm,
and defaced its original character, and
against forms of government terms oil
authority, andtitles ofdIstinction, assum.
ed by the preachers, only without the
sanction OF the Rev. John Wesley. but
in contradiction and contempt of his re
corded judgment and writings, and
even against the laws of the convention,
They protest, finally, against submitting
any longer to the unlimited authority OF
the preachers ascontrary to Christianity,
the practice of the primitive church, and
the privileges OF English subjects.
Founded on the sentiments contained
in this protest, they came to a series 81
resolutions, the principal of which was
that it became the duty of all friends Of
christian liberty to unite in opposing sucI
arbitrary proceedings. "hich are con
tot he can .