Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-06-21
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| VIC methodist Conference now holdin q
| us anh''ai session III this city has done an
act t'i;it cntiilcs II To the gratitude of The
country. ana one that mi gn, well be iulitu
| 'e' ny iil thosc ecclesiastical bodies. Sor,
oi ne c'eFSytlcn ot That church have becn
i,H'cuiaicd with the abolition virins. and
P'heu tic "calots ol other srcts IN intern
~ 'hc c"ut'ry Tor the purpose of pr0du-
""c''': 'ro'ioic ana di*Tuieu'c i'm the land,
oy "Shatiiio ms last and worst dcyic, o,
Gatah. Inc conference has taken mn Tho
case WIN spirit thai does it honor and
ni>riliiiled some OF those " no have bui mar
h"'iy engaged III The mischief. Others
VINO nave necn more active and open in de
Pa!'ih" rom The legitimate christian dutics
assigned 10 Them, To breed iIl-blood and
,''H."'oahcc III society. have been susnepJcJ
IL IS ''il example thai should he GpIIowcihy
every church in the United Sto,cs ,rLa
methodist church we venture tn saw c.n,,
Ptfsohhl knowledge. Is better acuuoiptod
"hh me save population Of the Southern
r'"tcS iian any Other body of christians
'"f us MINISTERS have mixed more with thar
l."i"'ia'i"h. ana done more for its mc,ior,.
.,, .M''' ''h' those oi any Other denomination.
heE kho" very well what mounIoins oc
'"!se."oa nave been piled up by the Aho-
'il'"i'iSts III relation 10 The coudiiiop oc RI.
southern negroes. They know RI. nt,n.
falsi'y OF the declaration in The n,o,,,, (,r
EVER! h:aWi'h" nbnlinhiSt i'm the louJ ,h,,
The slaves are deprived of, the ord;n,bco nc
i'"S,o'. thcy know thai every facility
IS Afforded Tor religions instruction 70 ,ho.o
people, and how much relirious mo-, .,.,
encouraged by the masters, in tJa;r boi,,
'apors among the slaves. So do ,ro Lrn,,,
'hc SAME thing, and il is with fcci;no l;,,Io
SNORT OF ahhorrcncc. that we have 60, ,,,,,
ncard the scandaious tulsehoods nt,ereL nn
This subject. e'e" VII
very considerable portion OF the Sop,h-
efh slaves are christian com m,,p;,an,. AL
not only allowed bu, cncournrcd =" o,,a",I "",I
the Worship of their God upon rho S.,,na,h
irohahly rw0-'hirds Of the nan .b.r. .,n, j.,
ueb1cd lor their religious insrruction ~ ,ho
nictiiodiSis, AMI wc dare saw tbot oro,,or
ton, who arc religions at all. belonar rorU t IT,,
church. They belong to II h"nan" w. '",. a..
',',n,s'erSn;ve hcrn more faithful more in.
defaiISahlc in discharging ,hcir dm,;as 80
wards them. We are far from in,a",,;no
by these remarks, 10 srca,; ,I;.,nn;noI,!
even by implication, of other denon,;n.,;o,:,
for we are aware how much ,hev hawa oil
tone IN many instances. blr. il is "a r;,ot No,
10 be controvertcd, that The NIcthod;.,s ha,o
done more than all the rest together. in The
aischhrSc of this benevolent dutv' r. 10
pia'n therefore, thai this denomi,o,;on
knn" more, and can Judge more eorrec,iv
OF INC real situation of the slaves of ,be
9ouih' than any of their christian bre,i,rnn
ana II Is tins circumsta acc that gives rrc,t
Val'c to the steps just taken by The bi9best
authority OF that church. Its venc1ohIa
bishops, its ministers and it's Dy,pe.T.s
never ana an ac' in s1ris!er accordance with
'he'r d"ty as goo: christians and good citi-
Zons. s"oo"'~u