Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1839-05-02


MEssRs EDITORS a, the undersigned.
4V4 as well as YOUR correspondent New
School" believes you are mater OF fact men, or
at least ,ry 10 De So" lac feels assuted that you
are unwilling that any commune tiou should be
circulated through your paper bearing ON lis face
either srggss!,O Jahi a stpyressio reri, an cx-
hIbilion o: error or surprcssion of truth, whether
inseaded or not. Now, II does seem to me that
,hs communication Sshcd New Sehcci' Is
guilty OF boiii these offences. We very much
fear that the whole article was designed. al can
findI'n To create prejudice and not 10 exhibit the
uuih. Whatever was us dss.ga, II IS inevitably
ea'euia'ed, II lhcnn'radlc,ed. 10 produce a false
impression on thnsc who read IL S.snp.y 10
Prevent this Is The object OF The present reply
The brsi false impression that communication
Is adapted 10 prudace j.. thai the Old SchoU. par
~ IA the South, have charged their New School
brethren OF the minority la tho Souis with .lBoii-
honi.ni and the fuTtllcr itnpIess,on is evidently
suught To be made, though not directly alleged,
that such change was made against The minority
who separated froul the Winchester Presb,tery
nj iis late meeting IN THIS place Dad not "Ncw
SchooI' knoic that no such charge has ever been
made against thc brethren of the minority IN nc
Soufh. and especially against the Majority OF
Winchss,er Prrshyiery; l, is therefore moi ne
oessary tha' the far Gossip, JsiI ciantcsI should
point out one New Schnp' man as ala Abo!luonist
this side OF Mason and D!xon's hne )" because
she hasnot charged one with u and therefore
the pathetic appeal OF y. :. on las poaf is sadly
OUT Of place.
Again--li Is true At has been charged, and upon
good evidence, that Abolitoni>n prevails TO i
very general extent among the Northern and
Northwestern Representative of the New School
Churches TO The General Assembly Aud IL is
admitted t;lat this FACT did fern a g,oiirs for th,
extending acts OF the Assembly OF 81, though not
the principal g.eaRi of those acts But ., never
dli form motive, nor ''occ aston necessity, for
the accommodation from the Church of 500
ministers and $1,000 csmmunican.s, WITHOUT he
form even OF trial or citation" a. alleged by Y
:. Because that was never either the d,siya or
Lsiitin1ie el'ed Of those acts This is stale mis-
representation OF those acts, repeatedly made.
end rs repeatedly denied and disproved Their
= ds''gn and effect simply vas, io declare those
Synods no longer eolaii,4;ionILy entitled to rep
feSen,aiion IN The General Assembly without
affecting, in the rcnoiest degree, The ministerial
standing or Christian character Of any one MINIS
ter or member
Ag1in-N. s. freely aud openly admits TIA,
Abolition has Crypt into the y. ) rants in The
North and Wsst-ita, there are Aboli,iorisis.
ehi rams ones too, IA connection with some Of
the New School Churches IN that r-cicn. B,,
we ailirm that Abo!i;IunlSIn has not only ertp,
into the New School ranks in the North aud
west. and IS found among some Of the Churches,
Uni II has lifted rs naked crest boldly aud pre-
vails TO rery generai sIfsRi among most Of heir
Churches. Its known and admitted that Dr
Beman. tie coryphicus of the pary. one Of ~.
hioderators OF The New School Assembly. is an
Abolnionisi OF the raHkcyl type AMI 1t ., icicy-
cd thai DR. Fisher, another Moderator Of The N
y, Is equally decided Bat, asks New School.
are There none 10 the bosom of the OLD School
Churches And he aaSwers--ihcre arr tson,rrS,
Where IS the proof that there are Ihousaud,s-
We admit There ATE comparatively fe,r. among
The o. 5. Churches Of ibe North and Norihucst
but deny that there are either thousands ar hun
dreds, or evcn fifiys. II Is further denied thst
tIere are large meigffiss or minoriiieI in Old
school Presbyleries or Synods AT the North or
NoHh"est 4" Their Is no prof that there is more
man one OdSchoyiPgesbyteryi in which majority
are Abohiionis'S And IL Is we'll known that
not only many New School Presbyteries are Al
oiiuon'sis. but that decided majority OF the \
5. Genera! Assembly are such
Vow Tor the act OF 1918 This law. says y .
School. twas the worl, of Old School mei,. -
Fhts act was the act OF the General A.,enbl, ~
ISIS. QOcrsi-is Their, any evidence that any or
the New school voted against this acfi l. not
The fact iheothcf wayf II 50, Is not that &C, a.
much the work of New School men as OF the Cd
School. AMI ATE they not as unch responsible for
u as ibe Old SCHOOL, Bnt again--The y. s.
Assembly c'finD TO be Tie only true General IS
scfnbly Of tie Church, and rs such, both l,ysif.
and eecfe'ia'icaHy, the successor ofeycry nreced-
ing Assembly; and ~ conrse cf the Asssnihiy of
ISIS The act Of 1878 Is Iicir act f." anf there a
Hapds siill upon the Assembly, books I rcpeat
u sbides upon Tie Statute Book uf the Ssv
SchooIpany at this moJnchi." Accord ~ ~ heir
""n shaving lhey are responsible for %, At least
a. much so as he other party And f,-rs il viii
stand as Their act unul formally rcaealoJ. Ard
vii they repeal a. Dare they DO a.. And n
They DO not viii u not be her aels So much
ioF the ACT Of ISIS, and lhoze who are repous.tle
FOR II.
As for Tive Rev Y. Brcckenbrid.e and hi.
Abelsiioaisn. be Is fully able e. defend himself
and has done 80 successfully. Bni. suffice % Co.
say. hat % it knnwn % 40 vho wuuid DO ihlt
ysntrfnaa justice, and isie his offn crpnsifan 81
h's vi~wt and hrs uniform cVuf,e on shes subject
Inst he IS not an Ahpiucnlsf BOO ihr ofiyls seus-
% hat term. lie is uoi. and never was an Ais-
o.uipniu 20 thr Northern tYpo 90 ~ tlr ncman.
Iappan ard Garrison school IL s not and
never Was DO hsof n "fmmafisrsrn" a. if rs
.echniea'iy termed ne b a. Abaiinon.a az lhe
kentucky SCHOOL, cf ln favor n ggst-m Of graz
dual cmancipatnn IN favor ~ which a large
majority no hs native Snffhafr ierte lin a
vof d Whrel naIor.,v % ne Valley of Vfy.a-
~ hafe fertiti ahi f.r ehleh. uiih hrir ap-
probation. thcf .cgaies toiei il ne feg.if-
iIfH N virginia somc years ago. Thnt much
in civilization II Mr. rfrchrftr.I-e arI tbat
pisf.ce Al least mas D. dom h.r. vhaisgef IN.
faults Anl whether ihc ari OF 1915 is rer.,'ef
or not. there s not theislff rcason ORR believe that
Tie Will rter Pc found as tie heal of ll.e Aba.
lu8nistt" AaI mari = aad observe ihat n,fs
a-r naHg OF Srhooi rcn 81 as much character
- uuh ini canidr pcd.ap- as De author ~
Wat communication. in iiln regon Who vii and
90 Dissent. from hv opinion % he contrary.
We hin< now. NJ Editor. hat your antllofs
facts arc proved o. BE- no facts aod while . &, a.
chear ~ ga1f roaft.sarf could desire that The
Re- pr.s Msso1 fishrr. skinner. q afsoH TIH.
&c AM hat tlc Rev Mes.rs TIarrraee. roya.
hoYaH, htpaucs, sc are nj in ,he real Go
lleil-Shich noboiy srsr pr.istdsd or intmated--
"a supPosliicn having ezsience only in the excl
ted fancy Of youf auihofl--t - equally clear as
= good conscienes would dssss that tls opinions
and actions q such meu a. ne Rev Dts AieH-
andsT. Miller, Hodge. Barter. Msubews. Wi.
ton. se., Sc and q ne Rev. Messrs Atkinson,