The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-05-30

bimseil-and he will consult his prudence
when in the South. he will do US no harm.
BuI who is an abiiionisl You may place
your magniyiog glass upon hin. but you
cannot take his dlmensions-he is like l;le
French iashions, always changing.
Another term of compromise. II has
been proposed that The Methodist Episco.
pal Church should not NEEDLE with the
subject of slavery. This has caused the
shout Of glory Yet, this proposition
is not from the North. The North will
give no such pledge. DR.. Winans, said
that he knew that they would never rest
until slavery was driven from the church,
Il the Union be preserved or maintained.
bul we ale admOrIshed TO pause. He
would asa for what lle could see no
prospect 0i a retrac,ion upon the part Of
The North. lie would be willing 10 wait
twenty years--to lie down in his grave, ii
he could believe that, finally, the difficulty
could he amlcably settled. lie had, how
ever, not seen any indications of a betler
state OF things. The last documen; 10 the
Western Christian Advocate shows more
determined opposition than ever. Il has
been suggested that we should wal, for an
other general conference und cunciiate
The majority, or recruit our numbers and
whip them by vote. To whip them by
numbers was Impossible. They under.
stand how TO secure numbers. They can
manufacture full four iretks' circuit out
OF fro little appointments. No sir, We can
out speak them, but they will always be
able 10 on, vote US. We cannot conciliate
them They will not repent. Postpone
action until another general conference.
and they will take i, for granted that we
have yielded The question; will take heart,
and look confidently 10 our submission IN
all things.
Let your committee investigate the mat
ter, and II they can see a speck as large as
u mans hand in the religious horizon, we
viii Shodt GLORY" and, like Elijah, ne
Will wait for the RAIN. We would wait if
we could see the least prospect Of repen.
Ience IN our Northern brethren. Could
The connccllunai union be preserved. and
The South be saved al the same time. ncrh.
ing on earth would give him such exalted
pleasure, such heart-ie!, happiness. Bat
The case was absolutely hopeless. DR..
" mans concluded with an able siev ri,
he political bearing Of the question. He
declared his conviction that the division
u The Methodist Episcopal Church would
'ot have any injurious influence upon the
mon OF the States. On the contrary.
re maintained that we should preserre the
mon OF the States by dividing the church.
would put a stop 10 The agitation orthe
!a'ery question on religious grounds
he Northern portion Of the church would
c nd Of their connection with sayery.n
nd no room would be left for those acita.
JFs who plead conscience. Their strong.
ST weapon would thus be wresled from
hem.
Dr. CaPers had no objection to instruct.
ag me committee as to the matter pro.
osed, though he dad moi doubt il would
ONE under consideration in committee
.ithout tho instruction. He suggested
mango Ia the wording Of the motion 10
lsiruti, which Dir. Wiuans accepted {
md he proceeded to remark, ON the rem.
raj SUBJECT, to the effect that there al.
avs had been troubles ia The church by
7hleniIons IN the general conference ,
al The history Of those contentious PROV. i.
J how important 1t Was 10 curb the action |
bare maIofIiies IN that body. He frs, ,
'ok part IN general conference, aftsr the I
'mpromIse law Of 1916 had settled the e
'nhict scarcely less exciting on The Epis. f
,Pdcy' Tins grew warmer, aud absorb. o
ne slavery question 10 the general b
nierehces Of 1921 and ls2s. That
ntfoyeFsy about the Episcopacv gave h
st, for the time, 10 the Southern CHURCH. c,
on The subject Of slavery, and parties Il
re formed IN the general conference Ii
ely on the ground Of tie Episcopal ques. 81
Q, or, as II was commonly called, the al
esIdns elder question" Ut
Tins question had produced a, least one pf
er good effect. II bad united the South 70
west as one man--OAio and Caruliua en-
nding side by side for an efficient su. Jl
as necessary to an effective
erancy. This union Of tho West and ~
an enabled them to pot down the rev. re
uonIsing scheme at those times. and w'
serve the EpscoPacy from being con. an
Iicu IN the exercise Of its functions By ~
iiaI conferences. SiLce then abolition
had sprung up and extended Itself I'm
ely IN the church from the Eas, to the 80
st. And II was proof Of its extent, dil
ct IT'S power where 1t extended, tina, CiI
West IN The free States had been sey. KIN
from the South and Southwest, so VI. ma
ny, as not ONLY TO join with New Eng. COT
to undo the South and southwest on ne
1uni Of slavery, but for the sake Of this b7i
'ade on Southern Methodist rights, as
ed by The Discipline, to give UP the The
'copacy also, and degrade il to mere WI
Ike that of an editor or book sgen, den
ted and TO be dispensed with Il, the pen
Of general Conference.
his union Of the Yves, and North and ,'s'
gave majority usains, the South - -
Southwest, which made 1t hopeless ,''''
ncm 10 remain under the same unn. po'
jurisdiction. Both for our '"o
: as Christian clffzers Of Slaye-h9ld. eA ,