Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-05-12

tees sUail al all tmrs permit such ministers and preach
efs, belonging 10 The said church. shall from Time la
umo be duly authorized by the general conference of the
ministers and preachers Of the NJ t.. Church. or by the
annual conferences, authorized by Tho sa3 genera, con
ia'mee 10 preach and eSpound Gods holy word there
IN Bat this privilege, herein secuted 10 the general
eoVuehce. II precisely what the general conference TO
lln1ushed by the ninth Of the series Of the reslulions
providing for praeeabln separation. Thus yon per-
eeIve, that the Only tgh5 aud privileges held By the
general conference In cal houses OF worship rcn
qnshcd ur nns any attempt whatever made 10 alunale
any rights Of The membership
=, The question now arises, shall we, ns mnmbcrs Of
tho church. ALLEVIATE rights, by thr contemplated
serrallonf The answer 10 this IL at baud. We do
not proWse 10 separate from the NJ T. church. bm from
ne general conference OF tho Nj. T.. church In other
words, as members Of the NJ T.. church, we propose 10
dissolve our conneNon with her present ecclesiastical
jurisdiction That 10 separate from the general confer
oncc or refuse any longer 10 cubmi In the Jurisdiction of
the general coareeuce. IN not sehism or separation
from the church ITSELF will readily appear Nhat is the
Methodist church, What is The Methodist Episcopal
church, What constitutes the identity II each and
what ~ the general conference Of the NJ T. church 4
These are altogether different. the from the other
aud TO withdraw from the one. IL not necessarily 10
withdraw from The other. The Methodist church. is dis.
ingulshedb by her doctrines. found ia he, articles o,
religion, interpreted by that portion VI Mr.. Wcsey's
sermons accredited lfoa the beginning, standard
lhony, and Tie geaeral rides qiht church. These ful.
" Identity the .htitodtd church. The Methodist F.
piscophl church. the Episcopal feature ni The church
Ia distinguished by The llncrao general Superintendent
cy which involves OF course the itineran system with
It's Supcrinendens OF Bishops. That they have Bsh.
ops constitutes il Episcopal. aud thai they have Dish.
ops with the itineran system and the doctrines and
general rules, constitutes It ,Neihoa Episcopal Thus
defined, the NJ. L church. 1t will be remembered, has
existed since il loun1alon in l7Si bal sir the ptosen,
general Conference has only existed aince 1872 There
was tlcn the NJ T.. church. iot % yeara bcure the
present ncnera conference had an osistenee md unlcas
-, wonderfully out of my reckoning she will ran,ain
he Al E ,hurrh after tho present GENERAL conference
ia materially moait., " reduced hy the withdrawal of
4 animal cnnie,nces even after the present oen,
raj conference shonla he entirely aba,shed should such
an ovcnt eyer ,ranan,, me church !, will no, he
onblcd is con,nsen 10 abolish the general conference
altogether aud adopt some other mode of Jurisdiction
II Envs ihpt The oensral conrr,n,, il nm, thiny and
tho NIothod,at Enseonol church IS nnn,hcr In ,,hcr
words ia, pen,f conference il lint Tho e,eoe ~, tho
Nj T. ehuTrh-vub du, d,G,,,nc, In uishnn Han.
line Now. let II he obacryoJ ,ba, il Ia moi r,m Tho
Methodist church mr. ~, from Tho Mrlbodisi Enisco
nal church thai We nropnse IN Withdraw prr r.n,
r,r arNrn,t roNrrp ,,bj,b is tLc crcoj,,,c M
he church. And wby2 Because This body ia not dis
posed any npcr Ia ,e,lf Int Ia rnle os ivrnn
nye both church and snie \Nhy see, Alro,dy sho
claims ia ae ,Ie Methodist FnIsconal cbn1cb-,inso,
much TINT Ia Withdraw from her, ia ia withdraw r,ou
the NJ T. church md cease IL, be- in any oood sonse
,neu,be,, nj he II y cb,,rcb a, Ibn an, ,,,v NV,
propose ms ,aembers of iLr ~ T. church /, w,6Jnw
from the General conference Hence Tho ,r,nc,,v decd
ed tn Trustees far .ibe ,rru mat If mr. Il am
Gr,uce) but nj ,be menbe,a ot tho he,l,,.Iis, II
churchn viii still enure io ma nfier ne vri NO ho,o,.
ibo contcn nln,,d oenetal erenca Law
inn reInou shed nv sn.c;ol rpao,ion Tho only ,;h, ar
nylcues pnaraneed Ia them by IN, terms ii the deed
This relnouishneni II made in ooo3 GtjfL nj oUybicb
we have no rensnn Ia Jonbt-was eeflnniy mnde IN n
assunn,ion that, elbonc ia tho ,r,islea af ,olirio'
,ho General Rules mud t6o ilinrran, pon o Eniscnn,l
Snpernt,ndenry we should remain uiemb.rs of tho N
T. church. and constitute nj, are,rdied mr., =, ,hc
oreoi Methodist family in Ameti,n enioyiny All Tho Inn
,nuniirs If character ncco,dcJ IN tbem NV nuhc ann
ion and all The inheritance of pron,rv which beongs n,
,iy6 and Nv Tho terms Of nh ieeas of se,,,,cns IN
,n.n,hers of Tho Al T. church
The idle nttrmnts persiated in Inv Tho ssnor EJo,
md snme NJ his naty ia e,pd Tho ,ocai, ~, al, r, ,h M
scL;s,u and The ,ffetnr, ,bcto,v az all ,;,l IA ,
nroperv If The church are FAR The o n,e,,,n
mnro n,rcnlafly nnen somn portinns of tho ho,Jn-r
conferences IHe od for y ia said knows VIVA, no
IL about So he nav I3ut I predici for him , shnr,
,,iu,npb He canno oor cnn,inue In hind Tho rnI,c
mind A day or inst rrtribulop will con,o rbe Nom
hers of the church who live an the boera Of the e,,n
nnscd line If seroretion will enon ,r1se IN hc Ior,c,
humhuogcd Tho extensive p,isren,esento,i,,e of
Sontbcrn men and sonthe,, ne,sn,es and Snil,r,
rioha nfuropety md Tho tes hy the Sennr EJit,, will
ofn lonp recoi unon his own bend Enr NM Cel far
him most sincere commission / sneek In, him the in
duloence Of The future historian Of Southern Mehodsm
The truth s his pnstion has been trly e,ubornssiny
,be difficulties which Ls innrudence md wnn, If con
dur have dawn around HIM. Ooly . few mon,hs he
Cre The session of The gonerpl cnnctenea be slennlv
affirmed in AN extended editorial thai the General con
ference had mo ,igIf IN make ,,e nrosr;Lnc sLrr
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