Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-08-04
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We have reason appehend that that portion Of he
Me,hod,s, Episcopal Church. attached 10 the Oao
Conference. in Western Virginia, viii adhere 10 the
NORTH least fr the pesenwe say for the present;
BECAUSE we feel just as well satisfied that like
revolutions anaticsm goes backward, that the u
,nre acon Of The General Conference will ctmpl ihm
by its ultra character. take that course, Which in our
opinion, respect fr the outraged rights and wounded
feelings Of their Southern brethren. well sectional
and political aines, should have induced them TOW
promptly 10 adopt
Some DAYS ago we saw in the kanawha ReT uhliran,
several resolutions adopted by a meeting of The
bers of the hurch in Guyandal'e in favor o. uni,
ting with the Southern branch. as recently organ zed a,
onisyie and hailed the decision with pleasure as
Indicative tina. Tirginia would BE- united in It's a,ioa IN
this important and delicate subject But have since
learned that there very few Of the members pres
ent that occasion, and that their decision disap.
proved Of by decided maturity Of their abse brethren
We have now before the proceedings ola Ting Of
the members Of The Walnut Grove and Long Branch 50.
cie.es, in the kanawh District, which large uu
Der Of members present, by whom The poct dnes
Of the Louisville Convention were unanimously dis n
proved of. and il determined 10 maintain their Cum
nection with the Ohio Conference And at a Quarterly
Meeting Conference for Charleston circuit held at The
kanwha Salines, on The 18Th ui. a resolution was a.
dop'ed declaring, tina, 1.-THE almost unanimous vol Of
The membership or that circu is continue their con.
neclon" with the Northern branch Of the Gnu. CHI and
requesting, therefore, that the Ohio Conference will
continue 10 supply that osou, with preachers resp.
luton was also adopted, declaring '',ha the best ine
rests Of the Church would be pramnted by The torma
ton OF new Annual Conference 10 be composed of Ina
territory Of Western Virginia." and earnestly recon-.
mendng the subject The attention Of the B,bons and
OF the next General Conference" which does not Nee,
until the year 1913.
We regret this decjsiua, M, only because We had
hoped 10 our Western brethren MAKING comn nm
cause With the South, rather than To seam ven In ,ls
part against this question: but also he au.e their do
cis'on will be certainly misreiesened at the North
and will be herallpd forth in all the oroans ii C All
clsIn as an Abolition triumph even Thin the murders Of
the Old Dominion. Ne feel we'll assured thai This
is not the fact and therefore will not impn,e TO tina
kana"b AlethoJisis anllies " cb we are confident
hey s"orn 40 less than We. They have been deceived
by the eroeoDs statements and sophisiica arguments ~
the leading chssah papers i'll New York and Cincinnati
through which they have acquired all the i, frma,ion
they possess of The merits Of the controversy and bv
which they have been unfortunately, as We respectfully
think, ihso~a i",o fa'se posil,n-a position Nv,
which, doubt not, they Will be eager escape If
before, very quickly after the Norlher, General Cop-
ference shall in 1913. For we deem nothing tn
lure more certain than that body relieved from ,he IT,
stTais wbch have hsyeoore kept in check their strung
Abolitios tendsness, will position in reference
to the slavery question which fail to drive Fl. m
their alliance all moderate men, let them reside ip VIVA,
section Of the Union they NAV,
We sincerely hope that those ~ tions Of Western Vir-
GINA, within the bounds Of the Hnston Bamore and
Pittsburg Conferences will not E,llow the pernbons
example Gas we deem il of tha Kanawha MesM Jis,s