Mobile register and journal., 1845-05-24
Prom the Louisville Journal.

schools and colleges and the lest method oi Impro- wing them
 FYnoncial Coamitce-John Early, Lovick Pearce William Wnans Alex L. P. Green and Benjamin T. Crouch.
 Commufee on Educqhon--Robt Paine, Augustus B. Longstreet, D. s. Doggeu, II McCown, B. M. Drake, c. Fulton, Wesley Browning, l.. Fuw- CT and s. Bryant.
 The following address was made by Bshon An drew on Friday, reported in the Louisville Jour nal:-
 He briefly related the facts connected with his election To the PpiscOpacv, and showed the extent of his connexion with slavery, which had been ,be os iensihle occasion of the recent difficulties in inc church. The mild manner, the christian emper and the manly Independence of he Bishop. could moi fail to make most favorable impression on Ihe mind of member of the audience. He assured the com vention that, prior to his election to the epscopacv he had never made any pledge the subject of sla very-no man had asked him hs views and no one required ol him u pledge-any attempt of the kind would have been treated with indgnity, Under these circumstances he was elected 10 the office = He accepted the office with reluctance and onl, com scented 10 serve ile church that capaei,y because il was considered of importance ihe southern nor ton of Ire Methodist Episcopal Church He han served the church to the best of his ability, and though he had mol rlormed his work as he himself could desire it sIouId have brcn done, vel his admin stl aton had been quaireniallv examined by the ge- neral conference and approved His statements in reference to the manner in which he became con neeed With slavery, were substantially the same as those heretofore laid before the public
 lie vindicated himself against inc charges made against him in lhe public prints and expressed his | astonshment that any one who should be charged with the editorial department of one of our church papers should allow such senndalous conlmunica- lions. as have appeared m the columns of the West Christian Advocate. We do moi pretend 10 give the Bishops address, but the effect on the conyen- upn and ttr Vas crowd ol spectators was most ih, n | ling The whole assembly was moved to irars while all seemed 10 admire the cand"r and magnani- mity ofths greatly injured bnl spotess man of God and distinguished minister oi Jesus Christ. l The resuiuiun offered by Drs Smith and Pierce on preceding was then called up, and Dr. LongsIreet occupied the remainder of he session, when, on motion, the convention adjourned. Dr. l.. 1 will conclude hIs remarks this mnrnins
 | Dr. CAsHoN. of Mississippi called up the reso- lulion To vhich Drs. Saith and Pierce had spoken and sad-We are not following what st, led ea- rs in tle Suuth oIir leaders dictated 10 by the slaye-hulding nabobs of thai region. No, Sir we went before then--we acted as we did brrpre we heard from he nabnbs. -four delegates had return pd from New York without havng taken the steps they did. should have been shnl of the fields ne 0ccnplen Ii we now submit we are runed He said Il was necessary to fix the geographical lines, Ia keep each party separate, confusion would be The result. There are in my district one hundred thou and slaves aud only missionary fur them all; but many doors are opening, and more calls for preachers than we can supply; but those calls will cr;, and those doors will be closed if we do not act pr ,mriy here and separate at once.
 cannul louh lnmeward if such action is not had nere. Many are hrsitaiing-but why once hoped for il compronliss and looked every way for light but htheld darkness, The heavens were blackened and Northern thunder believed back despair to all my hopes. We must act now. and sever the last at l teuuated thread ihat unies us.
 Dr. PIERCE, of Georgia, Qhe youngar,) said, ] hal supposed hYl all douLt1 to the necessity of our Immeriate urganzalIon had been banished from all minds that no dissenting voice would distract
 the unanimi:y of his body relative to present or | prOsl ectac separation. lf caste the edershI If the church is certain if the action in the case o | Harding and Andrew le reyersed-then l sup pose all will say, sever at once and forever. Now The true question IS, is there any Likelihood that the majority will do thisl think not-they did not act rashy. -...5
 We all know that comnittes weie appointed, be sides much insfmal conversation and consultalio
 To the ''modus operandi' of reaching Bishop An drew, wed ahotionisn and conservatism
 -a union founded in love. They did not ia ir
 love at first sight, though the courlshp quit < and they acted out the doctrine of immediate annex
 aton. When ihe grand rally caine they showed
 that they had mol reckoncd without lher host The matter was soull, debated three weeks, and wheI
 the day of trIa came, there no lalterlns tho part of the majority. They met protest prompt, and appointed most able comitlee 10 reply 10 ii,-
 Those then who expect them torerace theIr steps
 miserably deceved-plid idle of opinion and intellec
 IS involved m their posltion and the piety of ihe hearts prompted their course.
 1.-the, ae men they will not reiraci; Christian men they cannol because they deem their conscien
 ces involved. Dr. Winans told you truly that the i
 opposition to ''ihs sum oi all villaines" :" as the, significantly style slavery, is part and parcel of then piety and il IS essential to them, they desire "elean hands and pure heart, to use all due rem edes against 1t. But thelr zea against slavery ii intimately connected with the long cherished oppo stion to Episcopacy-wth malice aforelhought, about say, they have linked these two subject, together, and they labor assiduouslyIo reduce Bsh op toa level with editor agent They have laid violent hands this consecrated office in the Church of God. It is dOwnII Ight radicasm. tolC them that iher course would terminate Episcopac, ih ten years They are innoyat rs. The history o l the Church shows that but few features of Method ism remain in the North-pewed churches organs hddles, standing up to pray, dispensing with bread and water in love easts and speeches in love (easts more like 4th m July boasts than any thing else show how they have departed from Meihodism; yuu may call these little things but they show the spirit | l have documentary evidence from Hn abulitonist o the puresi water 10 show that right m this matter of supposing that they will retract; that they cannot perceive sayehOIding to be wrong in q Bishop and right in presiding elder, or member-
 That they do believe that il is always and every. where sinful.
 The agree wiih the majority or they do no, If they do not then we can have confidence in the | with them. II they do agree with the majority then that majority will not recede. They regard slavery as the compendium of all calamiiies, the residnum o all abominntions, the desperate cDucoctiop of the brains of satan Yet with all their squeamishnes, of conscience they do mol refer ths question 10 the Bible, the gre"t test m morals. They quote Wash | ngton, Madison, Jefferson, Sc but not inc Holy Bi bic. Southern preacher, passing on a steamboat up the beautiful Connecticut river, went on deck tC runinate while the lovely moonlight illumned the enchanting scenery, and soon heard irio in deer conversation on abolitIonism. At last they asked | him what he thought of ihe matter. He told them his opinion wouli not he canoncal as he was a bona fde slave holder himself, and as he had not hearc
 them quote the Bible authority in their conversa | ton, he supposed they were disciples of Fanny Wright "Oh no," one said, sI am preacher my self" and referred to the others for proof Blu, the gentleman told him, 'you can'r come it over me tha way, no how you can fix it l don't believe A word of vour heinz preacher, for you quote lhe B 1 bic"
 When was in New York, one day, a numbe, o abotionist preachers surrounded me, thinking was green and they could make game of me. One of them said, 'What do you preach down there?' I said 'the Gospel v "Wlat, do you preach ihe whole Gospel?' asked him what he meant and he re- peated Ihe query. l asked him what he meant by the insulting question "Why," says he, edo you preach that part of inc bible which says, 'cursed be he that parteh and we1' t'No sir, ,' said for the best of all reasons, too il is moi in the Bible" It has been said we wish to establish d pro-slavery Church Now c'nnot muster enoug, charity to believe that those who make this charge believe il themselves. Our day is of great m- provemenr; we make the sun lake our profles Morse has made the lightning our post-boy and A c. has made the stars of heaven to publish nightly that we are forming n pro-alayery ehirch
 1 This is not We cannot control civil instiIu- | tions inc SOuh n1 ia Our bu5Iuess n de