American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-02-11
To he ncn,bers Of the VI thodis; 4. Church
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Of The Baltimore .4,suuGi Conference:
Dean RRETHREN-As You are aware lAtt Ihe late
general conference Of the Methodist l. Church. L"ld
IN New York i'll May, 1874, composed Of the mnIs-
of beloved Chuf, II, dId onGinae III" mcliml-
nargs to sep IA ION OF the chntch without consult
as The members. And since winch, he S0uti EN-
portion OF lne Church. have org mTad Themselves
into separate church, called Me hodSt L, CAurch
South, two ui oar bishops adhering Ia lh same, ana
the remaining Bi hops also had I'm eing III NGW York
in June ias aud dgutiied T., mseyrS with the NOrth.
Anu if The general conference has right 10 llmt The
ministers aud member OftH Church, b. boundary
running east and west though the midst of the church
!hev have equal right TO prescribe another b)und
ruunimg NORM and south, and on, until these ilnd,
over winch believe the Providence of Cod plant
ga Melhodsm, shall become so chequered, o cut up,
that ,he plan of our tInerancy will scarcely extend
Subbutk d,nyS journey, ID after white, The
hers OF the chuch to retain their @bership. must
take long pliGiiuag jon ne ,or be crowded, III some
lost square, among the iadt1ns. MUcl next is tue
time appointed for the Baltimore Annual Conference
to meet, and If Northern or Southern Bishop pre-
sides, il at once determines The side, TO which ma
jory of the ministers OF the conference aIheres, and
many the membership will suppose they must 60
the same way, without tneiT cOnse II. Thcrniere
one of the children Of MtthOdsn, bel, cving in the
old and well tried discipline of the church. under
which our fathers and mnIhSrs Worshipped, lived and
died, aud we as a church, have, by the bCs ng Of
God, pf0spered so gOriuusly, are unwilling 10 be
transferred, but de, 10 stand firm the old rock
of Mehodism unit, il mas been from its begnning
and t secure those wishes, would request the mem
brrship of the church 10 call meetings at their differ
cut stations an circuits, before tue meeting O; the
Baltimore Annual Conference and respectfully re-
quest the Bishops not to preside at the Conferences
as page 30 in the disclnne makes provision fol The
ministers 10 elect Preside by ballot from among
the Presiding Elders. Baltimore has WAYS been
considered the Old bed Of Meth0dism; the eyes 1.-THE
CHURCH. the world, and those who support her
merriIHy, watching the Course size will take in
tnls melancholy dis Stcr Should not thea her mem
bership, particularly, 'eak out IN language that
nnL he misunderstood, rs there are thousands who
are pos lively opposed 10 tine church Of their chuce
being to pieces, separating tue family ties of pa
| rents and children, blOthrrs and sisters.
BretkreR-Arouse yourselves assemble in your
vera stations and circuits, and deiermiuG 10 stand TO-
grhar let your m1Ltu he the CIV ch It has been,
and let u hold out the olive branch of peace oar
! beloved brethren, North and South, East and West,
and say III M ''stay thou with u; and we will d >
thee go d." and say TO the members ofthe Baltimore
AnnsaI Conference, yoR profess I" stand on neutral
ground adj ere 10 your principles, su''r not North
urn or southern Bishop To preside y,u but elect
according the discipline, page 3d. y0ur own ptesd
ing officer, md then come u your several appunt
mentS not as party mn, hut a. ch I'm 'iou . the
Lord of H,sts-then we sil. s+e tue pie lsure of the
Lord prosper among us.
FRANCIS A5BURY,
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