True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1847-08-11

Now | consider his reasoning perfectly
clear, and his decisions correct and think ev.
cry society would do we'll to understand the
subject and to govern themselves acc lingly.
Let them understand that they must Surrender
all right to choose minister for themselves,
or they cannot belong TO the Methodist Episco.
pal Church 1t is perfectly easy to see that
all the rights and republicansm that the mem
'bers OF the Methodist church have are to re.
ceige whatever preacher is sent them, recog.
nze his authority by obedience, and be thank
full.
"The year 1884" says the writer of Mr..
WesIey's life, brings us to the grand cimac
terica year of Melhodism." Not indeed if
we number the years of its existence, but if we
regard the changes which now took place in
forms of its original constitution. One of the
changes alluded to was he ordination of Messrs.
Coke Whalcoat and Vascy. The same wri-
ter goes on TO say that. by Mr. Coke's request,
Mr.. Wesley, in a private chamber, in Mr.
Chs house, set apart by the imposition
of his hands the above named gentleman
TO Superintend the MethodiStS ia Amen-
who Immediately sailed for Ameri-
ca and that in the city of Baltimore
Messrs. Coke, Whatcoat and Vasey met
with Mr. Asbury and few other preach.
ers (uot one layman among them and set
apart Tor orGaned) Mr.. Asbury general SUI
perintendant with Mr.. Coke. There and
then those preachers framed the book
called the " Discir line of the Methodist
Episcopal Church." From what has been
written the following facts appear:
LIST. That a few itineraut preachers
assumed the authority TO legislate for the
entire local aud lay membership of the
NJ E. Church.
2nd. That they, in the Book of Discip-
line, which they thea framed, left the le-
gslative anthoily-the power TO receive
membcrs-lhe authority 10 execute Dlscl-
pIne-the management of the church
property appointment of the preach
eTs-aII, all in their hands.
3rd. They have SO apportioned out
the power among themselves that they
have a government resembling both mo-
ndrchy and afslocacy;-a monarchy, by
creating the bishop an officer for life, and
by veSling him with authority to appoint
all the officers of the church either di-
rectly, by himself, or Indirectly by his
agents. An aristoerdcy, by the whole be-
ing in the hands of a few, and they not |
the representatives. Of the people, nor anne.
nable to them for their conduct. Aud |
now, word tony unknownirlend, "Scan-
tailor" Yon tell me it is "Ioo late to fright !
Ell the people with the stale aud tong since |
exploded rumors about monarchy and mr. /
iSt0cracy" Let me ask you, when the /
explosion took place ?--by whom those
" rumors" were exploded will inform |
you, sir, that that explosion has not get |
taken place, aud that what you are pleased |
TO call rumorS are now amounting TO facts, |
that sensible men, even of IFS own mem /
bership, who understand the government
Of the Nj. L. Church, do not deny that il
is anll-repnblican, but argue in favor of
ministerial supremacy as the only eileclu-
al way to sustain tue ilinerancy; and the
more you advocate republican principles,
the more You oppose the government of
your own church You are only among
the ten thousand instances that | conld
ndduce in support Of the assertion that |
made in one of my articles, that not one
in twenty in the NJ. f.. Church understood
Ihe nature other government" You are
exposing your ignorance you bad better
read your discipline, and avail yourself of
he helps that my articles will afford you,
hat you may the better understand il.
You have tried to say, with all the facts
o the contrary Notwithstanding, that 81
vas calling onyou to prove" What have
called on you TO prove, until pow?
Begging the question"-now that's ANU
any -pShaw
What have said have proven. The
eslimony addncrd is such, that you have
rot conceived yourself able TO touch,
much less 10 InValidate ii. You have not
Jared 20 undertake 10 dsprove one single
'osilion taken by me. You deny, aud
hen call upon an intelligent community
o decide To decide what, Nc. Scanta-
ofP Decide between facts proven by
ne, and mere denial by yon--decide be-
ween argument aud nonsense Ynn
night 10 know that Argument should be
bet by argument. The fact is, Scantator
sIt tie weight Of my arguments, and Is
rying 20 LEI them down as lightly as pos
.bie; and shall ouly give him passing
ouee as | prOeerd with ms publications,
$ all that be wuuis Is, Cor me 20 stop ard
Triangle with him, Ia order 20 divert The
ublie eve from The deformiiies of his
'hurch, which my articles have exposed.
have no disposition 70 avoid cOntrO-
ersv with any mau who will argue npnn