The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-10-05


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A. every thing connected with the con.
.o,.x between the North and the South
:. ~ interest to our readers ut this time, and
:. the dispute between the northern and
.outhern portions Of the Methodist Episco
III Ihuych. which resulted in the division
r. hat church, is perhaps not generally un.
I.,,,ood. We have concluded To present the
..,,,,neut features 81 the dispute rs anoth-
!, illustration Of the injustice of the North
,aw,rd. the South in all matters relating TO
sl.,.ry. whether in Church or State. At
~. Ccn.r,l Conference held in New York,
Nav lsal, the following resolution was
.dor,cd against Bishop Andrews, who re.
.J.d IN this State. simply because he had
n, .,,;cd a lady who owned slaves:
R,,olred. That it is the sense Of this
General Conference that he dcsst from the
.,crci.e of this office (of Bishop) 80 long
a. th. mpcdimcnt remains.
IN. southern members Of the General
Conference presented n Pro'e" against this
..,;or and :. declaration that the interests
~ ,he Church 10 the slavcholding States
i,mapdeJ "A separation. The matter was
,oc.,rcd to n Committee with instructions,
,h,t if they could not devise plan to ad'
me, the difficulty, they devise, il possible.
constitutional plan Of mutual and FRIEND.
il division Of .he Church" The Commit
t.. reported plan for the division OF the
4 Church. which was adopted
The first resolution in this plan leaves
,,e question 10 the Annual Conferences IN
B the .Iavcholding States to decide wheth'
er they would organize separate h"rch
Y or not aud proceeds to specify the rule
%,b,t should regulate the boundary line be-
tween the two Churches should the sePara'
.aiou take place. This resolution was
adopted yeas 1875 and nays 10 The plan
|,hen goes on to provide for An equitable
adyi,ion Of the book concern ard chartered
a1und " which passed hya vote OF yeas ~,
aansys 10
i tn, Annual { differences in the slavehoid.
6np States, excepting Maryland and Della
awsrc, elected delegates to Convention,
(which me, in Louisville Ny, May, 'si5, to
3secide upon the necessity OF separation
8under the above cited plan. The confer
S.nce were fully represented, and after ma
I'M. dclibcratio, and free discussion, the
ID onven,ion by vote OF yeas VI ana
anays3
1 R,solrcd. That it is right, cxpcdient'
land necessary to erect the ANNUAL Z "n'er'
1.nccs represented in this Convention, INTO
Ia dlstinc, ecclesiastical connection
The three in the negative were from the
Conference.
Anxious still to keep up friendly ard
facrnal feelings and intercourse WIN the
8\anh, the Church South, thus organized,
appointed DR.. l.. Pierce. of Georgia dele
3r.tc to the next General Conference of the
sMcthodst Episcopal Church North to ZEN
ad-r the Christian snlutations OF the 'hurch
1South but he WAS uncercmonionsly REJECT
4 r1rce Commissioners were appointed
4, a. a.. ...J Conference ~ l~ii IKE
n inhcr to be appointed by the 'hnrch
b au.h should one be formed 10 make 'h'
D vision of the property rs provided I"r by
Ill., pl,n Of separation then adopted. The
a invention Of the South, after resolving to
separate, appointed three Commissioners 10
H., for the Church South in carrying
s3cu, the division Of the property bat the
1 commissioners for the Church North re-
fused 10 act This left the question unset
acJ till the General Conference o' Tue
d hurch North met in 1873, when the 'on'
sfcrcncc assumed to annul the whole pro
rcedinr. Of the General Conference OF
alsa4, touching the plan OF separation an"
httcrly refused to give the Church so"'h a
A,sr,iclc of the property. Cut oil from AL
3bc;e Of Justice nj the hands OF the ~ "ren
North. the Commissioners for the Church
South commenced suit for the funds ac
ecrding to the plan of separation OF lS'',
suits are now pending in the Courts "'
Ohio, Philadelphia, and New YORK where
PORTIONS Of the property are located
4 The Church South, then. ARE suing Tor
>heir share o. funds which they held Jo'n"y
With the whole Church, and which the ten
raj Conference of the whole church, by
tote Of lat TO 10 in istA, declared was
1he due Of the Church South, should they
eparate. The Church South did separate
Recording to the plan adopted by the Gen,
krsl Conference OF the whole Church and
how. the Northern portion of the Church
tefose. To abide bv the contract. Having
possession, they mean to keep it, unless the
srong arm Of the law can nnclc"ch the'r
rssc' This is Northern Christian Justice :
i. to be hoped that the law "''l force
Aem In do the Church South Justice II
heir code Of morals will not \ local case
n Alexandria and another in Mays''''e'
w., have been tried in their civil courts |"
both Of which cases, il is believed. the
kourt. h.v. decided tina, the parties shout"
be- governed by the plan OF separate"
ldop,ed in lsiA. aud u:der which the
hurch South claims the funds !" SUI" .,,-
We have thought it proper to say "" ~,
'ueh about this controversy between Wv
North and South, IN this numerous an" ~
uential dissemination OF Christians, to give
specimen Of how the South Ia treated ~
giously, hy The North, ~ well ~ political
y. W. are informed that Messr'. WEB,
~. Meredith, johnson. Lord, Corw'n. ana
Bryan, an " counsel for the South.
Al ths e1eetion for members Of state
Constitutional Convention. held in Mary.
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