Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-12-03
Northern Mcthodism.

5a'We have, on several occasions, noticed the ef-
fort made, and still continued on the part Of the
Northern Metodists Church, to defraud the Meth
ssodist Church, South, of their Just and legal
rights, in the large property which was common
Ito both, before the division of that great body,
amounting to some three or four hundred thou
sand dollars They have resortcd to every kind
sof dishonorable means, whether legal or illegal,
Ito deprive the rightful owners, of funds or pro-
( perty, which they know is justly due to them !;
; and which, under a solemn agreement, sanctifed
by singing and prayer, they had covenanted to
spay over, under conditions, which they also know,
have been complied with to the very letter.
! These harrassing evasions, and attempts to cheat
or swindle their brethren of the South, has been
carried on for series of years, under the guise
of a holy reverence for the fundamental law of
the Church; which pretense however, has been
characterised throughout, by the most barefaccd
preyarications and dishonest cavillings. This is
strong language to use, in speaking cf so large
body Of people, calling themselves Christians.
But, what has ben said above, We believe to be
literally true The same conduct in an individ-
ual, would cause the world to look upon him as
a dishonest misunderstanding his preten-
sons to piety aud sense of justice. There is
whether it be committed by one man, or by
many; as, an attempt to act dishonesty by an
association, is as vainous in its purposes in the
one as in the other. But, this is not all nor the
worst feature in the character Of these precious
religionists. Their whole conduct towards the
South or her institutions, has been marked
Throughout the existing controversy, with bitter
and relentless animosity. We observe, by let
ater in the Southern Christian Advocate, from the
= venerable Bishop Soule, responding to a commu-
ganication enclosing an amount of money from this
sspace, for the California Mission, that the good
Bishop calls attention to new discovery in re-
slation to the institution of slavery. 1t appears
that the Northern Christian Advocate has re-
gently ascertained that the relation is equally fa
ttal to master and servant and that submission
on the part of the slave, as certainly and effect
.sually him from right to relationship
htof the Church, as the holding him i'll slavery does
his master. When it is considered that this
~ Northern Advocate is the chief organ of North
aern Methodism, which, it is presumed, puts forth
~ the tenets of its more sober and leading men, it
will not fail to attract the serious attention of
AEthe whole Southern people That no slave, who
Hfsubmits to his condition, shall be entitled to
sChurch membership; consequently, to be an ac-
ceptabe christian, the poor negro must resist the
authority of his owner and assert his liberty, by
ra all the means in his power, and thereby, rush to
.G5certain death. He'll itself, could not engender
u more wicked and internal scheme for the de-
structon of fellow beings, than is here presented.
9 To utter such a sentiment, or propagate such
i; doctrine, appears to us wicked in the extreme,
and never could have come from christians
Sd heart. 1t is an open attempt, to ncite to nsur-
e rcction; aud is made in revenge for the pecun-
ary difficulties, into which they have been thrown
( by the Just claims OF the Church South.-SPar-
= tan. ~ s.
GEN. CAMpBELL-It was our pleasure to meet
!. says the New Orleans Delta, General Campbell.
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