Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-08-21

purrmcnt is in almost inexlricahIe
confusion. The lcstway to settle tho
matter would he to sell ont the whole
Concern to the highest bidder, and
divide tho proceeds"
Now, Mr.. Editor, permit me TO shy
to your readers and particularly to
YOUR correspondent, that there are tw"
reasons, either of which should havo
deferred him from making the above
statements. They are, that he is cl-
tber ipnorunt of the facts in the case,
or he has willally misreprcscnted
them. Making every allowance for
The latitude claimcd by the "lcttcr
writer's" | cannot sec how any con-
scientious man can make the assertions
which are contained in the above, pre-
faced, as most of them are, with" tho
fact is" when what follows docs not
contain word of truth. | suppose
he means by tho methodist Church
North" the Methodist Episcopal Oh,
as some designing men, who wish to
make the impression that we are ab'
olitionists, or that we arc confined i'll
n political sense to Northern terrific.
nv. have seen fit to add the word North
to the name of the Church. But we
arc not abolilionists, neither are wc
confined to Northern territory, when
we have at least one hundred thou
sand members in slavcholding terrific
nv, nor does the term North furm any
part of tho title of tho NJ. L. Church.
The next cxaggcratiou is, ",ho
mammoth Book Concern in this CITY,"
1t is not The mammoth Book concern
ot'that city. llarpcr's, and the estah-
lisbment of the American Tract Soci-
ETY., are both larger.
But, ",hc Church North has 1eci-
dcd not to appeal" | know Of II"
church in existence by thnt name. IT
he means the Methodist Episcopal
church, it is another false posi1ion,-
she has not 50 decided. tits true that
Judge Nelson did give his decision in
favor 9th NJ. i. church South, and
the commissioners took no further ac-
ton in the case until the next General
Conference, which set in May past, at
which time new Board of Commits
sioncrs were formed, and were en-
powered to say whether there shall
be an appeal or not. The presump-
ton is that they will not appeal, but
as yet no decision has been given.
But, "tlc cause of delay is said to
be-" &c. This vague way Of giving Il
shadow ofauthority to improper state
ments, Isuppose will exist while there
are hearts sufficiently dcpraved to
make them. "1Hry my," or at is
said." BY who sir, is it saidl By
intelligent, impartial men, who are
cernizant Of all the facts in the case,
or by those who know but little and
care less about the Church, only to
iniurc hcr7 What is said by your
correspondent in regard to the stupid
i,y and ineompetoney of the Book,a-
gents, is Il base calumny upon their
character, and on the General Confer
encc by which they were appointed.
Besides the two agents who are min
listers, and who are responsible to tho
church and the public, there are lay
men at the head Of each department.
and hero is the testimony of Geo.
Peck, D. d. as to their competency:
"Thcy are men great business tact,
of large experience, and Of undoubt-
ed fidelity" Rev. G. Lane has been
one of the agents for the last twelve
years, and to saynollliug otlhc known
ability of the man, and the undoubted
prosperity Of the Concern" under
his care. The fact that he has hcell
twice reelected by the General Con-
ference should be sufficient evidence
to convince any man whose prejudices
will let him see the light, thu, he is
nut one of "llic most stupid and in
competent men that could have been
culled from the whole field of the
Methodist denominations"
Again, ! envy not that man that can
find it in his heart 10 say that the last
General Conference did elect one Of
",ho most stupid and incompetent
men that could have been cullcd from
the whole field of the Methodist do.
nomination." to tho office Of Bishop.
This your correspondent has tacilly
said, for Rev. Levi Scolt, the second
Book agent, was elected to that Office
in May last, on frs, ballot, by largo
majority.
As for tho confused state of tho ac-
counts, and the difficulty to ascertain
the value Of the Concern, should
like to know from your correspondent
how these men could report annually
to every Conference in the Church,
and quadrcniully to the General Con,
ference the precise value of tho Con
cern, its claims, liabilities, receipts,
amount of stuck, and everything con
nected with the Concern, if they are
$50 confused that the most sklllfnI
book.kcepers cannot unravel them"
'ELin il.uu Laro l4nu In II ii.iinnl Lilin.