The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-24
Our Virginia Correspondence.

PETERSBURG, Va, Dec. ~ 1885,
TIE ssacry War in the xahodist Episcopal ChurcA-cs
ference Kasing-Ttiouse to Deceased Cl~ymsn--A Hap
7fnin9 Match--Cnd,ys Counter Charges of Clergy
mn--kmmenss Legal 7aaics of TIE Accasr and he &c
cs9ed-Acquasa, Of Reverend -Dotor W. A. Smith
Scene Of Rejoicing Both Stdes-Trade and Po,i,ics u
Pder,bu7y
Il is wen known that the members Of the Methodist
Church North and south could harmonic together
account of the wcoy and black skin question
so thcy ars,ed and great guns Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South rest easy but
after lorg years ramming and cbargns and making
reaoy, two II them have during the last ten days BE-
firing broadsides ut each other and trying method
cal to rout another, horse foot and drA-
goors. You know what spenser says
70 Airk tho mar, to God more far
II has been tocrably wei illustrated during thi cer-
cal fracas in city During the last nineteen days
the Virginia Methodist Episcopal conference has been
in rosson in this city under the presiding rule Of Bshop
James Osgood Andrew. There were about one hunlrei
end twenty five members present. whose pass
60 n = I'M 10 iu ~ W., a shs
brsll and Vernon Ekeridge Of the Norfolk dis ri who
IKE true SOLDIERS Of Christ fall martyrs TO their duty
were, ss Bishop Andrew observed Of them, 81 true
and holy men, whose memory would ever reflect
A. II was Known that serious charges of i@mora!i,y
would be brought against Influential membsr OF the
Virginia confer ence BY another sebatsd divine Of the
Moth Carolina Inference the excitement OF citi-
Gems great and the large church In which the
ference assembled was crowded. daily With about / COO
Big DDS Il asorheads Finally tho accassr was cailed
On to hi. charges against the Rev. wm. A. Smith,
President e kaneolph Macon College, q man o. ne an
influence in the GVs4Js.st Church South. The
iDa rose and stated that he N. prosecu
csissticai conrt on the FLOWING serious charges
l. Fslsehood by statement made BY N. Smith,
corning Dr. deems, on tho floor Of the North Caroiaa
@ Fsiehood in further statement made By Smith be-
fore VI, he North csr% Oh cou,srsnce
Randolph Macon College, In 1885, and making false
statements @ sheu respecting Or; Deems.
entered upon by smith ana Deems.
Falseheod-Dr smith stated It hal been proved At
engaged in sy.iematic lying during Fix o. seven years
Blances-ln using Language TO IKE the imptsssi n
on tina minds OF certain persons that Dr. Deems wAs
Luipg q, Gays tho wi.Dssses In this case continued
to be elamiped for the prosecution ard defence and
truly all eemed lar bcttor lawyers than divines.
Al length the immcn.s mass of testimony over,
and Dr. Lecna rose TO open h srgumsnr for the
n u of brilliant ora'ory and hard hits at his oppo
rent 50 that the rang again with pse VI laugh
All thought for certain that the President Randolph
Macon College would be sent adrft from the hodist
Episcopal Church South, and they knew be too mush
Of savehode 70 60 North, they made up their mind
that br. Smth would have TO 60 ~ The her side Of
Jordan. f.
bis defence az than ten hodrs' dura5on mpetey
frustrated In the minds Of bis jury O. the mem 5ers
visiaia conserensc Ill the cvide.cc Of his
&C., were passs d clsrically between thom
Dr. Leems reply aud clo.ng speech brilliant point
ed and pleasing effort and we'll handed, lated for Ave
hours kIfy minntes.
After this Tho members retired to consider their
dict and after two hours elaboration brought in
dict (o AYES rs spd noes % Int the caages &C., wees
not sustained saaiust 1r. W. A. Smith +
Both parties have many. friends Ia this city. DR.
-mi'h has the church men,bsrs With him, who s-en
what taous o. the No, III Carol,ns eoofsseace.
fvn,i., Vi bic Bpss v.s,ns .as,
anorg he Metz odis's rev. wn Gloss D. o., Of North
ralit,' bring against said Or. smith but vhen oaei
IN 20 crme forward found ct He believed n
was impossible 20 make the members condemn su ah
sr,ai expositor Of Southern Alcoholism a. Dr. smish
The conference broke to-day s,er the appon
for psxt year. when they meet in Riohmond.
Petersburg Is thslving rapidly In busiosss and energy
with CHURCHES new stores, and palaal residences
irgIsised daily among u.s. ba democrats city aod
sso,sh) energy has made IL. AMBR0rY r.
The JAPAN TREATY-The Calcutta &c. ~ cor
respondent OF The London Times, writing on October u
Gays receEt article In the Official Gd.oae 81 the
Netherlands has created some sensatIon here. II APP
tears 70 have escaped attention Ia Europe II we'll
dsrtood that the treaties recently signed by the japan
oe government with the Anne lean and Bntish Comrn.-
81, ners are frauds Trade u no more perm tied a a1
beorc No ono Ia allowed TO trade but thu Imperial
agents. who seain win sell only provisions. All nu
uicaiion with the interior IL prohibited. and In fact
18th ratops precisely whae they we're II up oars
fJcm the Dutch statement that all these decepions wers
susee ted ON the Hague that Dutch official specially
,e ced was cent to Japan and that he has since acted
ment. These facts Arc indeed, admitted By tss Kiog
bmssE whose notes on the treaty have been pnbshed
ssn,scn hs Duteh IN ihs East are Jealous IA the er
irene of ApglcSsxnn influence and by no means scrupu
ious in their desvos 70 ppdsrmins H. Dedeis cool
attempt In 1852 70 claim thu sovereignty Of Borneo for