Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-11-10
..Obadialf and Northern Mtthodisiism

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upon (which The people Of the Klanawha
Valley and the entire West, should in.
form themselves. They should under-
stand the true position Of that Church,
lThe N. i. Church North is not merely
/ religious organization, but is 4 pottieal
po,rer warning against tile cit21 Installations
Of ifgiaia.
If the ministers Of the M 2. Church
Nofhg in Wrstfra va. are not 1boi1ion.
ISIS why Are they so busily engaged in cir
culating amongst our people. the 1doli-
tioa periodicals Of their Church, publish
ed In The Ioraern cities Ifthey are MOI
abolitionists letthem cease to act AZ agents
fcr TIE abolition papers u their Church,
ard let % no longeer hear from them The
crytlat slopery is q SIN aud an epa.
For tie Kanawha Valley Star.
aJusiices and Tho Position oil The WRIST
ffa VirgiGia GoRferenrs Of thu III i,
NL..mh ra.tL / A a4
silnisil' Nsfsi.
MEssRs. EDIToRs In The thanaWha
Republican. 2 DC l3tlfof October last. we
find an tarticle osertthe signature Of + Jus
tree Ill which tho writer undertakes to
give THE .Richnond Enquirer d passing
EreDuke y rte ignorance ana creduilty9 Y
endorsing statements made by .out-
siders and to sindicate the Al 4.
Church a forth from the foul charge o.
aboiilionIsm heaped upon y by men,
who, according 70 aJustlce, are depfaycgd
indeed. he says Sir, the charge that
then. i. Church n Western FIrglnia Il
flnctured with aboiltionl sentiments, AND
that the members ottts conference are the
advocates of abolitionism y as false as
his Satanic, Majesty, and / venture the
assertion that ro: respectable mn will
make such 2 charge VOW sif. Even
ture to5ask, Al the hearts oL "outsiders
are as black as tiie devils because they
assert that the ~ III Church NORTH y an
abolition body will Justice be kind
enough TO INFORM us lof the hearts 81
those men, within the palepflt the Church
itself, and oc~cupyingthe highest position
in that body, who have said, and now MAIN
tain that the IN. +. Church North Is an
abolition, antisslayery Church, cut and
Out, and that s'abolltionisn IS q glory e
Christianity. Y
If the sentiments of Justice" be trtteI
there are but few men III the ministry q
the Northern Church with clean hands
and pure hearts. ApEE STxyESs. one q
their leading ministers and the accredited
Editor Of the s.Zion's Herald, aleadile
organ Of the NJ. e. Church North. says
that slavery as preached BY the South
ern Churches IS worse than systematic
assaninationby secret society in Hildoo.
stan, and that ssif he was i lawyer and
if it was his business To defend one oi
the other (lhe would not give 4 cent fol
la choice .'that (he could lis successful,
.Ely defend. from the Bible, systematic kill.
LING as tile simple holding 81 slayes inEthe
South. The April number of the GUAR,
terly Review, ofthe Nj. E. Church North,
eDhtains al article iii which the Editor
saws. Gin substance esthat their Church
lis known and read Of all men as an anti
slavery Church, and that Wesley, Coke,
Asblfg and all her illustrious founder;
were additions, and that nothing short 81
the final extifpation Of the great evil d
slavery. will ever satisfy Her demand:
upon that subject, Tie same organ III.
SO tells his brethren over here in Western
Virginia that SLAVERY is the greatest Sit
with which they have to contend, = ant
that, t.with The discipline in3their hands
they dare not be silent but, as ministers
they must Be true to their ordination
vows-they must preach against il from
every pulpit III tho land, Of ST the iadg
ment day they win BIZ consigned over |,
eternal perditsbn, as the reward of thei
~disobedience and anfaithfuIhess. Bu
Justice viii probably tell Is that Abe
Stcrens is nota Western Nifginian. ant
that tile Tons Herald and Quartet,
Review i 5not published in Westeri
Virginia, although lie must admit tia
they aie orgaHsof the Northern Church
and are circulated, together with the Pitts
burg Advocate, Cincinnati Advocate al,
othefs organ Of that Church equally a
strongly devoted to abolition, by the min
isters ofthe Western Virginia Conference
among their sheep IN Western Virpini,