Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1857-02-12
Religion North and South.

The following striking appeal TO the
Christian charity and sober-sense Of the
clergy Of the northern Methodist Church
forms part of letter from the editor of the
Nashville Christian .Aduocaie to Bishop Nor
ris, of Ohio:
"Will you, reverend sir, interpose? Will
you and your colleagues throw oil upon the
troubled waters, and strive 10 calm and quiz
ct the prejudices of such Of your preachers
and people as are warning against the infer
ests Of the Church of Christ? They know
not whereof they affirm. They do not know
the condition Of the South; they are unac-
quainted with the elements of southern So
ciety. Thousands of the citizens of the
North are misled by designing men, who ca
ter to their passions and prejudices. They
judge Of slavery by The representations OF
irresponsible writers, who caricature south
ern institutions and SANDER southern Chris
tians. Will they be persuaded to let lis
alone? We are doing great work. We
preach Christ and not politics. We are
looking after the sheep in the wilderness,
not as wolves, TO scatter, tear and Stay, but
as shepherds, 10 feed and provide for the
hock of Christ. You have full enough 10
employ all your men and your means in in
structng the horde of ignorant and infidel
men who throng your cities, skirt your prai-
ries, dwell upon your sea and lake shores
build your railroads, dig your bitches, and
serve as menials in the houses and on the
farms of wealthy citizens"
"What is your church doing for The free
blacks at the North2 Sir, was surprised
when | looked at the statistics Of your Gin
cinnati conference. The returns show that
you have in the bounds of that conference
ninety eight colored members! My dear sir
how many thousands of colored people live
in your great Queen City, say nothing Of
the country around?-and with all the sym
pathy OF your preachers and people for the
black man, you have less than one hundred
members in your whole conference. Com.
pare Cincinnati with Charleston-a city
With perhaps population not one-third SC
great as yours-and there you will find q
colored membership in the Methodist Church
of not less Than five thousand. In the South
Carolina conference alone there are not less
than forty. FIVE thousand colored people in
communion with the church! Well, may
ask, who cares for the souls Of the negro:
All, sir, it is easy to say, Be ye warm, anc
be we fed; but the good Samaritan ministers
10 the wants of the suffering. Say to YOU
\ brethren, Let them alone; they are follow
ing the example of Jesus and the instruc
lions of the inspired Apostles. Let then
alone! and go and preach the Gospel to YOU
own poor"
The N. Y. Examiner contains q lettel
from clergyman in Georgia, son Of the
late Hon. VIM. II. Crawford, of that State
in reply to an article which appeared in tina
paper. We make the following extract:
ave, Baptists of the South, have no hesi
tation in avowing our belief that God 'ha,f
made of one blood all nations We maintain
whether against politicians or infdels, phi
, losophers or fanatics, that the negro is q
man. Because we believe this we preacl
the gospel 10 the negro at home; and sent
missionaries to Africa TO preach to him there
+, We witness the effect of preached gospe
in the conversion of the negro; end wheI
converted, the negro is as gladly welcomed
: into our churches as brother, as if hs wer,
of pure Anglo. Saxon blood. Not more thar
a mile from where now write, stands AT
humble building erected for the worship o
God. Among the people who worship there
more than hundred negroes were baptiset
during last year. The church now number