Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-11-03
The Kanawha Aepp5liehn 0nd Aofthtfl
Meth6distiSm Agaia.

published III lie Kanawha RepNbiie 81
i prev iors date. 1t viii also Do ren,em
bered that the Repa6iicon asserted. with
apparent iadiglstion, That ne pepshssills
resolutions. d%eclatin ths NE. Church
Worth To- Be i fresssoil, abolition 0fgaifi.
~zatiou. was ! gross slandei1 aPpii that
4 ChurcI, AID tint tie M, q. Church
North Esa cnafely loyal and devoted
tothe ihstituiionsof Virginia. Weststee
four belief that TIE resolutions of he
! BoothsEiIle e~onysation were true and
gase our reasons for BELIEVING So
| We asked Tho Republican, ID The most
respectful terms, To point out 3 single
particular il which those resolutions
were III gross and wanton slahder' On
That Church. This our neihbor has
failed toQdo, and remains silent. Are we
10 infer, from his silcnce, that WI have
consinced him Of his error and tliat he
Is on tls stool Of repentance? This II
tle hlesitimate conclusion. pnlessit
be TINT III have him convinced thet his
eouFse Il hopeless,ana hs dars notatempt
Is dfsnd 1t. We hnye Tie vanity Isl b.
iieSe, however, that we have Convinced
the Repstliepa oftIe errors IF lis way. and
Il latter oiurself that, in ashorts Iimes that
paper win come forth and takea position
side by side wiithIhe Star, ii dcnunciation
offrce.soiIism and abolitionism. and ia de.
fence of tlle ipstitutionso Of Virginia.
We tlink W. Hare heretofore said
enough To convince any aap adised
mind, Tint Pie principles held by The
N. i. Chafeh .Aiortha directly opposed
70 the Institutions 81 the South; but, fear
ing that the Repubfisan is not entirely
devoid Of prejudice upon this subject,
and feeling great anxiety p see il Nee
from the error Of its ways, and take posi-
ton with tle SCR, ii defence of The ID
st~itutions III DUR state, We Win, for its
Benefs furnish additional evidence,
which We think entirely conclusive.
W. maintain that Tie Methodist Epis
copal Church AorA ii essentially q free
soiI abolition organization, devoted to The
destruction 81 Tie institutions Of Virr
gina and Tie entire South. This - 4
proposition too plain and palpablc for atiy
Soafhern man. acquainted with lhc his
tory ) fthat Church, 10 doubt. The resg
caase m1iehl ed b q diieisiioa d As cHa,sh
INTO aorM and Sout1 soos he saGlsI ri
slavery, and the hostility Of the Northern,
portion of Che Church u thatinstitution;
the souh MAINTAINING that slavery WAS
! cipaii institution with which the Church,
- Obedience p the teachings of Christ
and The Apostles, should have nothing
to do; Ind ths Nortf, on the other hand.
~contendibg that ii was 4 stn and an esi.
for Die extripaiioa 81 which, thc pOwe
and influence Of the Church should bef
used. The hostility ofthe Church North.
% slavery manifested itself repeatedly At
various times and ID various way
We shall not attempt q give histcryo Of
all Of the many acts Of hostility, on the
part sof the Church North to the i~nssla-
lions BIZ The South. al
III. 1914, HARDIsc, Of tle Balti-
more Conference was stricken down and
disgraced By the fnal action Of tile GEN
eral Conference. solely because he would
not emaucipate his wiie,s slaves. jn yio-
lation 3ofthe laws Of Maryland. The
same Conference sought 70 degrade
Bishop Andrew FOR 4 similar. reason.-
Thus was De Church North clearly com
mited against tile cipl institutions III the
South. Had the North been content 10
preach Christ cruciied, and not sought
to have placed lle Church In conflict
With the politieisl, Institutions 81 the
country, no disisiSa would have taken,
place. 4 ,.s.s
Thus il WILDE seen that hostility rs
the institutions Of the South oh Tie
partsof the Church III tic North was tl,e
sole cause which, led to i division. Itsis
but fair then II say that the Church III
the non-slass- holding states. Was u, and
previous d the time Of separation Free
Soil and Abolition. Y
Has il changed itg position since that
time !? ToI answer this question We have
but to 70 refer To the resolutions Of lis
various con ferenees, holden since the
separation. and tothe oft repeated declars
atoms Gifts official organs. It's official
records establish beyond controversy
that it IS alfreersoil md abolition organ
z%ation. that il looks npon slavery as i sin
and an ~ 81 monstrous is that tile
power and Influence of the Church should
be exerted if5r It's estripation. The III
diana Conference, 1t its Iastannnal meet.
ing adopted d striag Of resolutions Oh
the slavery question. which were ihlro
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