Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-02-23

tiies f,rcetl into tlie Southern orgiuDizatioa
ii nst their will hence the plan WY e,
ii ,IIntaJ mai the members shahld decide
HI M. Il j. lyes---the ministry having fail
81, ,s,3 o,r,.e ,,,,,n a4lite, which future 20
agres.. caused that clause oftEc "'piah
| ii be inserted which gave the societies.
stations. and confefences, on the oofaei'
,I,a r;oI,t rs vote tlton their adherence 70
such Church organization ~ they might
/ choose. s
The protest ofthe minority, in Bishop
| Andrews case, hss these words n. ~ !
1 behalf Of thirteen Annual Conferences o4.
1.-The M. i. Church. md portions OF the
Ipiipistry and membership Of several other
| ebafsrei,ces. al VII. Now, We would ask,
waIhat Wsstlte \. PORTIONS Of several other
.scoales enc .Ss.'''' ifnbt the slayeholiing
| tarritery included in conferences, ou..
Isiie oftbe thirteen; II thai was not the terri
itorP intended, wheiIe did i lie? We
think tits plain IL II So, and H SO, We
have the rematkabie ahsurdityot PEG,
Biz protesting against unconsiitutional
Hieriisiatien, CARRYING their protestationto 2
dissolution Of the g}Sfl,nIfent, aud dl ~.
3sian Or tie Union heretofore existing ai y
Hyet, the protestants, pna}3lie fp selecAf. ING
Southern ChuEe! ast HE government that
tFfshould rule over them. though a large
| majority or MI should elect 70 go South
.i f.s And were thesesrrotestan.s confnsd 70
single societics along The 1inesof theIth4lf-
tssII conferences If so, the residac5of
Ethe slyehplding territories was aieraaliy
.and ! forever attacked 70 the Northern
I5Charet, ard the Southern delegates WHO e
1tvotea fof The p'an, oIHin order 70 setple rye
4the slavery question, hight to b. phys
licked fol- the simples, Il they expected %
3quiet agItafp on the slavery question ey
I.rnnning line Of division through t u
thaart al tho. slave territory. .spot 10 he
lt,lanred. however much the membership
EImight desire il.
H Ne. therefore, say tliere w.s no fixed
.liaee inscbded biz tAe r plan ofaaparation. "
.Hnei,1leF State r,or Conferences lines 'bpt,
sIthat the. North line Of the thirteen pro.
Testing conferences was "A base line upon
/ which tle societies and stations aad con
\ fei4neesENorth de chat line SHOULD vote,
IEaad that any pqrGipn orEall OF tie societies,
H stations, land conf.renees, could adhere
H North OH Sputh. ID fheY might choose, 81
/. VANS be bring III mind that an isolated
Il station ortsocietyJ voting 70 adhere npPo-
N sitsfy toitllr socictios, BY which il was
A surrounded, shaali, er neseasHafe, g
III with s;r III rnai,ri.y. So thai! il the So
VI ..rieties ha!, serit(inp. voted 70 adhere
i: South, fEonl the Tine oG tie Virginia corr
Il farsnce 10 the Ohiprivfr, such adherenee
H wtqall hive been lagi;inadse and accesd-
i. ii,,z,t6 III I plan OF separation - We be,
\. 154ye the lia2 contemplated, was tia: line,
4 HEIareyes ia might b., where the poilti-
s1sal f.eEisss ami afiaities Of tlr nl..ul.
/ bers of1 F',a chtIs;Ii woull divide. Eaa;l
.stss, itatd Northaapd S9Hfh aai that tn
#Ppie on (ha 3ttes.ipn af adherence. was ID
:I.le4ermide whefs bat ling. WAS, and :. IN
.I..t4rior fharges.'' or isolated sorieties
Hshanla lie goverEed BIZ the general line
,'as IL mi Tit be made BIT such election. Il
1 prevent The overlapping Of the Two j,tris
Adie;ipns or interference, with ons an
otScrs .- EE9- .l5# IS d .@@'
4 l'ne preachers faiictl TO- fix = line, ann
Il lefl.it 1.-THE Methodist faiey Of the, United
} States tdNtiy the'ltne, BIZ al actual vote,
jf,lereinIthcir votes would dc eermine tbs
III matter. fil accordance with their pseju
II III CTS m h. wishes, We den9t mean. tha'
ii a uaioriEyof tho delegates did no: haYe 1
II line in their rni4tls, when they passed tie
4. = plan Of separation We sbylizTe They
II diI-:h5t thex probably believed the lines
l IIliry.h!ing til" slave AMI free /sta:cs7 was
Ethat imd. THO prescription was, thai
llEthe plan would b. carried ont faithfully
] land The batple wbulIZvote according t
| i5thekpalltE Teal stains of the State in wiliel
fthey live q aRdthe prcachers.of the 0hit
EceFfercnna In Tile k4pawha. District, tool
lhis view Of lhe matter; they pToceetlel
10 take theSotc in several places, and til,
sote in arkerSb,irg was taken by th'
! preacher stati,nied there by said Obi,
, eonfsrcnho, from which place, 10 The Ken
! Istuekv .ednf ference line. there was a g.ner
II i'll agherdneie South, witheatan exception
I sas far as tlic writer knows. in: all theIso
: tteieties nd stations Oh the Oaio river
J But atstiEe first session Of the Oaio con
/ ference, after the Louisville conventioi
! illad Organized Tie Southern Church. to
wit: on the 81 Of Sept, I;l845, The sal,
eofnferenfe nuiliied the |. plan Of separa
/ :ion," in these words
81 r Res9tpsR, that We cousiler the pro
{ 5yisional arrangement commonly GALES
FGthe 'plah Of SEPARATION asa nullity, be
cause unronsfitpiional-in It's nature DC.
And b trea,ins the . plan asa nallitr
I sent preachers b minorities. ID societies
that hal voted South, Of which, P4rkers
t.llEburs was one. =
The minority, OF the Church North, il
j Parkersburg. then brought. suit for tht
ff33iI5use Of Worship elaimingit unde,
\ The Ohio conference, a body that had ex
n pressly repudisted the "pIan=9f <separa
ton, " and the Judge decided that The
81 plaintiffs should. recover, unlef tha
4 /" plan," though HE Ohio conference hat
iscohfessea!y treated the plan las a null
lily, in order y send preacher there
Eand said Ohio conference By sending
4 preachers to nlinerities, and refusing t
4 fpt-nit a vote TO betaken by the member
II ship where none had been taken previous
81 toits session aforesaid, efFeetuaily thwart
ri eltthe establishment Of HE line, as wa,
eonsempIated BY 4 vote Of the people, anf
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