Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-12-17
RICHMOND WHIG.
THE NORTHERN METHODIST CHURCH
wksr or THE BLur RlDar, Deer 18th, ..

WEST oT THE Blue RIDGE Deer 18Th 80.
To hs Editor Of the Wig.
am much pleased to see in the "wbig" of the 18th
inst an article touching the position OF the Baltimore
conference and the peculiar views OF the preachers of
that Conference on the vital subject of slavery
Inc time has arrived Mr. Editor when IL behooves the
people Of Virginia to look scrunizncy into the ppions
and views of every religious organization within iii. linn.
its OF the Commonwealth, upon the subject of slavery
more especially those that frdternire sh The North ra-
Mer Mdn ruth the South IL is well known to a portion,
OF the citizens of Virginia. that the preachers of the Bal
umore conference are, a. body, antsavery in their
views and that number Of the leading Of the Con-
terence have, over and again ia their public
es declared that the Conference was an antslayery Or
ganl<auon IL rs also well known that the Baltimore
Conference holds IT. connection with the Northern branch
oil e Mehodist Episcopal Church. of the very largest
and Que OF the very strongest abolition organizations in
America; and this connection has been formed and This
position deliberately taken in preference To union will
TIE Southern branch of the Church. More than
The preachers of the Baltimore Conference have on ALI
OCCASIONS refused TO aterniZe with the Southern
o the Church thereby taking ultra Norhern ground and
clearly exhibiting their dislike to those who sympathze
with Southern institutions. hesitate not to assert with
Out the lear oil successful contradiction that preachers
OF the Baltimore Conferences are doing more TO 90
the abotonists OF the North ia their unrecnting aud
bitter warfare upon South and Southern institutions
than any other abolition movement which can be- made
could hr Editor bring to the notice of your numerous
cauers PROOF upon proof TO show that the Baltimore
conference Is an anSlavery body; but presume what
have already said is sufficient The question MIGHT we'll
DC asked now = that these ministers tolerated by
shareholders Ii is indeed, mystery and seems eX-
traordnariy strange that such class of ministers of
the gospel should succeedi in drawing veil as they seem
to haze DONE the eyes Of the STAKEHOLDER and thus
to have blinded him to his own best interest
IL must be admitted that the day has arrived when all
men, oil whatever creed or profession, who entertain
southern sentiments aud love and cherish Southern in
stitutions should take their stand firmly aud decidedly
against the organization of such societies and
As the one alluded TO- existing in slave territory If ~
10 not decide and speedily act upon this vital subject we
shall be soon driven 10 in scfdcfcnce when il will be
too late to remedy the huge evil Let sound the trln
pet ana earnestly call upon loyal felow-citizens of
Iii portion OF Virginia. which the preachers of the
baltimore Conference travel dsconnect nj
once from the Northern Church. and longer give their
money, aud influence to organization whose main oh
l"c is TO parayze and destroy the institutions of the
State - "
sincerely hope, Mr.. Editor, that you will keen this
subject before the people, and let them not rest until tn
state is entirely puged of all suspicious organizations of
any Sort more especially, those that frdisrni-s ,-i6 ne
Norih, rditrr Mda lrih he SonNh. FAToI,IER