New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-21
THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
AND SLAVERY.
A WORD TO DOCTOR CROOKS.


REVEREND Doc1oR: In your so.oaIled reply to
DR. WHEDos," you have conferred favor upon my
| self personally, and upon the Impending Crisis, 3"
| ior which beg you to accept my Acknowledgements
When / remember that you are set for the defense
Of Church slaveboiipg and from conference IN
which slsyeholding Methodist preachers are now
openly tolerated, sincerely tushkful that you,
DR. Crooks, old not approve Of either myself or my
rarnpbet IN the columns OF TIE TRIBUNE. II would
have been "a fatal my anti Slavery reputation as the
cry" of certain lady who lpdoIsed the Apostles or
| a. puff of old Ehsha from Ahab or Jszeoe. When
aCbIistisn serves The Lord " at such dying rate
that Satan xl point 10 him. or pat him on the shoulder
ard soy fOu are the Christian Tor me you are pru'
| deat and m0israte, and never offend any LADY, or
m, Ike any trouble in the yorld' think, after Gil ne
| !. a very poor Christian. When Temperance man
40 manages be Endorsed by al the distlers, ruu-
sellers and tipplers the land, can but lear he Is
b., u Temper soce man. Aud with Slavery. When
| ever a piofessed Anti Slavery mao IN toe A. r..
Church go spesks and writes ss to plesse our slave
holcpg and slave.eng brehrep OF or from Maryland,
can but regard hun "a very indifferent anti-oiaVery
map hosev.r loud he professions.
ON the other hard, the opposition Of sucb beloved
UIor.saviIg brethren yourself good evidstoe 10
T.. world that not in league with y)u either &C.,
cre,ly or otherwise, IN uphodlOs the aDomnauoh OF
church s.svehoctg Add bile you occupy your pre-
s.nt ground With your ally, DIR. Stevens, pray
you both To reg ard opponent; and whenever
you slude TO M, in public or IN private De 20 KIND IS
70 let 90 broeis,de. above all, ! enreat you never
to irfct upon me your blessing al you come pee
ter mind and spirit and be the public soetoIs
Of what Mr. Wesley used to cal the sum OIL all VII
lsinies.' 49,,
WAIsoS, and CLAEKE, and BRADBuRS, snd CohEl
and AsBtkY and GARRErHos, and MchEsDREE, and
the church 10 this country, generally,
were ali Aboi.tion,sts." This you call - slanderng
tie dead" have also proved that, a. church, we
have gore down. .tep by s.ep ti despite tho sepsra
ton Of 1915 We have now thousands OF Shareholders
in the NJ. T.. Chuch-esders stewards, trustees, ex'
porters and loo 81 and travelling preacners-snd many
Of them breeding and buying and selling human
bggs ard in many instances their brethren and sis
t,rs IN Christ All this Dr. Crooks, You well under
sisId. But the exhibition OF thete terrible fscu at
tine when effort is being inside to r.orm and puryy
our church from this !oul STAIN you character re
| {" slsIderp Well, SO Dr.. Stevens pronounced but
when. by the help of Q lawyer, i had made my way
INTO bis edr ORAL colmne, anu called upon him 70 meet
nv fscts snd figures II he coult, wnat did he Do Dd
he nsse good bic sweeping denuDciations by meeting
And Opposing OF ny facts Not VOID oft 10 vain
| did ufse hun 10 lock In that direction. Ihd was
| task be chose not ~ undertake.
And 90 with yourself, Doctor. Yoa can let of q
sIam. band alton out are careful not to attempt
ANYTHING more Ii the Impending CTlss Ia SO errone'
Gus and miscbieyous, aId Huhsl 30 yanerAoie, why
do not son OF you Doctors Of DIVINITY take II up, ana
Owe /, thorough si'tipg Near thousand copies
nave been scattered abroad already, and It Is such
| al awful Islander "a come OF you oor1er geaued'eh
| affirm ought you hot 70 answer l. ! Or do you I'M
spine that your simple condemnation Is enough 10 e1-
| tn guith It's ight forever
NON represent Dr. Wheton as the "iniorser" Of
the Crisis, and liable TO go TO protest" But
he never iIdorsed it uoqashhedy, and l never ex'
| n c,ed lie would. We do not agtse upon Gil points, l
IAN 10 ore fully indorse his recent letter 10 Dr. Sc
yeDs than he could fully injoise the Crisis. And a.
| 10 The protest, please remember that TRUTH and
| FREEDOM never 10 to protest.
| Speskirg Of udOrsers, are you aware, Doctor, OF
the morsl character OF the system You are lndotsr
and seeking 20 perpetuste IN the Church OF Christ
| Nav. ore IN the Methodist Episcopal Church-,he
church of the Weseys, ard Brsmnels, and Corvoesos
the church OF the witness OF the Spn anu OF entire
| sanctlfcauon Ard such a church osnng, ard breed.
ing atd buy iDg, and selling slaves IL may be nsro
CT you Doctor, 10 AID realize this enornlty 40 DO
Let NE help your perception oy an Illustration sup
noe there was butcher Iear your dwelling VINO sold
| neero hesh for foOd-hegro chops, and steaks, aud
| .Jloins What would you think VI him Would you
cal upon AND chat with MIN, ao1 SEQ him cudinP and
i ssvirg the hams and shoulders with Indifference ]
| and would It be any more rehned II ne sold py the
vkoe carcass ony Or would sanctlfy tho tfaihc IL
hun 90 fesn and blood living heart was yet throb-
| brc in each body and ar immortal sprt redeemed BY
| ChIrt, wss myst-IOusly linked 10 each EBONY tene-
uenti II the rxfc IN human he=h, s,re!dH Is amor
r,,t howis il az rh0sdle, with the sou! and cts0dsS
Ieke sresl csse In November, 1857, lot Of slaves
ran away fem ore OF your beloved brethren IN ary
lard, end up tnroueh Syracuse, "neIe az
| ORE aching. In ien days the following appeared IL
| lie CamLridse mo- Dsm0Tat
80 OCOREwARD.-Rsn away from the sub.crlb-
SATURDAY night 2lh inst fyJr,-en n-sd o. nesro.s VIZ
Gi Esa Two .ca.n CO; ey .1 .,el !. .b, %
Go BIZ. bic ~sth sesy v1'te, AID .ooui i--.
Hsury - old, Of Jazz ches,It coi
are froa Joe 20 Old &c tvy os aud
bach seoGt 10 ears Old, hsst cnesnu eo.or s4ssn u
S. ,esr, cS duK COLOR rather s,ou, oo
1.f cai-1rrl vary ht IRON 70
7yssIs DID, L-.h 10 aboot q yeus oi about ts-t LHa dHk
ckes cor cbsf.n, ocya AIc sh iion - Jea,s
&c. wil! 80 II tiksn U TIE ev1n.v ~ nAsn
cog ~ ard the state AID 80 rAksn CO.. VI -As
Il el,as BE- lodged Il Can 9s'se @ 20 t4 a.
,.. s.sr; OF Iiy, r proPoFoa OF ne ABOVE 70
aslsrEL P.rrrsos, c.mbdase, Nj
ossSe, D. 1857.
"Ps-slLe. vri.iss sbove have discovered hat my
sAsh lane 3 jean Old 'ou' osh' Aa
collar, Gas s.ss Il. 81
Pease mark the fourteen head Of negroes and the
Chestnut color ard remember tns tnis Dr. fs.-
tson" Is member In high standing IN our couIch, IN
Dorchester County, Nd, steasi1 IN the caafco an.
~ss Gle Of the lay deeg.tes, oe.eVe, 70 tho !aet
PhIsIelphis Corierens.
Still snother case IN point Is takeI from tie sane
psIer:
$500 REV. RD.-Ran away from the sub
.crb. ,rr. N. ort Of Pola SATURDAY Hsh,,
Sfh NV H.gro AAsoS CORNISH aoo.t ~ years Do
He sbout lee, 10 incnes nsa bAcG, GOD oosIe s,arr
n.r Hs vent OF win bis wife Dsfasy Nero "0u,n ,
ouSiss Rhs ab-u Z Phillips VII rse ae sooVe e~sa
CO. Of the esr,y and DO cssn u &c eo1At! n
ss,5 bs ieses Il c'@'''S'. Va ~ ID rR.vrRs
This beloved brother for 20 must cal him, sup
pose it wealthy local pfeseaer OF our enurcn, on
Isy .oTs Island Dorchester CoIH'y, nd ~ e.'S1ss