Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-12-12

ing slave-grown products to "free markets When ere
pubcanism makes up its mind do this il may set up
some claim to sincerity, but not before
The Baltimore ucshodist Conference.
1t not our habit to indulge in criticisms on church
people OF any denomination. But the position of the
Baltimore Methodist Conference within the limits of Vir-
ginia, is matter which shall shrink from noticing
as it deserves This Baltimore Conference and its preach.
Abolitionsts-are obliged to be Aboitioniss ac
cordng to the rules of their church This is the simpe
fact, and there is use In mlncng words The Law
members Of the Baltimore Conference however are not
disqualified from holding slaves although is the solemn
covenaned duty of all the Ministers Of that Conference
to discourage the holding of slaves and work Tor the
Abolition of slavery 20 the full of their ability
Now for the proof According to the discipline of the
Northern Methodist Episcopal Church-and the Balti.
more Conference, which extends more than half of
Western Virginia, and par; of Eastern Virginia, as
part of the Northern Methodist Churchit is impossible
repeat, for any minister of the Baltimore Conference
not to be AbOlonst And vet there are hundreds of
these men scattered Virginia engaged in preaching
to our people and teaching their children In the Gen
cral Rules page So of the Northern Methodist Dsei
piae, the following put down among the sins which
forbidden:
The buying and selling Of pasn ,rofae and ehillr,a
WITH M 'HteHfioH 10 sHsidte them
S'' ~ page 100, ehttled VI slavery, reads fol-
4" Question What shall be done for che esiirpa.on
of the evil of slavery
Answer, l. We declare that we are as much As ever
convinced OF the great evil of slavery therefore no slave
holder shall be eligible official station In our Church
hereafter, when the laws of the State in which no lives
will admit of emancipation, ami permit the liberated slave
tu enjoy freedom.
a.. When any travelling preacher becomes an owner
OF slave or slaves by any means he shall forfeit his
ministerial ehAaSter in our Church, unless he execute
De praeHeahle, legal emancipation OF such slaves
'oniormaoy to the laws OF the State in which be lives
j. All our preachers shall prudently enforce upon
our members the necessity Of teaching their slaves 10
read the Word OF God Ac., Sc"
Surely that IS enough demonstrate the Abohtiopism
OF the Northern Methodist Church Of which the B.It
more Conference forms part.
In addition TO the above evidence on the s,his,, M
find an article in the Richmond Christian Advoeat, the
organ OF the Southern Methodis,s which presents the
position OF the Baltimore Conference which Is lorsip II
IN Abolition arrogance than half of Virginia
in still stranger light We quote that article nearly en-
tire and call the earnest attention of the people of Vi
gnia and the South TO ii:
1--WE have long bill of specifications against the Cor,
ference, which present under the following charge
The agency the Baltimore Conference had in the div
sion of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1874 her
her connection with abouuoni-m, and her abolition in
huence-
/. I'm conformity to her abolition dogmas u.,rss
eN sue tAC4uucu from her
so made his case the entering wedge for the division Of
2. "She introduced and sustained the prosecution
against BISHOP Andrew that resutediu his virtual depo
ton, because he WAS stakeholder and so subjected
the South TO the uncomfortable necessity OF sepaion
s. 'she refused to grant ordination to certain Io,a
preachers in Westmoreland, Va, because thew were
shareholders, Notwithstanding the law of the Church s1s
tanned their right
I. ''In 1874 she voted in General Conference 70 az,
pnnge resolutions that had been adopted in 1870 against
receiving negro testimony in Church trials of white men
she defeated the proposition to alter the Discipline
Tor the equitable division of the joint property of the
Church, and subjected the South to protrcted and
expensive civil law suit.
8. Under the Plan of Separation she adbera5 No,L
and so united with abolilionism
q she voted, in the Northern General Conference in
1915 TO refuse determination with the Church South
> She proclaimed, in the speeches of her DELEGATES in
the Northern General Conference 10 Is4s he 7e,oi
fralty TO Northern Methodism.
s. She is, this very hour, under the eccle.iastc,l
jurisdiction oil the most systematic and powerful organ
Lton on earth against siavery-namcly the Methods,
Episcopal Church, North. She is part o. that orpon
%lon Inc Discipline OF that Church is additional a.
seen IN the above accurate extract The whole family
o. it, Church papers or less i abolition,i
some IN the worst fOTIu-eyen syupatbiZinp ,ritb
Brown. The Northern Methodist Quarterl? Re-
view IS additional, and has a most Accomplished
ana reckless abolitonist it, editor The Nertb.r,
Methodist Publishing House by order Of the NortLcr
General Conference Of 1856 issues abolition tracts and
books, and the Baltimore Conference contributes N tb
bShei"i tract lullu tue COOrHu people do
day School Advocate Of the Northern Church. narc
for chidren-is additional. TIE Ladies' ReDositorvL,
monthly for the ladies-is additional psgr, Oil.
has oeen rounded by and Is IN operation under patron
age o. the Northern Methodist Church. The formation
OF Annual Conferences of cOlored preacher. /. rovJ
for by the General Conference Ofthe Northern Nebod
Church The obligation to teach the coored people IN
frad-specally the Bblc-is cujoined by the DisrirI
on all the preachers And 50 on but this Is enougI ~
Yet we add III
10. Resolutions Of Northern Conferences, from time
~ he ADOPTED approving the action aud position Of the
baltimore Conference, and eyincng her identity u srf
b. principle and influence with the Northern Ne;bodi.t
Church on the subject Of slavery
And now what have We here The power of an abo
lion Press-the influence Of the Ministry on the civil
aud religious opinions aud character of the wbss,rd
the gradual but powerful influence Of aboitioni on tbs
c0ored population The insensbiIty and indifference 10
the progress Of abolitiOuism 70 long prevalent In Wet
en Virginia, and long surprising and annoyir, ~
Eastern Virginia, may be- traced great degree IL NAV
be- mainly, 70 ,he influence Of the Baltimore Coufarenc
uat mas occupied tnat territory for threoqulrterz Of
century. The influence Of abOl.0nsm on the coIorsd
population, through the agency Of this Conference IL in
cOntesublc Tue churches and camp meeting of tbis
conference 10 the Valley crowded 10y the coored
people, but scarcely cOlored person comes 10 hear
The Southern Methodist preacher Alas The roor 80
knows not who is his true best friend The borye.f IA
before t Il b. vain 10 say that the Baltimore Confer
eucc has been quietly pursuing he work OF rre.cb;,
from The beginning tilI now Hence The more d,t-.,s
"n-y has aholu0nism advanced Prudence dictated rs
ton !i ' the quiet that proceeds the -ormthe yolcs
mo- lii' fhfluIu1Ee.
We sum up an:
]. The Northern Methodist Church b. tir most sy.to
matte and powerful Organization on earth against sovrv
sud j. doug moro for he abolition than any other orgs
M'n, civil or religious, or earth This Is true and tbis
b. be- boast ~
2 The Baltimore Conference did more %, divide Ga.
Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States sp i,
!hr abolition Conferences put together
%. TIE Baltimore Conference b. doing moro for the
abolition Of Hagcsy than a me Northern Conference
PIT together She holds vhst the Northern men cal. the
vantage ground DO the couteu
q The Baltimore Conference il more danrerogs in her
nh1cnce against the South the subject of slavery
tan me rest Of tle Northern Methodist Church combined
D. The Baltimore Conference l. more deceptive In hi,
anti-sayery views declarations and measures tap d.
open-iaccd but artlul entire North
20 The Baltimore Conference is In a more critical ,r
dilon Than any part section Of American Wetio5s
me oine has come When she should protect ber..f
and birpns. she bgs delayed 10 do this long enough
ln her action on slavery sho has aways opposed the cv
i.ws OF The South-Saryland u tho cssc Of Harding
rgna, IN he case Of the Westmoreland local breach
'r,-t'eOrga m thc case Of Bishop Andrew Her reso.
iut0ns and promises will answer By her acts ami
speeches she has siroidy deceived the North law ber
resolutions she has deceived the South, and Wv her
promises, she has deceived her people She should
now take safe and solid ground The Interests pvovcd
detHand H. Her General Conference will moe, !, ~