The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-07

THE METHODIST CbrRCu NORTH TO BE DRIVEN OUT
Or PANsIN coUsTY-TROuBLs AHsAD.
TVrom The Bopham (Texxs) independent, March 1911
AZ meet ne The ,nzeos Of F.uDn, n-d ut the court
house IN nupham. IN Saturday the i2,a ius aot-
On motion. DR.. iiolsr Was called TO the Chair, aud
John ". Cane sss ,ppoDtsd Secretary.
On Gen GREEs was called 90 IN state the object
M the meeug He ttst.d that organ
the Me,bpds's existed 10 this cOu0ty; That s
was grauHy increasing Ia strength ny accss,Ons Of
members ADD preachers from the States, and
becoming strong as to endanger the urty OF
slave properly fnst tse avowet object NJ this church
was tbe extps'oo Of slavery AMI that th.r organize
tons hut agencies from North design
ing rs utmse ABOLITION among aud Ia proof Of the
around assumed oesrds slavery, he ca'ed Mr. Deise
TO srries OF solutions from Official DOCUMENTS OF
the Mapc conferences of NIrthern Methodist Church.
that pied ut tber meetings in 1853 Tho
first series OF resounops s1opted ny tue Maine
ference and tn second by the East Maine conference
General GREEN then proceeded by stating that one of the
prescberscf this Denomination lJoe Logsdon) bearing
these resolutions read ON the street. publicly pr0camed
bis endorsement every article, and furtnes that they
could not be engaged IN putnog down greater evil
He stated TINT The cizus fe insuted and outraged by
such dpgs, and had ,mbled take measures
for tie tnovsi Of this nusancs from the county.
Judge SAMUEL A. RoPKRTs. being ca led for next came
for ~ard He astonshsd at dndng ,atioa Of
men In our midst protesting such sentiments He could
bave b'aro Of them endorsing such resolutions
without striking n'm to toe gfoaad He Ielt satisfied
the revolutions passed ny their different conferences
North, the sentmeo's Of their church ~ere
that they Offered frem the Methodist Episcopal Church
lion coming here from tho North. aud presided
by Northern men, must necessarily ba en-
dtavorng to carry out ihs same ends AZ the church
OF the North, and hence should not be toera-
ed by the people He further stated, that he
never favor OF mob law, bu. necessary that
p ope should take decisive measures-et Thorn
act mildly, but firmly.
Il. p TAkIEroN then moved that committee of three
be appointed draft resolutions expressive OF the sent
OF THE meeting aud ri the tzens gcnoray. The
motion carried ana the follow gentlemen appointed
by the charnan-Gen. Greco, Judge Roberts aud John
n. Crane.
During the absence of the committee WIN. WOODS Esq,
was called for and came forward He entered mo DIS
cusson of the feelings OF tne aboouisss towards tho
ssvebodipg portion Of the So aud their utter disre
gard for ali Law when Intervening between them aud the
prospects OF their abolition schemes. He enlarged
their conduct towards The Sithern people in the late
Kansas war, aud mrDtorcd some thriar inst that
under bis personal observation as pirtcpi ia
that struggle and closed ny the people 10 adopt
towards those ia this couny, and drive
them from our bord rs
O. TN Lr1x ESQ, spoke next aud after reading sevc
raj of the resolutions adopted by the Northern Methodist
Church, devoted short time N lucid exposition OF the
pocy pursued by the Northern abolition societies, in
sending tier wolves dressed III sbeeps clo'bngr among
US protesting to preach the Gospel, bit in reality
spread abolition documents aDang tbs people, and endea
IN abolition the country mat all their operations
IN the 'sundsr giougd railroad system"
that waited 10 catch them 10 the ertact would
until IL too late, did the people OF South Caro-
lima and WI cnia before the fearful negro naurrecons
that took place portions OF heae STATES, instgated BY
the enissares OF the Northern abolition societies. He
those Ia our midst spies toreruna re-
Of the Dvadin, OF ahobtoDis and mentioned the
peace ana safety that resulted to Ne people Of Marion
county, Mo, from routing just such nest that had
gaDiZed ir their midst
DR. =. DARN next came forward, commented on the
resolutions that had been snd thought the TINS had
come when it necessary tha the Poop in SELF
lection should put down such oganzatons hen. forth
and forever.
s d. RANEr, ESQ., was loudly called for aud csme for.
ward He all that had been said the subject
He believed they deossiory to our best interests,
and that they exertug Influence that had better
be nipped in tho bud, or woud yet cause us trouble.
DR. RRsp on bsng called for stated that heartily On
dorscd al said snbject by the that had
preceded him, and for his cgn part would not feel con-
I'd ytnuC rfnt min
ton acToss Red river.
b. r. CARsrAs next called for, and forward
and strongly advocated the policy Of immediate aad de-
csive actoo against the organization.
The commit Q appointed 10 trai. resolutions now re-
turned, sod the Chairman presented tha following reso
tons, viii h were adopted uuarimousiy:--
Whereas secret FOE IN ks Ia our midst, known as
tho Northern Meh,ds, church. entertaining sentiments
to tbe INST o. slavery, aud tho manifest
intention Of whose Northern coaniicrs is to DO away with
slavery these Uui,ed States and whereas the further
growth OF this enemy would likely TO endaDger tho per-
petuiy OF tnat institution In Texas; and whereas, scat-
mene dametrc,y opposed to the interests OF the South
have been this day publicly proclaimed upon our street
by minister OF gard Northern Methodist church; there
fore, be 1t
ResoiyedI Tbatthe Methods. church having separated
into divisions North and South, the Organization OF
Northern branch of that cnurcb midst,
bebion which 20 hdo tho enssaries of Northern pct
Cal faction known abotoa'sts Is dangerous 10 in
teress aud ought not therefore, to bs tolerated By the
people OF Texas
2 That the public denupcIaton of the institution of
slavery, and the pubic assertion by millster o. their
church tn The effect that the MOI ihern Mehot5 desgu
ed the exrnatoa that institution In land heard ia
streets ths day nsut to people, aud
should be boldly and 50 pmarily resented.
That the teachings and preaching of the ministers Of
that church DO not meet the views tie people OF EauGn
and must therefore he stopped.
4. That "a committee he appointed to mamoraliZe the
Legislature TO pass laws 10 punish the uerauce ofsucb
diiious sentiments mentioned ia resolution g and
that other counties be earnestly called on to consider tue
matter.
s. That a suitable committee be appointed to wait o.
the Bishop and Ministers 10 Conference assembled,
Timber Creek this county, aud them TO with
hold the further prosecution Of said CoDcren its
tnuaUce will be we'll calculated to eudange the peace Of
this community.
That our motto s.-Peaceaby If we can, forcbly il
we must
Esq which appended, and made part Of abovc:-
7. That hereby bind ourselves to co operats in the
midst and that benceforh will suner no public
preston of abolition doctrines sentiments streets
OF county to go unpublished.
II was moved by Dr. REID that committee Of fifty re-
spopsble he appointed Dy the Chairman TO wait
on Bishop jayne and the minister's ia Conference
bled, at Timber creek church, sunday the 18Th OF
March, aud read to them the resolutions adopted by ths
meeting and to order the dscoulinuance Of their meetings
in this county beoceforth AM forever.
meeting. pursuant 20 Adjournment, was held on Mon
day, March IA, De. IL H. Ho4r III the chair, aud L. O.
DeIise, secretary.
ON being called, Judge SAM A. RoBERrs chairman Of
the committee appointed TO read the resolutions adopted
at the last meeting to Bishop Jayne, and the ministers In
conference assembled rober Creek, reported fol-
lows: That in conformity Nth tho instructions of the
meeting on Saturday, the COMMITTEE met Sunday
morning, nj the Blnbam Court House, and theace
ceeded TO the pace OF holding the Conference On their
arrival the church worship had commenced, the
tonmitiee was informed iha' as soon as service was
ended, the Conference would disparse that this the
only opportunity 10 be had 81 presenting the resotons
10 them rs body. Consequently entered the house
after the prayer was OYER and road the resolutions 20
the Bishop, and cold him that would expect
q categorical answer; IN two hours after the OK
rraton Of which time two OF their preachers
Carlisle and Haey) reportod shat they author2si
the Conference u that tbcy would cease thar
fupc'ions uniil iar next quarterly Conc
renee when action wou Dc taxed the matter Whore.
upon the committee wfhdrex. 3fdgc Robsr thou
called on Jno N Crane, Who read t0esoltons adopted
by fourteen of their Conig In different OF
the Northern States Judge then proceeded by calling
the attention Of the meeting 70 these resolutions, hicl
they all denounced slavery IN toe strongest terms a1i
tDe preacher 10 work Tor ia extrpIUn
the pulpit, ami the members TO work through The kot
tox, and ~ circulating tLer att slavery literature AMI
he cnnsi dered that ,l3 organization 10 pass
such resolutions thoae just read It is because they
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