The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1859-06-15
Northern Methodists in Texas.

In another column we copy an excel,
lent article from the Texas Christian Ad.
yocate, in reply to some Northern stric
lures respecting the late attempted organ.
ization Of an Abolition Religious Confer
ence in Northern Texas We have hero.
tofore referred to the decisive measures
resorted to 10y some Of our interior nhab.
i.ants to defeat such an organization, but
we fear this very attempet to organize
under the garb of religion, in opposition
20 the institution o: slavery in our own
State, may be considered by many (and
perhaps JUSTIFY an evidence tha: the Abo
htionlsts arc meeting with encouragement
in their work Of propaganism on our
frontier. How this may be, we know not
all we DO know is, that they have their
paid cmissarics at work in every corner of
Very slave State where they can get the
slightest encouragement, or where they
may consider it at all safe to operate.
The Christian Advocates reply shows
that journal to be one OF the ablest as
wei, is truest eXponeuts Of sound South
ern sentiment, on this question. But the
truth is, most Of our churches (and the
Methodist Church especially) have been
trucr TO the South in the defence Of sIa
very than our politicians. While the lat,
ter nave been rcSorting to every device to
keep up what they call their national
party organization, (for which purpose
they have Ignored the leading issues be
fore the country in order to avoid often,
ding the Northern branch of the party,j
the churches and members have boldly
met the great question in their national
councils, and after every possible effort 90
continue in harmonious union had failed,
they finally agreed to separate, each par.
tv considering it more in accordance with
their duty rs Christians TO separate in
peace, rather than continue their union
with constant Vuarreliny, examinations
and rc-crmination and hence they have
now distinct churches, North and South.
Who does not see in this striking
contrast to the course that has been pur,
sued by our politicians I The former lave
fearIessIy vindicated the rights of the
South in their Church Conferences while
the latter have compromised those rights
II their party conventions. The former
have preferred - separate from their Nor
th cfm brethren, rather than prove false to
the Institution that hes at the foundation
o. Southern prosperity, and with which,
our very existence is inseparahly intcrwo.
ven, while the latter have held up the
idea 0: separation as the greatest Of po
lltical evils, aud have, for many years,
been making concessions and compromi
scs OF the most sacred guarantees Of that
institution, in order to continue in a nom,
inai Union with those who are continual.
Iy making aggrcSsions upon US.
The former preferred prompt resistance
even to separation, rather than submis
sion to such wrongs; while the latter have
preferred submission, rather than resist.
on the ground tha; resistance might lead
to separation. The churches avoided the
separation as long as it could be avoided
consistently with their duty to God and
their fidelity TO the South, bnt the issue
WAS forced upon them by their Northern
brethren, and they met il boldly and hon.
estly, like true patriots, without comprom-
isny single right Of the South. Is not
this nobIe example worthy Of Imitation
by those who make no professions of re-
Iig;on, but who aspire to exercse share
in controlling the dostinies Of our coun.
Try :-GalveSton NcvS.