St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1861-02-07


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| When w~s deere time q ese
more deep. ei~ar and cnna nsS"''
than the ps~srass And vet rsirrs
speedy s~d 6rm arsisM. M - tn.
| part ~ III. Ss.se, bat slso On ~ P~st II
! the M.shslisf Episcopal (sh9eA, uisk
r~g.rl u N.rhern insessTaspe; with
Soafhern ailairs. II II raiaoas 7, ressain
longer silrnt aud n,osinal.s. shvM Mt
undertake 10 det-rmi,se vhst shnsld be
.;.sms 10 the present state Vi our natioasal
afaim 80 Gar n State aetios = esncssned.
Our best men appear NOT 70 kswu what
should be doae In this re~psos. ] se''k to
| counsel the Mesholise Episcspnl Church.
So far ~ that church is couesrspI Il is \
! settled fact in my opinion. that ~ rc,asin
longer With the North, than The meeting
Of the Annual Conference. Il eoissare tht.
Obstruction Of the Bord-v Confsuasces. Ia
the 6rst place. all members Kidding slaves
will be driven from the chufch. There
will be found in each church and station in
Mary land and the District q Colu'nbia
mcn who are favorable 20 The N"rth'.
holding oar church property. a.d We
will be turned out Of dOors. By leaving
nov. We can leave N mcmbsss (n"t be
expcllei). and save our church property
in all the counties and perhaps IN the
towns and cities, too. j" resnain IN the
Northern c0anecti"H With = vlQW sd sasing
our property. II one 1t the rrasons as
signe'l for non-aeiion. IL strikes ne TO
he the very way to lase every psrticIe If
il and onr church membership - There
is another reason given for 16oa-as,tioa o.
the part Of the church. The country .
nadly cxeite'l aud actpsn On CUR part
would Increase il. do nat believe. IL
the church WAS divided into hundred
ut the country much worse than II is. The
North is watching every sAlall change At
the South. in Church and State. The
Baltimore delegation. which n,et On tn
9Th Of December last. dcclarcd that th';
church could not rcina'n longer than the
next Annual Conference in the Northern
aud. now. it tho Conference
aud the delegates from Maryland AMI the
District Of Coiu.nbia rrpu,liate this della. |
h AxH.H a
"''' '"s WI" WI" coy "'S q
yieiI'ng ~ the church, aili th; state Will
Glib also. Ii is AZ much tiT; anty OF
shc rhurci I" act hcr PART anu act hr."iy |
as Is the dufy Ut the o'.uther" St'ics
she has taken the lead III TINS mLteer anu
let her be the la~, :" dcslrt the Country III
tnis It's per,i"us c.'"iiti,h. Oi' the con-
trary let ;h"'n SO hand III hahd together.
Prompt. nr"'. decision action tncy must
nave. 1t they wish u deseat the aims and
purposes M their enemies. 'se tue
church shall TAIL TO act win prohPtnesS !
aud decision IN the present emergency |
Will not the North regard II as 4" '"dica
t'oh That the South Is preparing ~ yieid
TO her de'"aads at no distant day: BE-
iiov'ns that this day shall soon arrave the
N"rfh Will press on Z" victory. anu thus
defeat all hope OF concll'at,"n. destroy 10"
mon and drench' 1t may be. the iand Ia
blood. Aud this, perhaps ior want @
speedy a"i hrm action o" our part. lh"r
Is Ii" reason that | ca" see. way GU
church should longer remain IN co''''t'e
non with her accuscrs and conus'n'efs.
oni .'i tiny c nny slie s''fu. ~ !
the members OF ia. ~ ~
Church ia st. Mary's. q
Georges counties To ho' (snd
elect from each church IN Hcseeounties
two delegates to meet III Convention al
r Ort Tobacco, Charles county, Un u |