The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1861-03-20
From n Northern Methodist Minis
Ier---The South as seen by Rev.
DIR. Bangs. u

From n Northern Methodist Minis
Ier---The South as seen by Rev.
DIR. Bangs. Il
We cannot refrain from placing before our
readers the following extracts from letter OF
Rev DR.. Bangs, 4 n. Y. Methodist preacher
who is on his visit South, which we hnd in the
Methodist, truly christian newspaper.
LOUISIANA CoEFERENCE.
Before left New York, some ofyny friends
expressed fears (though had none myself that
might meet with hard usage at the South
But their fears were groundless. The Louisiana
Coference assembled the week after my arrival.
Bishop Early and the preachers received me as
a christian minister and Christian brother,
and in every place. and by all the people
with whom associated, was treated with as
much kindness and arm-hearted friendship as
ever before in my life. The conference is small
about seventy preachers mostly young men,
full Of zeal and activity. Some had to go seven
or eight hundred miles to their fields OF labor,
at an expense of one or two hundred dollars,
but they seemed to go to their work cheerlully.
A beautiful brick Methodist Episcopal Church
has been erected IN Baton Rouge, 1t was dedlca-
ted the Sabbath after our arrival. Rev. X
Marshall orthe Mississippi Conference, preached
the dedicatory sermon-an eloquent and glori-
Gus discourse 1t was, from the words 'Wor-
ship God" They invited me to preach IN the
evening did the best could, with my head
rolling and pitching ike the ship had just
| left Though the members of this church are
comparatively few, they raised on the day of
dedication the sum OF 81 100 towards detraying
the expense oiits erection. Was not that noble
for feeble society? ..
seemed to have arrived, however, in the
I Tha oh IA
OF this place was consecTated on the 17th, by
the Rev DR.. Breckenridge, President OF the
Oakland College, Mississippi. His sermon and
PRAYER Tor the Union did me good. | fclt like
giving good Methodist shout and told him so
Hearing that was in town, one of our deacOns
waited upon me with polite request that
would preach for them in the evening" to which
cheeruly consented The Lord helped me
10 speak the truth in love-the sermon was
| loud and long enough to have been good one.
| On the afternoon Of the same Sabbath, preach
ed to the blacks in the Methodist Episcopal
Church. | enjoyed much, and they .eemed to
feel mighty we'll, too--before service closed they
began to walk around and shake hands
with "old massa." Some OF them | believe,
thought 80 massa" did not use big words en-
ough, but talked to themaoo much as il they
were little children. One OF them had his hymn
book started the tunes, and closed with prayer.
- SLAVERY.
The relation Of master and slave has never, to
my satisfaction, been proved sin. That there
are great evils connected with 1t or that may
grow out Of it, | have no doubt. So are there
evils that may result from the marriage relation,
or the relation fparent and child, but this does
not prove the relation itself to be a sin
grtat change has come over the political feelings
vritL in t,a loct
tv five years. The extreme measures of the
North upon this subject, have driven the South
into opposite extreme, Heretofore there were
Thousands at the South who considered slavery
an evil, but necessary evil, which they knew
not how to remove but now, so lar as could
learn. they have come to the conclusion that
the "jnstitution is right and the best state pos
sibe for the blacks" | will not stop TO argue
the question at ALL merely state the faot. As
to the physical condition OF the slaves at the
South believe hey are far better Of thoH tie
free blacks of the NortA-bettor fed, better cloth
ed. better housed and do less work. They ap-
pear the happiest set OF people to be found
their masters and mi tresses have all the care
and expense. am told shat the laws Of Lou
isina and Mississippi are very severe in protect
inc the slave. The Methodists are doing
=, eat work among them. Many missionaries
are employed on the plantations-some OF them
are planters themselves, some by the missionary
society," and some congregations Of blacks IN
New Orleans support Themselves. | conversed
! with brother preacher, who constantly labor.
ing among this people, and he gave thrilling
accound Of his mission.
The movements of the abolitionists Of the
North, haze been pgoductiDeJe JeUl and only ewI to
tRe masters and s'aveS; exaspcrating the former
~ nj, tha ttiIa of
the latter. Oh, when shall this wicked strife
come to an end, and brotherly love and friend
ly intercourse return
Let US give the South her just claims and
, let their institutions alone. Cease this un
christian stlie--there is a worse evil than sa-
veIy-bro,her warning against brother! / love
NV Southern bretheln. There are as warm
9 and true hearted Christians here as any place
on the face OF the earth, and they are as honest
in their view of things as we are. We must
. beware Of rash Judgment. God win judge us
, all on the last day. Oh, that my head were
waters, and mine eyes fountain Of tears that
| might weep day and night for my church and
my country! Shall live to sec this beautiful
- structure which my Iather assisted to raise with
. his blood, scattered to the winds! | pray you,
p We men o. strife and contention, stop hands
a off! | repeat, uEdo as far as you can the mis-
= Chief you. have already done. As long as live
RI shall pray for the peace ofJerusalem and the
union OF these United States. Oh, God, the
Lold OF hosts, arise and save thy heritage, for
6 vain is the help OF man ii. BANGS.
E "GaIvanixeh WEaig Melamlnies."