Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-05-22

~ not 70 KNOW tnht that Society, anu VuIir "
son, and their AbolitiohiApi, are antagonistic a
to all political parties in the country That
they belong to no political party? That
they neither vote, hold office, swear TO the :
Constitution nor take any part in political y
affairs moro than oiensf III
And, are you so shamefnlly ignorant as
not to knowthat your charges-false enough
ARE the very charges Of the misguided and i
malignant rebels2 And from whom do they !.
oct their false and delusive impressions Of ?
the North and Of the Government II not !
from you and your reckless pary2 Yet you
have never, in all your life, said a word in +,
favor of slaveryl And never given a com. !
forting word in aid Of the rebellionil And
Amen r. How much have you published !
to which rebels do not say Amen? How
much have you said condemning the war,
in which the Government is engaged, as an
Abolition crusade" as if--just as if-the
war was not to put down a wicked rebelliOnY
THIS is our issue with You. Let us settle
this. Let us settle the question in regard to
/ your reasonable sympathies, and your gross
inconsistencies ais d professor Of religion
Tine enough then te attend to your ~evasive
questions.
When eminent religious professors bring
scandal upon their Church, disgrace religion,
- uIu anu CUHulUft TcDci1OU WHICH uOu says 10
: as sin of witchcraft--when such men deal
). out, weekly, SANDER and Misrepresentation
!, Of the Government which should be sustain
!, ed now in a righteous effort to put down O
most attrocious rebellion, arc we not excus-
|, able in arrsigning Mt the bar Of the public
y and our country the miserable secession aid
and comfort Issues strengthening the cause
of these two unnatural rebelliOns and seces-
n sions in the NJ. f. Church, and in our be-
- loved country? Sir, here is our issue with
as you. Yes, this before we pay Difference to
m the insulting impudence contained in your
q. charges, designed for effect. and as bearing
nf against the friends Of the Union ''mcotdt
nj tionnUy''-friends of the Administration,
Ks and supporters Of the war, charging them
I with being ''the true authors aud instigdtors
ro ofthe rebellion, and who haze hboredf for more
r.. than ttoenty years to bring It dbout." Shades
Of Jackson, Clay, Benton. and Webster !!
rv Names of Butler, Dickinson, johnson,
n ~ Brownlow, Stantonl
'nr Ii these charges he true--if they are mol
%fise-then your Church is the "true autho,
l.. and instionfor' of the secession and rebel
"r lion in the NJ. Il. Church. This being ut
o m terly false and q base SANDER upon the true
Union NJ, L. Church, so, all your charge
against those who are sustaining the wa
and our country in this terrible struggle will
traitors, arc false and a SANDER, for tn,
same reasons. You must love truth es tn
us After q little DEPRESSION, we resume on
notice Of the concessions made to the de
mands of the slave power, in the NJ, L
'"r Church. for the sake of Union. but whic
yen utterly failed. We cannot give even
ave 1.-THE.
In answer to demands for the relief
color phObid. the following found its wa
ed into the Rules:
les Our colored preachers and official men
YOU bers shall have all the privileges which al
M usual to others in quarterly Conferences
,chere the usages of the country do not }or6'
it,"
our This comedies the right of the colore
preacher; but Southern usage has high
claims than spiritual right. Hence, to col
ciliate the South and save the Union, Il
'cry above compromise and concession, unknov
feet to good old Methodism in Wesley times.
and Again-undsr the Chapter relating to Il
ia "~extirpation of slavery and after decla
WI" ing the Church "as much as ever convinc
and of the great evil'-and, therefore,
pom STAKEHOLDER shall DO eligible to any ofici
.ias station in our Church hereafter'-t co
.;nd ciliate the following was conceded-"D
tie h,cs of The State an which he iues 10
admit of emancipation, and permit Il
nDerateu slave 10 ENJOY ireeuoW.
The Christian shareholders and the Sta
easily arranged that under the above co
~cession any preacher could hold his slav
'en' Then followed another clause qualifying t
our Rule binding travelling preachers to emit
you cipate-''T il be practicable"
row, One would think these concessions wor
~ conciliate and preserve Union. But no.
any The work Of concession to increased and CT
as a tinued demand went on. In 1910 the I
err to lowing passed
Nv in "Resolred, That it is inexpedient and
justiiable for any preacher among us to p
nit colored persons to give testimony agai
this white persons in any State where they
m il denied that privilege in trials at law.
,, in Journal, Vol. III, p. Co..
'y ~ In answer to still farther demands by
on OF South, the following passed:
your "Resohed, by the delegates of the sere
the annual Conferences assembled, That, un,
,, the provisional exception of the gene
lr,Io 20 ,ho rhuroh m tba s,b;act of al