Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-04

raaEsag ere safay.eacl conference


Esizsag ere ~efay.saeka Conference.
Il seems that : sensible remnant Of d,
Tennessee Annual eonlescaee. Of the bus
tsrlng Methodist Chareh SJslsh, recently
Aeld 4 session. q, an ssa asiafidascsi tfans
house. few nilea North 81 Nashville, at
which Bishop soaleeaow in his eighty-third
wear, presided. and tkatesR preachers. out Of
eonisr~Hcs Numbering ira hRadrsd, eur.
rounded hira. What AL my soantrymea
GOae SosaA aiaer theirs rights Better GENE
lack and get them n The penltcntiary Of
Tennessee.
lcorrespondeat Of Che Cincinnati Gazette
amended this ersy-back conference. Wit
messed the beggarly show Of empty boxes,
and made this roport;
NAsuyuIE Nay 2o.--Early yesterday
morning year correspondent, IN plaia eili4
sens dress. rode cut TO City Rad Chapel.
seven miles North Of Nashville. 20 aftsndI
the Tennessee Conference Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church Soush
CRY ROAD enAFKl.
This il dilapidatcd old frame ehurcil.
Tanding inn pleasant grove oppoeiis the
rsS8snce Of the venerable Bishan Soule--
.srcund the church, on the morning Of the
issA. few lesn horses and mean looking
garages were collected.
THE reSFERKNcR.
! entered Tie Conference room. Behold.
Sasre sAs JoSiua Soule and thirteen greleA.
csi AID this was the wealthy. proud,
SomiueeriaE Tennessee Annual Conference.
Three years aga il mustered near two hun
Ared ministers, and every man Of them was
rsba. 10. acre are thirteen, and where
are the eihsrs? NsArly al the Conference
are ia the SoHih--many ct them ia the
rebel army. Well, ] sat there ail day aud
listened 10 the graybacks. for nearly al the
ministers we're dressed il gray5aek cloth
literally 8EE
The Hz2es If the presiding elders were
q called and II seesasa thai, with one or two.
exceptions. they had keen fsontk 1nss = eat y
two yearA Bat one presiding elder was
prsssat. PrcsidiBg elder RaBsem, Of l,olnTn-
be district, WAS reported to be laboring in
shs Confederate army. @He Is = good ulzn. $
some enc remarked. "fes, yes, was re-
spOnasd: aud this was the response, gener-
ally. 10 the names Of absent members. The
great and hery PlRs was nsentioBsa in terins
Vi affection
BlsHaP SOLE.
The bishop i eighty three years old, and
tesbss, vet be spoke ofhen aHd with clear
nesa lie inherited from his New England
isothes good mind and body. He has
beeh for many years oRe OF the lords of
AeihOdism; bat, sitting as saw him yes.
'enday, among . little squad Of grayback
Preachers. he hooked Hke IN Imprisoned
Ion Referring 10 the order Of the Sccre-
Iarr Of War respecting rebel chnrehes. he
aid IN seems that the Secretary. Of War
81 WAshiHgtaH has become an archbishop.
sad las b@ea appointing preachers TO
churches in tie Methodist EpitcUpaI Church
saath. lie said the Methodist preachers
ofTsancssee were never before so poor, aud
hat Tier noE can see the force 0f the IN !
laheuss Lay not up for yoarselyss trcas- i!
Una upon earth. where meth and rust doth /
eerTsps and thisvrs break tbFoagh and |
ssea As he said 1fltieces bresk through | 4
ha'sF8 he looked North with an expressive /
easee. bat my brethrca," be added, .sthc |
Prophets and Apostles suffered before s.s. = /
he seerned not 20 have the slightest eonvie. !
iIoas that the Tennessee preaehers were |
altering the penalty oftTeason. Hespoke |
Of biT colleagues. with deep emotion Il
have not had a word or line from my re- /,
tPeetei colleagues for eighteen saontha. II
Goat know whether they are dead or alive !
Asthepresiding elders bad all gone South, |
An AGED minister asked the bishop whether i
nc e'ata Dot appoint elders 70 fII the dis +
Hico nii'H tbs others Should reHign or &c. !.
S9Th' 40 nc could not They had been
GUY apPoiated u their work &C the last /
Issai@r Conference, and he did anf wish to
IeHiofe them; Our Nashville, NcAianville,
41e1~Hoe z, rs. went away with Bragg.
H"9 az 'ne BISHOPS hold them 10 their work, I
Had eAi give TIE psople no one 10 takethclr
PAYS a. IL regards thsir atsenee as excs.
s~eie. Inc BISHOP taade hard Eff a the
!aiitary authorizes In Nsshvfgis - -
issn ia Nashville. said he. and Ta.s.a -
churches tHssei into hospiials aad bs,ss -
kst DOT single tifeaere.@
ISe msa were ordained. The ,,..ia.
=. 1as pasehssn hs lssla ~ Harner.viils
D an go, With eheslees einee uaade 10
80. = :; NeFs csadrnea by tie Biskop, ana
r .nsH t-e essiesenes aaionzna6 10 meet
year heaes, 81 psiaslkii
VT THIxK mr. covrsarsIte aszK5.
= Aoi word Of PRAYER so $500 isv I
10 ia - aehti not syllabIe va ataeftd
Cd saA ae sign Of loyalty appaps.
zion. Of RI g. CO. ssssslsfiOns psssad Il -
not rsxos,.s. .s5rst.Ieaes, two yeafs go. t6ers
adopted - saerafore, EsriasiIy s
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ssaessi.s 3 60 eLesneaze saa go d
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