Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-02-13
Netheels. UanIerenee Reperl


re lay before our readers Methodisl
Conference Report, for 0ctuber, is6z, held
n Athens. in lower East Tennessee, and
presided over by that exceedingly vain old
lickspittle Of JEFF Davis, BisAap Erts.--
This mixture Of truth and falsehcod, d
patriotism and treason, and Of Scripture
and Secession. will be pcrased with interest
Notwithstanding il dates back for more than
a wear. The conference had under its con-
trol more than one hundred men, aud not
exceeding 20 Of them were loyal TO the
Unen In October last, il held another
session st wythcvile, where the more de.
PRAYED and RECKLESS portion Of them met
and expelled the Union mculbers, bat their
proceedings We have not obtained. As East
as oar authorities can lay hands upon the
members, we hope they will imprison them,
asa set of outlaws and traitors. After copy
ing this report, we have ono word Of com.
meut to add:
Report cf "a, Css,issrs On esrtaa oes.s reftyrs4 ~
tAsr iseestSsutsoa,
The Committee 10 whom Sas referred Cor s..it.
abie Investigation certain complaints against fhe f3
lowiRg named brethren: W IL Ro,cEs ". II fs.k.
gan. Nm. G. Daily, Jesss A HydSh. Patf4ck Il
Reed Jhe, Sf'eafs, Jss. Cumming. Tho~. II, Resell
s5d nd Ihos. = RutAsFsord, beg lssye TO present u:
So.eIanly Impressed with the duty and rVssoasi.
hit! dsveiyiag on this CosfsrsEce foachinx The ex.
eTsiHgig deistSie and ionsnsnssas iesnes iayoiv~i
SHp atom which Il uaag fskp Ia Fsgsrpace 81 -
s4yiRTal ss, eceloslastic Tvstions to tie grAs aud
t~-ris controversy shaking the foassdations of
CAu-sA and State your CoTpmIttse fsa ss1Bssrs5nea
n Fsesoe their siecse report on the cases Of the
i--sI~vz shove nIcn;ioaea, with drelsfation % .
fsH generEl facts essenitsi ta their Judgement 90
tte Yyopf exhiitioa, before the public Esind Of the
sn6 reasons cf Essch recoutaeDdiaorv actien
"a the faTt Of the COneTsee Is hereafter set fsFth.
Ths jurisdiction of the GeneFal ConfeFtnoR ef the
Methodist KpiscOiai Cisarch having heen entirely
dissolved ever the ConferpnSs Il the ssavpholdiRg
SlE.es in Mag. lsIS by CoaveHiiou of Drigstes
formally appointed in pgTsaance OF Plan of Sep
anEsipn sdopscd nv GeueFAl Conferences gf the
9s,haaiss Episs opal Church In 1874 The Chnrrh in
he eslaveholding States ia her primary assesahllss,
tac Qusrieris and Annual Conferences With una
Enilv unparalleled in ece'csiaStiel history alaroy
81 tls II the delegstes and decisrd her con.
wilton that a eerSrstr aRd independent jarisdtctBn
BectsSary 70 htF existence and fruspxrity. In
ih jssAgeIuenf 81 the Sisest and bess throegb-
oat the South and Southwest at thsi time iu cosve-
t sincc Rftesie Is tlie Host over% helHsiRg EFfk
tte c1utiHue3 agitation Of the suogeet of slavery.
and as sefisi and practical abolition in pcr-
tians 4 the South rot eaiy rsadersd necessary, hlt
atsslgte}Y d7iBBaaea SEPARATION froEn the Northern
rs1--irt of the Church in order % the suneessfal
pressing q thc GosFi in the Sash. and the ezsab-
li,aHs; 4 ChrisIs kingdom IN tbs hearts Of beth
master and slave
Tbs h-sary 4 the Meshuiist Episcopai Church
Sas s4asr Is farsal organization IN Is "a has fur
Hshs'L aad siIii furnishes multipliel evidences of
t5' s1eH ard fsr reseking sAgaeity gf toe Fathers
AZ caicf masters II SSu;berH Metboaism at that
time N having divorced themseps@ and durks fr1m
the eersesiAsticai tarisdctlsn ~ these vim came
EHS1asst tbeaa wslves In sheeFa cl,saing openly
ss3 oJyerily undermining ths foundations Of eur
social sySsrIn stirring up internal CONJUNCTION, aid
sr sud eoHuseliing the se1itan aaa insHrrect0n of
or .lzves ~ alternating them from their masters
tal jisaartHs them towards their prOtidentisl al
ktrucrl
Il IS uith profound regret that Il remains 10 be
vr.iaH the sequel u this Hnholy and sHti-seir,-
taral crusade u abolition ksRsaicssn and highsF-laN
iEflslty sgsiB-t the Sythern Institutions general
lF that II las eventually eliminated IN the perma.
i4ett Shd irreyocat,ls dsselatiosa 81 ths Federal
I0yeThusent and has foroai upon tbesoFeFetgH peo-
IRE - DE Soufhern states las tha ese Of the osth-
STs hehodsts in a. the iBeEadieabls eORsisajun
tat the Uny alternative eft them In the PrgYidencs
"i ''ed + 20 appeal 10 the Sovereign n he Uhl-
eFs fof ,br rghtnuosness ~ their cause sRd undsF
bs bsssGH znd guidance toorgaBize Tor themselves
ssfsyerRiseBi f5andsd sTon the great pFineipis II
siT saa ~quIty. foF mutual protection and tn the
eTiSf s~'7ersy 81 all t0ss rights of religion and
600 =oc4ssy EaArahtoed % aad al other people
y ,ae 5''d ~ hsasss IL cannot now be gAinsayed,
via al 'he hght fssgre us that a, the bessns of
TIE C"nieaeTsts sahtss sas beep sl,gsIeittai IN a
N'Se u'ie oi no 9t,af pe.4,le on the fsra az the
E'- INC guasa,si'eiip Sha hspral and Inttllsfynai
''s ., tiie african s4ee, Ass shas the Methodist
IN the Providence of God with the ,,,s esl
II tie cssiarei raea. ''7'ihF
fec4liarly sHd inlimsiey rrIsEad b. the !.
ot domestic slavery in ih- Confederate state :, .
Methodist Episcopal Church South has svet l s''s
and defPF Involved she Is IN the ratare xs.l :,
'aai people II Is gratifying 81 be sble to state ths
,ui % ever she bold i 10 be her religious laty 1
f'a The sh he Weigh; Of her isdseHes, Ininisteria
=! INTO the scsle agaHst the eBerUarhsnenta q
= rs hHsts.ssm HBd insdelty
Lt. - no snnstnral Tsssilt, tbeTsf0re thai fle min
fI,I - l''iiesr.hip II the Acthodist Episeurnl
- ~ f'n as.ke berause ~ her historical sffe
So 1tlu hHf dstrdRal pneallSFitim. toaehius
s.:.ti tgt.'ns generally asd this iustit,Ytion
a. mould BE- found sfTaTed side IA fIdn wtfl
Is l,''1s Of the southern lss,,ss q, yyll,i.,,.
tvHti'AE iH I,sF for the ratue rf1f,,a i,s..i
w. ' friigiaslsfgr the security ~ - ~ ,i. .
ss,ar,.' leed IA Is44 % Gdypi ,g,es.ssr,. -, !.
AaS r i1 isdeIeudeHt ezolasiastiosl orv.ai,
i,gas - - taaI the 45olfis,iisss .s,,d g,eF lssS
hgrs isSasl aoTtk aha oaa ef Nsrtke-5 ~s,,.Ls -.
~ qag 49, 1e ssjt4osf issf yorefoeafl.,, s.l.
'Eafsog So tsT1ribis and Tsaestlsss ,rsr6.gs ~
al or fr 5sf seiSlessis soNfssssfis,s s,sis,
a. utter sg,I ~ Iaeaia, Pnopsriy and oonssener l,y
hons of c,gt y stiistioa of ell tbs saorssl sas,e
Svovsi olsr ~ liberty With the repeatedly
PIPE OLD - sst'.,a % determination the
'''aasfn Asthodisls could not 70 fsr