Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-07-23

sssp FNpuft q fhe OoinnItlga on sSsnea.
ton was Fea1. That poftiou felatIng ta the
4 asslhallI aelsael rassse was rpread sad adopt.
ed md 9 COMMITTEES consisting Of Rse R.
G. baekhnrn asd Rev. w II Rogers was
! appointed g tarrtsrQnd with The Parent
huplety IN relation to the intefe1ts Of Sab.
beth sehoels within tissp Conference
The Cemsiitee on sPablic Worship re-.
/ ported.
Rev. Mr. Garrett was introduced and
niads Welcome as witness 70 our delibera.
tions
i The Committee on Tancatlon called Tor
the adoption sf the remainder Of the re-
| port The eall was eonrafred in, aud DR..
/ W. e. Brownlow and Rev. r. q. Blackburn
serc appointed q Coalmlttee 20 correspond
with COMMITTEES appointed By the Stock
lhplders Of Strawberry Plains College In re-
lation 20 that property. and TO report 70 the
Conyeption at It's next meeting.
The following resolution hy Rev. r. g.
Blaesburn and Rev. w. II. Rogers, was
read and adopted
Resolped, That we ara gyatifea 10 witness,
and va heartily endorse the efforts Of Bish.I
op simpson TO feorgunise the Church in thel
Holseon Conference, aud especially 10 Ap-I
prove his selection OF Bro. Daily for thes
general oversight Of this great work, ama
We are rleasea with the success Of Bro
Daily and those who are engaged with him
In this Cody enterprise.
The report Of the General Comtniltec was
read, and Tho preamble adopted by a rising
and ananimoas vote The resolutions ap-
pended weFs adopted Ia whole, with the
sarno unanimlty.
REPORT or aeNsnAf. eouxITryy
PnTsnaat 10 public nosice Convention
Of loyal Methodist isytnen aud preachers.
local and travelling, cenuened in the city Of
Knoxville Tenn, on the 5th of July, 1854,
TO talxu hsto consideration the wants pros
pects and Interests of the Methodist Church
within the bounds Of the HolstoH Annual
Conference, The undersigned, general
committee, 10 whom this subject was re.
ferred, have had the matter under serious
snd prayeFfhl consideration, and beg Leave
10 submit the following brief report
At IN early paFiad 10 this wicked rebel-
lien the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, took her stand upon the treasonahle
and therefore false foundation Of secession
her pulpits beloved with more terrible
tAander oa the side uf disnnion than teose
Of almost aav other church, hurting hery
inrectiyes at the Union aud the NoFth--cas.
fs1nE the most of hsr leading and influential
portion at her ministers and lncmbcfs into
ths unhaalowed embsace Of treason Tn.
der the administration Of this. our former
church, some Of our ministers have been
prescribed, some refused eirensts and sta.
tions, and othera expelled --an for oEiai0as
sake, and hecause thsy were loyal TO the
United States. Ne have deternained there
f,ra ncs laner a ffxsa .,ndaa a. ftt4 s.sfls
OF the Methodist Episcopal Church, South
or 20 % associated in our church relations |
with the men who control the interests OF
said church and are likely 70 direct her /
future movements. IL therefore, remains /
lor " ana tue aya thoasan'ls % our ore1n-
ren similarly situated, To do one ef tsree !
talngs-either TO remain II, the wilderness
--iiot OF Jafcd, bnt OF Darfe--snd wander !
off into the naosatains Of sin and anbelief,
whence We came or, next. 20 form our.
selves into separate and independent
church organization; or, last OF ali, to seek I
reunion with the Methodist Episcopal /
Church IN the Unltod States, whose doc
trines, tisaages and fafth are 10 accordance
with oars, aud In tho enjoyment and pfae-
tiea OF which We desire to lire aud dio'
We, therefore, repast in favor OF return. i
ing 10 the Mcthodst Episcopal Church,
and asking, most respectfully, to be reeog- I
ston Annual Conference giving our loyal 1
preacbers the lead in our new organization,
subject 70 the control and authority OF tho i
appointed heads Of our church in the
United States and TO her Discipline.
The great question 10 be met by this
committee and those whom We claim 70 rep
sfa