Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-03-07
The Fuss in McKendree Chapel Sunday
school
Children, you should nsver let
Your angry passions r:sa;
Your little hands were never made
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Children, you hould nsver let
Your angry passions r:ss;
Your little hands were never made
Totear each others eyes.
On Friday evening an adjourned meeting of
the teachers of McKsndree Sunday School was
held at the chapel to consider the protest pre-
scented by Brothers ]. q. Hardness and J. n.
Davis to the action of the Quarterly Confer
ence in passing resolution declaring the
school auxiliary to the M. E. s. S. Union and
requesting the school to subscribe to the Sunday
School Advocate. The animated nature of the
proceedings of the previous meetings, and the
spicy discussions upon the slavery question
and Inc subject Of religious novels in the Ii
brary, had given so much Zest to tue affair that
Inc large lecture room OF McKendrae was
and ole, who were sufficiently Interested to
Keep their absorbed attention until one O'Clock
III the morning.
In the course of the evening the excitement
ran high, at times threatening personal col
Nsiohs, and those who had not tbs privilege of
the floor let OFF their steam by an amount of
exptctoration sadly at variance with the ad-
bacco- splitting.
The debate was opened by Brother Smith,
who spoke III opposition TO the adoption of the
protest. referring al lesgth to the course OF the
.Ss,'day School Adrocdte, which had been called
lying sheet, two paragraphs being cited one
OF which was the answer of "Corporal Fry
to a boy In Maryland, which ans wer was tnat
the corporal did not think it right that mn
contended that the Advocate did not draw an
invidious dis ,incton between the children OF
Tree and slave States as alleged ia the protest,
- and spoke at considerable length on the answer
OF CORPORAL Fry, which he considered was
right. Next as TO the charge that DR.. WISE ed
ltor OF the AdeocGis, had interpoiated the word
American" in quoting John Weslsy's deuun-
ciaaon OF slavery as the sum of human viii
lainies. He held that Wesley mast have had
d1reet reference to American slavery, the At
ricin slave trade and American slavery to-
pretending
slavery gave rise TO some viilainies not attribu-
table 10 the slave trade.
The speaker referred TO the protest, and pro-
nouGceG tie charges that efforts were being
made TO take the school out of the hands Of
those controlling 1t, and the charges against the
motives Of Brothers Cook and Thrush to be
unfounded. With some warmth the speaker
spoke OF the action Of the school in discardlng
the Advocate.
Brother Hardness stated that The parents of
some of the children mad objected TO the sub
scribing to the AdUocGte; that parents in two
instances had returned the paper, and he
was unwilling that the paper should be taken
when the parents object to it.
Brother Smith lproceediDg) thought it best TO
lay The protest 6u the table, and offered sub
stitute declaring the Quarterly Conference
shall have the su perYision OF the school, which
shall be auxiliary to the NJ. E. Sunday School
Union; providing that the constitution OF the
school he amended so that it may comply with
the discipline, and that the school subscribe to
200 copies OF the Sunday School 4dyocate.
Brother w. II. Squires next got the floor, aud
cEarEt0 tnat the champion or Methodism
(Bro;her ". A. Cook) who is now making all
this trouble, and who insists upon every arti-
Gle OF the discipline being carried out, is him
self violating II, by not attending class meeting.
Brother Cock called Brother So ures to order.
he was not en- trial before the school; but he
was prepared 10 Yindcate his character before
the proper tribunal; and as the charge had been
made he should require Brother Sqnires to
subs taDJiate IL.
Brother Hardness gin the chair said that full
scope had been allowed Brother Cook woo
brother in a
speech Yi0ur hours, and he held that Brother
SGuIrss should have the same latitude. Brother
COOKS speech. he sad, though go long, did not
amount 10 much.
BIotber Cook replied that he did moi expect
The ch"ir 10 have 4 favorable opinion OF his re-
n arks; but those W no heard him could Judge
Gcr themselves.
Brother II. t Langley suggested that Bro hsr
Squnes he allowed to proceed without inter
Fuptiop.
Some of the brethren called out nanen ~
Brother Langley bringing up the resr with
feryent one.
Brother Ccok-"Th ameus of some are
worthless
Brother Langley (excIledly.)-"If 1 did not
stand better in the church and community than
you 90 would give up making speeches.
Brother Cook raised another point of order,
that brother Hardness, beng an Interested
party, ought not 10 occupy the chair, aad that
he had no right 10 make decisions, and that
such as ne made wera partial
Brother Squires repeated his charges that
Brother Cook cid not attend class -meeting, and
be warned Brother q. that his soul was in
danger. Brother Squires proceeded TO defend
the library at considerable length, contending
that il " as mario minded to demand that the
books should all be sectarian.
Brother James N. Davis then obtained the
floor, and while arranging his pretty extensive
Brother F. S. Harvey proposed to lay tin
whole subjec. on the table. Ruled ont OF order
Brother Ferris stated that ne wished 70 make
short explanation.
Brother Davis refused 10 yield the floor
Brother Ferris appealed to the meeting TO
allow him To refuie the charges which had
been made against him
The Char brother darkness. )-Charges
have also been made against me, brother.
Brother Davis commenced by referring to the
debate, stating that Brother Ferris had made
long speech on the slavery question, closed by
Offering his enc hundred dollar gold watch If
Brother darkness proved certain allegations
In reference to the ddcOcGie. Mr. Hardness mad
proved rhem, but the watch had not been given
up. Brother Thrush had folio W ed and @ n oted
largely from the Discipline TO show that he RI ia
nothing but his duty IN making similar re-
port To that OF Brother Cook TO the Ouar:arI,,
Conference: and Brother Cook had layorrd
tAe association with q speech of over fnur
hours, emphasized by W heeibarrow load o,
books; which, however, did not amount TO
much.
The design of the protest was to induce the
Quarterly Conference to reconsider their action
ana allow the school TO remain free rs here.o-
fore.
Brother Davis then entered upon an er.
PLANTATION in regard to a certain entry in 1aa
Journal OF the Conference The having bean tina
secretary In reference 10 tse action OF that
body on the question. He had Understood the
resolution of brother Cook, adopted by the
Conference, TO be merely rscoa,ulsHlotory that
the Sunday school should become auxiliary to
the Methodist Sunday School Union; and had
so recorded IL.
Since the controversy upon the point, the
presiding elder had instructed him 10 correct
the journal so "a 10 make the resolution mao
datory, but he CHE spaaksr) suli hsId to the
opinion That his original entry was correct.
Some remark made here by Brother Davis
10 those concerned in the authorship o the re-
port made 70 the conference upon the SUNDAY
school question, brought Rev. Mr. Thrush.
minister at McKendree Church, to his feet and
he aemau dec TO know OF brother Davis If tae
sliusion was 10 HIM.
The answer OF brother Davis not being auits
satisIac tory to brother Thrush, the latter re-
g psated mis- demand, said hs did not wish it %
20 forth thas me had HE'D In the mat a r, and that
he should hold brother Davis responsible for
any insinuatjoBs or reflections upon him.
Brother Davis said he had the kindest feelings
towards brsther Thrush, and would not be
int any 1 y,nau h.sfI 10