Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-02-27
Methodlsl church south.

IN Sopsmhor, 1852, the editor Of this pa
per delivered speech, IN the AcKendree
Methodist cAereh, in Nashville, u ~. i'm
paense aaalsnee OF eitizers and spIdiers--
The concluding portion Of which relates to
the affairs OF the Chpreh, and is - follows ;
Bat now GYMS % tie ratgiesa ssppes u nv sub
lsci and wish 10 say a. the oztset that Il seem
10 use harsh angsage DO after the aaos; mature
ieiibeFation, and with pe4sonai knowledge Of the
matters which shaIl nnsatio. And here declare
thai the word elsus ef nisas - bslp me God, on
southern sSil ars ths Msthsdist Bsptiz, Prezlyse-
riaA and EpisespAliaR PEesehsga. They ara satssi-
gated seolnirels Ssnss nohls exceptions ex;st bat
a. hely they arr corrupt trsachssoes shd vile
Las month the Methodist ChsrcA, q which have
been thoss;t- thirty I've Ye4rs. held eonferenes
IN athens ahles was presidei ever By : hosry-
hsa,lssl cid mar, Bishop Eart WITH qas sssepiag
rssolution thsy expelled nom he sniaissrg I'll The
ITslsss prssehers u tbe Hois5s coafersnce I know
tAese Union pr,,acAers wesl. ard they are men Of
p;siy aHd talents One q iiess Is an Old nleR Be
has besa . preacher fof forty yesr, and Sss MAJOR
aailer Andrew Iaeksea Al ts battle q Aoe.
| al Ssw Orleans and Al Mobile. THIS ed traitor,
Bishop Early, sso issued oraeF e Ne Presiding
lsss % sxPsl all loyal io.l FrsseAsrs xishia the
cSalsrense This orssr inslaaes nysalS who have
| been a heal preacher. IN that coafe-eness 1 ana
going hack and iatend 20 call a Ceasarsnee Of tAe
local pFsacAer, aud We " " expal ihe last devil Of
these relel prieasz Ms VII pms these seceiess and
rstels ostt and recover the church property which
rightFliy belongs to IN and ma % the traeTs. tbs
! Methclist Book Concern in yOar city, which hss
published 50 much ttsasen i net the property cf tbs
retels, il belongs 10 the loyal Neshodisss ard ws
! mean - have Il back. Hers s copy Of the church
Discipline, and 4 Hest positively ensoins upca al
cur preachers oboispre % the iHws and constituted
aaslaogiscs of The aoi A trsnsgFszsien Of This in
jsior makes chs oEsaass Iahlc % expsalsios rc'r
ths church whenihs Elders are erAAinea they An
ksonghs asoand the altar--yoa have sesa he sFt-
hsiipaa here fe4aeatly, CIR al the Elders were or
a4ned here. - sAis an Arlztaerasie esssgasios
IA bon ~. arpas-ssailna ehasrch-and tfre - ihs
pFvsaacs af Ciod and de eUagrsxasioa. thu RssAas
a5s his hansia uEaaihair heads Haa sNeNrs them .
7 appcse all disloyal dDctxinss Thas three rsse
prSsSlers arc psFared fDsiiy baseiy wiesealy Fss.
khsretl EAEly; when BE wAs erdaiDei Bisssss toeA
4 "a oath 10 grsnaetc peare, and hAFtacns law an
ersef. I heard him swear the lie tayseN IN essnm-
h,.s tseosvsa. Parea Sawrie. who knsws hias wuli
:, .ar,. srss,.o tsansacsfcts. sass thas Rsrly 5
u,s..ratly corrupt ola escatare 1t y biicys thsl
rcbsss aiways, when they testify sgsiFst ons another
! Thsss parsons e the Ae,hsdiss fablishing Hsas,
employed me b vile book exposing Inst inferno
scoisaral q tbs Baptist esarsh ktler.J Il Graves
ThsssAsn dsasuacpa hin e. alI tlsas xas via an.
raseslly, has nos HES ana all ssaains sAealaer 1
III So. -