Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-02-01
The NOrth-vVestern Christian Ad-
Vocafe and the Columbus Press.


Somebody has sent us The North-W Westerr
Christian Adrocate, published in Chicago by
Poe and HITcHcocK, and edited by THOMAS
M. EDDY and ARTHUR EDWARDS. 1t is one
of the organs of Methodism, and speaks
for that denomination in Church matters as
well as in all other matters. The copy thai
lies before us is dated January 25th, an(
contains a very full report of the proceeds
ings of the Missionary Anniversary of thai
Church, which came off in this city, on the
18th and 10th of the same month. We sup
pose we are indebted to Mr.. EDWARDS, the
Associate Editor for this copy ofIhe North
Westenl-as he is said to be the person who
prepared the report; and he took particu-
lar pains to call our attention to the follow
ing paragraphs, by drawing his pencil
around them:
"THE COLUMBUS PRESS.
ave really suspect that the Columbus
press Is asleep. No possible allusion is
made to the anniversary except in the
list of Sabbath services, which copy was
doubtless furnished. H-.a-.- --ss
lHt ClJlZtIlS vi NOluIllUuo WIN dIC uOl
Methodists, were therefore ignorant that
anything unusual was transpiring in the
city. Such omissions are not omissions
simply. They indicate a want of money to
carry on their proper business-a want OF
wise enterprise in applying their capital, II
they have it, or want of attention to, or re-
spect for the largest Evangelical Church in
the world. Disciples of Faust awake from
your slumbers!"
THE STATESMAN was not even furnished
with the programme of sabbath Services
alluded to above, nor did we print it. AS
the leading men of the Church I'm this city
did not takeinterest enough in the Ami
versary to advertise it, we concluded that
our readers would not be sufficiently inter-
ested in its proceedings to justify us in re-
porting it. Since the organs of Methodism
have become political journals, we have not
read them with as much care as formerly.
weprefer to regard The New York Tribune,
The Cincinnati Gazette, and papers of like
character, as better exponents of Admins
tration politics, than the numerous Chris
tian Advocates published under the auspices
of the Methodist Church; and hence, we
read the former and pay very little atten-
tion to the latter-especially, since they
have become the mere political echoes Of
the former. Consequently, we were not SO
enthused on the subject of the Anniversary
as the Associate Editor of The North-Wes-
tern, who came all the way from Chicago to
report the proceedings. In the midst of his
enthusiasm, however, he finds fault him
self with the authorities" of the Church
for neglecting to snake the appropriate ar
rangements;" and then puts himself into a
tdntrtm because the Columbus Press did not
do what the .authorities" neglected to do
and what had to be done, finally, by Divine
interposition!
When Preachers become Politicians and
take such action as was had in the Ohio
Conference, in the Indiana Conference,
and in other Church Judicatories, they
are not entitled to the attention" we
are accustomed to give to Ministers
Of the Gospel and their Convocations.
The Preachers who were driven by partisan
prejudice and intolerance to utter their
maledictions and pronounce their anathe-
mas over the very grave of Old Father
DoNAHoo, do not command much of our
a.. f q F.. .