The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-09-26
CIRCULAR.
10 the Loyal AetsOdIsts Of Middle
tennessee, etc.

lCMAttnCOs ~
DEAR BRErHRrs - Prompted by q deep
concern for the prosperity OF Aioh' We aa-
dress You this circular -.
Whstever NAV have been cur views ae-
ring the katherine and bursting O. tnes storm
which las recently surged over the country,
as Christians Ne can but accept the issue Of /
past events as the expressed VIII OF Ools ana
seek TO adaut ourselves 70 the oraer 81
THINGS res,,lfino he effom, with firm de-
Termination al Be peaceabls snd law-ab'dlng
citizens. which alans can secure 70 an q Us
the favor aud protection Of the OoNe' illheAl
under which We i've. IL the prosecution OF
this purpose nothiDg Is So essen'lai a. the
burvinV Of all QrcsfoHal feelings, the heallng
Of former l,rescbes bv the establishment Of
fraternai relations, which VIII iAefi taeis re-
suit in our happiness and property Ine
world is losline 20 the Chrstiaa Church for
the earliest exhibitions Of this magnanllno1s
shirt. Shall the wcrld be disappointed At
this moment al ewes are turned upon the
Meth,.d,si Church with the feeling that the
time has new fully cone Wneh sue AAclil
again be a unit IN her orgsiii-aslsh' p heli
as in her aims and operations. me aietho-
dist Episcopal Church moss coiui-ily IN
vites her brethren OF the South 10 unite With
her for the hrornotion Of an object 50 desira-
bic 10 ali coresrped. as the restoration OF the
unity Of the Church OF our common fathers;
10 facilitate which. the has, as she thinks,
,dopted most liberal and Christian pr0vis-
iona. All she requires. conditional TO recep-
ton into fuil Fellowship Of both ministers
and iaymen. is satisfaction oil their present
lovely 10 the Government OF me United
states, and cordial Endorsement Of her doc
trines and Discipline. AZ a ChurehS she hss
been restricted IN her occupancy OF me
whole country only by circumstances be-
vopd her control but as these are now
Changed. she viii hencef0rth discharge, 10
the 1tuo,t of her ability, the obligati rs
she has ever recognized Of occupying every
omen field throughout the world.
The course Of The Southern Church, pre-
ccdinr and duriuy the late terrible troubles,
has been such thst an effort TO perpetuaie
her distinct ana independent existence viii
be regarded BY al parties, al home and
abroad. g. an effort 10 perpetuate oislOyal
orpanizstior To change her name merely,
will not alter the public verdict IN this re
Fpect. IL will rather he looked upon as
tasit acknowledgement Of the correctness Of
the verdict, and transparent supteriuge 10
escape the odium Of her past recofd, without
the manly honesty 20 abandon that which,
70 say the very least, can no longer be use-
ful in the world
To remain in that Church in the light OF
her past history, having assumed separate
arurn q HeEAlnlul ISSUE AAAaa has ANFH
PASSED away forever. and with the record
she has made Cor herself When the parent
Church IS seeking union on q basis tDat re
cognizes no sectionalism, Will be regarded,
By those who reason, as conclusive evidence
Of disloyal sentiments eth cherished in the
heart. Ihe per1etuation Of sectional insti-
buttons 10 the country can have no other
effect than 10 prom0'e sectional prejudiees,
which inevitably tend 70 disDn on and strife.
IF this tie history Of the past n a terribly
eloql-,,t and truthful witness. The Metbo-
dist Episcopal Church South, as her name
,ndicales has q raYB been sectional Church.
'rhst she should be 80 was a leading design
IN her organization; and shou q she be able
20 ptrpeiuate her separate existence, she
never can be otherwise than sectional, for,
whatever name she may now assume, she
can never extend her lsboTs over the whole
country. Certainty the Church Of God
should know no sectional lines. Her com
lnunion should extend over the whole length
aud breadth Of the lsn&-her COMMITMENTS
q great and mighty brotherhood, binding
the several parts Of the nation together in
indissolubie bonds Who can believe for a
moment that if the Christian Churches had
remained firmly united, through the past
history Of this nation, the late disss-
trous oivii var had been possible? That
noble, and patriotic, snd far-seeing siaies-
man, The sage Of Ashland, sighed over the
unhappy d smemberment of the Methodist
Episcopal church, and Characterized ID f'The
entering wedge % the dissolution Of our
National WHOM Brethren, is il not duty
We owe 10 God, 70 our country, 70 ourselves,
and 90 posis-ity, that our reunion she'll be
the pledge d Heaven Cor the future glory
aud integrity q our common sisterhood Of
Sta es Realizing that there never was
such an appeal ioi Christian unity IS there
is now, YOU will cetainly Join in the earnest
y aver that an ohrct so desirable, and 30
ss-eEiiai a. our iutur' peace and the saliva
tian Of souls, Eay be attsined. In pursa-
anee Of this Christian dtsigr, the Tennessee
Animal Conference Of the Methodist Epic
cop-l church will be feorgtaized at the ear
liest practicable moment. The time and
piece via soon be announced. For a time,
no doubt the work VIII have 70 be support
ed. In part al ieHst, by the Missionary Treas
my; bat The Church asks Of the people that
they do what they can in their eiscum-
stances.
Il Is prrfsrred that. 20 Ear rs possibls, the
wo-k b. supplied with those ministers that
the people have Learned 70 love rs their
former pastors, hot where necessity exists,
eood men viii be transferred from other
purts Of the Church as their co-lahOre-s.
The Conference will be, in oil respects, on
the same footing, with the same powers aud
plan Of operations that pertain 80 any other
Annual Conference Of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church.
It is earnestly hoped, brethren, that the
foregoing viii meet your hearty approval,
und shat yea will promptly respond, adj
dressing the undersigned az Nashyillei and
freely expressing your views, and eommu-
nicatiug any Information in your possession
that is important 10 the prosperity Of the
work.
fSignedl a. A. GEEs
Sup rintendent OF the Work Of Reorganiza-
ton Of the Methodist Episcopal Church IN
Middle Tennessee.
Nashville, Tenn. August n, ls65.