The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-06

ne Tennessee conference
0fihe Ncthodia Episcopal Church, South,
met at the TuliP Street Church in RdgcReld,
wednesday. The most important feature
Of ths days prececiiugs Wss the unanimous
adoPtiou ofth iolloWing resolutions, offered
hv Rcy. .. p. MeFerriu.
Rssoiuoi. By the Tennessee Conference Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church. Soath, an
Conference assembled
4. Thas We regard an wars, and especially
ciyil wars, ss sore oalainitifsi aud that We
deplore the desolstiou Of oni common eoun
try IN thc lste sauguinary conflict which
delugrd ur land IN q ooi, aud carried pov-
erty, grief and suiness q Thousands of femi-
lies iu our once hspy eountrg.
2 Rts5iutd. That We sineorely snd de-
votitly thtnk the Father Of nercies for the
termination Of the late fearful Struggle
through which our country has passed, and
chat me ttric has ended IN peace-a peace
which We earnestly pray may be Permsnent
J l.oioires That !, Is the duty Of an
chfistisns tclemnlv - Fevsrd the apestelIe
iniunci on, which requires them TO be sub
iect TO "thc POWERS thai be- md that we
reanrm the doctrine conteined in he NNIu
article of our reagion, aud the note an
nfANA NltfNhl > 81
{" The President, the Congress, the Gem
eEfl Assemble, the Goveruors and thu
Councils II the State, as fls delegates Of tis
P6oplg. ar The rollers Of he rnits States Of
America, fccoriiug 90 the division ~ power
rsadc a. Them b the CONSTITUTE n Of toe
UNITED Sta os, And hy the Constitutions Of
their respective Stat s. And the said States
are sovcrciEn and 10 dept ndenf nation. and
ought mot % be subject 20 any foreign iuiis-
dict o.
" As Gar as ID respects civil affairs, We be.
heve b 90 BE- The duty Of Christians, and e.
lccialiy of al Cnrlstian ministers, 70 b
Sable 10 the supreme authority Of the
country where ihey nav reside. and 10 use
al laudahie means % eniein obedience &
the powers nat be H and. therefore. ii /.
expected that ala cur preachers AID poop e
whs may be unaer any icrei On government
will behave themselves as peaceable ant
orderly subject"
hcs8'rli, That d j. the legitimate ana
appropriate worz of the ministry and of IA,
church, 10 p-omu' gate TIC doctrines and en-
iorce the preoepis of Chrisuanity, and TIA
all intcuneddiing with party politics o
state nnsirs iu church assemblies, or Ia th
pulpit. s iurUpcdirnt and i-iu-ious 10 %,
csuscluf Christ, whosays, M kiaglom
siaf Of this world.
5 Rssslras, That while We thus enter GA
fFots-t agsiust the intfednciion q parr
Iloltucs INTO the pulpit ana lnto church as
sembhcs. IL Is. ncverthcicss. The duty Of AZ
Christians 20 make "supplicatCns, prsycis
interccssidns and giving 70 thanks Cor a
meu-i0r sli that are in authority. that w
may lead quiet aud psaoratlo life b al
sod iucss aud hni e w.
g. Rssoirs5 Thai tbe Church Of, Cod, Il
Der "work and labor If love. (" should not b
IesirictcG 20 csr.aiR bounds ~ limits, Do
sbcnla re=feci The great coinnission-aG
~ INTO p she world. aud pre-ch the Gss
Del s"--Ac. thtnoiore. uesl cutiully surees
grour ensuing General Conference 10 con
slider tho r1lrdicucy 81 easing from OH
church casuomen, the wcri "SouIh. an,
.nf Fuesutuuug such ilte. or ndopiins sucl
name as Will renovo tie mffc-siou aha
ours IS sroHansl chupch. NJ aiopt ID,
mouo 81 John Wesley-a''rlO world - RI
paIish, .T -.
vate fraterual relations with an chri,tisns
"who love tbe Lord Jesus CHRIST IN SINGER
ity, snd who make the wo Of God th
rale % fheir faith and practice.
s. RcsoirCi, That IS ministers OF The gos
l.ei, So, ere gilline. 50 far as Ne may. with
cut assnmipg partisan Posii ems, snd with
out rialsi ~ The ga 80 esiatlished BY o. io
our Government IS christian ininis1 p. G,
do an IN our PsBcr 10 resto5e the peace ans
harmony, which Cnee existed in our happy
laad- .--.--.-. =.
The British cotton b1ndcu are setting
smineut esll eoBnsel IN hot pursuit of %,
doctrine that the Coniederacy wss d az faoi.
ti5FeFnmcuf, and thai the Uniied states
Government, e. Its successor, aud having
sueceeied 10 is estate, Is cunsequenty liable
Ior ifs dthts.--.Fli ia. PrcSs.
And party q radical extremista in the
Ncfih ore doing The same thing. Why
don't you give Them your Conformation
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