Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-10-11
Tennessee Annual Conference.

This body, in session at Nashville but
recently adopted the following resolutions,
which, for that body, does remarkably well,
and comedies a great deal The Confer
ence is Just tour years behind time, The
adoption Of these resolutions by that Con
ference. in October, 1861, would have been
the very thing, by the right "'e" at the r'g''
place. and at the right time:
LIST. Pesolred, BY the Tennessee Confer
encc of the Methodist Episcopal Church'
Soptb in Conference assembled, mat we
regard all wars, and especially evil wars
&c sore calamities and that we deplore the
devastation of our common country IN the
late saDguinaly conflict which deluged our
land in blood and carried poverty, grief and
sadness TO thousands Of families in our once
happy country.
ID ResoIred That we sincerely and de
voutlv THANK the Father Of merGies for the
termination of the late fearful struggle
through which our country has passed. and
that the strife has ended in peace-a peace
which we earnestly pray may be perma-
ncnt and perpetual -,
sd Pes6Ived, That it IL the duty Of all
Christians solemnly TO regard the apostolic
Injunction which requires them to be subject
to II the powers that be, and that we re-
affirm the doctrines contained in the XIII
Article Of our Religion, and the Note an
nexed thereunto, viz:
The President, the Congress, the Gen
eral Assemblies, the Governors, and the
Councils Of State, as the delegates Of the
people, are the rulers Of the United States
of America, according to the division Of
power made to them by the Constitution OF
the United States. And the said States are
sovereign and independent nation, and
ought not TO b. subject TO any foreign iuris
diCtion.
. As far as il respects civil affairs, We be-
ieve ii the duty of christians, and especially
all christian ministers to be subject TO the
supreme authority Of the country where
they may reside, and to use all laudablC
means to cnioin obedience Ito the powers
that be" and therefore it Is expected that
all oul. preachers and people, who may be
under any foreign Government will behave
themselves as pcaceablc and ordcrly sub
jccts.
4th. RcsoiUcd, That it Is the Legitimate
and appropriate work of the ministry anC
Of the church to promulgate the doctrine:
and enforce the precepts Of christianity
and that all intermeddling with party poll
tics or State affairs in church assemblies Of
IN the pulpit, is inexpcdient and iniudiciou
| to the cause of Christ who says. Ny
Kingdom is not Of this world.
9TH Rcsolced, That while we thus cntc
| our protest against the Introduction Ofparty
politics into the pulpit and church Assem-
blies. it is nevertheless the duty Of al
christians to make "supplications, prayers
| interccssion, and Of thanks to all men-fo
all that are in authority, that we may lea(
quiet and peaccable IF" in all Godlines
and honesty
9th ReS0lued That the church 81 God
/ in her work and labor of love SHOULD
not be restricted 70 certain bounds or limits
but should respect the great commission
| Go We into all the world, and preach tn
| Gospel We therefore respectfully sugges
to our ensuing General Conference to con
slider the cxpediency Of erasing from on
| church cogn0men the word South ant
Of substituting such title or adopting sucf
name as will remove the impression tina
ours is sectional church We adopt tn
motto of John Wesley The world Is GU
parish.
9TH. ResoLred, That We are willing to cul
tivate fratcrnal relation with all christian
who love the Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity
and who make the Word Of God the rule Q
their faith and practice.
Sth. ResoLrcd, That as ministers Of th
Gospel we are willing, 80 far rs we ma,
without assuming partizan positions, an
without violating the rule established by Il
for our government a. christian minister
10 do al in our power to restore the peac
and harmony which once existed in on
happV land