The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-06-12

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Superior Provost Court.
METHODIST CHURCH IN ooURr-FuRTHER TESTIMONY
CHARLES Holloway, colored, sworn; Resides at No. SO
Beaufain street. Charleston lived his nfe Is
member Of the NJ E. Ohurch Joined 1t in 1928. Recol-
lects split OF Southern portion Of that Church 1874
op1s46. Does not accurately know number OF COL
ored members at that time. Trinity Church alone to
which he belonged, had 1900 members There were
three other churches of that denomination In Charles
ton at that time Does not know that Of the color
split Party seeding called themselves M e. Chupoh
South. t'olored members went with the white M en-
south ooored members remained with M ohuroh
South until the fall Of Chafleston It was by no act OF
South They were not consulted. Colored members
had no control Of the Church Colored membere were
two what was called their ciass.mcetns assess
mens The money thus raised put In the hands OF
stewards At the fall Charleston the oolored Nom
bers. in consultation with the official white members
Lewis preparatory the whito members going back 10
the Northern Church. thus bridging split Of 1874 or
has always done SO. considering his rights reserved
as he was not consulted. Knows John Mckee. Un-
eolored mombers never met IN church meetings With
Whites doesn't know to what particular church he be-
io4sed Gse1. HAS Has seen hi n worship in Trinity;
split to iall Of Charleston. An the NJ E. Churches were
professedy connected with the NJ. E. Church, South
management OF church in adjudication OF moral
cases There was no difference in doctrine OF Church
South before and after split. There no change In
the practice OF the Church South before and split
Sss ss n Fl ResSe s. II
Joined NJ. E. Church In 1929 and is q member still
H Trinity Church which had 1900
over church until evacuation OF Charleston by Confede
In 1850 except to act class leaders, they
of bua{
division between the church North md South,
year Witness does not recoiect Division was caused
Colored members were not consulted about the split
Oolored portion OF the church Joined with the whites II
We looked upon them friends and we did so.
Colored portion remained vi h whites until Federal
forces entered Quarterly Conference Of NJ
g. Church South met after evacuation and summoned
leaders and eIhoers OF coored members to meet and
transferred coored portion permanently to Northern
| Methodist Church. At the evacuation there were no
Snh n bs
colored members wore to be placed under the
eriy Conference Of M E. Church South does no. know
at whose request 1t was done. Old Bethel Church,
khan AND 1 oKss s1nea ps
shipped at Trinity. At that time all churches in
@
with mr Mood concerning property IN dispute but has
income used for benefit Of Oolored Mission This was
during the existence Of the Confederacy Mission
-Ezdmined-The continuance Of the oolored mem
bers with the NJ E. Church. South after the split
of heir will and accord To have done otherwise
would have been instruction. at that time witness
was stakeholder. as were also many other coorec
members Lost their slaves when United States forces
entered Charleston. Only had half OF slave wher
Union forces entered Conference who made transfel
were most respectable people-Mr. Bird, DR.. Peze
and others. Colored members Still remain In posses
sion Of Old Bethel and Spring Churches Trinity
Church ts In possession OF WhieB Rev. Asbury moot
recommended tho formation OF colored mission to thu
Annual Conference OF the M Church. South, and the
formed 1t accordingly. THINKS mission was formed be
fore shells reached 1Iihty northumberland was burned
down at that time. WitDess memory s bad, but think
mission was formed about one year and three or fou
months before close OF war,
Examined. IN repy-Colored people could not hav
remained with M E. Church at time OF split. The
would have preferred to remain with M. Z. Church; bu
m ne1e %as st NO usea " Aho 'he JUN M
, Rev AionEo Webster recalled-subjeot OF slavery
Witness understand was cause OF split In 1874 or l44
sSsd NJ hnpnb 80 s 10 n,ad sataa and tse ns
has never been ch,nsed. Previous to 1874 Norther
| There diHerence'in the discipline.
% 70 ioas S,, one aisSpnne go
to war that Bshop james formed Conference in TeIa
when respected Biahop was waited on by mob. Pr