Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1866-05-22
For the Spectator.

MIR. Editor: ~ our readers, a while ago,
were treated ad ndusedm, it may be- to a con-
troyersy, between certain Bishop and Citi-
zen of the county. do not propose to reopen
it. 1t excited greater or less amount of inter
est, not only in the county, but to a considera-
bic distance beyond its limits lis yet talked
Of and discussed, and the course of the mem-
bers of the Bishops church, who professed at
the time, to disapprove of his course, at the
has been closely scanned. There were many of
of them, who said if the Conference, to which
they belong, and which did meet somewhere
this Spring, in Maryland, did not take strong
and decided action against the course Of that
General Conference, in putting theaegro on an
equality with them and ceaasure the Bishop and
those from Virginia who acted with him, that
MeyaUoufdsecede, and come out from the church.
What was the action of the Conference in Ma
ryland? No body knows hereabouts, Why did
not the Bishop, or some one of his preachers,
furnish you or one Of the papers of the town,
or in the valley, with synopsis of what was
done? This is strange it is ominous, it is ssts-
picio,is Is there not something rotten in Dem
mark? Is not this entire church playing into
the hands or supporting the miserable faction
at Washington, that would place the negro over
and above us? Have they not already said thro'
their highest church court, he is our equal, and
does it require stretch of presumption to be-
lieve that they are willing to 60 step further?
Then why not let the public know what they
are doing ? But all that comes In by way of in
PRODUCTION to what wish to say, in regard to a
particular member of that church, preacher,
revival preachen and some say great prose-
lyting preacher. During the controversy referr-
ed to he was preaching a great deal near the
border of this county, and within the upper linn
its of Rockingham. He had much to say of
this controversy, and much censure to heap up
on his Bishop Of whom he scarcely ever spoke
in the terms of respect that would naturally be
expected, and usually called him 'Glossbren-
ner'. He professed repeatedly and to several
respectable citizens of village, near the bor-
der, to disapprove of the action of the General
Conference said he felt degraded by it, and
that ofttimes as he travelled along the highway
he hung his head because he did not care to be
recognized, and if the Conference which met in
Maryland did not disapprove in strong language
of fthe action ofthe General Conference, he soould
teaue the church. This he said so often and to
SO many, that it attracted more notice, more at
tention, than it would otherwise have dome
Some Of those who joined the church under his
ministry, SO wrought upon by what he said,
that they committed themselves in the same
way. - Yet this Conference has met, months ago,
this man goes on preaching PROSECUTING, and it
is supposed ought and does know what the Con-
ference in Maryland did do, which was what he
did not expect, yet who has heard one word Of
protest from his lips, or heard one of his CON
verts say that he does not no,o fully sanction
and endorse the negro equality doctrine taught
and acted out in Iowa? Consistency thou art
jewel There is a class Of men who would pre-
fer to rule in Hell, to serving in Heaven Who
will bring these men up to their oft repeated
declarations and hOU shall II he done 2 Echo
answers ~. .sHOW-E.''