The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-07


Their supprs ars Il hand our am three thousand miles
or Are able to conquer the Americans suppose they
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Asbury Who was che asst American Methodist blehop
Revolutionary pcsiod but he zoo ssroagi fsvorsd the
Independence ~ the onlonies The denominaiiou vas
Oni.sd in iys4 and has the hsoo. e beng he s.s!
CONSTR tonal law recognition of the nov govevumant
enrcrcng patriotism on sli IT, eemmuu 'canta Avery
Interesting Ia our dAyl, msds "a shis arcie IN tho
yesr lsoA In ~: ofigms .rt'cls was affirmed TIA:
sssss q Hms.ca according 70 The DIVISION Or power
made 10 tAem BY tho General Act o. Confe'iera.
tion &c. tie national consultation being sot yei sdopt
Cd but the General Conference Of 1904 by motion Of
Rev Ezekisl Cooper q man noted for bis saeacyA struck
Ill alluon 10 the "Act Of Confederation, insertir
AZ "a ss
Independents nation Methodsm thus deliberately and
r. Is constitutional lsw ecssc.ss that The scS S y
and such supreme and sovereign over a its States
Il period Of little political seitaon tho ques
ton OF saas sovereignty that this change made the
Kentucky Resolutions Of 17oS" ami those Of vrg,nin,
1852 had become the basis Of state lights party =
intense the party spirit that fniiies were IL, ded
and churches wore rent ssunder: Trust was that the
position support OF the national constr ion; and
win be remembered this body, tire 70 tho fidelity "a
u q " Wsr
OF the nation ~
ADDRESS TO WARRINGTON ON Hrs rNAuGUrAT on.
We aiso informed that tho Methodist tho 1rst
reg denomination nize The orgarization Of
the national under the Presldsncy wssh
ngton. The conference hnppe ed TO meet Ia New York
IN the month Washington was inaugurated, NAV, Ise.
and presented him congr tuiatory address through
Bishops Cake and Asbuyy who were intimate per NAL
eRds st bs Father Il his Country and often his
hospalties Ct Mount rnon while discoursns ~sn him
REPLY or WASHINGTON TO THE FIRST METHODIST
The rst President Of the United States reped as fol-
s ys'sEs Ss s se ssss ssr E %
%sss &. . sssss.. & e s IL y e.
Of desires eoatiu!s whatever may Dc 10 pover
siwSs affords me sssf.eson wsca and concaraace o.
gas nd Il . Spo u. The psaps s
every dsnomination whe dcmsan u emssives good el
strive prove i.,hul and impartial patron n. Of snne
prayers a ne Lp Of Grace for me- and th.. ne sss
PRESIDENT LlAcoLN's EEpLy TO THE LAST IsrHo-
DIST CONFBRESCE. u q letesf
IL Is q noteworthy Coincidence, which may % men,
toned In this connection that at the last auadronna
meeting Of the Methodist Episcopal Church held ia
Philadelphia, IN Nay 1864 an address was adoted and
presented TO the President OF the United States express
sivo Of the corlis sympathy OF the entire Methodist
brotherhood with the government In its effort to sup
press the rebellion The lamcnted Abraham lincoln Ia
reply 10 that communication used this ianguagt- ~
Noby sustained the government has been BY all The
churches would utter nothing whih m. 9 the least ep
b. said iSa The Nsihcds Episcopal cSusrh not sss de-
roSn a H. H. sf' 10 IL & &c ss La
rharc sends more soldiers 70 shs Gcd more nurses g ths
Nsshodiss ss.s al The eharchss be.ted
Il il also beautiful and significant coincidence that
Washington, tho Father Of his County, mplored the d
vine benadctiou on this religious society IN IT, infancy
and that after the lapse Of nesry century, Lincoln, the
martyr and saviour or the republic, in chsrter sic
Saxon phrase exclaimed, God bless the Methodist
Church y rfit g8ltHt fs1l hnlltseC vi
THE sLAvRxr euEsrIox-rS THE CHURCH. ri
In respect 10 the question Of slavery, which has 70 FIR
tuuaty reached its solution In day Dr. Stevens very
decided testimony and has contributed more perhaps
than any orr Chrstixn denomination to It's hnal set
orai verdict on ths evil Mctnodsn has done ncopa.
rally more oGsctuA work aalRst IT, At the crEani.
zaiion of the Church enacted law against and afrr
wards incorporated into lis constitutional law ts general
rules or terms of membership prohibit,on az the
buying ana selling Of men, women and children with
honorable record down TO this day The early Methodist
preachers who like Hatch and Gsrsttson inherited or
w aS the he . q q ss
sou,hwar ~ stringent opinions the subject became
lax; violent discussions and parties arose within is
communion, and confusion and scsm followed but its
primitive standard OF opinion a. last triumphsd, and
Mt the Geoersl Conference Of lsi& rather than
endure further encrosrhmeniE from the barbarcus evil
IL sunereithe greatest chisn in tho ec lssnsticai his
tory or the country, the secessop ~ the Methodist Eps
corn Church suut5 by which los, stroke nearly
half is M inbcr and half IL territory.
ITS LOYAL SUPPORT or THE GOVERNMENT IN
CRUSHING TIE REBELLIox.
Nor has any Religious body been more energetic than
ona authorities from the beginning the close Of the
war. The New York East Conference was the nrsi e..
cIesaicsl body 10 pledge s loyal aud utter cooperation
with the government after the atiart Fort sumter:
and BY happy coincidence was the inst 10 tee-
graph congratulations 10 the government at the
downfall " tho rebellion, by tbs surrender OF Lee
Nethodism has contributed, has been estimated
hundred thousand white and seventy i've tho sand
black trops 20 the war Tor tho UpIon The Mcthoiis
Ep scopal Church has thnned ia congregations, DIS
banded many OF its sunday school aud Bible claes BY
thee patriotic contribution Its pup,s have resoupdcd
through the with ehthu iao pleas for the conifu
ton It's entire deaorn4tiona press the mos: extern
ive In the land has without exception. been fer
vent, aud continually devoted 70 the national cause
The national se has waved from Il, spires and dnd It's
pllpt and is character site euiiu ~ has been kindcd
y The highest fervor BY the national struggle I'm nne
Nehodsrn, 50 the chief religions embodiment q the
people, has felt thai ts destlny is den ca With
that or the country ad has thus s thrown u. utmost
snersy into the grcst struggle for the naiionalhfc
rHE APPROACHING ~ BlLgs.
We cannot cios~ this article which n accdy longer
than Intended make IT, without giving synopsis of
The plan adopted by tile Gcuefui C0nfetcnce ~ ~ last
session for the centennial celebration. of resot
tons adopted providing that the celebration shall
commence she nrs Tuesday In October isds and
Time throuyh the month thai the primary of1cs Of
The celebration shall he the spiritual Improvement Of the
members and the cultivation o. gratitude for the blessings
received through the agency of hethodsm that pecuuty
contzbuiioos b n,sde toe Appropriated ~ 70 rrndcr
efficient In the century !" those Institutions
and AGENCIES 70 which The Church has been deeply N
debsed In she century peet; that two dep.rtmcnts Of
Christian entsrprlss b placed before The peopleooe
twelve Minister'S and iaymen b appointed W dstsrmins
In chat way The funds shall bs apprupvinsf; haa the
lonal funds shall DO sppruprsled the Of educ
ZION end church extenston and thai each annual
fsrsncs shall provide for the delivery Of memorial
men before ~ ova bo1y. lsf7Tut sftf Il
no csnnisses appointed b The Bkhops was CON
posed Of emipens ministers and aymcn. who met ~
Cleveland, Ohio last Yebruay soc Determines upon
pea q opWat'ooa They rscoDneD1en thai the sob
scrptions b mainy lsvesed tbs fousdasou Of per
msneus educational fund, Tho Interest Of which shan be