Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1867-07-27

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presume however-not TO affirm that, al
though considerably his junior, ! proba-
bly, certainly, if his first appointment TO
ShePherdstown 90 years ago was his in
PRODUCTION 10 the SIale) saw good many
acres Of Virginia, before similar visual
privilege was his-thal my continued res.
idence in the Old Dominion will count
up as many years as his. Likely too,
my travels through il have been quite as
extensive as his, and my means Of obser-
vation Of men IF not Of acres) not at all
more circumscribed than his. So that, if
he thinks it material TO the issue between
US, we may yet compare calendars on
this point. Coming as minister OF the
Gospel, with no intention Of acquiring
property, and with no disposition TO en-
gage in any pursuit other than that Of
preaching the truth, never very careful
ly inspected The acres composing the area
OF my circuils-and was quite as com(or-
table on the sand-hills of one section as
in the fertile valleys of another. Had |
designed buying land, my neglect in this
regard would have been as singular as in
excusable, for | understand there is great
diversity of soil in the glorious old State;
and besides this, great many elements
enter into the calculations of purchasers.
of which profess entire ignorance, and
sometimes ! doub. not, in this as in other
things, tasIe cannot always be accounted
for. Thus, although my friend, Dr. G.,
travelled 10 Jefferson 20 years ago, be
postponed the purchase Of land until he
travelled Stafford Mission-and now
doubt not he frequently finds occasion TO
revisi, that hospitsble, but not very pro-
ductive section, in which his possessions
lie. Well, sir, for myself, | have not a
single "acre" TO cultivate, outside Of In
manuels lands, and if can only attend
10 the small patch that may be assigned
me from time 10 time, till the harvest
come, TO the satisfaction of the Lord OF
the Vineyard, | shall be conten. for the
! DR.. and his friends 10 monopoize the
business of "acre". ".surveying in Virginia.
Understand me, | enter no protes! against
! ,..22i; looking at and purchasing any pos
sessions that may nit them. But do
most strenuously objecrto theiT method of
acquiring Church property. Inever can
endorse their principle and practice OF
Ecclesiastical SquaAer Sovereignty.
do not now design calling attention 10
the Jenevolent plans OF the NJ. E. Church
for absorbing what little they imagined
remained Of the NJ. E. Church South, at
the close Of the late unhappy civil strife;
nor will paint the large, long arms with
which the former sought (and seeks) 10
embrace-8pecialiy the property of-tbe
latter; nor yet will | present the figures
indicating what the Mammoth Treasury
at New York thought the South would
be worth 10 it as proper Missionary
field, apporIioning, as il did, 10 this wor-
thy charity () for a single year, some
hundreds Of thousands OF dollars; nor will
inquire "wha, has all this gained or
lost" whether 10 Gods cause in general
or the NJ. E. Church in particular. |
may revert 10 these topics at another
time.
My present business is with Rev. D..
Green's recent concise reply" 10 my
two "Episcopai Methodist" communica-
!iOnS. In his "reply" The DR.. claims 10
represent Church, the name Of which is
simply the IN. E. Church" without
aflix OF suffix." l am under the impress
sion that even in this unimportant parlc.
ular he is somewhat mistaken. have
vague idea that the boasied name of his
Church, written in full, is 1.-The Meiho-
dist Episcopal Church Of the United
States Of America" | do not know eY.
aclly when this caudal apPendoge first
became attached 10 the main body OF the
name-but the attachment is at least in
time TO prepare the way for the removal
of the iGunk-"M. E."-that the Church
may stand forth with title properly de.
scripiive Of her exalted Pretensions, "The
Church Of the United States Of America"
But in this claim Of GGr.Iessness 10 the
name of his Church, there is coverily in.
cluded heavy charge against US for hav-
ing an affiX to ours. Ours unquesilona-
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