Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1867-11-06

During the session of the Holston Conference of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, in Knoxville, we
were favored with visit by Rev. DR.. w. w. Neal
late fugleman of the "lost cause" late assistant ed
tor of the Bristol Ne,oS and now the distinguished
editor of the Morristown Gazette He is one of the
most extraordinary scientific scholars and learned
divinRs in tho Church South. Judging from his
Freshman" look and especially from his editorials
ne is quite young man; but Juvenile as he may ap-
pear, he has already made his mark, at least upon
some persons. His "star" has long ago risen and is
leading him Southwark, but when it will culminate
to the zenith of its glory, future ages will chronicle
the fact. The "Church South" has acted wisely in
securing such able eagle-eyed and astute editor
and Biblical scholar. The Morristown Gazette NAV
1t long live to publish the 'schoolboy" and master
ly productions of its editor, Dr. Neal Even the
Nashville Christian Advocate, paper devoted to
politics and the 'ost cause generally has seen IT.
In the wisdom of its editor to quote the remarks of
Dr. Neal in reference to what he saw and heard du-
ring his visit to Conference In this article he
has tried to make the impression upon the minds
of his readers that 'the imported brethren did near
y all the reading and discussion of reports DR..
Meals effort to disunite the members of Holston
Conference, by exciting the envy and suspicion of
the native brethren against the transferred bretb
rem, or erOtics as the Doctor peases to call them
Will be SIS abortiVe as his prayers and labors for
slavery and the late rebellion. In the language of
the poet
He comes of helst malice full
70 scatter, burn and slay."
But he has shot with the breech foremost for tho
preachers of the Holston Conference are one-tbev
flow together as kindly las water drops unite" and
are as inseparable. ave laugh TO scorn his cruel
power and are very confident that the Christian
loyal brethren in the fold of the Mother Church
can never be "devoured" by tie stratagems of the
devil, nor DR.. Neal, for we are sof one mind and
heart" The Doctor winds up his article by stating
that the Church South would gladly see returning
to'the afectonate bosom of the spiritual mother
those brethren who for prudential reasons left the
Church South. These brethren reposed upon the
"bosom of their mother until she wantoniy turned
them over TO the tender mercies of provost mar
shss, to conacripton, rebel prisons or exile. and
prayed that their bones might bleach on the
Cumberland mountains, and that their feet might
never press their native SOIL
1t is very evident that the report on the state of
the country, read in open Conference, was not in
consonance with the sentiments Of Dr. Neal. .eTbe
CALLED jade winces' am reminded of another old
ssw which l have seen in my time:
"No oulprit felt the halter draw.
With good opinion Of the law"
1t is not surprising that the old veteran, Brother
Rogers, should resent the charge Of stealing" Sun
day School books, for jean very safely aver that
we neither steal Sunday School books, churches.
lOueos COWS nor ans-fhiDor Of tba lid
In conclusion, We shall be happy to see DR.. Neal
It our next annual Conference, and win invite him
within the bar OF the Conference, so that he can
lear correctly all that may be said upon the Con-
erence floor; then he can make more elaborate
eport for the Gazette, should he have the distin-
,uished honor of being its editor
L. +. DRAKE
JoNEsBoRo, Nov. Z, 1867.