Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-02
THE KNOXVILLE WING
Knoxville, Tenn, September 2, 1868.
TsJsehOOds Exposed and Errors De-
teCted.

An auoDymous writer in tie Cleveland BaneT
.IAugusll3tB,on thetWo pplrehls, falls into ms
~ rsfae errors snd utters several positive palpa
Il. fssehoods ! notice some Of these as briefly as
] may
He alleges that the act Of the General Confer
.1ss in 1874 was simply organizing the Church
,risr two General Conferences instead Of one"
This simple mistaks-to use the mildeat term.
The attempt was made 70 divide tie Church by or
,sBizing tie Church under two General Confer
.,ses and The subject was referred 70 a special
.-nmittss; but il was admitted on all hailds that Il
.-.E not be dous This writer should have known
hs
The Annual Conference consented 10 a diyissoa,
a6sa certain contingency should arise. II
never did arise. The Southern delegates did not
wait for IL 10 arise. Hence, the separation was
.tHl Tho separation never tho act Of The
ffala Church, but only Of the Southern Confer
sr.es, and not even all Of them. II WIS without
Iao proyocation aud therefore cau5eLesg schism.
3. has been productive Of untold evils, bloodshed
lose OF life waste Of treasure Generalization, and
therefore it was a harmful schism.
D. Il be alleged that the whole Church up 10
1914 was known by one name, but when the seps-
ration occurred that Church ceased TO exist as il had
done before over ais the United States and became
Two separate and distinct branches. Then all that
rar which existed South Of The line of division took
.re name Of the NJ L. Church South, while that
part which existed North Of that line continued tbe
"a name, 60 thR. tho name NJ Z. Church, which
once sguifed the whole Methodist Church in the
United States oio only apple 60 The Northern d.
VISION Of that Church"
Thls paragraph ID about as inaccurate as 10 can
Be- The Church did not become t0o brqache5-
The Convention al Louisville which organized the
NJ h. Church South, a5jured all connection With the
w. p Church. all control, association, &C.. and oyga-
.ssi % Aew Church under the name Of the " Il.
Church South. This was in ls45. The NJ. L. Church
Odd not rs-orgsnize. She did not take a new name
formally ooHtiNzs the old name. There was no
occasion. She bad not changed in doctrines, pOlity,
or name, In organization, structure, principle or
practice The NJ. e. Church, then, organic
hody, remained the same after as before, The sepa-
alton and the nj. L. Church South, as az organic
form Of MethOdisBa bears date since ls45-lS46.-
Therefore, the NJ. Z. Church is the old, original
Church, and the NJ +. Church South is only some
twenty-five or twenty-throe years old What is the
difference between one hundred years and twenty
years.
g. This unknown, yet vel known, writer alleges
hat "what is called the w. E. Church neUer did
sl.t Tennessee or any other State South Of that
'us until since tho war" sc. In this also the wri-
ter utlen what is grossly erroneous. He knows
that all churches parsonsges, cemeteries, &C. in
tho South, belonging 10 tho Methodsts Of this or
ganizaiion, prior 10 1874, we're decided TO The N. E.
Church and be knows as well that iG Is he sane or
7r,izaton to-d4y as then On II he does not know
this he is sngularly obtuse.
g. This writer alleges ut was the Northern Meth
udist Church. in the capacity of her recent General
Conference, that set apart hour Of prayer TO AL
mighty God that certain charges made against the
President Of the United States by the political party
Of which that Church is now part, might be sus-
aimed, and that the Chief Magistrate Of the nation
might be hurled from his high position because be
honestly differed with that political Church and
party as "a the administration Of the Government"
Here are no less than eight distinct gross falsc-
Gods. The writer must have known them such
when he penued them All, James il won't do -
viii simply specify the lies which this paragraph
contains;
M There il no Northen Methodist Church, as
olr sspient James must have known. Did know.
charges made, &c, might be sustained.
- The Nj. +. Church is not a part Of political
party.
lt) The hour was not set apart nor the prayer
proposed that the President might Dc hurled from
his AgklfgsiFpf it'd fU9'iIuis To-
l5l Tho appointment for prayer was not because
lhe President differed from that Church" honestly,
or any ether way.
nv
l6) Ins Nj. e. Church is not paLitoal Church.
() TiliGeheral Usmferehee did nos assume 70
decide upon The Presidents honesty, or otherwise.
ts) The appointment for prayer was not because
the President differed with that political party
To show how grossly this trsduceF liea IN making
these sweeping ChAsgss against the NJ. s. Church,
Is only neediul 10 quote Tie resolution which the
General Conference did adopt II is a. follows
WHEREAS There il now pending in the Senate
ol the United States the most important question
which has ever engaged is attention and whereas
the evidence aud pleadings IA The case have beer
July spread before the people, So that al may form
IN enlightened opinion and whereas we are deeply
impressed that upon its rghtful decision will large
ly depend the safety and prosperity Of our nation
A. well the religious privileges Of our ministers
and members in many parts OF the Soutn ano
whereas painful rumors in circulation that part
ly by unworthy iealousies, and partly by corrupt
employed ehoris are being made 20 influence Sena
tore improperly, and 10 prevent them from perform
ing their high duty, therefore,
Resolved That we hereby appoint en- hour Of
prayer from 9 30 10 o'clock A. NJ, tomorrow, tc
invoke humbly and earnestly tho mercy Of God up
on our nation and 20 beseech Hin 10 our Sen
aors from error and 10 so influence them that theiI
decisions shall be in truth and righteousness, and
shall insure the security and prosperity Of auF be-
loved Union. fftn
o. Ihlz writer, usual, closes his article by re-
penting The false charge that 'fhe Northern Meth
cdlst Church bss taken our churches from as and
unnghteously hold them today ms in Athens, Knox
vale, Jonosboro', ard many other places.
This Is staple falsehood. The Northern Meth
odist Church has not taken their clTch-houses from
b'eD and does not unrightcozsly hold them. Try
again, james; but next time put your own full
name at The end of your article as an honest truth
lal man. Let it be seen that you are not ashamed
even OF your own falsehoods
THOMAS h. PEAREE.
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