Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-04-28
MORE ROBBERY.


4 MORE ROBBERY,
The heart sickens as it contemplates the
wholesale robberies that have been committed
since 1861, by the party that has held. con-
troll in this country since that time and it
is sad to witness the heartless depravity and
utter decentralization that is even creeping in
to the churches, and making them the refuge
of those who are seeking to live by system
of licensed brigandage. The Methodist Epis-
copal church has borne, and is still bearing
its part, in the crusade upon the rights and
interests of communities, and because power
is on its side, it is making use of the law to
enrich its Golfers and to stir up strife and
bitterness among those who would otherwise
be at peace.
Last year bitter contest was waged at
Shepherdstown for the possession of the
church property, which terminated as might
have been expected, considering the tribunal
by which it was decided, in the transfer Of
everything to the Northern party. Elated
with this success, and emboldened with the
discovery that the courts were ready to do
their bidding, the authorities of that church
have taken another step in advance, and are
now demanding the church property DIT this
point and at Middleway. That they will get
it, is hardly to be doubted, for, without re-
gard to justice the courts OF West Virginia,
are not only willing, but eager to decide in
their favor A greater outrage than the
transfer of the church property here to the
occupancy of the Northern branch of the NJ
L. Church, has never been perpetrated, as it
can be of no possible service to them in a
religious point of view, whilst it robs of a
place of worship, large and thriving con-
gregation that is trying to accomplish good
in the community. Without membership,
and with no sympathy from outsiders, these
plunderers are seeking to gain possession Of
property that has been paid for by those who
now hold it, and who are to be driven out at
the behests Of partizan COURTS and corrupt
and ignorant juries. Unasked unbidden,
aud unwelcome, the disciples Of Bishop Simp-
SOD, are going to squat in our midst, not for
the purpose of preaching the pure gospel, but
to stir up strife and breed dissenson,
The 'Black Pilgrim" who presdes over the
Winchester District, and who was the earliest
and most blatant advocate of seccssica ia the
old Baltimore Conference, is to plant his
missionaries on our soil, where they will be
watercd and nourishcd by the proceeds of
missionary meetings in the North, in " hich the
sympathetic tear and the unwilling dollar will
be extorted by lying recitals of indignities
offered their suffering brethren in Charlcstown.
These martyrs to the truth las it is in the thieves
log-book, will fill the columns Of the North
perpctrated upon them, because our people
choose not to listen to their political harangues
aud because, for the maintenance of the
deccncy of their families they exclude them
from their house holds We predict that
Brother GLENN will have q narrowing history
to relate of the establishment of the mission
station at .Charlestown, when next the Balti-
more Conference assemblies in solemn conclavc.
The Fejec Islanders of Jefferson Circuit will
destroy the usefulness and glory over the
scalps of more than one of his pet lambs,
before March next-and then, oh then, there
will be bowling in the Sanhedrim over the
sad fate Of these sef-sacrifcing disciples,
these devoted and pious church thieves, who
''count all things but lost for the excellency
the knowledge of the truth as it is in puri-
tania." Brethren, prepare to weep!