The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-04-18
Cn1cAGo. Ill. November

CnIcAGo, ILL.,. November II: 1867.
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Il hays nntcel lately several (c,iiloril NJ NJ
lHsions u your paper ta What appears to By
matter Sf feeling a,no,g the feaglc of, East
Tennessee IL regard t. McrIy,dist Church PRO,
perty, and il ySHrs # the Sill, instant, under
thp.e hcai cf i.oynl Church II! article: sivnsd
'Loysr Of Peace, On the same sai5ect, From
aii have seen and beard on this Ssuhicc tic
last three years, I conclude that I'LL the SUP.
POSED trouble iii church property among Fast
Tcnncssccans hsM geoMnout Of the action Of
Bishop Simpson i'll church matters ii THAT
state; and silpposin.. AM rightin this, Z beg
leave III Say 4 few words lin defense Of EishoI,
Simpson, ID the Basis of general principle Fl
Is evident, to MY mind, tlnst the gulf which
aqaratcs tic southeefhIis methodist frohi iIhe
Northern Methodist. is much deeper and wi5fct
tliai, many suppose So great indeed tliat It
were Folly to attempt to bird it 81 for the twS
eiisscss ever to meet: .Iof course, Belong to
the No,aAcf1n' methodist oclass, and feel and
speak II IN tSifs behalf; and, I'll sdoiag SO, slIan
exercise tliat frahkncss ,liid cairdor Of pres
sion OIL the Methodist affaiirrs that Wendell
Philips IS Won't to do on political affirs $50
e "In the first place the 5lcthodists both
North and South, need watering, very much
tobting tlieih ZIP to the true standard otf cour
sige and honesty necessary to ASSERT IlainlS
their true characters: 1seEgi5n and politics
are, id'fact, one md the SHINE 4ling,, and must
be 50 considered 't7H all popular governments
especially fact, religion and politics sli.s
always been considered one and the same iii all
hations. Ours was the first, and only expert
lnciit Mwc Kitty of to treat the two rs distinct
clchcnts IL emil government, and We nre fully
justified iii inserting tllat the experiment has
been failure; or at least the experiment las
had the same conflict that has always before
resulted from opposing ideas" fS .g
9dAll goycrnmcntsis is based OIL the religious
character Of those who fUriii it aid carry it on
and when there becomes conflict of views in
it's administration it arises of necessity from
religious differences It is the religious mind
which makes and executes, the laws, and shapes
luf oSctD lCutufc tuc icSisluliOE VI IL POVCTu-
nient. This is a fact which needs no argu-
mcnts to prove it.; hccauso tho opposite of the
assertion cannot DO fonid to cxist in any ma
ton. OH earth The United States forms Iiio
exception though in our ''systcn' we Attempted
itforieighty years Still the religious power
Of tho human mind would mt last prevail oTHcr
all the other elements Of the government.
Now,,thc stronger prevailed and took possession
of all tho property and appliances appertaining
to the organization of the weaker The word
Methodist, it is true is applied to tho two
classcs Of people North aud South, yet their
religious is no more alike than diticr dne is
like that of tho .Ilfiido6., Bishop Simpson re-:
presented the NorlLcralI. masses in ,aeiag pos,
session se Of proprrts, fairly won bsconaucst, in
support and defense of Northern religion, as
opposed to Southern rcligion,'fi tho United
States, apH in which Northern religion nearly
al other small denominations il tho North
agree and sympathizc, aud have an ntcrest
therefore in the property acquired, :, sl5,
n.roiif afi l,uiti q 1ll !If' 80,