Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-11
pisIo1al DupIIcItH Exposed.

With zeal worthy of a better cause and with q
degree Of unscrupuloasness betting the bad cause
10 which they are engaged, Rev. VIM. Henry Bates
Of the rebel Methodist Church and his willing
ciAses are trying to build up their disoyal and sec
tionsl organization and to pull down the great loyal
and non-sectioaal Methodist Episcopal Church.
Dstastsful as the duty is TO me and improper as il
may seem to others, am compelled to notice them
and their efforts. Indeed, have no alternative
but to remain silent at the expense of truth right
and religion or in the name and interest Of thest
holy principles to unmask the deep villainy OF these
reckless sohemers.
The Methodist Episcopal Church south is dis
Loyal, sectional and political.
The disloyalty of that Church is evidenced by the
records of their Conferences, annual and general
and by the record, made for themselves by theil
leading ministers ard laymen. These have been
so open and fragrant; they have so frequently and
painfully Jared upon the public mind and heart Of
loyal East Tennessee that it we're as easy to escape
the sll-surrounding light of an unclouded sun at
svads them. Thousands Of mounds in the National
Cemetery within sight of Knoxville,
"Hhsrs sleep the brave Who sunk to rest
BY sli their ecuBtry's wishes best"
proclaim the sad story of the disloysty of the rebel
Nsthodists. Thousands of hearts clad in mourn
ing and homes dreary for the absent and the dead
attest IL. Many are to-day living in East Tennes.
see, both of ministers aud laymen, who can bear
witness to the ecclesiastical prescription and perse-
cution of by the Holston Conference Of the NJ. T.
Church South.
That Church could have purged themselves Of
this disloyalty by official and personal lustra-
ton. If they have ever done this the fact has not
transpired.
As citizens, probably the most of them have boon
amnestied and they carry their pardons in their
pockets or keep them securely, by which to prove
their loyalty when, for any reasons, it becomes de-
sirAble 10 do so; but as Christians, as Methodsts
and ministers W hat public, official evidence have
they given that their disloyal principles and feel
ings have been laid aside-abjured
In their disloyalty to the nation they were quite
as disioyal 10 their own Church-covenants and 70
God Do they not, therefore, equaIly-nsy more,
owe it toths injured cause Of Methodsm and reli-
gion 10 disavow their double offence against both ?
Have they ever done this On the contrary, one
Of then lately boasted in East Tennessee that it
would not be long until they would have their
slaves back in slavery again, or the pay for them
in their poe kets aud that this country would be-
come too bot for Northern Msthods.s as they SIAN
derously designate the NJ. Z. Church The man
who made this boast, had probably taken solemn
oath before high heaven that he would sustain and
carry out al tss emancipation proolamstions and
measures Of the Government thus, in that case,
adding perjury 70 the crims OF unrspented trssson
Another Of them, Rev. J. q. Bruzer, rebel colo.
mel, szcerisly speaks of the return Of some to his
Church &" who had gone sstrsy TO tbs loyal crew
meaning, doubtless the NJ. Z. Church. This was
published by him in the Nashville Adrocais, Of
February 18th, lass.
Bishop McTiyere describing the death Of a Union
soldier, speaks of hin as having "died in vain. ="
Here is his language in the same issue OF the same
paper When VIC consider the fruits Of the victo-
ry-the scenes now enacted in these territories and
what IL looming up in the future for the whole
country viii not the same epitaph suffice for the
boys in blue and the boys in grey7 They did az
pain."
Another, presiding elder Of the Holfton Confe-
renee Of the II. E. Church South openly bossted
that he and his Church intended TO dig out the
foundation from under the N +. hareh, sneering-
ly de.ignated by Dir. Brunsr . ~ioyaf crow ~
IL the EosaEfp which ofiends them and WIS -
c.s,.e thev are s.In isfoyaf. Again ana Ak~-s -
49,, threat been uttercd By the Fssnistsrn o. thAA
CYhurca th.t they Intended % drive TIE ~. n
Church from the country. The reason 2 sa.''s q.