The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-05-02
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ChlcAoc, IT,, Nov. ~, 81.
II ~ Essstsv eftks Kncyv;M Ft.~
hss.-~" have noticed lsssly Nv.
sral (sdltssial) ailusioas in your
pspss . what sppsarr 10 b. = nstisr
q fesliAG anosg he PEOPLE Of East
Tennessee in regard to Msshodiss
Chs'ch property. asd in yours Of
Tie btA isct., under the head Of
Legal Church, ~ article signed
Lover ef Peace, on the samc sub.
iect. Fron Ill l have seen and
heard on this subject /: The last
three ysan, I eoscluds that al the
suppessd trouble il church property
aneng he East Tebnssseana has
grown out Of the action Of Bishop
Simpson In church matters ia that
STATE sad sspposiny I an righ. in
this, I big lssvs 70 say = few words
IN defence Of Bishop Simpson. on
the basis Of general principle. II is
evident TO ny nind, that the gulf
which separates the Southern Meiho.
dist 10 nuch deeper aud wider than
nany supposs-ao great, indeed,
that II vers folly to attempt to bridge
il, or for The two classes ever to
nssA l, Of cours, belong to the
Northern Methodist class, and feel
and speak 10 their behalf, and, in
doing -, shall exercise that frank.
nssa and candor Of expression on
the Methodist a6airx that Wendell
Phillips Ia wont 10 do on political
s6ais.
IL the Arst place the Methodists,
both North SD South. nss1 water
isg very nusA to bsisg them up 70
The tsus standard Of courage aad
honesty, ssssssary to ssssrt plainly
their true characters. Religion and
politiss sss, In hct, one asd tho
sans ding. asa nvst b 70 cossld.
cred Qs I'll popular governments,
sspssially,) 10 fact, religion sad
politics havs always bees considered
one and the same in ali nations.
Ours wss the arss, and ssly expert.
nsat ~ know Of 10 treat The two ~
distinct sIsnsats IL civil government
and 70 are fully justified in assert
Ing that The experiment has had the
sams conflict that hes always before
resulted ftss oppesisg ideas.
"All government 10 bassd on the
religious character If those who
forn Il and carry il Or; and whom
there bsconss . eosAiet Of views in
Il, AAniaistration, il arises Of ncccs-
atty from religious di&srsscea. Il 10
the religious nisd which nskes
and executes he laws, snd shapes in
every fsstuss H. legislation Of .
govsrnment This Is fact which
assds no srsunsnt 70 prove il, b.
eauss ths opposite Of the assertion
cansot b. ibssd to exist in any ma
sios on earth. The listed 9.atss
fosns - exception, though In or
syslsn ~ attempted II for eighty
yssn. Sdll he sslieious power Of
ths hsnas ni.d would y lsss pre-
vail syse I'll ths ether slsnsals Of
~ ssvsvnmsst. Nov, ~ s&sosgss
prevailed and tsok possession Of I'll
he properly asd appliances appsE-
taisatg 70 ~ cres.i.asis. - tas
weaker. Ths word. Methodist u u
tsus, b sPplisd to ths twe cssases OF
peopls North AID S..sh, yet tas''
Ssl'siess Y no .sss alike than either
one Is Hike that Of the hindoo.
nishep Simpson Fspss:sstsd tho
Nofshern masses = asisx poser
sson OF property, isirly v:a ~ con.
guest, u support sad dssssce Of
Nosth~vn religion, - oPpesSd 70
Southern relteso.. In ne un''sd
1tatss, ssd Ia which Nortsefn re-
!igiea nearly oil ether small dsnom,
anatasns II ne Nosth agree sna
ynpetAtss, and have. ~ interest,"
therefore IN tAs property acquired
"Ths Hsshodtsts q tas Nofsh
eonseis:ss ~ great dirscang power
Of religion 10 America oil the other
essemisations called Protestant.
thcssA dteesiHg IL form, y ritual
AID eshss nisss points, yet follow N
sshstsass ~ religious eenras mark
I'd or BY ths great ruling power, tho
Northern AssAodses. You nay a.
we'll ~ thse ~ army -: 10 risAt 70
ths arns sad ssppliss which Il wins
on tAs hard fssght asId Of bets's :.
70 ny that ths Nofshssa As!hodis'
Church has no right 70 every church.
school hoes, and every aese o. 'sad
fbsnssiy hsld By ~ eosthsfa Meth
odists. Nos esly 70, bat II Y ja.t a.
wrcsg ssd psrnicisns for Nssahssn
hstAedis4s y pssn't so.iAsra META
edls>s 70 nsss cad vossAip u 81 ~
n wosla y " pefoss 49, Q! 'ese'
son V call aogsthes sad driI' their
dIsbesaed Pea sndsr srss.
F" Asthodisn 10 the South was
conquered aad saljugatsd, and hence.
firth has 10 claims on anything used
o. belonging to its former self. Even
their bibles, books and pr'ntssg e..
tablishncnts became the property Of
the victors, and ought to be used
Did Spain allow Mexico to continue
its religious exercis. af,sr cortss
sensssssd ~ Csrtaialy not. Neither
did asy nadoa o. people ever con
cd snnh 4 nrivila9n 10 the one they