Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-20
=" Why the N. u. Chareh seuih opposes

Tue following uadsr the shove title IS 81 extract
irom = communication hy George w. Hoysy 70 The
SeN orleans IleVeais, edited BY DR. J. T. New
maH /, throws additional light on sublet wAieh
Will interest many q The resdors Il the WHia
We arc ucnsS ous IL the fac; tAat there IL . score
OF pFe4chsrs within The boundaries Of the Texas
tonfereao~. ~ith whom Ss have beca brought into
coalsst that would hall the day Of reunion with
,bo Methodist Episcopal Church with delight sl-
though they dare HJs utles one wcfI o. make sia.
gle efryl 1t pbI character In that direction, not
bacs4ss tey fear the lc,s % Influence among their
psfisbIaner bat hogalss they iaei tho powerful in
Guaaes Of ihcF 'leAaing hsethrea ia their CoafeF.
eRCo Tbs hasrJ question:, the ekaFca prcPsFly
question, the g'seseiSn u charth aRtsgoassn OF
SrF;hsSb church Intrusion upon their particular
S. The faiut hope IL yet raoss asis,ng their
,iosl cause ali these Question, sax into Inssaia
cans shea csBFatVi with thst OF the constant
dread 81 loading maa,sisi influence being hroug hi
b. i~Ar Kgansl thJse who ara iibVFa p-FhAps we
should say Chri.lisnl minded
A. to The ulcultsEskip | AssarJ whk,'at fear Of
cont ,i"n that more than QUE hall Ut ths intel
hgent lsiy to-day ready fer such an uaiOn, And
Thousands would favor IL this miht'tariAi
influence Withdrawn.
The writer has taken some paiHs 10 learn thn iuel
ings Of tho Iai!y IN this respeNt aud think our
position u such ~ " assist In this work above
that Of nIaBy Of our brshrun, wko exclusively
devoted 10 the ministry, We have bssa IN the south
| nearly iOug yeATs, and fos nearly two years past
EhNn mingled largely WIZ usaintea
sUuAl men # Tasas and We Ind that many parsons
| IN the Methodist Church commenced their ChEss-
tAn life 10 their early days IA the old Organization
and despite the, sls pref dioe have liiigar-
ing love Tor the old pastors snd ,hurehcs aud look
back Spa those happy ss.sons ci grace siPercnrod
| IN their fuT.aoE hntnts among TURNER Friends
There others especially 81 large cities whose
I sympathy ~e have, sad Who would gladly como
adhe us, were u not fF the ostras,Jm aud business
loss they wpald experience by saSb coarse 10
places wksrd are soak snd tho Asthe"iisi hpts'
/ ropAl hureh aoath posestaL
These diHprasil Glasses are here sti lhoy are IN
every t,ts and ,JuH.y Ia she Scath, and their PEE
iai,r,s aud sa4 being constantly ted and
kspt snse b, those bo have The spiritual overnight
II Ibr,n Take six Ineu cut of The Aethoditt kpis-
,,tpsI Ibut,S south ConiaTents, aud instead oi vs.
i.anEs att satreIlsly rAbid Que u Woald no niiii
Ia this ,ity ibgsa Is large ehafeh membership.
Thar H,e atiss ,Godly mro, who ata the lie and
p,,ns, ,t heir social uisetngs aud mat elective
Ia ths sabbath schol sEe nearly All either at Hotih-
cru birth 90 sGiremsty liberal on 'aa uhion sues
lion. bat What Is tho truable Simply here the
nr,,bsf IL 40 ca Ualeeal OF tbs UOHivjoIsts army
4 bitter, n,siigsant Fsbsi today who during the
ra.t wear has basa very actively engaged writing
or tho press "reminiscences OF The war, and gioEyihg
Ia hts participation IN The ssias, and expressing no
sorrow iF tho lives he sacs nes his Hissupa " ds'
ssruy tba bes. VI gossfatasass.
N a. atloaipt apes tbs part 0t hls mesnbershPs
n,.as 4, nav syuH the eaaimoa eoaFtasiss u lte t-
ward Hosthsss pcfsan especially ons beaoaging
70 The Methodist kpsscopsi chareh North, saspi-
rion i al oacs PLACED nisaa u, and the effort ls
ff1sRsd apas.
- FAR a the ohafh neasbsfsbip u esaesfned,
were The 1uss,ioa suemtlsd 10 the iatsgsai taity,
suv saistos If our eharch would DO permitted h.
occupy ths pulpit
TkS writer visited ban AHtDai calling apoa Tho
preacher, sna ukea leaving sss informed thai he
would receive s iasitaiiaa 10 preach, 'hs the Peo'
Dla woald uai hSaF as.
We theusht then, and tse ssiuel proved, thai ths
preacher Was incorporating bis peopis and the
sam total az ,As preIdke wss 10 bis heart st when
after ss.as invited sy The ataeias tFethraa se did
preach, sni 90 oae lsfl The house
Said sas 81 tbsir lihsss Pseaehars ~ us, shafs
tima tluee sa,ss sesl conversations ara isakad ap
On With ssspisioa saa ! a.a saaiaaa. sss. { .hes
dared they wsaia prefer charge IN csntsFshss
assisss mse sllaais 10 sas II his brethren IN The
niBistry,
TAass rusu arc fhs tsas cause II all eaT treahis.
ana aif5.,aaess .Asy arc bind issasss &c the hna
Their poset, iksas tast ssss .ss pespls = ssalas
They ia in he reisillss sad tAes p.apssesss Goa
esFhina i we're hlsa TAss u VII b II cherish
matters