Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-11-06

ever heard a Methodist miplster read
any such resolution passed by our general
conference. And here We challenge
Bro. Spencer to find any resolution IN IN
substance: like it in any OF our l9tt'naaafs
. of General Conference. Had be. Dor
rowed our Book of ;.Diseipl ne'or Genera
Conference journal before he wrote. his:
communication, and had he examined,
these carefully he: .pevert would have
made such great and gross mistakes
about the manual and practices. of Meth
0dists., We,think we know where and
/ what his authority is for his confidence
in quoting an imaginary resolution, but
let that pass lit never existed. only IN
imagination. - + -, 80, - ~.
( After searching our Journals OF Gene
raj Conference, and failing to find IT,
and not being disappoiI ed. we: inquired
| of one of our old General Conference
delegates if such resolution was ever
passed. No Ss,I said he. !. b'e867st. And
If our good Bro. Mills had left bis, mar
row chair and Fsclose communion"
study that tsdarll and stormy" morning,
when his s.eye fell upon and his hungry
mind gobbled up" DR.. Harris we mean
/ the DR.. Is. s:most excellent, logical, but.
somewhat exclusive sermon. and then.
turned" in his stnarr0w chair" to Bro.
Spencer,s eonanaunicat on close com
munion, if instead of jumping at his
conclusions that Bro. Spelcer's
quotations must be right about
us Methodists if instead Of re-
peating these quotations, he had come.
over to our ssopen communion study,
where we sit so conposedly composing
in our abroad" chair, and borrowed a
COPY of our Book of Discipline and
COPY Of our Journal of General Com
ference, and searched these books like
thesmore noble Bereans, toknow if these
things were so for himself, his super
structure, so far as the Methodistic
part is concerned, would not have been
on so sandy foundation as to crumble and
fall at the slight 'puncture of our pen
OF truth and facts AS it is, his "Mo-
.ther CaTy's chickens, /" he was cons0ied
: in thinking B other Spencer had driven.
home tos roost, y may '.roost in his
own: bosom" after all. Not MOI breth-
-.rpn- please don't fire at us poor Metho-
dists Till you're. sure you are loaded with
something, at least, as Swing as salt
And don't try again to fire TIE same
charge from your single Baptist barrel
Will your +HFistC = ellls stltIJCoo JOkl navy
reloaded it, for in. time old Fash. be-
comes stale-in. fact, it stinketh.
Give us Meth0dists facts mot Bapt-
iBt fancies unless you have read the
brooks, As. to practical open =:connu-
Mon, we say we have gore. in. a body
with our people and Communed with
our Congregational brethren, and al
ways have found our own people and
tie CongregatiOnaHsts ready to COM
mune whenever there was reasonable
Opportunity We have also, times not
a few; welcomed Episcopaliahs to. the
Lords table IN q Methodist church
we have also commuhed with Qua
kefsLnot many and last, though the
most interesting Of all, we have given
the. bread and wine to good Baptists.
If Brother Spencer and his denomi-
nation occupy the same. ground as does.
TIE Methodist Church On the question of
communion, he must find other proof
than. be has given. Whether they do or
not. it is iFnmaterial to as; bat when.
they undertake to show as up pnblicly,
we want it done fairly. -E-.. =.
Brethren, let us til oDr own fields,
and water our own plants and dwell in
peace. If you use. a booneFange, it
may come back and bump you. Let
brotherIy love. eontjnue: ...... 20.
49,, ~. c........ss- 81. F. AUsTIS. +.
Rutland. Oct. 81. ~: =. ~.