Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-06-02
METHODIST EPISCOPAL
CONFERENCE OF THE
CURCH SOUTH.
Southern MethOdiStS-NOM Mem
Der May Sell Liquors.

Southern MethOdiStS-NO Mem
Der May Sell Liquors.
LOUISVILLE In the General Con,
ference the minority report Oil tenn
perance, which provides as al
amendment to the general rule thai
any person making, buying, selling
or using as a beverage intoxicating
liquor shall be. upon conviction
debarred from membership in the
Ghmch, adopted by a very large
majority by vote of 1875 to SO. be.
ing more than twO-thirds necessary
for a change of one of the general
rules. This action will be sent round
to the annual conferences, and if the
majority of three fourths concur
Herewith it will pass into law
Preceding the final vote very ami
mated debate occurred.
THE CHURCH WILL NOT UNITE WITH
THE NORTHERN METHODIsTs.
LOUisviLLE,-In the General Con-
ference of the Methodist Episco, a
Church South Yesterday the Cons
mittee on Fraternal Relations with
the Northern Church reported that
it is deemed proper for the attain.
me:it of the object sought to guard
against all misrepresentation to de-
clare that the organizations are not in
volved in fraternity; in our view of
the subject the reason for a separate
existence of the two branches Of
Methodlsts are such as to make Il
corporate union undesirable and
impracticable the causes which.
LED TO A DIVISION.
in 1914 have not disappeared. Be-
ference is mace TO the Inconvenience
of organizing a proper basis of
representations to the General Cons
ference. and to the difference
claimed by the two branches as
inherent to the General Conference.
On the subject of slavery, the
report says the position of the South
ern MethoIism is Scriptural; cur
opinions have undergone no change
1t refers to the fact that many colored
persons who had been converted
through their fundamentally have
gone over to the Northern Church,
and says: Following the indication
of Providence we have, without
abandoning this work, adopted our
methods to the changed condition OF
the African race. Many of them had
been drawn away from us by app
pliancies that we were not prepared
TO counteract, but a remnant re-
manned, and, at their request, we
have set off our colored members
into independent ecclesiastical
bodies. We hive turned over to
them titles and possessions of
church property formely held by us
Our Northern brethren have pursued
a different plan, and they seem COM
mitted to it by honest and cOnscien
tious convictions. They have
tM1XED CONFERENCES,
mixed congregations, and mixed
schools. We do not ask them to
adopt our plan; we could not adopt
theis." The report then gives the
details of an effort made by the
Southern branch in 1886 to reconcile
the differences and the refusal of the
Northern branch to receive the COM
missioners; also, a renewal of the
effort made in 1870. The report
then says:
Thus stood the case when the
distin guished delegates of the
Methodist Episcopal Church of the
Conference OF 1872 brought us their
fizternal greetings. We hail item
with pleasure. and welcome the
opportunity at length offered us of.
entering into negotiations to secure
and fellowship to our
communion upon a p rma-
nent basis. and alike honorable 10
ALL"
Special stress is laid upon the
necessity of recognizing the plan Of
originally proposed by the
Church South. 1t says:
"THE PLAN OF SEPARATION
is too important to be lightly esteem-
ed by us. If its provisions touching
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