The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-05-22

Will East 1chhoSSo0
publicans support any man Tor any ONCE
who favors mixed schools.
WE publish the following address OF the
Bishops of the NJ E. Church, South, to
the General Conference, now in session at
Louisville, because of its great impor-
lance. 1t is an evidence of what the
Southern people have been and are dong |
to improve the spiritual and moral condl-
ton of the colored people of the South, |
since they obtained their freedom. The
transformations and unsought kindness
manifested, in practical manner, by the
Southern white Methodists for their for
mer slaves, entities us to the belief that
the condition of all the Southern negroes
would have been UNNECESSARILY superior
to what it is, if the Federal government
and Northern carpetbaggers had never
interfered in their behalf. The address
of the College of Southern Bishops is &C
companied by a letter to them from BIsh-
on MILES, an able colored Bishop. We
give below the address and a portion OF
Bishop MILES letter;
The General Conference of 1866 d.
| rscted that if our cOlored membership
| should desire it, and whenever IN our god
| " Judgment it was expedient, we should
| o-Sanize them into an independent eccle-
| siastical body. We formed several annu-
| al conferences, composed OF colored
nreachers belonging TO our communion
hut had gone no farther in this directlon
when the General Conference OF 1871,
epproving what had been done, renewed
the authority upon former terms OF sePar
ate General Conference jurisdiction
Of colored churches At the same time
the follow ing resolution was adopted:
That all trustees no, ding church properly
for the use of our eolored membership
he instructed to make titles to SAID proper,
tn TO the properly constituted trustees o.
the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church
Snnth according to the discipline OF said
| cbnrch when organized. The experiment
60 far as made proving satisfactory .'d
. very general and earnest desire having
hacn EXPRESSED b. our colored -preachers
| and members for the consum matioH o
Il their church order and independence We
caIjad for them a General Conference, tC
} n,eat in jackson, Tennessee, Decenoe'
r IL 1870 Eight Annual Conferences sen
delegates. elected on basis OF our dis
c;I,l;ne. Two of our Bishops were pres
emf and presided. by whom, on the us
ofHecamLer and according 10 our form
| t.,o SunorintenGents elected by the Ood!
/. were ordained. A discipline vas este3
l. | Esbed agreeing in creed and po!ltY VIII
onr discipline and but slightly change,
in it's statutory provisions, so as TO SUI
their case in exercising the rlgnt DeIoIe
n ing TO them, and expressly recognized .
r. the enabling act, they ehoSe LOT CHcI
! NO and title The COlored Methodis
Episcopal Church in America helr pra
ceedinGs we're III exceilent Crder AN
Of -, tbrouobo,t Thus organized, an
t. ,gitb our hest advice and blessing IN
20 CoIo,ed Methodist Episcopal Church
America was started upon its caFee'
y Tbev have their mission; it is an lmpo
o. tant one. and, in some sense, peeuilal
le They have kept it faithfully. So Tar a
., ", are advised as to the rules adopted &C
: their guidance, and the work proposed
Is no done, We believe that they are dom
IT cord 1t is characteristic OF this colore
~ hurch that they guard against penn
NJ subsidized by politicians. The rul
- their discipline is, that their churc
y houses shall not be used for politics
ad sneeches and assemblies While exercl
it. ing their rights as citizens .unrestralne
,is they gre endeavoring to keep their rem
=, ious assemblies hOm that c0mpFcauo
:" with political parties and demagoSu'
!y that has been so damaging TO the splr'tu
&c interest OF the colored people OF the Hoht
&C. Our people extend their sympathy al
sid TO the organization. ihey nave
Sc many CAGES given them church lots al
- l,,;11 bpuCaS for religion
Worship. Wherever they are prepared
,aoo;ro then, our trustees have turne
&c over the titles and possession OF u
re- churches that were formerly held tor Il
NJ nso and benefit of our colOred member
90 Ia some notable instances the tfuste
have stood the expenses OF law sui
=" .goinst intru in order TO put our CT
IL oTed brethren who are Tlghttul clalmaG
all INTO rosspssion. Though entirely lnd
.,o ronasnt ofus and selfgoverninG in eve
", rssrsnt navertehless the Colorcd NJ.
III CbTrcb in America do not forget their o
oonnairtanceS. and the friendly relation
de az The mast. They have shown diligence
,a- we'll as fidelity thus faT, and We enterta
= good hopes for their future prosperity
H. think the hest religious welfare OF the c!
ored people IN the Southern states IS
be volved in their succes'. They have NJ
ra- four Bishops, Is annual Conferences; o
"a travelling preachers. 5lo local preacIiF I,
'eu II, 799 members, 535 Sudday-schooLS' ~
lrd iaacbars and 10, 955 Sunday-day schoia
lei They have monthly paper. the ChTish
Index, which is selt-sustalnlng' III mas
, circulation of 500 paying SUBSCRIBE
no They have a book store which IS beg
,od 80 IN attract the attention of their pc
ur ME and is helping to extend religious
aratura among them. Our pubhshl
house gives to them the most tavorai
Tor terms. and is aiding them IN provldI
ion spitabIe and cheap Sunday-Schooi Iii
a+ura We recommend that still iarl
,rg facilities in this direction be extended,
e our AGENT may be able to do II. Amo
'"e tho MANY difficulties they have to conte
IN against and not tie least, Is the want
ov- 4 ministry capable of teaching and tn X
bIe PASTORAL oversight of the multtudeot tn
race that are ready TO put themselves
-, der their spiritual CAFE. For tins wi
Ten tbe1 are with commendable energy
Us ~ 70 make provision. They are ende
luu ZINC ~ build q school of training, 6
bar education for this special purpose
t. heartily commend their cause TO the 8
- viii OF ell who would do great work
L. the Master cause.
ma Since your body has been III sess
the four Bishops OF the Coloreu hetnOC
Episcopal Church in America have cal
hit n,5on ms. and We have been encouraged
,-ga ne ac, omit of their nlsns and progress!
ttRe the work now com mitted, as We bells
that o ms the guidance Of Providence,
pen their hands Resolutions we're ad9r
ON nv MS expressive of this feeling, and
petit pnrpose. while attending to our aproprl
rams isb6rs, to do all that lay in our power
ago, forward their branchof MethodlstS'
Of q "a copy of these resolutions vas c.
lder municated to them by our secretary
With in acknowledgment of same We have
7een ceived communication from them, VII
,uch we take the liberty of submitting to
!, as and making it part ofthis report,
eral Here follows letter which cont!l
, be substantially the same facts as q
they above. and concludes as follows:
MON we believed there is a bright tut
ahead. We trust you may never hav