, 1875-12-24
MET1ODISTS AND THIRD TERM.
An Explanation by the rev. Or. Shor
1uNns

Ml1Ns
Correspondence 4Nf,1 lort Heratl
DosroN. Dec. ao.-Tho lev. Dr.. Sherman. who
ofFetcd the famous resolution indorslug Bishop
Havon'h rononnnation OF Gen. Grant, haa fur
nlshed your correspondent with llis yorsion Ut
tho matter.
Tho action Of tho meeting. ho thinks, has beon
tmpertcetly understood By the public, aud llence
to lAyo been subj Iocted to much adverse aud not
seldom severe erticsfn by tho press. - This
inlsunderhtantlins" sayd Dr.. Sherman. "iH mora
10 DO deprecated as IL involved in censure not
only tho rroacl.crs' nooting bnt Tho managers
of tho Tract Society OF tho Methodist Epvcupu1
Church, somo Of whom wero preHont At tho
mcotinx hut were in no way connected i'll ut TO-
ktouslbla for it's action. Tic Doctor. III coutin-
uing his explanation to your reporter, said
" Tho Bohton Preachcts' meeting is a m,scel-
lsnoona naBenhly OF hIothodist proaohera iu tho
CITY and vicinity, accustomed tO gather Oh each
Monday morning aud DISCUSS in a FREQ way ali
sorts OF re!lgioua and social subjoctt. Among
tha subjects that camo up In t4ia Hhhpo nolno
two mouths nEo or more WAS that OF tic coudl-
tlou Of the Matlloaiss Episcopal Church In the
South. In the eourso Of tho debate BONO re-
takeu NY sono monlbors WHO Thought tlon un-
truo aud calculated to rctloct IN .Lo ad,ninsstra-
tlon os DlthoP llayan III tho South. To ses tho
maiter 1a rlsAt aud to satisfy al partlcs. tic
dress tho 1nooting At his convenience On tic
atato of our work In tho South. On Inc 9TH
.lst.. In connection with tho Bunday,acbool
Atft Tract apuiyeriarleH, lo was in Uoekou.
toEHher With somo OF tic Tract and Sunday
echoot Secretaries. lla met tho Boston
1,reachcss' meeting, when, In rusponso to tbo
hhnyo call ho a1drcsbed tho u,aotluy ut length
on tie state IT tbs Southern work. The bout.I-
cru work WAS hin ulaiu md ouIy topiu uf dln-
course, saSe, III 10 1ntertocted horo and tllcre
as IL Ire wnnt, playful Eoulark on some uido
ieSne. I4cso occasional hIuta aud iokcs on
matters forclgn to tue subject in ilaMl. of
cousBe, made NJ Impression gu tho nu,i,enro
which WINS concerned unly lo know his yaraiun
q the state Of things in the region whore tIc
!aBhop has hin official roslIepca In Ak nlainfnv
tho condition Of tho freedmen Ia lnrl[Jonfnllyy
iileltIunel thRt the President lu.l honn n tr,,o
friend 70 thiH cIaas OF people, md tl.ea uarn,,.
tnetcaily a!t!cd that the people would rerrut II
u e'o should not be continued in oIllcn asnt,,cr
torm. Atd, ~ for himself, 10 prayou tlAt Inn
IEesldc1it might 10 renumjnated, Tlls wna All
nha 1t occupied ~ sma!l place in tho aduruys
az to mako very httlo Impression o,J miudn wlIn
"sre leaElng lin in order to obtain llis yiowa in
regard to tic rellH!ons state OF lilo Houtl.. IA
truly was tll!s tho case thRt moving n yoto III
thanka aud approval hh4 reference unly to thn
point in debate about tue suutLurn worE sni
hoard with not littio SURPRISE Afterwari thut
Wo had nominated d proellpntiat oapdiI!atn. 'Tnn
uostOn Preachers meeting, though unite frf n tn
e1preBs ita mI1d on any t0pu Il pleascs, IL not
political club, aud docs not claim to hayo ,na,,s
nny laceidentlal nomination"
THE END Nut YET.
- Notwithstanding this positive explanation hv
nr. Sherman it IL cluar tllut tho nlsttrr amnnr
tho n lsachcre iH nut yet euleu.