Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1875-10-28
A Mean : Attempt to Stir up
'''''' Strife. +" ""HAE

p From kpoXviAe hroHiela, Oct 22.
In the Press and Hcruds report yes.
terday morning Of the proceedings Of the
Southern Methodist Conference of the
preceding day We 6ud the following un>
calied>ior, not to say uat'rdhjul, para
graph tel -M..s I'D. b, ilolar .a4-ua i
"The last session of the Conference that
met iu Knoxville was held in the trou-
blous times immediately subsequent to
the war, a period when the Southern
MethOdists in this section we're frownsd
upon by the arrogance sfpoItical bigot,
ry, and had no, defense lrem eontempt>
nous aud often violent treatment save
their own brave adherence to principle
aud the unwavering good will Of here and
there friendly newspaper. But times S
changes have wrought wonders. Truth
crushed to earth, has risen, aud the men
who were wont to spurn Southern Metbo>
dism are nov among the ioiemust in
respectful consideration : .td -sa ra-
The author of the foregoing speaks as
one having authority, but We trAst the
Conference now IL session does not Con.
slider this as giving expression to their
sentiments. -rd.-9l ma1 ..t ed
BE that as it may, however, the as.
saut therein made is Sc malicious, so Ln.
timely so uncalled Cor and so contempt
bic, that the Conference should not only
dsavow any sympathy for such a spirit,
but should openly condemn this mean at
tempt to revive strife that ought to be
iargotler. We are at a loss to know
ahat n,otive could have led TO the publ
cation OF such mischievous attack at
,hi, time. when good msn Of all charcbes
are caltvaiIng spirit If iraternsI
Lro:herly love.
The members t the Methodist Epis &.
cclal Church in Knoxville and through>
out East Tennessee, estertain ministers
Of the NJ. L. Church, South. in their
famile,, aid throw open to them the doors
Of their churches with true Christian
liberality.
Many OF them conslrue the last sen,
tehce Of the above i,l>natured paragraph
as a wanton insult offered them because
they are willing to iorget the past. Shame
On an editor that would ,fer such an ill'
suit, which the only effect it can possibly
have is to stir up strft, winch we were
congrutuatiug ourselves had been al
layed ......,
This allusion to 1.-THE arrogance Of po.
iitical bigotry' comes with an i'll grace
from paper, ,sititiprofesSesi to represent
the sentiment Of the Holston Conference
OF the NJ Il. Church, South. Espec
tally does it come with an i'll grace IN q
section where the disgraceful scenes whict
trauspired from 1861 to 1865 are so fa
millar to all. Take, Tor instance, the
Southern Methodist Conference held a
Athens, Tennessee, BY Bishop Early. A
the reques: OF the Blshop,a file of soldier
stood guard in the rooms where the dis
c,plcs o. jefferson Davis put members u
the Conference. who were suspected OF
LOYALTY 10 the Government Of the Unite,
States upon trial. anG held an inqiisitior
Ior the purpose of intinldatng them anC
J preventing free expression of thel
; Union sentiments. The object Of shi
was to either force them to renouvc
their allegiance to the Federal Govern
$ ment, Or turn them over to the tende
;, ,mercies Of some keeper Of Souher
r prison pen. How was that for 'arroganc
r IF political bigotry? -.t
!. Take another in the case of Rev. W
II. II. Dnggau, formerly a member G
this Conference, against whose Par
y Christian character the breath of saspic
r ion was never uttered. He was arrests
5 BY Confedederate soldiers, and treate
d with malignity that savage cruelty ha
+. rarely surpassed, from the effects Of who
d treatment be died. His oHense va
d praying for the Government in which h
= was born, under which be had lived unit
he was an old man. fs.7rlal lrs l.aoi
IS Again take the case os Rev. Dayi
n Femming. father af John VI. Flemming
rs of the Press and Herald. one OF the pu,
D est men We have ever knowu, Th
b treatment he received from Gpnfar.nc
3 Of which be had been faithful aud
r every way acceptable member far ha
II century. was 80 harshlyl cruel that b
o Sensitive nature was so shocked aud mo
G u6,d that he went down to his grave
q mere wreck Of bis former self. Ills o
- ience, likewise. was loyalty to the Fe'