The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1876-09-01
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a~s~s Css~mssss~H.
The i~af.is III commissioners als
r*aAssrl w thr MeslnAllAs Eri~s,i,Mi
Jhnrrh Nusth and th~ Methodist E,ia.
enfmi Church Ns,nsh. ~ t~mosc all uh.
sia~lr~ b, determination hrtwsrn the two
ehHswhe%. hAvr, after 4 lssultActra see
sian Ai CApe MAY, N. H., rsnrindrA lhviF
lAlnsa. ANIL irsssel m Aslslr~ss ~ thu
1sishatM, ministers. Anl members III The
Methodist Epi&rupsl Church North and
thc Methodist Eriscopss Church Houth.
In which tl,cy oAyi
iea will be fs)osr<si 10 learn that after has.
Ing given dne sttentiuM tn Ali yncMslntss I'm.
Waived IN the pfures rssnAtrsetirn ef rlAlfnsfn
~ comIAeta frAt<Fully lsetwtvn tls~ two greAt
fHanclses n kpisrorAi Methnlssm w ihr United
.sery mals<s sacrsims, = ~ sapts~N shs min.
ellles ~ lasting and cossiiai sdlnssmcht We
hsve The AatAmenr{aCn 10 declare that urs aH,lfa.
isuna ens hAfMony M viawa cta th1 vital poInta
hAvs h<en FeAltasd by divine guidance, - ~
tsiet ~ hare been able, Afler frank inter-
change d .vsewn And rsAyssfal essaeAvots 70
desired eonsummAlton of unanimous agreement
Of completa fraternity. AZ the beginning "
otlr consultations ono 9feAl question aeelncd
70 oveywhAdow NJ uthef~. II conessnA the feiA-
ton oS two churches 70 eanh uthse Assd 70 Eris.
copAl MsthOdlsua. 10 thta) Important matter
os oss.s: css sssn.ss =. shch: aa ps,yss,a, :
sAlnsd cccasloned IN Interchange of rsjoicsn9
af,d c0ngsAtulallon bssWeeh The ms06efN cl
The Joint cc1nminnlou. va adopaed, without !
ilassntlng voice. Tho following declaration and
esssa q faeeFnIsy. !. 70 the :eAena % The
Msehoalss Episccpal Church md % the Meth.
nass relation = Isgi,imate branches of Epls.
eopal Melhoilsn,. Each 81 said churches h Z
legitimate brunch or EplecopAl Msthcdiam In
The United N4ale~, having ! common origin II
the Methodist Episcopal Church. Organized In
liza. and etnoe tho organization ef The Metlio-
dsse Episcopal Church South wss coi,sunsuaatsd
ln lSl5 By voluntary cxoruiec Ut the right Of
The Southern annual conference, ministers
md masmbss 10 adhere 10 that couamunlon, II
hAm besn IN evangelical church reared on
ecspeurAl fOuntlattos,M and her minimtNrs and
metabeeM with tAcme Ut the Mushcdlat Episco-
pei Church. have constituted ono Mstl.odst
family, though In distinct ecclesiastical coil-
necltou. u waa mot tiscusnbsnt on ~ ~ con.
a!dsr The question concerning tho conflicting
clatms 70 church prorerty and s0me special
cs@eW that could not conveniently b. referred To
the cpsrAlion of general ruls. There wero
two principal questions 10 be csuaIdsrod with
ssa..a 20. % ; TIE church psorsrsy y dispute 10.
First, - ~ Tho legal owasrship o! said prop.
eslv SECOND. - ~ whether N viii consist
with strict equity ~ prOnote Christian hss.
lnony or the catsao 0f rellgion 10 distH~sasa
usoae aocl0siea now having church property
which wsA originally lntsl,llesi for their nss
ssas s a oan I. mS sss. sss s.y ay .,. sss s
- le9L tisiS v 4 By thetr irAnafss from QUO
church 10 The olheg,
W. lAvs considered the pApers Ia Ill The
ca1es that have hesn been brought to our
notice. Ths~s Asdss In the following hlates
virginia West Virginia. MARYLAND. Tsnnseses.
linz. ln rsspscs v so.ne oi thsse oAseA ~
have given particular diTectlons, but IN III
other c.ses Tho Joint commiaalon unanimously
adopted tlte following rules Tor tho adjustment
oe adverse claims 10 church property
Rnle !. IN cAses not Adjndlcat>d By tho Joint
oo.mi.slon, any socsety oi sishsr church. con-
plying church property ahail remain IN po1se~.
zion thsrecf, provided thAt whom there n
u thN eAtuN place sOciety OF more neastefn
attached 10 the Oehes church, aud which has
htlhsrto claisaed tho ase u tho property, Tho
iA.ast shall b. entitled 10 n,~ssassan.
Hole Z. tos - mach - ~ hAse no powsr -
AnMnl decisions fe1pscelng church property.
lnade by GtAts eonr'a. tho Joint conmlAalon o.
such ! declnion has been made. N III wlliul,
there exista m A9roement The name shall h
casstsl On. In god faith. Z. IN communities
where there ass two soctssles. ono bsicnHlns 70
y ihs Nsahed.s RIiasopsi Charal. 4 south.
which have adversely claimed church property,
II y recommended llsal without delsy They
asnicaoly compare tlsetS t9eeeurNn, Irrespective
Of The slrtot legal vita. aud settls the sano &C.
oaedlng p Chriaeisn prtncirles and egnltlc. of
thts particular csAa. and, - tar = rrodtieable
rule IDnt II ssach ssllis iusnl cannot hs arsed.
~ made then Tho question shall 10 referred
TOT equitable sleeinon 70 three AshatratOfs sssse
~ - chosen By each claimant FROM lhstT re-
speoltve escisllea, and the Two thMH cl,open
ahail sslsct third l,erwon n0s connected with
slehcr " .ald churches. aud M. dAclat0n u
any two II thens shall ~ Anal. III cusnmnni.
Ties IN wl,lrll theSs y bnt ono society rule nrsl
shall b. faithfully observed In tho tntcrssta oi
peAce and fraternity.
llals .. whenever noe~sasy 10 carry Tho
foregoing fnies Into effect tho legal title ~
church property shall 10 accordingly MAns-
lerTed.
iluls I. TAs~s rales shall take ensc. imn,e.
dlAtsly.
ltcrs VI Hebrew Origin.
Mr.. Disrarli n not Tho iirst Englinl
Peer u HEBREW origin. Tho Loii.lol
Theological HsrGW contains Mn oaaas
Oh "Y'le Jows IN EnglAnd. BY tho lses,
Philip MA&nns, n. A., Il. 10. Mr.. Mag
n,lr gives tho following auconMt III tlls
origin ri 4 we'll known noble family III
England: "Among tho mon who yer,
sasly A,,,aAi.cd considerable fortunes ma,
lDo incntionsd thc iirsl Jowish Ilasonct
1ir Solomon Medina, who accompanied
thu Duke oi Marlborough Ia hia severa
eampaigna, and samson Gideon, III
Jcw broker who aprAss - have berl
sufficiently lucky or NAgacions ~ hAy,
escaped thc consequences vi tho crisil
Mat followed thu south hcM bubblc
Tho descendants III lsoth thgso mcii llAys
becn absorbed into Tho Christian world
samson Gideon, whn.n rpMl name Va,
samson IL Kchucl Ab,islicntc, lcft Iii,
syna9ogMc In i7h4, mud him son. who mar
rlrd Christian ls.ly, ws. rnisesl "a III.
lnaTMgc under tho litlc III llarn Ear.t
lay, and wns tho ancestor, on tho fumal.
silc, ~ thu family now bcaring TINT
name"
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