The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-05-15
r.rstor,,al Ssroosfngs.

'',,>sr OF REV. DTs. DUNCAN AND GAN
>, ~ THE SrRECHSS OF WELCOME
"r,rsT RI TIE TIE THAT BINDS
~, ,r,.crua, messengers OF the Southern
,.5,,t;st> were cordially received by the
h',,.~.I h',.I conference Of the Methodist Epis-
".'', ".%, Church. in session at Baltimore, on
TS,%1.y In response To the words OF wei
~c Rev. Or. J. A. Duncan, ono OF the
,,,lc,n messengers, said:
solemn JOY stood in his heart that
,,,t precedence oi every other emotion.
g,ynni those assembled before him were
,,r;ors Of McthodiSts who were deeply IN
.'-..fsd in this hour. and beyond these were
'r.H,nS more interested III the peace OF the
..nrr,l Church. and above, as witnesses,
:@.-s fhc millions Of the frst-born OF the
T.,-,h In such solemn presence conten-
.;'r, and d,sscntionS should disappear.
ii.rc. he said. was neither Jew nor Greek,
h,rd nor free and in the name OF the Meth.
,tt,; FniScopal Church South ne saluted
loofrr.ncc rs brethren in Christ Jesus.
Prolonged appIauSc.l
IL sail here more thsn two millions OF
. ,Ithoti,ts erected each other in fraternal
I'-c declaration OF peace and brotheriy
r. had brrn made. and he trusted wisdom
,-,,,a Lri. the fratcrnal bonds between the
.g, bodies so that folly could not unite
CnYrsrrln@ the questions OF fraternity 1t
,..,,,,c :h,m 10 speak csndidly. Is frater-
ni,y ,impl; quadrennial court parade
more ,orla: No, lie said, it is great Chris
;i,. uoycment. giving expression to the
I'rarhrr}y kindness OF Christian hearts, the
r,.r.,ohli,hment OF the peaceful associations
~ men. which had been deranged by pre-
ir1icrs. but now reconstructed through the
mower Il Christianity. [Applause.] Human
bride he said. was often too stubborn TO
acknowledge faults or to confess errors.
There was such An intense longing after in
iallihitv that men would not confess their
errors. He said do not establish fraternity
hctwrcn these TWO churches for any secular
or worldly end. lie was frank to say this
because it had been lntimated that the
S,,,hodi>ts were seeking closer union in
his country merely to gain greater political
influence.
Another point he said he wished particu-
lgrly 10 make was, that while the political
REPRESENTATIVES OF the South can and do
tru,A,nllv assure the world that Z true, brave
devotion 10 the Union animates the whole
southern people [applauSel, We, rs minis
irr>. take still higher ground, and offer our
hands. not IN the name OF these political lrl-
,cre,tS. but in the name of Christ. [Ap-
pausc.l
In the course Of his remarks he alluded to
the fact that the colored people OF the South
rrn Church had OF their own preference
formed an independent organization. under
their own bishops. some years ago, and were
pursuing their labors separately with salts
factory success.
TlI,>e two churches, or two branches Of
the same Church, had been understood to
occupy Two great political sections, but
these walls OF partition have been broken
down. [Lond applause Their loyalty
was loyalty to Jesus Christ and Him
cruciicd. They would not establish this
fraternity merely to end unhappy contro-
ycr,ic<, but hoped it would end them. Zap
pau>c.7 Ii their peaceful paradise hereafter
should hc invaded by the serpent discord
their heel would crush his head. [Applause.
IIo said he hoped now pen-and-ink contro-
ycr>irS among the extensive family OF Chris
tiln advocates would end. [Applause.l
Hereafter. he said, where they could not
mend or manage disturbing people, they
must not mind them.
Let lis, he said, appoint wise men to con-
slider these questions OF difference, bury our
weapons OF warfare, and move on to the
ie!d, 0, peace. [Applausc.l He did not
cylol fraternity merely to crafty scctarian
pride. but because it is right in itself.
Theirs. he said. was 4 glorious opportunity.
This glorious land that blooms between the
seas was Il fair field for the Methodist Ia
h,rcr. From the northern border OF it,
where Gods perpetual bow Of peace glori.
1.s Niagara's cliffs, to the sea-girt southern
Inc. where Gods gifts make earth almost an
Eden Of fragrance and beauty, and from
The rock-bollnd Atlantic, where the eastern
song Of the sea begins its morning music,
away TO the far-on Pacific, where the west
cru waters now hum their evening bene'
diction TO our land rs the tide goes out be-
meath the setting sun-everywhere we fee
the inspiration Of our country, and deYoutly
pray, God bless our native land. Ire.
mcnGous applause.]
II fraternity means anything it means
peace and an end Of striie-an end OF THAI
gadiatorial show which only bad men ap-
piaud. The day will come, he said, when
these petty striieS will cease, when sectS
and distractions would pass away, and there
VIII hc no man who will say he is OF Pau
or Apollos, but of Christ. Then the col,
liers Of England, the toilers from the work
shops OF the North, the red men OF the
forest, and the African of the South that
they had labored to save, will join in the
general praise. Prolonged applause.]
Rev. DR.. Garland, the other southern,
messenger, also spoke with eloquence and
4 effect
DR.. Moody rose to speak at the close Of
DR.. Garland's address, but DR.. Whedon, of
Providence, secured the floor, and moved
resolutions cordially welcoming the mes
seugcrs, and thanking them for their ad-
4 dresses The vote was taken by rising, and
Vas unanimously carried. While the dele.
gates were stiH standing John w. Ray, OF
Indiana, proposed that the Conference sing
4 "bIcst be the tie that binds" which was
seconded by Dr. Moody, who started the
& s"ns, and all sang the hymn with great spirit.
81 DETECTIVES STORY OF THE MOLLY Ma
4 "'i!Es.-ln the trial OF the Molly Msguires
he" progressing at PottsYille, Pa, positive
q esAencc has beea gwen fully confirmatory
4 u AerrlSan's astounding confession. A
n@,s:,lve named MeParlen, attached to the
I, i,ihh@rton agency, having spent nearly
ItiFee Years in learning all about the Mol
m.iea, joining their mUrderous order under
4 He assumed named OF NcKenna for that
''leci2; purpose, has told his story under
'ath. i; Is horrible one, and must startle
3 wen the people who know by bitter ex-
n peFlcnce OF life in the soat regions that
aSsaSslnasion there has bees reduced to a
81 ,Iciehtihc and tolerably safe system. To,
"a Ae outside public, not faIai,aar with the
sAi epea'ed and unpunished enorsaities which
"a gave produced reign of terror in three or
s#1lr counties OF Pennsylvania for years
81 @, the detailed revelations OF Detective
~ s,cfarlen will read like some ghastIy tale
ia VI 'he dark ages.-Phildde!phi0 IiBsss.
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