Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-24
Frnternal ~lIerhodIsm.

SUI VI Na@ NNANAeA SS1AgAN1NNa
hour OF two had been fixed upon as
the order Of the day for receiving the
fraternal messengers of the Northern
Methodist Church. This announce.
ment excited general and eager desire
TO attend the morning session. The
churches separated since the memora-
bic General Conference Of 1874, have
not even exchanged fraternal saluta-
lions until few years ago. These
have been years Of wordy war. Prop
erty controversies had been appealed
to the civil Courts. The decision OF
the Supreme Court of the United
States which gave 10 the Southern
Church her share Of the common prop
erty had only intensified antagonism.
In 1913, four years after the separation,
the Church South commissioned Dr..
Lovick Pierce-who yet fingers al the
ageo OF ninety.four-a fraternal messen.
ger to the Northern General Confer.
ence which held lie session in Pitts
burg during the month of May. lie
appeared, but was refused u hearing
and denied q welcome. When taking
hla leave OF the body be declared that
the next offer Of fralernal greetings
must come from the Church North.
10 1874, at the General Conference 10
Louisville, Kentucky, of the Southern
Church, DR.. A. s. Hunt, Dr.. c. II.
Fowler and Gen. Clinton B. Fisk ap.
peared as accredited delegates from
the Northern Church, and delivered
addresses so full OF Christian sympa-
thy and sacred eloquence as 10 eleclrify
the vast millions Of Methodists
throughout the world. Their greet.
ings were responded 10 10 Baltimore
two years ago, on the part ofthe Church
South, by DR.. LoVick Pierce, DR.. Jas.
A. Duncan and Chancellor Garland, oil
Vanderbilt University. The address
of the silvery.tongued, lamented DR.
Duncan has rarely been excelled By
the great masters Of eloQuencc
AMI Oratory, Appearing as lhC
fret representatives from the South
aimee 1914, the occasion had attracted
the Nations attention. Our brethren
of the North were all anxiety to speeC
the coming of the supreme hour. DR.
Pierce was sick, but sent forward BIZ
speech to be read The following
pleasing incident | heard from Dr.
Duucau's own lips. When in the com
mittee.room, arranging for their form
al Introduction TO the General Confer
ence, Bishop Jodes, who has since beel
gath, red to bis Fathers, aud one of tn
puresl men Methodism has ever pro
duccd, betrayed to Dr.. Duncan som
anxiety 10 know the position he intend
ed TO assume He replied, "BishoI
Jones, | expect TO make a speech 81
scriptural that the angels In beaver
will have 10 say amen" And 40 b.
did. ia the mastertul style peculiar /,
bis own marvellous genius
In response TO their SITUATIONS, DR.
o. rus d. FOss and Hon. viii. Cum
back, OF Indiana, were commissions
to visit the General Conference now Ii
session at Atlanta. They appeared
this morning. Long before the hour
throngs b gan to make their way 10 tn
Church. Al 10 o'clock the house wa
crowded TO lie utmost capacity
Promptly at the hour, the venerable
Bishop Paine presiding, DR.. FOss cam
forwari upon the platform, leaning up
on the arm Of Gov. COlquitt, followed
by Hon. Mr., Cumblck, holding tn
arm of DR.. L. 4. Wiley, President o
Emory aud Henry College, Virginia
They were presented to Bishop Pain.
In a graceful manner by Gov. ColquitI
who introduced them to all bis Episc0
pal colleagues, and TO the great Meth
odist nOuagenarian, DR.. L?vicl
Pierce. The speech of DR.. Foss was Il
every sense equal to the OCCASION
manly, eloquent aud redolent Of tru
Christian brotherly kindness. He re
viewed the trlumphs and heroic histor
Of early Methodism, in which bot
churches had a common interest anu
Inheritance. He noted the points o
doctrine and ecclesiastical polity whic.
both preached and prsctlced, and trace
their transforming influence 10 shapin
both the national and religious belle
of the world. Ia conclusion he psir
40 eloquent tribute TO the memories 0
the gifted Duncan, the scholarly an
faithful Dr.. Myers, who fell during th
yellow fever In Savannah, the broad
minded aud large hearted Bisho
Jones, Of New York, and then turnin
20 Dr.. Pierce addressed him 10 III
proud heritage of a frsternal love /
behalf OF nearly two million Methodit
hearts Of the North. The scene wS
most iuspiring-aged men wept fc
very Joy. The vsst congregation va
thrilled with one unrestrained impuls
of Christian delight. He was follow
ed By Hon. VIM. Cumback who spok
for the laily of bis great and GROWN
{ communion. Short responses wei
made by DR.. Pierce and Bishop Pain
The doxology was sung by a thousan
} strong voices and the benediction pre-
nounced upon the most beautiful an
e joyful day Of the General Conference
Il will be we'll to add n furthC
=, sentence to this letter already too lonl
u Thsse are simple exchanges OF trateI
nal sAlutations between the two gre'
braAches Of Episcopal Methodism, an
not boxing to organic union as mar
of the secular papers are wont to stat
), Organic union of the two churcht
will never take place. Not one WoT