The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-09
IoIN WESLEY'S MONUMENT.
~ur METHODIST EPISCOPAL cHURcH
sOrTH-4 CHiRGE REpELLED.

general Conference The Old Landmarks
AZ Methodism Most Je"io"siy S""r"e"'
70 THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sr: In
-, MINER for Sunday. July I, in tho column
~ tho caption "Sunbcams." the undersigned
arrriscl to find the following statement:
a. s,r,bern Mcthoii.ts do not seem to I've over
,mod with low concerning the results o their recent
r.as,al Conference at Atlanta ono NJ Their most emit
Wv , In wriiing about IT, SAYS tina; 1t cost at least
.s,,,r and was not worth ANYTHING at AL Tile cliict
t.,,..ucnt ui the southern church nrics from the
..,, ot money aud 1t /. especially nnnn,ig III view w
"a. ret that the Northern church has all TIE rccuuAfN
..,,rr,, II could reasonably wish tor Thc Hi,hnrs Of
s.,,ern church have appointed tr Rev, DR.. ]. ~ \.
a., a. general collector u murr, from tor i'm nclds
~, ,,e relief vt the southern Church. lie VIII SAIL for
~ IN lew DAYS to solicit ninl from the Mcihoists
' sr world wherever he can hnd thcm nr't visiting
~ p,,n,h wcslcyan Conference. which mccts IN the
ln,t II is not N,v That DR. Chrk will receive amy
~. i ,,,p these brethren It Is well known that
u. s,,hcrn church might nnitc with the Northcrnh II
~, could and I've A. prosperous a. n need desire. The
~. which separated these iva bodies In iSii is long
g.,d AND the british brethren must Look with dis
- a., Inc idea oi kcciing II alive To appeal to Brush
v,.r.,u support ot q schi.n WHO'S only basis was
". ,.,,,, IN maintain slavery viii not hl pr Cark's
srets,s or the treasury OF the southern church
7, ~ou,d he difficult In such n brief space, to
AL Greater number Of misstntemcnts than in
,ho above paragraph. | will not call them false
"a. To call them such would be- to bring
cory grave charge against their author. For
cannot suppose that he dcviatcd from the truth
With the intention OF dcccivne. / must sup
nose that he was mislcd- that his conclusions
rrre drawn from false premises. in fact. but
rrcmiscs which he believed to be irur.
The charity which is thus extended To the
author IL likewise given TO the newspaper in
which the Measurements appear. 1t is impos-
,ibeto suppose that The SuN would knowingly
publish paragraph disappearing the
Southern Methodist Church. and. indirectly,
the whole South. Believing. therefore. that
The SuN and the writer VI the paragraph
in question have been misinformcl and led into
error. and that you and he will be- swift 20 mako
tho just amend. | am free TO ask place IN your
And first. word IA to Southern NIrthodsis
not seeming to he overwhelmed with JOY con-
cernng the results of this recent General Con-
ference at Atlanta" md the stat"mrntthnt one
Of their most eminent mon. IN writing about II,
says that II cost nj least slOO.OOO and WINS not
AZ To the results Of the recent General Con-
ference. there may Ice lilcr"ucrs ~ opinion
even among southern Mcthodisis; tn" csti-
mate ot these results will depend upon the
standpoint from which they are viewed. II Il
we'll known that the Int General Conference NJ
Atlanta was prcemiinently consrrvativr. me
old landmarks Of Mrthodism were guarded
with most jealous concern. There were those.
perhaps, who desired radcal chnn-r- IN tho
polity OF our fathers. They wrrr defeated
body. II is possible too. there may hive l"rn \
few anxiousto SEQ some favoritr elected i shop.
II there were such. they may have boon dis
satisfied with tho almost unnnimpus voice 81
the Conference. which declared tnat no other
Bishops were necessary. Now. To- keep m" OLD
haps. ambitious or inexperienced han Is from
grasping her tillcr and trimming her calls. WIS.
no doubt Regarded by the great conservative
majority OF the General Conference glorious
result. Let me- illustrate ny II parallel case;
The General Conference 81 the Method It
Episcopal Church Mt Baltimore, in 1876 WIS
criticised in the snmr why. AT n preachers
meeting. held In Northern city soon after tho
adjournment NJ that conl"r"n &C. happened To
BE- present. An eminent divine who was greatly
dissatisfied with the results Of his General Con-
ference addressed the meeting. He asked.
What has the General Conference doncl Moth
Inc. II has only taken tho Old ship out on IA
voyage and brought her back TO port.
There have been no dis 'overic- no changes
IN the order and discipline of her crew.
To this another eminent divine VI the same
church responded. Il Is true W. have taken
Pie old ship out. and We have brought her SAFE
ly back. Was IL nothing 10 do this? Nothing.
when i is known that Their" We're those aboard
whowshcd to SEIZE her helm and turn the good
old ship into n piraticn crlitf Years ago. a
United States man -pf-wnr lrft on" OF our ports
on cruise. There was lark treason on board
that ship. The mutiny wis discovered.
and the rinclcnler. an officer OF, The
Cabinet. WINS hung at the yardnrm. Was it
nothing TO save tho ship from muiiny un
muilny; we caught IA" rlnsleadrr; We hung
him ut thu yarinrru; W. suv"d the ship. aud
was 1t nsthing To do ms such WIS in sub
stance the dcbst" wIi'h heard NJ that preach
ers' meeting. No further comment is neccs-
nary.
Secondly. it is said TINT tho chief cmhar.
rassment Of the Southern Church arises from
tho want Of money. and it is especially annoy
ing. in view Of the fac; that the Northern
Church hns qll tho p"cun.ary prosperity 1t
could reasonably wish for
The Methodist Episcopal Church South Il
poor In money. We submit To- the imp"ach m"nf.
But though poor we have made many rich. For,
Of God bestowed on our poor churches. the
abundance Of our Joy and our deep poverty
have abounded unto the riches ~ our liberality;
for to our power. ms NIL must bear record. and
beyond our power. we have been will
ing Of ourselves not only To support the
Church nj home. but To supply the necessities Of
tho saints and carry the Gospel into " the re-
gions beyond" And now. Mt our late General
Conference, we pledged ourselves. us We were
nlwnys willing 10 do. Ia aid our colorcl brethren
In all their work. both OF secular and religious
education. The Southern Church. when you
consider IT'S poverty. may ch9llnnge the world
greater libcrality. Dd the work OF Goa cease
In irouhous tmes2 Did we phnd our poverty
as nm excuse for not giyingi No: we gave ftr
tn. preachers were better paid; the domestic
AMI 'orelsg missionary work better supported ;
our poor We're better cared for: and our sun
uhy schools anu colleges moro literally sus-
tanned. And what success hns attended the
work OF God among these poor churches? In
tho lnst twelve yrars-thr period Of our poverty
anu hullerlng-inorc than three hundred thou
sand souls have been converted 10 God under
our ministry and added To the Church.
but the Methodist Episcopal Church IL rich
We rejoice in II. praying that she may not be
nigh minded, but fear-that she may not trust in
uncertain riches hut in the living God. When
Is sad. rs the writer in The SUN charges
mrat M prruniary prosperity ofthe Northern
Snurchls especially annoying tothe Southern
tnuTch, ne does the grOsscst injustice. II is
hhtl, lust here, 10 throw over this remark the
hahue 81 CHARITY, NJ We promised when We
pagan TINS reply. We Indignantly rcue it. hav-
ihg a conscious sense of the presence Of that
.,nhIlty winch not only weeps with them that
"TTp nut r"lglres with them that rejoice.
ctihlrly. The Bishops OF the southern
Cnurrh have appointed tho Rev DR.. j. o. \.
c cign h"ids Tor tho relief Of tho Southern
AS ING above will he understood by every read
.r-hhd rs. 10 doubt. the writer in THE SUN in
U,ndeu u 10 be undrrstOod-thorr L. not a word
q ruin m 1t. The Bishops NJ tho NJ T.. Church
H'ulh nave appointed me for no such purpOs"
Althe following commission speak for itself.
''N N'N,"ih"' 81 h' iHrd SUITS he cuuLi', Gfou mt
A. The late General Conference of the Methodist Eni
coral church South hrli 40 Aftnt, GA Iltrll s1t
o. Au"rra MAY -. i-iS uIc following ro.ulutiou,
"'if heartily aud unanimously adopted
W'. a. l~ That thu General Conference ~ tho Meth
nhf Episcopal Church South In General Conference
ss~uhlci At Atlanta TIA. Mas .. ls7-. rulnr the Ms
h' Monumental Church at savannah, ia. aud commend
10 Nrlh~iists the world over ~, an 'ut'rJrlse emi
mum proper ami meeting our hearty approval
m@H"t ID That the Bishops be Hnd are hereby author
heu when they deem 1t cNpedrnt. Ia np ont dgtl
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