, 1881-09-11

THE STRUGGLE IN THE CONFERENCE.
The reuortcr nlso saw Mr. Bcrbower, and
asked him re..urliny the ground to be covered
In the Annual Conference.
Substantially the same ground will be gone
over there ls here, but there we ci1 get rulings
on the law points,
"Suppose the Bishop in the chair holds the
same rs the Presiding Elder helh:"
awe will tukc exceptions. and on thom 20 10
the Jutlfcia! Council, and, If need be- to the Gem
erul Conference.
tAul il you are beaten there:'
t.WclI. there will be lots OF hcrcttcs IN the
Methodist church At least three bishops can
he turned o,t AS hctertdox On the salne flnngs !:
and ut least two of the official editors, one ~
the General Secretaries, the Principals OF me
b.r of the other most prominent ministers ~
tho Church, us all Of these hold s,lbstnnt'atis IL,
INSPIRATION Of tho bible the atoncment, Or
future punishment. bishop Foster is squhre'y
nrre.ica on tho doctrine Of Inc Iesnrree1
the resurrection OF Christ. Bishop Hurst,
undcrstnnd. is herctica! on eternns
punishment and inspiration. Ald Bishop Merr!il
is herrticul cu the NtGlltiNcnt. as Is ltlsHOI
Fuss who holds the same views us Dr. IhotnAs,
as near as c.,n make out. Dr. Warren Is quite
rs liberal as he is IN inspiration, anu ~ 'ti-
cent, have been told Oh good authority Is Il
Uuivers;tlist.
Isn't it likely. then, that
CHARGES WILL. 1:E PREFERRED AGAINST
OTHERS. =.
1T is very probable thtt there will be an i'm,
tnet,sc ull1nher Of churGeS of hcrcSy preferred
whether Dr. Thomas is expetdor not-chhrgea
growing out Ut the action i'll bis case some WI
be brought by thuse who have suostantMmlly M Ing
s:,llr views lis tho opponents OF nr. Thomas
who wish to bring their brethren III the various
conferences to trial and eXpel theM fur no. be-
Ing in closer harmony with the tn!rch: Mahs
larry against rhe Bishops and General Sccretar't:s
by the liberal elt,nent i'll the thnrGt'-some o.
them friends Of Dr. Th"1nts-who 10 n no: tninR
the ernstlttltonaity OF the ln" under VINCE
he has been tried, and fixing the exact doctr'ne
Of the Methodist Church on these sun1oess
Tho uecisj,,11s In his case will probably dlspust
Ut many others which will he Instituted nctweei
now a,id the Genera! Conference against the
| leading Mctl in the Church. -
"Will any ministers in the ROCK river Co1l-
! ference be called on to pteaA:
Probably Il lnrge number. Many Of them
hold substantially the snnc slyWs as Dr. lno1a: th1
,lrc hrre;ics If he il hcrctic 1t only require:
| .,llc minister 10 hriug charge. and II numhe'
are prepared to prefer tnem ny wliesn.e. r"o
! ference cnn he convicted of very serious OIL
fus..s and one tf these alr flN$ occupied Hltlst
promnent position in the mo'cnanct against Df'
! Thomas.
There is apt to be q lively time in the Meth
odist Church very soon: ,
! gong into with II determination To curry II
/ through, AMI If il is proposed to tight the outtit
| the letter. us 1ntny conservatives - noefas:
| can be turned OUT If tho Church. There ars
| scarcely any ministers thai, by strict enforce
ntnt uf the diScpline ctll1o te exclllttea fr,''l
the ministry. The oaly object OF the prosccutlos
of other .tlis,eI c,Arelhc wit hertsy or VIII
lnsorality Is to show mp the aesuru:ty 81 ~
| position taken by tho prosecutors of IT
| rhmnus and 10 compel the Methodist Church st
| t. define her doctrines and discipline and tllt
liberty allowable to tho members that minister
| Ncthoisr Church in the next tive years vii
I have more trials thin in nl her previous history
| This is tho beginning nut only OF the IhoN1A:
| trial. HIT Of trials in Il double sense LOT I'll
| Methodist Church..