The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-05-15


Is ehour before the day. H1
and go 1t proved in this instance. The
war killed slavery, the original cause Of the
separation OF the two churches, and that
which, while it remained, made it out Of
the question for them to ever come to.
gethcr again. And nov begun M agitation
III favor Of settling property disputes and
OF establishing fnteraul relations, culmi.
mating in 1870 by the official visit to the
General Conference OF the Church South OF
Bishop James and DR.. (now Bishop Harris,
OF the NJ. i. church. That the latter church
Should take the initiative in this move.
ment was il accordance with the pronun.
clamento, twenty-five years before, OF DR..
Pcarce, and it was, perhaps, not surprising,
after all that had TRANSFERRED, that these
first lraterna! messengers, James and Harris,
should have been received, rs they were.
somewhat coldly, But the result OF their
visit was altogether out OF proportion 10
the degree OF enthusiasm with which they
were greeted, for It led to the historic Cape
May commission, which settled satisiac.
toriiy to both General Conferences the
long standing disputes about property
which had vexed the churches.
Now was the way open for real fraternity,
and both parties have since been steadily
and heartily walking in that way. To the
General Conference OF the Southern
Church which met at Louisville III 1871,
the NJ. L. Church sent as its iraternai del.
esates DR.. G. II. Fowler, DR.. A. Ii. Hunt,
and Gen. Clinton 3. Fisk. The delegates
IRON the Southern 10 the Northern General
Conference two years afterwanl were Drs.
Duncan, Miles. and Garland. IN 1873 the
Church North was represented at the At
lanta General Conference by Dr. lnow
Bishop Foss and the Hon. W Il Cumback,
Of Indiana. To the General Conference OF
the NJ. Z. Church, which met in Cincinnati
two years ago, the Church South sent DR..
4. G. Uaygood and lion. John II. Carlyle,
while the II. Z. Church sends its greetings
to the General Conference now in session
in this city by Rev. II. B. Ridgaway, D. D
lu every instance these iratcrnaI de!ega.
tons have been cordially received, and II
it must not be thought for moment that
the reduction in the number OF persons
constituting these delegations indicates a
corresponding diminution in the spiri!
OF fraternity existing between the two
bodies. 1tiis, which Is simply 4 matter Of
economy, was adroitly used by DIR. RiIg,:
way TO es,nbIisi Il conclusion directly on.
posite 10 the one Just limited at. Haid he;
''When--it was thought peace had to be
conquered my Church sent down three
stalwar.s. Four years later, when it was
| still thought strenuous efforts would have
| to be made TO Ipal the peaCe that hpd
been secured, two giants we're sent to you
Now, as YOU see, our Church has 50 much
confidence in your good intentions that il
feels warranted in sending among YOU ens
man, solitary and alone, aud lie very
! little mau.0 ..% "a i!,.sia a !.
] This rapid growth OF fraternity between
the two CHURCHES has given encouragement
/ to the expectation that they would 500,
become organically one, and it was hope,
by a large number Of people in both zee
tiops ui the country that the present Gen
enl Conference, meeting so sdou after th
great London ecumeuical, in which tn
union feeling was supposed to have receiv
cd such 4 grand impetus, would d,
or say something oil practical nature I,
!; help on that desirable, consummation. Z, Ii
this, however, the country is doomed t
disappointment The conference, to b
sure, has not yet adjourned, hut It is IN
ADVANCED with Its bLsiness, and the fac
that up 10 this writing no plan or sugges
I ton OF union has been presented Is stron
tpresumptiye proof that none will be, 70
! there are . few men in the enn lerence VIII
!. would have done something in this lin
long ere this had they seen any prospet
for Carrying such q measure. The !E:el
i encp is ,hat.heae men have felt the pulls
4 OF the delegations and hare found out TIL:
: there is mn overwhelming majority asains
: them. This union question has also com
{ to the surface In the canvass for ne
q Bishops, and here, as at every other poil