The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-08-08
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In yanr paper as lalY sce .fIi article nom Nh
Geo. Frey on thi rs,etFelse,al ehaivh traubl
" lich 10 yanr tt.igti nho are nni NaaAint,t
with The ditic'llls very nsislevisnyi thereto
permit me few line of explanation.
sE Frey rays both writer's Mr.. NcEin,y asr
| $, Il Nothingcr stand III FOR TX lllshp n,w,nass
Sc.. nnl that -Bishoa iiowaan Is on the hcS.
terms With the headquarters Of ous assseiule
&r.n Il Is true Mrs. NIeElroy aud 5. 4. Ns,hiiise
stand Ia with Hlshnp bowman. hecipisc .ity 'w
nshnp Bowman ami tile great majority OF the
/ ministry and membership Of anr association af
/ loyal 10 the church. and stand 80 hrr defence
against wicked rebellion IN the church. L /
me give a few facts. The Evangelical ASoeiaiius
ronsi.ts ORA annual conferences reaching IRON
tho Atlantic to the picllie ami from the Norher
| Lakes TO the Gulf aud also Into the Dominion q
Cana,ia mud SwHserlana AMI Gcunang, with
! prosperous mission in japan. lhcsc annual con
ferenuCs send delegates 10 the general rontereii.
which meets every four years Said general eu,i
fervnce is the highest court OF our church. and nj
its decisions ARE final. TAe Bi hop, and nll
publishing house iiicers including the editors
our church papcrs, nre elected BY the geneFai
conference, and hence ac nng,naS.o 60 the
general conference and are in duty bound TO
rnrry out the dreriiaus ~ the same aud simply
because the general conference at It's las, session.
when nc ng upon is,, qn, s. ioa which ls the cair
81 the present ,iinlruls, deeided nralast he
governed by majority r'.b,iie,l against the gen.
erai conference and stated independent paper
etc. Is nrt OF the "a nnnuu conferences stand l.,
the decision of the general vpnlcrrnee aiid stuna
| in with Bishops ESlirr and Bowman, and niso
| with the editors and NIL other publ shing hullsS
otlirerS. Quite g,lod maIorily, ) il nolg Thrc 4
the utier SIX rontsrrncvs have en- divssi,d n
being uae OF that ihtee ln e..ch ea.se the ni.
IA the tOnser,nccs that divided who Sialld hy IN
decision of The general conierente with Bishop
Eshcf and bowman, are recognized by The ehnr,.i
aud hs the general conference oitcrs
n 1, thr ran ncrciice nc which Bishop Bowinn
pasSitied in Albany, oreson, May FL last, tltt
| e 'cg iixsd hs the cluilch. II y this c0ulvrcne
that i tcceivisg sLsuo mi siprtry money mn
frsin hcnslgaarter5.l ~ seems thni headquarters
al = stands IN" with this sail Oregon conference
and Ia see also with Bcothcr and SISTER Me Ero,
aud 5. Il. n. AT Sweet Home. since Bgoshcr Nc
Elroy receives u part OF the above named mis-
tiumr does 10 assist Them IN paying the salary
their pastor, Mr. MeEroy, s il no, little s,raiig,
man whom the r.coxnizpd conference has ap
pointed 10 thcsn amer sad conference has. under
the direction ot the church discipline aud tlls
board uf missions Appropriated certain amoun
OF missionary money "a assist them IN PAWN
! their pastor, aud follow men who lave rebellesl
Now Mr.. Frey either iguorsniiy CT wiiInhiy
! Represents matfers concerning the bishops Bow
man an fasher. Does hc not know that AL tht
! sltndtroiis aCrustliots made aganst ttesc hislt
/ Il ciierniess And does he NOT know that II ongn
the ncctSations eame fioia such source thrst
eiivrs In fl standing. aisinserrsca parties, netn
tb.S q ani rpre ming three diiiennr coi Ter
. eRccs and all three o. them also .nectetl "
The NufhweStcFn solleee al Nanayillc, IL. prel,
10 ,e D.srstsine o. the Evangeiical Association
and hgvtas i ,ne 20 tslly rNneraiesl ihgnls Atit
accS he no. know fhft after SAIL rt iu III,
enyinits uf said bishops. men wiio had iaiuci tint
l .rstnority iasy ~ enr clsurrh, ulidero,k t'
| cail, dt tT8 conference and -susIendeh Bishop
iis'rrsef as,ii E>bp;t A,l flsas he noi kaoW ths
sAecr hse sslstsAn aiaa he 4 thus tried and
~ t't'iieeA ttf-i e'aaigfvise ''stisle,itsef 90
cal tt Nlisey as,uplrrd 10 She church fhf0iisl
, sssc Esaueriii4H As ea.ssr. olciAi o.sai ~ t.
rhnsei hns the tsVesi.asr against bishop RSW
!. man Hcrc ''ifcsstl nnl Oat of nrlcr n,i ia aV
; esrinaee with sie sssgPIne q iis; charch, a,i'
: heuCg MnA md NoiA.' Ats. this dbl he 10 V tn
{ lthorlsN given aifn n bs>iAnp, even he or
! tisc iniliafl1A iaetten had taken steiS assashs
riia they bad in the II hop Issa man
K tatl afterwards aisO with HtshGi + II ~ nce II.
!. ! Frey not know these thinge
Aud does he, Mr.. Frey, not know that eishteti
annual conferences ont ~ the veny four do sil-
O ian thcss two ishupS ami hive bs strung Yesr
lntious arelaTsd the pns'ee'lines on the iar a
oFVier, and does he nst know that In the thrC
conegcnceS that have divided only thas mar i
the said three conferences that remained Wit
the church and we've presa'ied over by the 90
eaiedl suspended bishops are being rcensnina
by thu Other eighteen and also stand in witl
I headquarters, and thar theac three conference
4 have aie passed sirong re-sls.iusss in fiyur {
i Bishops Bowman and r her hence there nre 4.
= pnt Of the 2i -erelte> that gsStsfn the "a a
! Arsss now let me asfeal 10 the rnavrs ~ u
. IMPRESS In the face of these facts. and the FAT
that the next general conference in isgl will cor
/ sist Of delegates elected from the 9th annua
!, p 81 which sustain the bishops and nre loyal I
tiir chuirh. what in Your judgment dear rcstffs
VIII ht tae complexion Of the next general
fcrcreef tan there Ic any dontG but that tll
nCtinnS OF Bishops HfNman and E>her IN hi
: matter viii he sustained. and that. too. hy q
Overwhelming inaioritys The matter then is vi
tisaliy settled, since these conferences ,uV
[ already sl-ken In plain Terms in the matter VIII
!, then Is The legal pastor of the Sweet fIuni
y ehurch-MF. Mekl-oy or Mr. NoSlT l. il moi illal
II thar Mr.. Mcislroy i the MANI
. Unfortunately, Mr.. lost weHt OF with tho M
I, nursts faction, aigd leff The Oregon ctstftn ne
q and appointed bv the 'Fow ersAx COZ fafcr..
. vhsch has no sanding in the lvin.clcai A see
alton Asa resnli of this holding with TIN. Il
a nerstS faction nni ecttins from tisp firVg
. eresscc Mr.. lsst has been stfSlpcnsaed hy ihe
u icreifce, ans i nov E'ide- snspen-i0F hct,ce
not N Evangelical preacher. Personally, III
. SosFs fog Mr. lp>f. ne have been warm iTienl
}. aad trust he win 10 a. have two br thFcn /
the Des M0ines confcrenc. who had also son O
:. with the minority party ia fhai conference, bi
: have now publicly. through tn shiiu.h yapel
;; a.kcd % be rcinstaied after having ezn's.
.. themselves in issn words Fer The sct iuF
I The church will deal kiutIy with him ii i,- /, !
= fttr.snt, repent. ana ask fbraisCness
! And to Mr.. Fsey wound say ii ne vislfe % .
g with the minority party ati y Sist them IL ~
:, rtnizins the new denomination, that i hi-. atl
y seNery mans privilege. We have nn obi-ctiol
J. To Evangelical Association viii I've and fro ~
n better than she hns for years once w are rif
!, this -tiiinoriiS faction, who have been disfrlp
:, nf the peace in our church for number wear
q l. am 4 gfeader OF tie chune'i. Your ioi trui
= aud riga l. u. Ff~HER,
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