New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-25

STRONG RESOLUTIONS BY THE METHOD
IST PREACHERS.
THEY TA,oa INTEEFERENtE BY THE tNITEl
STATES GOvEKT'0sNr 70 PREVENT


STATES GovEKN'usNr 70 PREVENT
SUCH Ll~LFssNEss.
At the meeting OF the preachers of the Methodist
Episcopal Church yesterday, Weld in The chapei %
the Methodist Eool, concern. Flfh-ave ard
rwentlcth-st the Roy Adde Albro made Pm all
dress on "The American sabbath Fundamental
to the Prosy ,ty Of tho Christian Church. INC
subject Of the lynchiag O., negroes was then taken
up report from the committee appointed two
weeks ago to consider the question being presented
by the Rev. Or. Jacob H. Price. chairman. 1t was
a. follows:
We are ericvcd to notice the great and We fear
tho Increasing number 81 yncnngs which occur
han ' oY bn,rnd and df,y for ssvsrsi years past
They are disgrace to the American Republic ard
occ ,,P n ,b Xor,s but nv far the larger number
I'm the Southern states ana are directed against the
1re MOI rr3vcl to De- true in any court II justice
In 1901 rnobs In the South hanged shot. stabbed or
VIZ, Of the ca.orsd race in iefance Of civil law.
and reports indicate annual increase IN the NUN
t-r.toI states Government aud christian churches
o. d'nouacc outrage IN Arne nl, ana 'r , ol'm,
Cd; Christian churches here and und- the An'er1-
Wort II an. in portions OF the south acts q
cruelty are apparently approved by ne grrtFat.
pahlir a Memrts pan, c'rhe APp.r,. Ayaianc,e
n a crow ~ rouphs were the principals but A. ii
ir'r'ascd iu size men in al "aKs 2t ne l.gu,ta
~ '.tiz.n. NJ memphis IN a.; walk OF fo" gath-
charrei as,ins, h T, bu ncyer proved Tor he vas
taken from jail before there was tine Tor irldL
Tynch.ns accompanied by the worst barhari-
tes ana ncrcast atrocities occur IN daylight.
Prominent citizens. and even on. RS o. JHat"''
AGAINST humanity ana the cisiI law are very
rarely brought to Justice
Whatever may have been urged IN cxtenaation
Ysg Tor fb n Sncq Of nnrader a
outlaws In Virginia, In l7so no reasonable de,
fence an no" % mar Tor ,nis WI 49, "a
one ~ the most dangerous forms Of anarchy.
bd,b ahrniani and Authentic II it BE- thought
those describing these scenes prejudced. It
graph. portray with fidelity these baroarities.
~ history and ~. lowest conditions II slavery In
Wow OF tn" above "" submit the following reso-
Resolved The Ncw-York Prea hers Meeting
OF the Methodist Episcopal church views with
lynchlrcs witch have taken pl1c" In our country
in recent Years In the name % humanity civil
Th,y ought - ceas. There are bad black men
and bad white men IN an sections OF our lana.
demand that their cuilt shall b. established by
duo process OF law. No man shah b. put 70 death
OF violence should be punished ~ criminals
cl,i. nr..s TO nlo'ish sita ae.a.i.d accounts Of
tn Nnch'ays witch occur VIII arouse ana
s,rena.hcn he popular fc~'ns against them Tor We
are persuaded Una, p.'ia stat mont %, tAs facts
would send a tnrlll ~ horror through me Nation,
trl't to blush with deeper crimson as he secs IRE
lights ~ American citizens thus trampied in the
) Resolved T2a, We respectfully u,se pastors Of
they occur. ana ror church assemblies TO take ap-
T. RssolvcI. That whi. ~ believe in STA.
rights and would letvr somrt'.nE 80 local courts
states. yet W hod that American citizens Should be-
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