The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-14

fair membership In some parts OF the
South but tho Southern church ie. in point
of numbers among tho white people. tho
dominant church In the Southern States.
SOME or THE REASONS WHY
In explaining why the Southern church
Is against amalgametion and viii probably
said TO me; There are several reasons. all
OF them good. In the first place, the idea
| of great membership In point OF members
does not appeal to us Wo do not SEQ how
| amy better results would be obtained by
| organic union OF tho two churches. even IL
we were homogeneous In every respect.
| Then" he continued the Northcrncrs
have not changed the position thoy MAIN
tanned In the conference OF 1874. when they
| rontended that by 4 majority vote OF tho
| general conference they could deposp n
| bishop. We hold now, as we did then, that
| a bishop once chosen remains 4 bishop for
| life unless removed for cause determined nv
a trial IN which he Is given the opportunity
| az defense. Our Northern brethren would
| have au overwhelming majority In general
conference II WI We're 10 10 together and IL
! they 30 considered could easily prevent The
| election OF any Southern man to the bishop
rio, rs They did for y good rnlny Years.
40 not say that think they would do that,
bus they would have the power aud there
might come a time when we would he Ia
the same position that we were dnrinw the
twelve years following Bishop Andrews
election. when we got no bishops and had
NO part In the affairs OF the church,
SEN AND RACE PROBLEMS.
However continued this speaker.
"thore ARE welghtier reasons than any OF
those have o!ioi-~weiehtier at least than
any others except that OF the fundamental
difference over the tenure of the bishops
The Northern church has two problems
facing 1t, neither OF which do We care TO
assume. One OF thcso is the woman aues-
ton. Whether they shall admit women ns
delegates to their general conference Is just
now very live question with them, and
wa do not care TO assume g, for We have
no such question in the South, Then they
have a race question, and we have no such
question IN our church | oftou laugh at
my Northern friends ana tel them that
they have stolen thr race question from us
Many of them would like to rid themselves
of it. bur they can't, We ayinpathise With
them, but do not care 10 ;issume that prob
lem either.
Explaining what he meant by race
problem, he referred 60 the fact that The
general conference OF the Northern church
Inns about sixty colorcd members. and
said that many Of the copaoryative men ot
the Northern chnreh maintained that this
membership brings down the general aver
age IN the c0nforeis~a. that these colored
votes had more than once boon used very
much after tho manner OF southern dele
gates 10 a republican National convention
to further the interests of designing men.
As for the Southern church their prob
lem WIS solSed for them when, after the
war, about half OF the 2bo.p0Q negroes ii
their missions went Off to the Northern
church on the idea OF getting away frcIn
everything that bore relation TO tho old
state out OF the remaining 10000 or 40
tho Southern church created the colored
Methodist church ~ thu South and set n IN
with property valued Mt u quarter OF a
million dollars. That church has its own
organization and has had steady nfld
vigorous growth Tho Mnthodist church.
South. still maintains an interest IN II as
Is evidenced by the roneni erection Of
s2h. 600 building AT lts college. which Ia
located ~ Augusta
NORTHERN MEN WOULD LIKE UNION.
The sentiment among members of tho
Northern church IN favor 81 organic union
is very strong. Mon like Bishop Foster OF
boston and Bishop Hurst Of Washington
and others Of the conservative clement
want i, because they believe the addition
Of tho Southern church would bring TO the
body an element OF conservatism which
TREY belieyo would be beneficial others
favor the amalgamBtiDD simply on the idea
that in numbers there Is strength; still
utheca mink II would be u good thing b.
cause II would result IN economy.
The reason why the Southern church VIII
probably always be found opposed 70 the
proposition have been given The Southern
men feel that With Il homogeneous niem-
bershIp and WORKING IN a territory which |
M ha uh Ia. IA. In
!, ore real good than rould ls done In The
Same territory and with the same resources
under an nmaigamation with an agree
ment on the line Of that Reached by These
committees that there shall b' no fiirincr |
riypries over territory ihat neither shall
enter whore the other has gained q fair
foothold. there viii be no clashes and the
rose grces Of both churches VIII be used
10 the best advantage without being wasiod |
IN needless competition; and (bry feel thpt |
with these ennis ntiained. II IL peyi Tor |
both organizations To work out ibelr own |
destinies IN thorough ndcord and ~ tho |
most frnternai spirit hut apart OIL, |
,rAyLoR--The constable 81 this precinct |
mas beon rushed during ibe pasi few days
grand fury i,oW In eessipn. n f. understood
tIa, The jury IF mating a vigorous effort 70 |
seorrc Information against inc phfues VINO
have recently seat threatening notices OF the |
wbite4sp variety.
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he cure ana tlse that old and well tried |
remedy. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing fyrup. |
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