The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-10
SOUTHERN MErnon,srs ATTACKED
Passage OF IA War CIat,n tt,it Aronscs
the NOrthcrn church.

Passage of u War CIai,h u,i, Aronscs
the NOrthcrn Church.
st. Louis Globo-Democrat
Washington, February 6--The Method
ist church OF tho country is profoundly
representatives in appropriating s2sS 900
for the old war claim of the old Method
list Church South. 1t has stirred all the
latent luminosity OF abolition days, and
drawn from the representatives of the
Methodists of the North heated denunoia-
"alders and abettorN of secession and of
men who used their pulpits and their
prayers TO destroy the Union" These are
some of the terms. coming from the high
est Methodist authorities OF the North,
which have been laid before congressmen
within the last few days as protest
against their course in giving the Southern
Methodists over $250,00O
inc bill allowing this old war claim,
growing out of the destruction of Methodist
property at Nashville came w out of or
der during lnll in house proceedings re-
Gently, aud after spirited debate, was
passed. But at that time there was no IN /.
u1'ros4 lancashire. Tho discussion turn,
vo on Tor II tsolST7S; ~ H., MAN. ,S
war this church organizations OF tho Soutn
had Kept out Of politics and remained con-
sistently Christian organization loyal so
Tar as II could be TO the Federal govern
meni, Now, however, with the bin passed
BY the houses como the Methodists OF the
North with an entirely different story
they assert that the southern church was
used US an agency OF the Conluderaie
states. and also that methods not usually
IN vogue among Christians have been
adopted In this case 10 swell the claim 10
enormous proportions. There are quite u
NUMBER OF Methcdists among the members
OF congress, Snd each ono OF these has
received marked copy OF bitter state
ment In tho official paper OF Merhodisn
III the North the Northwestern Christlan
advocate, which carries at the head OF rs
soiumn the statement "officlal Paper
The statements are IN part
Nobedy pretonds that the authorities
OF tip Methodist Episcopal Church
South were loyal during the war. or
other than eager enemies to the Union
cause Few allegations would have
onered the most devoted Of Southern
Methodist ministers more than nm me-
cnsaticn that they were not pleaced
aidets and abettors OF secession.
itiS.F napeis preached secession
Their pulpits championed It, Their
prayers we've in its behalf. Their
publishing buildings and presses m
Nashville We're devoted 10 tho Com
iederate cnuse, Neither the southern |
church nor its printing interests were
neutral even. A charge that they were
lukewnrm would have been holly re-
scented Even now. except before n
congressional committee on claims
such a charge OF neutrality wpuld bn
scorned, II Is possible TO forgive tho
iprmer enemies Of the unicn, hni n
is quite different matter 10 grant
over quarter o. million dcllsrs
10 church In the South without WHOSE
support and impassioned advocacy IN
ncme- In chnich and in prayer meet
NhE, armed rebellion would have hecn
quite impossible. II il simply a erley
t.us wrsng. and We are astonlshed that
nose former active disinion atiyorates
fouid nov consent 10 nceent tnr
money. much less ask for il.
AFTER asserting. on what II claims IL di-
~, information. that The claim Is ex-
ssflNe me statement adds:
he house OF representatives did a
great wrong and We tircerely and
strongly hope that the senate viii not