Year: 1874

Old Time is famous book keeper bis ae-
counts never fail to balance in the end bad as it
sometimes looks while the account is running.
We have recently bad occasion to glance over a
page of bis posting and footing up.


Last Summer, we read an article in paper,
stating that the Methodist Preachers Associa-
tion Of New York had been discussing the cause
of the decline of MethodisIn at least the canse
OF its not progressing with its olden force. We
took occasion to freely speak of matters connect
ed with the Church, that had come under our
own observation, to show what was the matter
with it in some localities Wespoke very freely;
and, looking back from this time, We are more
than ever convinced that we spoke the truth. But
what stink was raised! We were denounced
for everything from an Iuftlel down TO the Yilest
creature that could be described in language
from the dictionary of obscenity. We were ae-
cused of speaking of Christ we would not
speak OF the meanest man; and OF comparing
churches to brothels. We were accused of SIAN
dering the whole Methodist Church of the State
aud Nation, including Bishops, preachers, and
members. The minister in charge of the Troy
Circuit felt called upon to defend his Church
from our attacks-and, in short, we did not know
but that the stake and fagot were to be our fate.


just ten months have passed since then. We
shnt eye and glance over the scene. We
wish Brother Mahan were here, to acknowledge
that in the right, aud to beg our pardon
for thinking we such wicked fellow
During the past, few months, a number of COM
munications have appeared in our paper, aud
in the RepWblicaH, besides sundry editorials IN
that paper, relative to the difficulties in the
Methodist Church in this place. These commit
nications and editorials were every one written
by members of the Methodist Church of Troy.
They denounce each other as drunkards, gamb-
lers, cheats, liars hypocrtes, of stealing rries,
and of being too toU TO notice. Did the Iuldel
Chief ever say anything half so badi


A brief history of the trouble is about this -
Last Winter, a difficulty in the Church
concerning the Choir. The Anti-Choir party
claimed that they hal the majority, but that the
Choir party drummed out all their forces on the
sly, to attend the election of Trustees and there
by elected a set favorable TO their side, to the
exclusion of some of the pa trarchs Of the Church
Mr.. Leake, the preacher, sided with the Chuir
party. At the Conference, this Spring, the Choir
party sent in petition, asking for the return of
Mr.. Leake. They formed the determination that
they would have Leake nobody. This petit
tiOn was presented to the Bishop by one of the
editors of the Republican, who was the leader of
the Choir. In his interview with the Bishop, this
fellow cheekly told him that ifLeake was not sent,
they would ''tomahawk"t the one they should send.
The Bishop said he never before saw such a dew
ilsh spirit exhibited by person calling himself
u Christian, and that he at once made up his
mind that he would not submit to any such die
tafi A ehar a1 in,
implicated in the local quarrel whereupon the
Choir party Withdrew from the Church, not even
going TO what manner of man had been sent
them. Among those withdrawing were both the
editors of the Republican, Because majority of
the members could not appreciate their bawling,
(Which they called singing,) and would not agree
to their monopolizing all that part of the servic
es, they have cut loose from the Church. and are |
going to let it so to the dogs.


This Republican is the paper that set itself up,
last Summer, the bulwark and defender of |
the Methodist Church, against the attacks and |
ISLANDERS of the Infidel Chief Now, the Metho-
dist Church is beneath their notice. because they |
were not permitted to do their yowling. On the
contrary, the paper now contains notices of the
excellent sermons preached at another Church.
not that it cares one cent for the sermons but |
wants to make the Methodists feel their irrepar-
able loss.


Therefore, We can shut one eye, and squint
with the other, and calmly survey the scene,
with the consciousness that We have been more
than vindicated in what We said ten months ago.
The best of it is, that the men who howled the
loudest, have done the most to illustrate the
truth of our statements.