Year: 1875

UNANIMOUS OPPOSITION OF VIEWS TO THOSE OF


BISHOP HAvES-AccUsATIoNs AGAINST THE


NORTH cHuRcH-No ONE IN FAVOR OF GRANT


FOR THIRD TERM.


New ORLEANS, Dec. 10, 1875.


In New Orleans and the immediate vicinity there
twenty. nine Methodist churches not more than eight
OF which have regular ministers In the others. in
cludng all the colored churches different elders oci.
ate as occasion may require In its organization the
Church is divided into two separate bodes-Northsrn
and Southern-both Of which have branches through.
out the parishes


Belonging to the Northern organization there is In
the city only one white church-the Amcs chapel
built during the war by Parson II. Newman, and
presided by the Rev. j. H. Morrow All the other
Methodist churches twhite in the city are enrolled in
the Southern organization and have regular officiating
ministers. The leading church is known the McGse
church. situated in Carondeet street. the very heart
OF The city, and is presided over by


MATHEWS


Upon being approached by your correspondent upon
the subject Of Bishop Haven's recent nomination OF
General Grant for third term Mr. Mathews betrayed
the lveest interest in the matter. A few moments
conversation satisfied your representative that the
bishops words had fallen like lrebrand among the
brethren here exciting very general Indignation.


The Rev Mr. Mathews wishes Is understood that his
church entirely distinct and separated from the
organization in which Bishop Haven held oftce. The
Northern and southern Methodsts had separated
ago. They differed In opinion then and they differ In
opinion The latter maintained the doctrine that
the Church and the State should never be allied he
thought that Bishop Simpson had more weight in the
Northern Church than Bishop haven, but it was ev-
dent that the organization already splitting into
schisms Personally be was opposed 70 General Grant
becoming candidate for another term
THE REV. JANIS MORROW


said he had read Bishop Ravens speech with much
greet He greatly deprecated the action Of the meeting
al Boston indorsing II, because the act was caicu
lated 10 impress the public with false idea The mis-
SION or the Methodist Church Is purely reg ons
not political Since he had lived in New orleans be
had studously avoided politics, believing that minis
tora had right 10 interfere or mrdde with political
matters. Bishop Haven doubt sincere IN his
opinions but he did represent the Northern
The latter's ideas IN accord with
the views OF the representative OF the Church, all
OF whom he felt assured would steadfastly refuse 10
ndorse the political designs Of Bishop Haven, which
we're mschievous.


sYou will remember he added, ''that through the
ndscretion OF certain persons at the close OF the
Il was openly charged that our mission here was
political one Fortunately have since disproved
this and greatly gained thereby, and u Is worse than
folly 10 overthrow reputation II has cost so much 10
establish" He disagreed with Bishop Haven entirely
cepton


THE REV. >. v. WALKER,


who presdes the Felicity street church. next
visited He Is the oldest and perhaps the most popular
minister In the State He resided here before and dur
ing the war, when Parson Newman Intellectually eu
aeavorcd to have him banished by General Butler DR..
Walker referred also to the difference In the two orga