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The Methodist Episcopal Church

Times and Seasons, vol. 6, pp. 916 to 917

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

The Western Christian Advocate, the western organ of the Methodist Episcopal Church, seem disposed to treat the late Convention at Louisville, and the new church organized by

them as schismatic. It files seven objections against the new organization.

  1. It is no legitimate division of the M. E. Church.
  1. The plan of the General Conference did not authorize, sanction or justify the separation.
  1. The new organization possesses many elements of schism-for example, agitation by the press, condemnation of the Church, Bishop Andrew encouraged in contumacy, Bishop Soule encouraged in disregarding the acts of his colleagues.
  1. The new Church is pro-slavery.
  1. The manner in which the organization has been effected, is of revolutionary tendency in the State.
  1. Itenerancy cannot long exist in the new Church.
  1. By its pro-slavery principles and action in time, it will be shut out from access to the slaves and colored people of the south.

(->) We copy the foregoing to show our readers how far the spirit of division has seized this generation. Of course they will "treat the new church as schismatic," and the new church will treat the old church as schismatic, and both parties will consider it no legitimate division. If God was in either system, the voice of Jesus would whisper to the boisterous elements, "peace; be still" and immediately, love, union and friendship, would triumph over passion; and the great family of man would rejoice in the Holy One of Israel, and be blest by blessing. But alas! the awful day approaches, when every man will rise to fight his neighbor, and who will go for God?