A History of Methodism in Alabama . Methodist Episcopal Church atWoodville, Alabama, (now called Uniontown) held a meetingJuly 15, 1844, presided over by the Rev. Thomas J. Williamson,with J. R. John, Esq., acting as Secretary, in which they ex-pressed their feelings and views on the proceedings of the Gen-eral Conference relating to slavery. Their views on the subjectwere expressed by the adoption of a paper prepared and pre-sented by G. N. Ware, R. H. Hudson, and James White. Oneresolution adopted is the following: Resolved, That a divisionof the Methodist Episcopal Church is indispensably n
A History of Methodism in Alabama . Methodist Episcopal Church atWoodville, Alabama, (now called Uniontown) held a meetingJuly 15, 1844, presided over by the Rev. Thomas J. Williamson,with J. R. John, Esq., acting as Secretary, in which they ex-pressed their feelings and views on the proceedings of the Gen-eral Conference relating to slavery. Their views on the subjectwere expressed by the adoption of a paper prepared and pre-sented by G. N. Ware, R. H. Hudson, and James White. Oneresolution adopted is the following: Resolved, That a divisionof the Methodist Episcopal Church is indispensably necessaryand that under existing circumstances we cannot be satisfiedwithout it, and do hereby recommend that the separation takeplace as soon as practicable, and that the plan of separationproposed by the Committee for this purpose, and adopted bythe General Conference, is equitable, and should therefore becarried out. The Quarterly Conference for La Fayette Circuit, AlabamaConference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, held at Oak. J. R. JOHN. (644) The Methodists of Alabama in the Crisis of 1844, ; Bowery, Alabama, August 10,1844, with forty-five members pres-ent, and the Bey. Johu W. Starr, P. E., in the chair, and Na-thaniel Grady, acting Secretary, adopted preamble and resolu-tions which for exactness and comprehensiveness were not oftenexcelled. That Quarterly Conference passed the following: Resolved, That we recognize obedience to the laws of theland as a high moral duty binding upon every good citizen, andthat any act of an ecclesiastical judicature, bringing the Churchinto a position autagonistical to the State, is arrogant and revo-lutionary, and fit only to be repudiated and denounced by allgood Christians. That Quarterly Conference also declaredtheir cordial approval of the plan to call a convention of minis-ters to adopt a constitution and arrange for the organization ofa Church in the Southern States. The male members of Asbury Church in Autauga County,Alaba
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