Letter from David Reed to James B. Finley

Authors

David Reed

Files

Description

Reed writes to his uncle from his appointment at Main Street Chillicothe. He wants Finley to know how proud he is to acknowledge his "consanguineous relation" who acted so boldly at the General Conference of 1844 with regard to the "fowlest system of slavery which ever saw the sun." The southerners will attempt to call themselves the "Southern Methodist Church", but the whole world will unite in calling it the "Slave-Holding Church" or the "Pro-Slavery Church." Bishop Soule's invitation to Bishop Andrew to attend the southern conferences is a violation of the advice of the General Conference and will not be submitted to quietly. Soule will have a lot to answer for. Reed is very proud of the stance taken against slavery by the MEC in previous years. Abstract Number - 658

Abstract Number

658

Publication Date

1-1-1845

City

Chillicothe

Keywords

David Reed Letters; Finley Family Letters -- Nephew; Slavery; Church South (MEC); Joshua Soule; General Conference of 1844; Finley Resolution

Recommended Citation

Reed, David, "Letter from David Reed to James B. Finley" (1845). Finley Letters. 753.
https://digitalcommons.owu.edu/finley-letters/753