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SIR, It 1ms been said by tbe wisest of men, tbat *^ Deceit is in tb« heart of them that iman;!nc evil ;" and every day's experience demonr4trates the correctness of the nssertion ; for however advantjigcously the enemies of truth may be posted, yet the evolutions of Providence, Rooner or later, generally exliibtt the complex machinery of their schemes, and the unsound- ness of their principles to the gimc of the world. But wiiilo the wheel of the Almighty's government is thus nnfolding the t mystery of bis own designs, and developing^ and blasting the purposes of his enemies, the simple and upright are called to "possess their souls in patience;** looking for a better tnhnri* tance, and grasping, through a Divine principle, the glorious realities of another world. In this position, the Christian sensibly feels that the contingencies, varieties, and exigencies of human life have a tendency to exanimate all earthly enjoy* ments, and to create in the soul a perfectly scriptural iiulepcn- dence of men and things; while he is directed by tlis enligh- tened views and correct principles, the exalted motives and stimulating energy of Divine truth. Upon this thesis wo may y A jf* 6 account, for tlie mnjor part of the diversity of sciitimout ex- hibitcd, ill the daily occurn-nccs of lilV; and especially for that variety of pusilton, v^Iiifli the nlli^ioiis cojuiminity in ge- neral has assunu'd; and alt liotiuh the rundansc-utal principles of its faith, arc presented in tlicir naiivc simplicity and di«;ni- ty to tlie world in gnuMal, yet ihoy sre vitsucd under such widely diifcrent eircunistaneos, that tl;e appnihensions of the human mind are pfrlVclly dtssiniilar upon the same ohject. INIen form d'uTorent o})inious', and pttrsne various nmtes in «»rder to aceompli.sh the same end, nliiie each ituauines his fellow, to he directed hy erroneous views, however he may hu dispo- sed to credit thw' purity and dignity of his motives ; so truly has it been said, 'I'^MTC r.re nn f;iti's t!i;it ••:m coiitroijl 'I'Ja; ytivi'iTii;Ji JVctiJum •»!" the H-al. To «pply tltj'se rcmarlx^ to the nnliappy pi'occedirigs, which you and the majority of tlje moiuhers ofyonr Leaders* Meet- ing have been plcr.scd to a(' it with regard to me, it would appear, lljat \vhilc taorc is no dcmonstratiou of any other that! a sincere desire to adopt mcasllrc^•, porfectly analai^ous to the laws, in.^litullous, and usnges of VVcslcyan Metliodism, in order to support its purity and dignity on your part; there is no rigiit to presume, much loss to assert, tliat fron) the position I have taken, and still endeavour to maintain, tliat there is a broad and uiap't.ilinod violation of its funthuneutal principles, and u departure from its usages on my part : you, or more correctly tlie pnrly, by which you have suffered yourself to be guided, has seen lit to assume to itself a power, which accord- ing to my ap})rel!etisIons of Wcsleyan ?>IethodIstlcal Church Government, it eiinnot oeslow ; and wliich, .ns far as it touches my cons-cieiice or conduct, hlaill !icvcr he conceded. Its fun- damental ])nncip!es are very clearly developed in the follow- ing- sententious description, by Mr. Wesley himself; not when he fii'st set out from Oxford ou his Apostolical Tour, or be- fore he had hath as it respucls t)i[)lo called Methodists ; that is, the leruis upon which any person may he adniitUsl into their society. They do not impose, in order to their admlssiiin, any opim'n/i.'i what- ever. Let them hold |>;irtleular, cr general redetnptlim : al»>;«»- Inle or conditlouul decrees. Let llieni he Cliurchiucn or Dis- senters: iVeshvterians or I;i(le))end;ints, it is no o'lstaclc Let tliem choose one mode of haptism or anoiuer, il is no har to their admission ; the Preshyterlau may ho a I'resl>ylerian still. The Independent or Aulbantlst use his own mode of worship. So may the (Quaker, arxl none wul cl riiitlirr. .,-, you Well know, it was my iuteii- tinii lo rniiiiiiM iM meet in the Cla8fi» and that the usual at- 1i nii >!i would bo paid to \in interest; tUercfure, instead of AMiiiiii^ to Kcc the result of your own applicittion, the Monday evening folluwtiigf another Leader waft appointed, and the iii'nI morning, the members of tliu Chiss were apprized of the circumNtauee, when two of them ituniediately waited upon me, earnestly requestiujn^ me to resume the ofTiec and continue their Leader, to which I consented, a» I expressly stated, for the purpose of heepinff thv Chss totjdhvr and preserving peace. They iminedijiti^ly repaired to you, in order to ex- prcsi3 thf^ir wish, and also to slate my williufrness to accede to their desire. In this interview you expressed your satisfac- tion, and almost immediately waited upon me, to ascertain the correctness of their stateuitnt; when you will distinctly remember, that in order to preserve peace and save the Class from being scattered^ I stat«>d to you my willingness to take charge of them again. The same day, I had a visit from a member of the Leathers* Meeting, wIk'H a free jind conliden- tial con\'ersation was entered into upon the subject, and to whom also, I distinctly stated the ground upon which I took the Class. The Monday evening ful lowing, when I am quite dispo.«ed to believe, that you imagined, there was nothing for you to do but to name the ciretunstance, and it would be settled ; but you were, to use your own assertion, surprized at the contradictory statement, made by the individual above alluded to ; a statement perfectly unlotnuled in trtith. This, your recollection will tlistinctly present to your mind, brought out another intervicAV witli the same individual and yourself in order that yow might fully comprehend me, ami clearly understand each other, and when I fully satisfied your mind upon the subject. Supposing the matter to be entirely fuiish- ed, I rcpairei I' I III} > li • Ml upon to offer any thing, to the meeting assuming this character, in the 8h»pe of satisfaction with res- pect to my views upon any m<>a8ure, wliich may have come before me, or may yet be presented for my considoration, as I latend to hold my mewH perfectly independent of synods, or mecitings, ir kings, or counsellors ; ant shall, therefore, re- serve to m^^elftho rij^lit of expressr);^ ray sentiment*), upon public men or their measures, when and where I shall deem it necessary or prudent. I, therefore, rcMp;?ctfully request you, either to lay this stHteraent before the Meeting, or otiierwise to inform the members thereof, that I cannot receive their resolution for my governance, as they have required. I am. Rev. and dear Sir, Yours, very aiTcctionately TIIOS. DIXON. To the Rev. W3r. Croscoaibe. Upon the first of tln'-c .i>oii- ableiiess of the last. The just and ostcnsihie rcnson for so much delay upon this biistnessj was answered and nan-^wered, explained and reexpluincd, till captiousness itself could object no longer; when, apparently as sudden us the lightning's s;lare» a stream of liglit burst upon the meeting, and the mental vision of its members, received such a purifying influence, that a nc%v discovery was made, and with so much additional penetration, it was ascertained that I had insulted the meeting, violated Mcthodistical laws and usages, and even dared to apeak my sentiments, and that too, to two, or probably more, of the Leaders themselves, upon tlicir public conduct. Such proceedings, of course, are insutFerable in a system, \\ licK; good government is supported. It raiglit, probably, do in Kiissia or Tnrkm% with a ::>iinple expression of censure; but h'ji< , ii uiusi be N isited with a perfect exclusion from the ;•* .'< i I u Meeting in St. Juiues' Chapel, until its aiumbtrs in.- snilsjxed with the ofFoiider's change of vikws about their jiublic con- duct. But wliiit would constitute this satisjfiictiou ? Whether a simple conicssion of error witli a promise of amendment, or ti public recantation posted through tlic walls of the City, or a thorough paced bastinado, it dois not cvjmi condescend to state. This of course is a matter reserved for its future legislation. Thus, were 1 ever so much disposed, I must per- form what I even cannot conjecture would be required. Really, Rev. Sir, I cannot forbear attemptinj;^ to illustrate such praj'tical inspossibilltics, sueii absurd, ridiculous, and monstrous re(|uirvunents ! As a celebrated Polemical writer has very ironically, yet Vi.'ry !iapj)ily illustrated a favourito doctrine of his opj)onent, by representing a Monarch, as re- quiring one of his subjects, a cripple, without legs, to run a race, and then hang him, because ho could not j)erform it. Now, to this most unre-isonable request, I returned the an- swer already inserted: an answer couched in terms, which at the time I wrote it, I considered apposite; to the subject and fit for the occasion ; and which I do not yet see any rv^ason to alter. You will recollect the comments passed upon the letter in question in the meeting, were sucli, as to make the most of it; and the illiberal criticisms, and supercilious contempt, poured upon its sentiments and language, were such as it will by no means bear; and which at all times is reilected, in the eye of good sense, with considerably greater force upon its authors, than upon the object to which it is intended to apply. And the niembL-rs of that meeting, in conjunction with your- self, would have appeared to incomparably greater advantage, in bringing your critical acumen, grammatical attainments, and legal skill to bear uj)on its contents, if you had stood upon the ground of reason; and not that of ridicule and rjiapsody. Its lanauaiiC is such as conveys a strict and definite meaning. A good sjiare of weight has been attached to the \.'ord inquisiiu- rial; but sucii strictures do not speak very loudly in defence of the etymological wisdom of their authors ; for there cer- 15 tainly is a great dlssiviiiLultv 1)( tvvixt a principle, and the consofjiiciiccs to 'vhicli it may be puslied through perversion* Hence, it does not I'd low, as a logical conclusion, that when- ever our ears are saluted with the word Inquisition, tliut we are instaut:ineously to fasten our minds with leonine eagerness upon the inhuman butclicrios which were practised t»i Spain ; but simply to the estai)iishaiv;nt of an arhifrnn/ coi(ri or power : and in the connection in which the phrase is placed in my answer, it is etyniologii'ally correct and p'operly applied tt> proceedings, conducted by an arbitrary assumption of power, on the part of a body of men, controlling the right of private opinion, and the natural freedom of the human mind. 13ut criticism apart, I am quite disponed to question the Methodis- tical legislative power whicli lias so deliberately propounded a new Test Act, not for the detecru'U of Iieresy, or the correction of mou's opinions in religion; hut for the detection o^ private vieivs. It has, therefore, Rev. Sir, now become your duty, in con- junction with tlie forensic skill of tlse Leaders' Meeting, to pro- duce tlio principle or hw, fundamental, or incidental, upon which th:; pl", is based; for you are confessedly the administrators, and not the mahcs of law. But such a demonstration you well know, can never he pro;la • ced for the justification of that measm-e; and, v/cre it po./^«a'/7/6',s', as admission into tlie Leaders' cgy of the resolution is iit pi-rfect virlatice wilh tiu' lav/s and usages of any public body, with which l aoi ajquuinte;!, either iu Church or State not excepting, the Papal court of Inqnisition, whu-h I dare venture to adii'm, never attempted to stretch its imagi- nary uncontrollable power to such aa extent, as t!io meeting in St. Jami-s' Chapel has done ; for tliat was applied to mat- ters of faith; this to the consistency of men. And still fur- 1 3 iii» I |! tfier, I am disiiosed to helieveylfjat tliir' history of tha world, docs not nflford its |);irnlle!; i/ti all tite musty statutes, of the Pharojilis and AlexaiuIcrs-^Cacsars and Nerot's — Popes and Con(|uerors — under which the ivorld has groaned. That tlie resolution in question, was passed either to s«j)p<>rt the dignity of the Leaders* jMeetitig, or out of personal feeling to myself IS evident ; but, that the latter was not the ostensible cause of its promulgation, I am perfectly disposed to credit, wl»ile the former, will, therefore, have to bear the weight of respon- sibility, which immediately and remotely stands connected with it. A more unhappy exj)cdicnt was never resorted to, as the principle it involves, will fully illustrate. It is benignity and justice, that supports the tlignify of a tribunal, or the s* ibility of a throne?; and not the dogmatical inculcation, of a mere insigiillifaut something or nothing, which ever you may clioose to name it. Political macliinory can only operate, beneficially and pcr- raanentlj', when it is based upon the immoverible rock of ccpial moral rights. Witness the instability of despotism in every hing- dom and institution in tlio world. It stands only, while the sword and the cannon, present an Inacc(>ssible front ; while the governments and institutions, based upon respect for the moral iibr-rfy of tlu' human mind, are surrounded with a halo of (ilory, whieli conunands the rtspectand admiration of those uii- av, for my own satisfaction, whether I was comet iu stsitin.'.;-, tliat vou were willinir to take charge of the Class vou fonuerlv led, as a Me- thodi't Class Leader, ami to unite witli the Leaders' Meeting, in cordial cooperation, as far as your jndgnunt would allow? Your indulging me in this recpiest, will greatly oblige, Yours, most truly, VVM, CROSCOMBE. lilr. Thfjs, Diron. 19 Accortltng to your request, I returned you an answer, aa follows : Montrcafy 30th June, 1 SSI- Rev. AND Dr.AR Sir, In roply to your note of tlils morniniif, wlsliing to Unow, for your own Kulistactloii, ulu-'tlior t!i« stateuM'nt wtiich you madu to tlio Loaders' Mcttiu*^: viz, "That I was willitig- to take chsirgo of the (.'lasM I ftuincrly led, as a Mothodist Class Lon the subject." Here the affair terminated with the Meeting and you assumed the authority of finishing the business yourself. I would now observe, Rev. Sir, that you surely cannot can- didly state this to be entirely and independently your own act; or rather, had you not the secret approval of the pro- pounders of these proceedings ? If you had not, I am inclined to believe that some of the members of the meeting, would have been throwing some insurmountable obstacle in the way to your of this power, and convincing you, that to suspend at your pleasure, a formal, and unanimous resolution of a Leaders* meeting, was nn assumption of power, to which, as a Metho- dist Preacher, you were not entitled. Again, may I not ask ifi^fe— "r-^ r^t^j:/ . ''*||y'; n vou from what source did vou (tur seh-ct vestry had left the Chapel, on the Monday evening, and juHt after you had publicly pronounced such proceedings as unjust, iind my alleged accusation as tmworthy of notice. .Surely ** truth and righteousness have fallen in our streets : none f^alleth for justice, neither any pleadeth for truth !'* The o!)jett of the meeting is unmasked, aiul the first resolution is now insisted upon ; for, as you observed, " I ought to make an apu' hujif to the meeting;" or in other terms, to ask their pardon. liut, as the principle upon whicli the resolution is based, anhall continue to claim as my privilege, anreviously thrown np his Chiss-book! Shoidd tho circumstance, by any possibility, ever be named in a Canada District mcH^ling, J apprehend that the Preacher in charge, :u <*onjunctiou with the Leaders* meeting, will be thought to have ex(«rcised to<» much lenity towards you, rather than too little, Allow me to indidge the hope, that you will »«peedily disijovcr the folly of allowing yourself to be drawn aside from the path of duty and useful- ness, by the impetuosity of your natural disposition, or the advice of misguided friends." Yours truly, WM. CnOSCOiMBE. Mr, Thos. Dixon. To \\iU Letter I wrote you the following answer : Montreal, blh Jufy^ 1834. Rev. and Dear Sir. I duly reci'ivcd your fjrvour last night, and I now ten- dcr you my thanks for l!»e return of ujy IJook, and also for the advice yoti have so kindly given, to which ! sliall attend. P ^ ~, *i\ n 1! t as nil as I coiKtivo niyKcll' to Imve erieil. M to any «1.|.k I have takoii, tl»'y ar«^ purely llie vosuUrj of my own coiivit- tioiiH and op-mionK, an.. ted. Ileally, Ucv. Sir, such conduct cannot be ci.utemplated wit!»M«t dread lor the interests of sociely—Ji chaiinimi t»f a nieetinir, U* suspend one t>f its res,>luth)ns at bis sovcreii^n plea- sure, is hevond all precede.»l since ilu' world existed! And I «5 <»r II.C nuuMufr u, |,r...(Mv.. lu coHsfsfrurtf, it mu.f i.o»v i«.,,uir« all apoluoy r,uiii yo,., tU- ;,ltrm|,tinj; i.. ^IcKln^v Ux vxisH^uec, Your Ktiictiiivs i,iM,i, ,„y ,.,.,j,„.,t ,',r ji,^. roi'ivoi.tlon of » KjMuial Distiiot mc.tinf., ;u,, a positive r.ilcctioii t.|m,i the .•hnM,ol..oi(.al, and lonMisJc infonnati«»,i you possrsK «f your imu syst.Mu; au.I tvill.out nocdiessly wastin- tinu-, i,. dim-tii... yut.r attcntKui li, nivmnstaruvs u'l.ich have Iktouid matter fur |.i«;vincial I.istory in yo„r native land; as» Bovcrly^ ()||,.y, Lee,!s, and otIuMs, I ^vould ask y.Mi to rev.u't t« tlio history ol thcM-onnrclion in th.- ye m's ITi)., and 17J)7, and then lak« u M.rvoy ol ,ts projrrcssiou throuirf» the last fre„cration ; „fter U'hjeh, I ani porsiuuhMJ, the drciunstance wo.dd i;ol assumo the cluinu'ter ut' .singularity at the h-ast. 'I'hc rest of the paraoraj,!! nhout my resjonatio,, is n H<.j)histieal suhterfn.re, HH the previons detail of faets xvill show, an.I m i^hu'i.i'ly tlHeats ,ts own en.l, that it UTuhi be useless to lay it om-i, Itnther, hsivincr yo.i to explain your o^vn so/rcism, in "aeeep. nil- the resio-uatioa of one of its members xvho had previously tlnovvn np his Class Book." ^Vitli respeet to the eorreetncs. ol ViMir apprehensions upon the deeision of my case, hy a Canada Dislriet M.-etin-, I am n<,t disposed even to question, lor k.,ou,„^i. vrry liltle of iu transaetions, save the proeeed- mt;H an.l (h-eisaous at its last session ; I shall, therefore, draw iio eon.Iusion resp.M tino- it, were it certain that a Canada Distr.et meeting ^vth *fnst., an<| th« » her I shall leave the pnhlie, and espeeially the members of the somay to answer, a« I ca,i seareely be .ipeeted to be an impartml pulge of the " impetuosity of my own natural dispo. «;t,on ; but as the proeeedings of the business are here .ufl',- ciently detaded, to present the /... state of the case to the pub he, Jet the meed of praise he awarded to them ^vhose con- iluct justly elaun. ,t. And now let the Leaders and yourself review the whole affair, your own raa/ta.cy aiul their .W.l n,rM,n,^, „j.d u, ?,„• Iac«= oi reason tmi\jvstm and MethotHsm 'i « S6 i k' ,i,.wer to God, .nd Uml .ection of «1.. «l.»rot. to which you b.l«..B, for )oar riKh.f«l..-« "".l can»i..c».y. I ''>;•« ''™" p„hli.Viy n-uuha .i.«l. a...I l"iv"i-ly .-al,.....,... ..I , h, ,1 up to puUic cut...,,,., us » .li»tr.....r ..f «.ri...y. .u.'l "'>>v«ru-r of concur,!: au cncmv to Cio.l mul to t„ ll..Ml,u.ch: m »l.ml. ,. „ ,»l..r lu Imu-.. «l."l»" '■" «^'"»-"'> '""■''■ ' ''"'"■"••'' ,0 .v...!u.imK «.c! Alas 1 wl.al i„r.lua.im, .uuU Imvo po.- ,h« U..ci.T. in 11"^ St. Ja,„..»' Chap-l: .""Iwl.ut .» wor«o. I h»v« .......li.mci tn ,....-,i»t i y «P"^.".y, wi.iif ."v .i"y " «>■•>«'> „„. ,,r..l.aeted. Surely the in... «nc>v ." >»? "'•'•^; '"'« > «- r„ J .« »,la,„ant. I am .he dupe uf .he C.l .„ ,..,» w«r d, ,„,l hu....nmK .« n.y .."-. d,....u..,,,.n, ,v.,l. a»h, ly ap d ",rid..» ! Hut after all. .here is »«u.e liule cuns,.la.u,» lor tl.use heretics wl,u.e cu„«u.ue..» are »« .....llas., a» tu re u.e to hc knowledge themselves Ruil.y of cri.neK „l,ieh they have never c.n.mi.led,_.hal it i» written "happy are yo wheu n,o,. »l,all revile you, and persecute you for righteousness sake: for great i your revv'.rd in heaven, lie »..t afraul of then- terror Luher be trouhled: hut serve ihc Lord God „. your hearts «„.! be ready always to fve ." = .»wer, to every man that a.ke.h von. a reas,.„ of the hope that is in yon. ,v,th meekness a„a fear. IIavi>.g a good eouseienee: n. -hat, wlereas they .peak evil of you as of evil doers.-they may ho ashamed, that falsely accuse your good couversalu.n ui Chnst. To conclude, I fearlessly aver 1 have commuted no cr.me- n.«ve injured no man's private character in tins case ; but have felt myse,f imperatively called upon, to res.st .he m- novations of .yranny. which supposes that m.sevy and death are the best marks of its absolute power an.l the /mm orna. meuls of its throne. I ha-e been tr.ated wi,h the greatest m- jus.ice, in asmneh, as 1 have never been allowed ,„ .lelend my- self against the accusation of a crime of such mag>,„ude.-a privilege enjoved by every murderer under the Bnl.sh govern- Lnt, Here Rev. Sir, I would ask you is this Method.sm? Is / /^ ,. J*- ^ ..^ •-^3--yj:Z^y^''^^ ^-^r'-^'j^- u^ $n c'h vou « been i(>|(i up uTtcr of 1 tillOt't, lloOIIlL'd ve poR- vorso, I of grace has l)e- H world, ly rapid for Diose RC to HC- ve never non shall nke : for ir terror, r hearts ; man tliat meekness •reas they ashamed, >» crime — case ; hut st the in- iind death rest orna- reiitest in- k'feiid my- tiitude, — a lih govern- indi(«m ? Is this the golden rule v.** tho ve which is in Christ Jesus." I am. Rev. Sir, Witli the sincercst respect, Your Obedient Servant, THOMAS D'XON. Monlrealf nth Ju/y, I'fiM. / • y "^ The following Errata have unavoidably oricurred in the fjreceding paRes, from the hurr>- in preparing them for the i'rcss :— Page 7, line 18 from bottom, for Anibaptist read Anabaptist,— p. 8, 1. Sfrom top, for inconsisting read inconsistency. Same p 1. 16 from top, and in particularly read and par. ticularly.— p. 1:'), 1. 10 from bottom, for i/grt(/ican< rend insignificant.— p. 17. 1. 10 from bottom, for thier read their— p. '.'0, 1.41 from top, for conr/v :■ / '? r i I ^ » I i rj^ l^iMlMiif^li^^