The Baptist General Association has chosen Staunton as the place to hold its next meeting in June 1860. Twenty-three people have been baptized in the last two weeks at the Baptist Church, which has been holding services twice a day. The Rev. Mr. Davis of Staunton's Lutheran Church has resigned. Members of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Staunton are trying to erect a new church on the site of the old church. The author believes that they are destructive of adjoining property, breed crime, and are ignorant of the Sabbath.
Article threatens an anti-meeting movement.
Tebbs argues that the letter was insulting and injurious to the Spectator 's character, and that it incorrectly associated politics and religion. The Spectator prints its response to Tebbs' letter. The paper invokes the right of freedom of speech and defends itself against charges of anti-Methodism. There will be a camp meeting of the Methodist Episcopal Church today. The Spectator claims that the Vindicator misunderstood the letter.