Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1860-05-10
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Three Baptist preacher. we're broastt 70
Iiisl 10 Nigini. about I7T5, Tor preaching
The indie 'mebt brought sg.iuu then va.
For preaching he 10 pei oftar Son Of Col
contrary 10 the statute "a a. at case provided
sud therefore disiutbers of the peaeo TIE
clerk vas reading the indictment IN ,Io,
'hd formal mApher, aud he pronounecd the
crime with CIphAsis-' For prrAeLin, ,h.
Gospel Of the Sou Of God sn.o . ri,ioI,
dressed man d'smountsd from hi- hor.r en-.
tr'ed ne eSutt house, auj took hi. seat with
10 'Ie oat' He Ma kb0sn TO the court A.
AsN err but stranger 10 The mass ot ,pecta.
Tors sbo bad tbef,f on the occasion Tn
was fAtriek Heury, who, on h,ariug Of tLi.
p'o'ccuu'o, had fode scaie hfty OF sixty
niles from lis resideoee N Ilseov-, counts
70 volunteer has scryic,s ia th defence Of
The pr"oG-fs lie listened 10 tie fur,h,r
read ng ot the indict1.ut ~iih marked .,.
tentlo", the hrss sentence of which tl.th>d
esusht +" ear s'.. FIR preaching the Coz
pei ~ tn sou Of Cot Wb.u tb, ,nd,,t =.
meht hAi been read, AMI the prosecuting n,
ia!ney lad submitted few remark II nrv
arose, sireteasd cut be Lanu aud ,,c.,v.I
tLe FAI-r. sud then aidrrss j IL. G ur,
MSJ n phase y,uT wJtssips thiss Ih-,,d
r'ad by the pros ruior q. entered th,.
house the paper nov bold 10 NV Land
II have r'ghuy Understood, the kiur. a,
tsTn"y II tbs colony has f,auei an ,pdic,.
meo' lot the purpose Of str.isntrC ard unp.
ishing by imprIsObuent three lnvf,u.iy-
pe'soh' before the bar Of this eeu,t ior acrm.
VI great magnitsis-As dIsta, b.. Of tbs
peace. May q plesse toe court what did
bear read DID ! Bear il di.til.etIy n,
F" a mistake Of my oWnl Dad hearnr
preston, a. II crime, that the.emrn wbor.
your "oTships are about 70 try for mi.d..
mesnori are charged Wiih-~hat and eou-
ihu'og Ia low, column, heavy tone. For
preaching The GSsPs. of the Son af God r.
su',1g g. amidst the mos pfofouu aud brca.h
s'ehee OF his heArvrs, bs slowly s.yeG
,t ,us paper three times around his tead. then
'n iog up his auds ALd eyes 10 heaven with
taIaofdiosry aud impressive euerry he e1.
claimed, 'GREAr Cont The excism.tioo
Tue action, IL burst Of feeling from. the I'D
soes, were all Overpoueriog Mr. Henry
resumed May 10 please your worships In
day like this, When truth is about 1, bu,,t
her fetters- ~hen mankind are .hsut "a 4.
raised to claim their natural and ip.I,ep,Lis
rghts--uhen the yoke Of opbr,s,ion wb,,L
has reached the uildCrness Of Amet,e, nj
Tue unba'ufal alliance OF eceslesiast,e.I .pl
civil PoWer ls about 20 be- discovered .p.L
P"'od when Liberty liberty OF conscisuce
Is Aboat to suAyken froui her slumberio,,
az Ia9H'Ts lbio the reason o. such charge.
- Nod sAh'b'tsd here to-day in tbs indIe,.
mehti Another fearful p.u.-, While n.
speskef 1 iiefna'ely eist ti' shA p, piercing
eyes on III court Aoi ihs prisoucr,. and r..
su|ed III l an not deceived according %
the o nteHts Of tie paper uow hold Ia nv
hano, these men are secused II 'preseh,pg
TIE gospel OF tn {, N oi God 'GEE.1 a. ~
Another long pause, during Which he az ain
waved the 'nd NEE. around hs hsa3 wb,ls
deeper impr ssion was IN de ou the Aud,to.
~. hesumiag bis spesc5 May please
jour wor.h'rs hsr- are perio .. in a.. hi,
10Y OF mAp, when corruption and d-pr.v,tv
ha'e 80 iooI debIsed ths Luman chsr.c,e,
that man sIbks under tbe iyht 4 the on
Pfessors bspd and becomes fI. sstviie-L,,
AbJset slave he lieks the baud tA,t ,ttik.,
hin be bow. ia passiv. obeI,sues 10 m.
mandates u the despot snd in "a ,ts,. of
seTVlli'y be rec i've, be fetter. Of pe,uc,u,l
eond"ge But may IL lease your wst,h,p.
such day h's passed aWAy + ON tb.
period when our fathers left The I,pJ.f,i,i,
nativity Tor settlement IN these Aur,;.,,
wllds-fDr LisCETY fJr evil aud reIiyi,u.
Ibsriy for liberty Uf couscicure Ia we,.
sh'p their creator aecordiux TO their conc. p.
ti0n OF lIcAvens revealed Will--from he mo-
NETT they g. eed th,ir feet o. th- American
eon'ineut ard 10 the deeply embedded f5t.
es'' Sght An h'J lum frouI pers,eut,ou and
tytanoy- from ihAt momeut de.poti,u g..
crushed her ict6r. Of d.fkue.s wlrs broken
S'd heaven dccreed that m.u stsata Le f,..
-tss 20 y f'Lip g u aceo ,liss f, the B,bl
Were t rot for tbis. "a VIA hay. b,e,t,
keo ibe taO = and sacrifice ~ fttee,I,p.t.
IA VAIN wee ell thrif sutf.ruys aud tio,t.
shed 70 subJhgats thisuss world ifwo u,.i,
"h'Ptiag, must ,tili be oppr,,ssd sni re,.
90 'ured Bat msy it please u,u,y t,,.
permit me 90 irqaIrs tues mors-or ui,t
are these ncn abuut 20 be iedt. Tbista
Pr ssys, For presebing the Go.psI Of Al.
Son ~ God GEtAr COP For trssohing
the s'V'our 10 Adm filisn race AEef
aboiheF panse 10 tones 81 a. undef Ls ins,is
cd Ntst lsvs have tbcysi.iatrdr TIM
to' the ih'rd time, ia slow di.ni6 ID Eso-
nrr be hftcd hi - 80 teavea AID usv,d
th- indieime1tat a q his head The e.oft
and the suricnre we're nos v o-gbt u,ts
."e most inienss tiich u excitement. Tie
lace q The pros. cui'hg attorney uss pde
aad ga sty, srP AIRED aasauscioss tia. b.
shoie irams vas sgnstsd sith alarm aad
the Jadgc 10 . tfsmnlous voice put a. sud
70 &c scene, nov bee ming .Etrsms.v rs.o.
tul, by ibs sathofitrTs eommanl l--.ste,iB
discharge those men