The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-08-31
s101g or THE TINES.
Fanaticism W & hrIstfanity--The
Peace Party at tho Mar IN. re

II
The Syracuse IN. w Courier publishes III,
following. under the heading CT
"a fAHAoRRa srcn Al PAUL"
few days since newspaper re ports brough
as accounts Of q diflic ~ hayirs Occurred 6a
sween parties In Lyons. N. z, and alleged
memoefa OF the congregation worshipping In
1secs Episccpal Church at that place, Of
Wnicn Kew. Sidney Wilbur was then pastor
Inc aimcuity arose IN this wise: Shortly az.
Ar the bombardmsnt Of Fort Sumter, the
oaator OF Grace Ocurch was asked 20 raise O
nag upon The church. Rev. Mr. Wilbur quiet.
/ hoat from the church ecifce, lss Il be the
nanper OF the Gross, indicat tive OF Peace Ind
good fellowship 10 all men. T" and further sue.
costing that any guarantee or his loyalty
md fidelity to the Union and the Coustitu
| ton Were wanted, he was willing that q n Ar
should BE- raised from the Rsetoiy. but pro-
| called Tor display from the sacred
| sdiace, devoted TO the worship Of Al
| mighty q ID, and not the Princes aud Pc. an !.
"a ,es OF the land Tnis was reasons able and GA
sriotic. but IN tne Black Republican and AMI,
ton lown OF Lyons, in Wayne county. in was
voted ny the pious fanatics as the nksst
kind Of treason.
SINCE tAsa the Republican press OF tina.
2iace have been making q terriDie ado about
the matter, and insulting the Iespec table class
Of Episcopalians there, as every wi here else
~ith their usual stereotyped phase OF trai.
!ors, reoeis and SecsssioAists. These papers
dave been particularly severe upon Rev Mr.
Wilbur. and do not hesitate to pour forth
apon his head the most scathing biIllngssat.
that can be invented by those EDITORS win
whom such al uments is their Toe in trade
At the present time. Rev. Inr Wilbur has
rendered his resig aation 10 the Veslry, accom-
panying 1t with d ietrsr Of ex plaza ton, which
places him In the light OF u meek Christian
and the true and refined gen tieInan. The
Lyons Democratic Press or last week con-
saans the lettor of resignation sent by Rev
Mr. Wilbur 70 the Vestry, rendering his re-
siSnaton, and from the ELI tors intrOduct tory
remarks we extract as follows:
"With reference to the i'm piled charge of
iislcy ally preferred against MIR. W., We viii
sta e that upon several different occasions he
expressed the warmest sympathy for the
Union, and as corroborati,e eyldsL CO of his
OFT. pressed opinions, or III least OF mis- $3.50.
cations and an & cedenCS, (which latter show
Somet0AGt the charac Ter OF the blood winch
doTs in his veins1 /. may not be amiss 10
mention that he has pruther-in. law, Capt
Henry Douglas, U. 5. A, now in Gen. Hun
.er's Brigade, who took an active part ln-the
disastrous battle OF Bull Run-al uncle, J.
n MartindGle, Brigadier General in the Fed
eral Army, and another rnc.e, Ur. Frank
Martindaie, Surgeon U. .. NJ
In reference To another statement made in q
certain Rochester paper, he frankly ucKnow.
le&ges taad lie wi.hes ms ackno N iods ment OF
tcis charge 10 be mace as public as his GENIAL
OF the otnerj he old, on that last day of toe
mob, say in effect, tnat the nag should not %
put up again on the church, except the psrps-
tTatoIs VA tue SdCIlAcBS WaICn6Q over his dead
body. But he conIessas he was hasty la this
one thing, and was sorry as soon as ne saiu It,
Nevertheless, when TO mis- as tonisnnent tfor
ne h1d not thought Lyons capable OK sncn
proceeolngs,) Inc mop assembled aud the key
was demanded OF MIN, accompanied by the
threat that II he did not immedia teiy deliver
IT up they would Tear down the church door,
1--WE give the exact wolds,) he, ~ save the
church from that grosser GeSecIation, deliv.
cred it to the man, and NOT from any tear of
personal violence, TOR that he dio not at all
anticipate 10 conclude, we regard Lyons rs
in disgrace; God heip us!"
In his letter to the Vestry, resisning his con.
uection with the church, Mr.. Wilbur Save
"But before my country love my God; be.
fore my country's flag love my Saviour's
church; and / never will cease 70 protest
against using his consecrated Temples Tor anv
oLher purpose than that for which thai
have been set apart, VIZ: Divine worship. If
the houses OF God need any banner to fling to
their protection be, the Banner OF the Gross.
with the TIME. hOnored motto, IN hoe siono
vsnces thereupon inscribed
In what noble contrast does this faithful
minister Of the Gospel stand to the Rife"
Beechers, Cheevers, Fultons, snd others of
their Aboiiu IN school, who from their pulpits
through their preachingS subs ii uts bullets
for the Bible, and the scalping knife for the
Gross!
RBsIGNATIOE OF MINISTER IN NEW YORK
We have already briefly adverted to the re-
signation If the minister whose letter we now
subj Join:
New York, Aug. Is, 1861.
To the Trustees and Ste,oards Of the Bedford
Street n & Church:
DEAR BKz,nRzs II hereby tender my res.g.
nation as pastor Of the Bedford Street. M tho.
dist Episcopal Church.
tits alike due to tie congregation us well as
to myself that should give a statement of
the reasons which have impelled me to take
this step. From the fact Of having been born
on the South aide Of q certain Inysteriou.
parallel OF latitude, it was very natural to
suppose that should fesl degree of sympa.
thy for my Kindred and countrymen Il was
not unreasonable to con lecture that had no
heart, either RS man or e Christian for a
policy which. if prosecu ted with the yjgor
and determination felt and cherished By the
NORTH towards the South, must inevitably re-
suit in the horrors of civil war between the
two sections. 1t was in view OF these circum-
stances that frankly told you before the
meeting OF the New York Annual Conference.
In may last, that II my position would occa-
sion any embarrassment to the Church I
would az once vacate the charge. have acted
in good faith with my flock and the recori of
my whole ministerial life.
In the bitter feeling OF alienation and nj,
most incurable hate now existing 10 the pub
lie mind, / have found 1t required far more
courage to preach peace than todr And Won
VIII bear me witness that have steadfastly
adhered to my purpose. while almost every
other pulpit In New York was fulmina tinr
South. s0
Believing. as do, that the condition OF the
world cannot bs Ioade better by converting
the Christian pulpit into a political areaa
nave never, In this city or elsewhere intro
duced politics or war into the sacred desk.
acknowledge no allegiance to New England
Puritanism in Church or State. But in
maintaining my consistency and the recti-
tude Of my principle, have been assailed by
an Abolition press; my character and mo.
tives have been traduced; the worse than
midnight assassin, who had not the courage
to meet ma face to face, has clapdestinsly pur~
sued me, and even the question OF personal
safety. and that of the Parsonage and
Church has been & subject Of aniYaadver.
sion among par tisans and excited men.
Finding, therefore, that Gao no longer be.
spiritually profitable to you, have conclud-
cd to give place to any other pastor who, in
your judgment, may be better adapted to TIE
peculiarily Of the times.
No earthly motive could ever induce me- TO
thrust myself upon an unwilling people. /
shall gladly return TO the Conference of my
home, and link my destiny with her fogtanes,
for veal or woe. In peace or war.
In dissolving my relations with you am
reminded OF the separation also from manv
have served ID this ely, and children in the
Gospel to whom am bound hy the strongest
ties Ofafssclion. With sincere thanks to those
friends from whom have received many evil
dences Of kiadness and sympathy,
am very faithfully yours,
JOHN PoIsAL.
THE PARTY AID POLITICAL ASPECT OF AFFAIRS.
The Pawtucket (R. ~ Gazette. q Journal
which believes it important that <aen of ali
parties at the North should hs united and bar
monious In support OF the Government, has
long article reviewing the party end political
aspect OF the var question, which gives q
,,~>&}v vnnd if1oA of thA actraI condition If
thirgs in that section. We quote q portion