, 1862-02-17
]From the Alexandria C'a.} Chronicle. Feb TO-.
TREASON IN THE PULPIT.


Inc HtV. tlr. GCtW'{rl, TeHcsssade paTSDH OF |
northern birth, who was lately driven from
western pulpit l,y his Indignant congregation,
for his ineorrigiblc and offensive secessionism !
ard who 1.as sincc been stopped in attempting |
to cross the lines on his way to Dixie, Was
promptly and properly brought up with q
81 strrd.y morning. al st. Panrs Church, du- |
what ous sht to have been divine service, but |
Which tile reverend traitor converted into an !
insclcnt, defiant endorsement and gloriica- |
ton Of treason aud rebellion.
Il appears that, on several occasions, This
ru*u Las used, III the pulpit, language tl,at
would cost lin his life in any other country
engaged, rs this is, i'll queliing rebellion, and
HAT hc has taken particular paius to be as Of
tsu5iyc as possible, otherwise In matter and
1Eanner. He has always omitted, for exaul-
1,Ic, the prayers prescribed by the Episcopal
Church. Ut which be is a Clergyman, f,r the
President and the Congress Of the United
States, and on the SABBATH beforc last, Feb.
I'M order in Ills pocket from. Bishop
Meade Of Vir2lnia, now al active secession
| ikt in rehcl1on,, to pray publicly in bis pull
| pit for JEFF. Davis and ibis Cabinet, the rebel
| Congress, and the rebel army and navy. After
making this announcement, this northern
Should omit those prayers, not because his
| sympathy WAS not with tho government and
army OF The South, but because he could not
| read such prayers here without rendering
/ l114SC1 1jisulE 10 .uITtEL. hC tAH1FLtu LIS
| congregation, however, as he had often done
before, to pray privately, aS he did, for TIC
success OF the rebellion.
Now, it happened that the conduct Of this
clerical traitor came to the kne Wedge Of
Capt f. J. Farnswo7th, nephew Of the COL,
Company z. Sth Illinois Cavalry; and this
gentleman, bciug jealous Episeopaliau is
well Us a gallant soldier, determined to go to
church, yesterday. and see aud hear fer him
self, whether. the rebel parson actually did
negleet to read any Of the prayers which con,
stifutc portion Of the ritual Of tho Episcopal
| Church.
Nvu, the parson did omit the prayers yes
| terday, rs usual, for the President and Con
gross; w1lcrcupon citizen i'll the pew with
Capt. Farnswortn, stranger to the captain,
quietly and respectfully addressed the par=ou
rs follows:
II request you, sir, in behalf Of tue Gov
crrment Of the United States, TO read the
prayer for the President Of the Union, accord.
ing to the ri!nal OF your church, which now
hs'id III my hand, and which prayer you have
| omitted"
. The parson continued the service, rs il hi
f | had not been addressed, but there WAS, o
) coursea good deal Of excitement among The
, | eenxrtgation. The citizen repeated his re
; quest in much louder but 10 less respectful
tong. It. was again UNDECIDED by the parson
/ Capt. Farnswor1h then said, alaad, and defer
: enIially, as christian gentleman is always &C
. | custorsco to address cleIgyiscn:
. n,,rcr ~ nur cl11rr1 as nrrscri1nei, by if
forms. tor tl,e President of the United State
Il | Of America
- The parsop still continued the services
( without n. my the slightest attention to tA
i respectful. patriotic and every way proper re
unfst Of Cant. 'Faruswortb. whcreupon ii
r. LITTER gentleman directed Sergeant Kinley, G
Il tl,c All TIi1;ois Cavalry. who was present +
6 orrest tho tr,itor IN tie snot
~ Sergeant KinIcy. being voung eentlena
- ofa at1I1e,4;,n and hreni3ine 1ff anrfe6 tn r1r1
IL Inn. Tia dntr 1ritl, I'll noss;Llc eolrfcsr. n
ua1Ecd mn too tbc nn1nff. ard merely laid N
i I,a,,S nnnn Tho arm IF The rehcl narson. 81,
W. an' oritrod ~ arrcst von sSrs ro
NJ 49, a;eaant;n,a .S,r nraf;.ss;onaI Iahnrs an
es nn1,o nsrne 1;th ,na y A'
IL .Tha ,,a1enn ib,a,~ +he sa,rreapt,s hand nj
G fa,u4 Nj ".t;4s,5n Ill "a had -.
aar,lS a,rS;ad s,r The orcas;on and rot off
Ut sa1a dra,nat;c sncac1, con,mcne;ner & aTr,o
z, vcn sir hefnre lie bar Of hiah Heaven. u 6c
ID SCI Ec. Here the Captain stepped Up, vii
), eo1ra n1i,e- nffScers and the rrxrrcnd trait,
Il ,.ns .1o ,ent1r hn1nsd rom tho mint
CT ~ hn atte5nnt xos then 7node hy TIE cougree
n. ,;..1 nb;a1 rros cnn,nosad epc1ns;vci1 If
elf ccss;onists viii, thc eScention Of the fsw nj
mm c an ~ sn4ar1 ~ cnS VI
eh Mass Msn pIesens, anH ~ s sonl5 olfr1,,
aaG u'es l4uSs.ee AZ Paon :" fnao f.1,n
Wy. ~ 80 Te.z'.-.ox+i :. iaa, ,.;sa-ah
,c % ~ s, q ~ ca.+o;sa no,,75 hs
nohng rao sus ana H,sa 70 70
oio"n across Iae rotonang Ti.1 ~ oIe na p, ~ - =
lcr s,,a,, a,,d se;1 1tTa1l tbat man sir that
lk- he uscs auv more violence, Will shoot him
lns ls4soW oia 'ot U.S. anJ pte ~ strirc s,Gu,
I'LL AlotASh secGSston1st - 49, ~ ~ ~
he neae "a ~ t5o st1, Ti;nois .s eiand,ng VII
inf .aE93 oi me ON 1anps, % me ,'san nr ana mm
.en demonstration hid out two or three and aT
nd the rest into submission
md The parson vas told to take on hls rob- rob-