The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-20
NEW YORK HERALD TUESDAY, MAY 70 1s6z-rRIPLE SHEET


general conference for the last thirty odd years;
performed the tour OF Europe the company OF Bishop
Souies and who has two SONS In the rebel army whose
head Is whitened with the frost OF nifty or sixty
years-s now the regularly elected and commissioned
cheitan at Cumberland Gap, Knoxville, in Colonel
Ring regiment Mr.. Pitts makes business OF getting
drunk, carrying his bottle Of liquor with him,
and IN his discourses TO the soldiers on Sunday he tells
them that in the cause In which they are engaged they
are lighting for the Independence of tho South for
their homes and Misunderstanding to keep back the
abolition hordes Of the North and that If they die in this
cause they will DO saved In heaven without grace
tell you upon the honor Of man. that they take pos
session the pulpit to preach TO the soldiers upon that
subject, and one OF them eavng been called upon @
open meeting with prayerthe Rev DR.. Baldwin, OF
the Methodist church-as is the custom with the Metho
dists, threw up his hands and said, Oh Lord we
thank Thee for. having naugurated this revolution"
Senator Pichens, Judge and State Senator who was
IN front o. tho pulpit. rose up, and taking his
paragraph, said "God damn such a prayer as thatn
Laughtsr) The Rev. J. K. Graves the head Of tho
book publishing house in Nashville and the editor Of the
Tennessee Bdpf having rs 900 80 900 subscribers,
when the federal army approached Nashville, and he
found his neck was in danger OF the took to his
heels and ran out OF Nashville In suky at eight or nine
miles TO the hour and passed him coming with
the flag OF truce He looked like scape galows as no
an and he b On 70
that introduced mo Cunning to Rev. DR.. Htchcock)Y
You are Of the Presbyterian denomination. aughter
AGKsrExAS AuDIExcE-Iw will ask Parson Brown
low II no knew the Rev. DIR. Martini
Parson BRowNLow-I will do him justice directly.
Iaughter.)
The SAME GEnIxxAs-I believe he is a graduate OF the
Union Seminary and there must be number
of this audience who knew him.
Parson BRowMow--You did not fully graduate him.
Oaughter) He is taxing license under the devIl to
my brother (the Rev. DR. Htchcock) Old School
Presbyteria'; aye, belonging 70 the Old School, who
boots with @ na hat u
New School Presbyterian Mr. Martin is New
School Presbyterian, native OF East Tennessee,
and citizen OF the town In which lived. Until he be-
came acessonst he clever mana high minded,
honorable man. But allow to say that whenever
cession enters into at the SOUTH whether high
ander or lowlander prince a peer the devil ac
companies It, They both enter together and you may
expect that man to do the work Of the devil from that
time forward and lorevermore. Mr. Maynard, member
OF Congress from the Knoxville dstrctnot to the bogus
Congress. but to tho United States
the finest scholars in East Tenncssee-a very high tored
and honorable gentlemen he had left the
city OF Knoxville and made his escape across the Cum
berand Mountains for his seat in Congress- than the Rev.
Joseph H. Martin, about whom the gentleman inquired
made set speech going through all the formaes
Of a text on the Lords day, and preached an
entire sermon-an abusive and outrageous sermon
and prayed an outrageous prayer evellod at Mr. May
nard. He mplored God that his traitorous feet and
cowardly tracks might again be aseon or known
in Tennessee. and that they might never press the soil
who is in this neighborhood and for aught know may
be in this audonc, tonight and who is in every sense
an intelligent amable and Christian lady and who was
nounced. affected TO tears, rose up and left the house,
and although sh, driven out from Knoxville
credit that she never disgracod herself by visit.
ing his vile sanctuary any more. (Cries Of
n.s A9 mos, aad
10 her for his abuse Of her husband said he did
to do it, but his elders and Major Wallace required him
to do it, and he had to do it to hold to his salary and
place. What do you think OF devil like thats That is
one OF your New School Presbyterans Now for the Old
School Qaughter.) have represented all tho other
denominations; let hear from the Old School now
The pastor Of the old church in Knoxvlea Of edu
cation and OF fair talents and until secession broke
short time before he left Knoxville had occasion
70 preach upon tho subject Of secession Ho gave
church, and tho announcements attracted : Large
crowd. portion OF my family were. there from
curiosity to hear what was to DO said in
going quote Mr. Harrison correctly, and wish tho
newspaper reporters here take down the just
Of -(aughtsrj- know and read what he
said upon that subject He made tho bold and open de-
caraton that Jesus Christ was southernsr born upon
Southern soil. He did not intend II any play upon
words or as any joke. He said that Jesus Christ
Southener, born upon Southern soil; and his
Northern man. Holding up the Bible in his hands, he
remarked to the audience, ~ had sooncr''Q imagine
ali
brethren, announce to you q text for discussion
from the pulpit out Of the Bible Testament that
knew had been printed and bound in hell than out Of
any Bible or testament that printed bound North
Of Mason and Dxon's lins.n These are the identical
words. That was part Of Gospel sermon the
scoundres do not live than tho preachers Of the Gospel
down South. or course, you must understand that
make honorable exceptions in every denomination. AS
general thng-I say It in sorrow and not in angethe
most unmtigatsd set Of villains they have in the south
liam preachers. We have q single exception in
the town in which live-ths Row. Thomas
"; HUME rscto, Of tho Episcopal PTS church.
vile, graduate Of East Tennessee University;
"a STAKEHOLDER and man Of property very liberal
and reliable man. Bishop Ode furnished him some
months ago with a new prayer. The old prayer would
not answer, because 1t reqsred him to pray for the
President Of the United States and to do that was to
Bishop Ode Thoughts than to pray for the devil and he,
therefore, furnished him with another prayer sub
America, and the Confederate government where the
United States government was named or alluded TO- Mr.
hc would not abandon his prayer book and the
regular FORM that he did not believe in the Confederate
1s. tho IN s Davis sp',, =
at tho South; all going to destruction.
The Minister'S deacons exhortors all
talking secession lying secession drinking liquor
and advocating the Of Jen Davis and the devil.
They have abandoned God and his holy religion Tho Par
son then proceeded 70 describe in very striking and
the treatment he experienced at tho hands Of the
sionsts and closed his speech-whch occupied hour
audience stand the Union and defend The glorious
Stars and Stripes he always had done and
to do so long as his life was spared.
General CAREY then followed In brief but eloquent
speech, and the meeting then adjourned.
Meeting or the Committee ON National
Affairs.
RELIEF FOR THE FAMILIES OF TIE VOLUNTEERS
THE HOSPITAL IN THE CENTRAL PARK-PATRfOT-
ISM or MOTHER THRONE, OF 81. vINCENT'S HOS
PITAL, ETC.
The meeting OF the Jai09 Special Committee Of the
Common Council ON National Affairs was held yester
day, Alderman Farley in the chair.
Councilman ORION, on behalf Of the subcommittee
appointed to prepare ordinance provide means for
the relief Of tho volunteers now serving in tho Union
armcs presented ordnance the principle features OF
which folowsThat the Comptroller BIO authoriz-
ed raise the OF five hundred thousand dollars by
the OF bonds TO be known the Volunteers Fam
les Aid bonds bearing interest at the seven per
cent per annum tho principal to be due the end OF
three years. The Comptroller TO DO appointed Treasurer
OF this fund, which Is TO be dispensed under
his supervision The parties who will be entitled
to relief the wives, widowed mothers and children
under fourteen years OF age The OF relief they