Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-06-11
VI m,xaro., n. G., april ID, l9e

eanooc bat tail convey in language any a5egucts
idea Of = which transpfed ia st Pau tthu en-
xandria Va tha OH February, 1867, ut al your re-
n1est vii dascr be it to the best CT nay 8b1Lity
The services had progressed "a fa as ts - al one
end Of the atr conducting the seryices at the
9TH eud, VII confidential agent OF sec seward nam
ed Norton the front Of the Chencel aud
that should prayor President OF the u r. Al he same
time Captain oI he tth ILLINOIS CaFaiy naDleU f
,a0r H. regeat, from fron pew, me prayer I
the Presa ut Find'nG ta@G PAID no r. g~.u 20 n 10
mand, pro eeeded ia the i1taHY ~ oFton gave s
arms worth the officers and soldiers VINO had ac9op
Ded him into td9 Church, Wo lIninealatey SUI % p1
Chapce and sergeant wac ofueI eu 40 seI1o i&S d
Tho Eergeant sDra1C the Chance railing and mace
several motions he would lay hold upon me- but IN
asmach ar sill continued tA9 tFny, ne NE 80 rn
he order SVEN 10 take the PfayeIb2ok rom ng
thereQpon the violently wreated from my hahd
and thrown upon the floor The order 20 &c re NE
peated; about using sutr IRON 81 eV ana
envg hatred and malice Go Lord deliver Us When
felt the officers hand upon my shoulder as kne al the
erega ssIzed the officer a. threw him of the Chan
Gel Thereapon the oCersaud soldiers drew tDeir ssOte
| Tnnen were struggling TO holi their husbands,
others screaming, Others crying for shame, ana aaS
6re Imn,ediateiv arcse and facing the Captain Farns
worth said scme ing IN reply to which ne sad m d.
authority of the President OF the United States" re-
ed land snuuon YOU to appear before the bar OF the
b in the act Of resentrg the petitions of His people,
At Gs altar. He then ordere me to take 81 He oIGe
npc IF Cd and dragred Religion from its altar, and
now YOU wth make it personal matter by removing
the vesnlent from me-. No you must take ME as am
i TWO seraeaats then seized the cbance and with
great vonca holding revolver at my breast they lofceo
De ont If the Church. and through the streets, with the
30 fiobtr "a TO leave upQn the maj Is of their hauds
At the time daughter having lett the CHOIR mere
she had engaged i'll sjngint ard approaching Leu
tenant said You going TO arrest my t&ther
Yes and you toe IepeG te Gn5eri ~ o tey 20 he
shit II il, the guard of the sth Illinois cavalry
About the of greatest confusion, an armed com
pany, who had been placed in reserve at short distance
or he e broke in and begged their officer to "
them upon these damped secession women ana chi-
diem lille guard being surrounded by many
ofcee sought eproach for violation OF canon
sdction OF the Bishop Virginia. had i)lGted DO law
but, if under his authority then was as lndependens
and Baptist and no rubrlc oud
bind But being Yexed by coanued discussions 90
served that limits to their YER and that he
con i no. hurt the hair had without my master 8
permission bat that lie wed it yet even at peril
OF i've minutes. would not allow military power
to aud dictate prayers to the Minister OF
God Cen Montgomery now came IN ana 5eDu a tnS
death. Be told that resident of the cl!y and
could have been arrested on week day. and that he had
himself reported the Government the omission OF the
PRAYER hal sfuctIOns to arrest me- that ne
Fee1rded their action as en- intrusion upon lis own
nroTjTce; be also said that | had violated civil
or military AID that there Chu Gu tribunals 10
Which Should be amen4be, if gull Oh eccosiast Cal if
rnnH;arifg He then asked ne 70 ~ with him liz
q1ayters, who remained until he obalnt aut0fl2 20
matter when he at once released Iae. men ne
at first eft paroe, declined It, en- the gr una taa
| would accept nothing bat an conditional release
When he urged me TO settle the whole oI4lGay ny iayH
far President ured him that though ingh DIS III
tmated, ''1aoke tOrtme yet should not 90 u al
that regarded unmanly in his government ID ma
use and children, fmid cergymen, TO pro"
beat and crush the liberties OF the South tdat we We
noncombatants a9d should pc at sast toLela'Su "o
Montgomery thought that his Government would dleaVoW
the hole matter Bat he was mistaken H., ne was oI
mately removed from his command and all the
Churcht closedsome Of them being shockln6y Qeseca
nres. an Inc mob could invent; Union e was fastened
upon my house. eventually had to seek in exile iron
Of egion and the privilege Of wolehpDg accord
= ing to the dictates Ct my conscience.