The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-09-01
NeKendree Church.

hR EDITOR: Having observed, with
ia the last few days, in some of the
papers Of this. city, statements calculated
10 mislead, feel il due TO parties cor
cerned 10 make plain statement Of
facts.
In the FIRST place, it was stated in at
least two of the papers that the above
named Church had been restored to It's
former occupsnts, in compliance with
the decision and order of President
Lincoln and President johnson" The
author Of that statement can hardly
expect the public to believe that Mr..
Lincoln has made any such order since
his deeply TO be lamented death. That
be did not previously, is equally GER
tain. on the contrary, when Governor
Johnson recommended its restoration,
he suspended that action. The fact is,
the property was turned over in com.
pliance with instructions from Bishop
simpson 70 me, and without any order
from any other source, either TO him or
me. The following ia Bishop simpson s
language, in a letter TO me, bearing
date Of August 10, 1865: After a
full examination and consultation, /
have deemed il best 20 direct
YOU 10 give possession Of McKen-
dree Church property to the former
occupant" he had autographed his
instructions 10 the same effect, which
reached here only day or two before
his letter On the receipt OF his telegram
] called together some of the principal
members Of my Church, the Uilioi
Methodist Episcopal Church Of Nash
vile, laid the dispatch before them,
and there was but enc opinion express
ed Tho Bishops order muSt Be O5eyed
Accordingly we at once commenced
preparations for transferring the prop
ertv, which we did as soon as arrange
mems oould be completed-lurning il
over through the military channels,
through which il was placed in the
hands OF Bishop Simpson, the officer
who received the keys assuring me that
Was acting independent Of any order
other than that OF the Bishop, which !
showed him. Hence it will be seer
that acted under the authority of my
own Church alone About that time
received letter from Bishop Simpson
dated August Is, 1865, from which the
following Is an extract: "a note from
President Johnsons Private Secretary
informs me that Mr.. Baldwin has tele
sqHphed the President a. followB Mo.
kendree Church property has not been
gwen up 70 me, aud the holders say
they will not give up from any order
from you Upon what authority Mr..
b. telegrRphed the statement do not
know, but / do know that from the re-
ceipt by me Of Bishop Simpsons dis
pEtch, nothing but compliance there
with vas thought Of, nor was an oppos-
ite course talked of / presume the
order IRON the President which APP
pe6red 1t the foot of a somewhat
lengthy article IN the Nashville Ga
aette yesterday morning, was in re.
rponse 10 the above telegram of MIR. r.,
snd although not resolved, presume,
by him until some days alter the
church was in his possession. Some
body seems TO have thought il ims
portant that il should De given 10 the
public. Perhaps it was important, as
our having voluntarily attended, the
church would have prevented our ever
seeing II any where else than in the
- columns OF a newspaper.
In conclusion, permit me to say Mr..
Editor that for the present, the ser.
vices OF the Union N. E Church, are
held in Masonic Hall, and that they
will probably continue 70 be held there.
or IN some other suitable and conven>
lent place, until we have time to CON-
plete n new church edifee, which shall
be worthy Of the cause and credit 70
the city. A A. GKE,
NASHVILLE, August 2Sth, 1855.