The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-06-14
,TEST NEWS BY MAIL.
.,ou from the Northern PreSoS.
,crian ChWrch-sPcech .. rev. %
nn,,ock. OF Raitimorc-Thc FRANK
,,n.,,reci Church 10 Vote ON Going
From the Baltimore Sun, 18th.


4 From the Baltimore Sun, 18th
Meeting was held last night at the
Lin street Presbyterian Church to
'' ~" - Rev. DR.. Bullock, pastor Of the
rnrrh. who has announced his intention
5;>>o}yc his connection with the (Oid
s,n,Tl church north on account of the
',nt action of the General Assembly.
~, church was dcnsely crowded with
',,r interested audience, many of the
,:,;rr> Of various Protestant denomina-
...r, being present. Rev. DR.. Bullock,
.,.r some PREDATORY remarks, stated the
...,Jgmcutal principles of the church,
.,..or which were TO keep aloof from po-
n.-.ai agitation, and To ignore all civil and
,..nar questions. To let politics enter,
~. said, would he to destroy the moral
,..urr> Of the church; neither has any the
rtl 10 trench upon or interfere with the
..hcr. These principles are taught %! INC
,aych.
He then made chronological review OF
.,r action of the General Assembly al IN"
,rrch in detail. during the past i've
,..,rs. ,outcnding that year by year they
III stravcd away from the path, until at
-. radiraliSm had SO thoroughly imprcg-
81. ,rd All their actions that the body was
..uurh political as religious. Their con-
...,va> >tigmatizcd as unconstitutional,
INST and cruel. The Assembly at Phil
...,nnia, in which a prominent member
...,ri that lie would hang Davis, Lee, and
~ .Nrpyomincnt leaders of the rebellion
,n..n caused universal applause, ending
r. ttc entire house rising and singing a
.,,g,,.ir >cng--was severely commented on
hrlrg better suited for political gath
erin, rl.au a religious body. The action OF
,. General Assembly, notwithstanding
t.rr>t>. went farther aStray, until now
t..r,. Is no shadow of hope in the future
,.a. peace and unity will ever again b.
..iuItG them.
IN This connection he referred to the aC-
...g 81 1850, when resolution was passed
g.. reference 10 the organization OF church
.-.y,IJmcnt in the recovered States, pro-
g4lng that no pastors shall be assigned 10
.,archcS in the south until they shall have
..oIuccd satisfactory evidences of loyalty,
.al IN examination Of all applying for adj
3. >>ion shall be made to ascertain whether
not they had aided in the rebellion, and
.r speaker said that he blushed TO think
that this action was intended to have re-
..rucc 10 one man whom they all knew.
lie referred also to the action of the Pres.
T.. terry OF Louisville, in which they dcclar-
III II 10 he their irrcvocable dctermina-
.., T. protest against the action of the
Assembly in excluding four commits
~..a,., Of tile Louisville church on the allie
..t.uu If diSIoyalty, and declared that
.. church thus assumed to be more
..l than the Government itself. Each
...r IT,. breach had become wider and
.#i.r. aud the question of reunion of the
uI and New School has been virtually de-
.5.i. They have embraced on the ground
.. ...l, they call loyalty, and the union is
certain. RadicaliSm. Dir. Bullock held,
4. b. more thorough than ever, and con-
., .ti.uali>m will lie the end. The test
....u.rh communion will be political 10y
f. and belief in the dogmaS on slavery.
...~ the Assembly has become political
..... than reiigiou>-tranSccndi the
..t the Prince Of Peace, whose king
.a .- not OF this world. Ia view of these
..'>. i.r speaker could not, with respect
Z. ra,rlf, with a due regard TO the bless
.- 90. God. continue lli> connection with
.' body.
H.. U,t been denounced during the past
.., Years aS a traitor, as man not TO be
-..,..I. and he had uttered no complaint.
=. iurmcd that hc never violated any law,
~...r, municipal, Federal or military, and
demanded to he thus far justified. lie
hopri that when peace came, the Old
>aun. Church would return to her sphere
, work. He had rcjoicei To see reunion
ST. t.r north and south EpiscopalianS, as
"u,. is those excellent societies, the Odd
Fellow, and MaSons, north and south, and
soul lougcd for the reunion of the grand
"a church 10 which the love of his boy
...t and labOrS OF his manhood had been
given. But the hope was futile, and was
.aHy given up. The union Of the Old
school and New School precludcd any
tna for the future.
Tie speaker addressed the audience,
winch was deeply interested, for over three
soHr>, in an eloquent, earnest, and able
a-umcnt, and closed about III o'clock,
..> hearers remaining to the last. Tonight
Il congregational meeting will be held IN
tie church 10 decide on the course rem
1uci necessary by the position assumed
ny their pastor.
DR.. Bullock is brother-in-law of Hon.
john {. Breckenridge.