The New York herald., 1866-03-28
The Affair at the Firm Avenue Baptist
Caurrh.


LETTER PROM THE Egy. THOMAS AKnIrAgE.
sEaALD.
mo statement OF Mr. Klnball In your issue ~ this
morning, seems cali Or few words repiy thai my
position In the matter Of Christian union may be pro
perry Bnder,ool. Tie Union Association originated
for the purpose of uniting chatans Of different denoni
nations, and Ar. Kimbsn prcssed most imporu
naisiy 10 dsniify myself With the movement while
admirng the otJoc, II professed TO have in view have
believed that ths pursued In behalf of u
could succeed But Mr. Kmball pressed The matter With
a psrtnacity of the most determined character. and
nuay insisted that should appear before the ETY.
aud frankly prc.en, my objections 10 ~ ooue giving
a. q reason that Christians never coaii IN real
unity TIL they for kind and free expression Of their
different views After at lest half dozen Interviews,
all 70 this pnrpor reluctantly consented on bis oicai
invitation. o address the society and did % sddses-
In Dr vemilyes church. Ia that address made
no attacks anybody. but did reply " several
allegation. msds there and then by Dr. vermilys
and smother gentlemen, 10 the sroes. that the
BAptisls were The principal Of divisions Ia
the church Of God; that they we're 'blgo,ed, 4"
'aerriu.lve," ''arrnxant" "diwespccifal towards
other dcaominstions" kc rhe spirit manifested By
thcse gontsmen only served 10 conarm my convlc,on
that the whole movement mpractosbls u nst
harmful paid further attention 10 The Asoc4siion
except read the reports q ts doings your and
other papsnA IL meetings were frequcnt aud al each
f,hsn the spih, aud line Of remark induz-i
to~rds the Bap,ists and Epsscopslisns. uli bscsne
pretty veil pergadcd that the ~hols movement q
masked battery against thsss boi - Of Christians ysr
instance, nesting bed the Broadway r.erpsrs
In which Dr vernye and others zen, ~ far IN sevrrs
dcnupciaiOn that the HaRsLO, With ~ socuron,ef
cness and solemn epsopl sspervison, afrilnister.f
editorial rebuke IN connection wth ln r~por o. he
messing Subsequently, snd only tvs monlhs ago,
smother m~cslng FILA Ia Brooklyn, IN en- EpHc1rAi
church. where Dr. verrDiiys outfld huself ss.. ~
The Baptist drnoninson, tconf~rnng The sysirnl "
be expresses a. and hofinx 10 strvns frpf0ba
ton" HIS condsct that aston ga o. yiosni thai
Mr.. Kmbsli hlms~f he informs mel rensustfaoc
viii him; bit ~. vsrmiys nss,sf that he solf
dec'um .sgsinst The snorfnous wrong" Thnr
vsre In his ststs vhsn Nr xrnbsi osisd upcn
mo " kn0v ~bethsr nd ne Chrsisa Ihion
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sis1es uhsr- pv~s,h Zoe smother mssins iola BIN
promguy and persmp,riiy thai th.y ogsls ~ 49,
esse the ooars~ ~ d. vssniiye uss rsasga byli
bm that Rsp.s,s fels ostrsssd 10 hsi ~s,. ND.
tasxet Tor ooe<tsnt upsn oar prsapins s.i
prsecss IN our sh~~ncs sad vbers hsf 10 means ~
dsfsbr@ but " ~. v~miys voah oo-se " NJ slpit
snf 6siives s<rmon dsosr~> hsptis sfciasiye
a~<< psov~d 90 B,bis sroanfs, they cocd ho'i NE
ms>tina tbsrs Ne s<tsf u vrt~ osi ~ prop~s
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tsrnsf snd isform>d IN tb- noss pr<tifs AL "a
s1uvorsi mssasr thss The Dtor hsf s>~ptef ~ isr
uos. Ne reiterated the stsismsnt sSsin ssi ssMs "
me 10 sut~s7osnt vista tod Ne s.ass thirs 70 TO
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