The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-03-26
our CHURCH
THE SERVICES YESTERDAY.
Sensation at the Fifth Avenue
Baptist Church
ARE THE BAPTISTS EXCLUSIVE f?
Closing Services at the Soldiers Home
In Howard Street.
Discourse by the Rev. Stuart Robinson,
Of Kentucky.
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OBSERVANCE OF PALM SUNDAY.
&c. &c. Go.
ARE THE BAPTIsTS EXCLUsIVEs
OBSERVANCE OF PALM SUNDAY.

The Christian Union and the Baptists.
l&Ev. DR.. vERMILYEA ON BAPTIST EXCLUSIVE
NEsS'-REv. DIR. ARMIrAGE OBJECTS TO BEING
'LAMP0ONED'-INvITES TO A DISCUSSION on
BIBLE GROUNDs-REv. DIR. vERMILyEA ACCEPTS,
AND THEN DeoI INEs-MUrUAL EXPLANATIONS
REV. DIR. ROGERS BLAMEs THE go BETWEEN"
The announcement mado in Saturdays papers that
Rev. DR.. Vermilyea would address the Christian Union
Association on the subject OF "Baptst Excusveness''
drew together very large audience In the Fifth Avenue
Baptis, church. of Fortysix,h street. yesterday
afternoon, among whom numerous corgymen of
che various religious denominations. Owing TO the 20
sition which the Baplists have taken, tho remarks
made at some "Uniou tings relation 20 that
body and the eminent standing OF Rev DIR. vermilyoa
and Rev. Dr. Armiiage respectively, much interest
evinced in the promised discussion; and there
little disappointment. when 1t found that Rev. Dr.
Vermilyca Gid not attend Rev. Dr. Burchard presided
and after the usual opening services,
Rev. DR. ARMrrAGE, holding letter from Rev. DR.. Yer
mlyea in bis hand, made the following statement:-
Four weeks yesterday, Rev Mr. Kenbc, Correspond
ing Secretary of Christian Union Association called
upon me to know whether they could have meeting
OF tho Christian Union Assoc alton in this house.
have not been connected with this movement nor has
the denomination with which am connected as gene
raj thing We have stood apart from because We could
see no good TO be ,compshcd by it on the prin;i-
Piles upon which it has On propo ed to conduct IT, l
said to him, "Yes, yon can have my pulpit and house
ticed that at all these Tn meetings. many OF them
has been the aim OF OF the speakers to
assail tho Bapt.s,s in not very polite terms and
\ we to be held respons BILE for all
| the divisions in the Christian Church. We
pronounced 'bgoted,' exclusive close communion
and sundry other things do not ee particularly de-
lighted with; and man has said so much In these
meetings about as DR.. vermiyea Now, you can hold
pulpit and deliver address before Biptisls, Baptist
excusveness, proved from Scripture grounds "well,"
believe he will" "whati do you mean tha,'" said
'To be mean IT," We'll will you write that outs"
he handed %e As a nearly %
recoliec these words
pr ysaysA to SoGsPy my pp OF
delivering sermon Or discourse upon the sueec, Of saps,
that En- %s esarded a.
Jesus Christ or his Apostles THOMAS ARMirAGE
directly 10 Dr. vermily a" He called rpon me ia a
few days and sad "Dr vermilyea has agreed TO do It,
brick and he believe in men meeting each other and
talking over their differences In Chr stan spirit
said VERY well; Dr. rniIyea Is an able man, KIND
pulpit l want 10 have this th!nf understood" MI
ksmbe called upon me again In few days stating that
!Dr " could nt be pres mt on the second sunday In
March, because OF some engagement IN his church.
said, SIT is totally immaterial; make it the third"
called again 10 state that he corld not be present on
said, 'M.ks il the fourth sunday" Hc cal las.
ths Doctor TO give out tn, appointment tomorrow for
DR. vermilyea he agreed DO there and speak on
ss s sns.y s 70 him III.
time saw him. I want you TO put In all the
y, nut vii in ali be other lie said that he
would and accordingly Yesterday there appeared IN the
Nat the Rev Dr. vermiIyea would mako address
tho subject OF Baptist exclusion 49, gave out the no.
tcc agan this monss IN my own G s ,Ss
congregation dismissed and said that the Doctor was
all ready yesterday and had his address prepared he
will be on hand Icannot be with you. ! am going TO
Brooklyn; but have requested Dr. Bnrehard 70 pre-
hat r. nd ID
ing Now have received, through Dr. Burchard, this
note from DIR. vermilyea:-
East Taarr s.sss Ma, March 1a a ~, ,s to
meeting e ne ccrss uTn y g S 30 hs s s IL
q S ss. to S.s and hen
ss p. !" The e s s mssS In p
S ,"S my the s e N.rS which
rm JOB .s Ss ss b. %
hs: :, 40 On s S, asl he
h9s address. The .s ,s.. he oosapIs. Baptist
That "a the editors remark Now comes my commu.
lnlcaton:-
Some weeks ago you suimaaysrtsa ysy Roin'Ssa il
UViSn %,s las0d Il n ss4s.. /.
saps.,s s ~n s,ssry and saes ,6., un'
ior &. Of Is. s O. % house
sse S corner sep of
s ne @:. %sfsrs
pat ss1ss on s = upon
eIclusvenes- rroved on Biole srcunds showing from
his a haze s sss s .' fs Ss proposal
might be well for those Of them WAC can 10 be pre'en
TIA, Il my notice from the Examiner. Now Or. Yer
lmiyca says
sought nor .s,l sss. MP s'T g az,
~hea msn. maze mn an srr s"os snr.rsment az ha
Senon. on the contrary when vsry niorma invis,ton
.s@swsas Ike what he spscae. psrsmpory dc
ened
In IN the papers yesterday that be accepted did no
pui il the papers yesterday. The secretary pn' " IN
S az: q s;sr: u ss'i:sis
pr e rcs in ali candSr and in all honesty that hi
secretary told this ornng after the church closed
ihai Doctor would Be here and that bis address wa
,rcnarei Yesterday; and this letter which have n
cyed Is tho arst iniima,on had Of the Doctor d
Icliung:-
Union meeting ,.os Ia a. a be. ssfn a 81
etS Brooslyn. Phladcpha and elsewhere was y be be,
S ' o,her.. aud aaalS consented 20 sddrus. such
meeting
M prcfers TO write them and no, 20 deliver them herr
IIs tells you now, wha, he thinks Of Bap'isis-
have never s.-aed the Bap.., dsnonins.Ion nor ne
kasvenes. cHcov In NE slnge point OF ihelr e,esai,
frsm the Lors sap Al chr,ssas, . m ga 49, %
5n lie sabJeci o. Baptism.
never supposed the Doctor had accused US Of excl
inverness on any other subject than that
rbave maintained that our Baptist brother. ares -
liberty read ss s sS s , fss acc asras % he
u. ,sriences his thing have ciaimgd Tor
ssr. "a rbris dian daty and simple natural rant ~
Haptst erciuson others rOn the tl1e o. our e9rn ~
u.ser tecau.e they cannot see the snoJcc hfoukn w
snearles and submit their dictaton, seems " ne
direcy Innovation Of he gn,s o ~ ~,
nom nations that sophsy can maks w .,-St ~.
y. 80 the srorrnous wtoag can reirai, wren cA
II gpeak from condemning Toe system anu hoHns up
ssfoug rerrobaton. q,
VIZ "a no, tho Doctor come here and speak the
M he cannot refrain from speaking on the sabcc' ~
~ speak TO ua face 10 face with the open boie Deio
u m aud corvct out Of the word OF eof
a, ,o. ~ ,h... u,on meetings, held last spring IN
sr church, Dr. Armtase was Al my owp s.gsss, .s y
ktef SPEAK few evening tstoie tne hasr'.i1 W
III se msi him q social q G. aud ~ ".
a be going 10 sneak He saii ne . "a I
Eu.tk bat be hardly knew what o. say rephssa-
IA eracuy what you p,ease ana IN wr'.- -. S...s
avaisd himself Of Ole pcrmisson With sra iree Z