Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-04-10

Baltimore the pastors uf the NJ. II. Church |
South In that city had met and passed resolu
tious of regret at his departure. liz an utter
view he had with Mr.. Parrott he ha'i read TO
| him an extract from an article he, the speaker
had written in opposition to the religious tests
in political questions, which had excited that
gentleman to such degree that he had said
things he ought not to have said ln the
large seminary over Which he had presided IN
Kentucky he had Catholic teacher, but such
teacher gave no cause of complaint to the
many good Presbyterans, among them dlstlu-
guished ministers, Dr. Breckenridge and others,
fathers ofthe pupils there. He protested against
anybody's right to tell him to whose school he
should send his children, aud especially against
Young gentlemen coming TO hlm--a man ad
vauced 10 ite-and prescribing the education
of his boys, the length Of his sermons, aud
what and how he should preach. But these
gentlemen said DR.. Bullock must leave, aud
having said so, repeated what is SO well taught
10 EsUp's fable of the wolf aud the ;au,b.
He, from his boyhood years, had been true to
principle, and believing that he was right, had
never attempted TO counterfeit the poison hat
was iustilled iuto the ears OF the congregation
by those who had injured him. He might be
proud aud naughty, but only so to those who
attempted to dictate 10 him and to coutrOl
him; and he thanked God for the success that
had crowned his efforts here, and deemed that
! success almost u miracle considering the heavy
weights he had been forced to carry. Would
the general of an army 60 into battle with
; those who though they had sworn To assist
him, were ready aud waiting an opportunity to
stab him 10 the back? Mr. PARROT did not 90
around among the congregation and attempt to
poison their minds and bill them with prejudice
against him. as Mr.. Jamleson aud his brother
pot MIR. Robert JamesOu-had done, nor
had Mr. Witmer pursued exactly that course,
but they had not dune as they should have
done, aud as some OF the members had beeu
influenced by them, he thought it best to ex
press his determination to resign at the explra-
; ton uf six months -thinklng they could bear
with him for that leGgth of time. The an-
, nouucemeut OF this determination vas made III
; the session anu statencnt made that he Would
makc a similar announcement the following
Sunday. The day following the mceling OF the
sesslun a notice appeared III the newspapers
, without his kn0wed &c ur consent that he would
resign the following Sunday. The next Sarur-
day some ladies calico aud asked II regard To
it. He told them that the publication had been
made without his authority. On Sunday he
made the announcement as lIc had dctcrulurd.
On Monday lie was applied To Tor crpy OF
the papcr lie had read Al first he refused To
give It. but being told that some publication
wonid be made which might coutalu all uulu-
teutioual miscoocepIlon OF his rcluarks, he had
thought it best to furnish it. Tie ucxt day
Mr. John Stewart called the attention oi some
Of the member, OF the congregation to the mat
ter, saying DR.. Bullock has told talsehood;
he has denied that he authorized the au-
nouncr mcut, when here he has furnished the
copy himself. And ever since that Time MIR.
had hnp Sfsnt * ttprIS a
poison The minis Of the congregation against
him, aud was ably assisted 10y the AeSsrs.
Jalulesou, who said to Mr. Wilmer I'VE
must go around among the congregation
and break Bullock $ Influence or he Will re-
mau" Mr.. Geo. Jameson also reported that
he Jumlcsun, had pord the congregation and
that u large Una ority was against Dr. Bullock.
During the wluter they had tried to have
+ meeting of the congregation called to force
hun away, soouer then he intended to go.
10 January, when Ills family va, sick,
and when it was utterly Impossible for
him to leave, his quarters salary had been
paid to hlm IN auvance with al lntlma-
tiun that he should leave, Mr.. Geo. Jauie-
son saying to ouc of the elders ''he must DOT
eat our bread aud meat any longer 1t could
not BE- supposed that he entertained the kind
est feelings towards such persons, and be would
be hypocritical if he were to say So. While
the Saviour was all kindness aud gcutencss to
those who deserved such Ireatmcut, he had
feeling Of intense moral Indignation against the
Seribes and Pharisees he was MT better
than his Master. He had approached MIR.
PARROT and told him that as he had heard he
was sorry for what he had said, he hoped there
would be 10 feeling of uukiuducss between
them, but had met with response that made
him regret having sought the interview aud
Induced him TO inform Mr. Parrot of that re.
gret. Beware uf u man who has done you an
Injury" That Interview had taught him
lesson, and he never after that attempted to
approach any of his other enemies with the
same intention. Hearing that those VINO pro-
fessed to be his friends were said by the Messrs
Jameson to be his enemies, he had asked Mr.
Wilmer whether or not what he heard was cor
rect, but was greatly shocked when be was in-
formed that Mr. Wilmer was engaged in taking
a poll of the congregation, aud said, he Was
doing 80 by his, the speaker :, directions.
Mr.. john Stewart had asked an Elder Of the
Church If he would believe any statement
Bullock might make?" Was that question the
aid and assistance he had sWorn solemnIy to rem
der his pastor? He c,uld not be induced by
Presbytery to remain as pastor OF congrega-
ton which contained people who srw their way
clear to defame his character He had assocl-
ated with all class of lnen, from the highest TO
the lowest, and under mauy different skies but
as courtesy begets courtesy, he had always been
treated as gentleman uotlI now, when 1t was
reserved for the aDcleut city Of Alexandria, the
home of Washington aud Ice, renowned IN
years gone by for its Refinement to be the place
where, aud the officers and members of his own
church, the people by whom, be was to be
first treated differently He was, he said,
gallant man, had been brought up in
that school, and consequently could say moth
ing of the lady members of the cougre.
CATION who had cast rude glanccs at, and
said rude things about him, except this, and
be hoped he would be pardoned for it
they had DOT won his appreciation nor his al.
mrallon Though following peaceful calling,
90 man should, with impuuity, have said rude
things about them 10 his presence; and the re,
collection of how they had treated him would