The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-29
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a telegram In tile Diapa tof yeater DAY
referred ID d little brush ID q Baptist y MS
ters, Conference III yeW York and between
Rev. DR.. Samson and Rev, Dr. Fulton, Inc
trouble began last week. We quote from
the ,St,1 81.
Justin .. Fulton said that az. inn.
r1ense amount OF rubbish and tTaddle ilad
hem faxed about The question he thought
so honestly, before God [Laughter.1 The
essavist IDr. Samsoii1 had been oyercompit-
mcuted for his learning, but he was mis-
taken in taking the word OF Irenaus.. VINO
wrote in the second century after Christ
that ST. Peter ever visited Rome Ii ne,
hdld, then why didn't Paul, or some one
else, say so? DR.. Fulton was for going
straight att beast OF prophecy, ana as Tor
DR.. Ssmsor,s methods, he CDR. Fulton) mad
Something hot In his heart that wanted
lutterunCe. @t'ps atta ,f'i.''5!'l"f
=" Don't say IT, brother.u Brother 2Hedden
AG'ht 49, :.,..'...'
Fi1Dr. Fulton said that he woti1dn't, and con-
tinued atthis is the greatest Roman Gatbo-
lie eftyir the world. that money is on It's SIDE,
antspower is on its side but that here, IN enc
Baptist Conference tile Roman Catholic, re-
lfgion is said To- be as good as any other; tnab
mo Protestant missions are needed in Europe,
because that Church does d proper WORK
there = and that as between Catholics ana
Protestants bygones. should = be bygones:
That last opinion was from the essayist, Ut.
Fulton said, and the essay fst twas soconser-
yatiye that during the war OF the rebellion
he uttered no word for ireedem. III z
& Thenathe Rev. DIR. Gillette sprang to bis
feet and asked whether DR., Fulton would
take back the expression that DR.. Samson
was not outspoken for freedom. '<3V'lH,l .
|GaseIi he will say that he didn't take that
attitude during the war will retract.' DR..
Fulton replied firmly, but looking defantly
Mt DIR. Samson. .i2
DIR. Samson Redeemed, but was silent.
The Moderator raped, and said that the
discussion was out of order. Then Brother
Gessler said that DR.. Fulton has forgotten
what is Christian courtesy, and ought to
apologize. Two or three brethren who
were on their feet to speak sat down, seeing
DR.. Samson get up. he said that the re-
cords Ut the War Department would show
what he did, and Montgomery Blair knows
what he did. Then he defended for min
ute his attitude taken in the essay, and said
that the Baptist ministers ought to read
more. AS he sat down brother moved
that DR.. Fulton either apologize or be re-
QIested to go out OF Che ConIefebce. MS
was too strong, another brother said; and
he amended the motion so that il should be
"kindly to request" Brother Fulton to take
back what he had said.
Brother Gessler said that the laws OF the
Conference had been violated by DR.. Full
ton, and that il the members were not to
be protected in their rights he should re-
sign his membership. 'H
Brother Fulton faced the Conference with
a very red face, and began to say that he
might never attend the Conference again.
lust as the Moderator arose to put the cues
zion. It was carried, and Brethren Hoyt,
Reid, and Hcddcn went to Brother Full
ton and argued with him. At length Dr..
Fulton arose and awkwardly said that
Brother Hoyt was anxious to have him
say that he regretted that he referred in
the discussion to anything outside OF the
subject. " Is that enough?" he asked, and
then sat down. Murmurs Of disapproba-
ton ran through the seats, some OF which
were audible. These were, ."No, sir"
"Not enough!" and "That's no apollo
CYL" TOO bad! too bad ~ followed. as
the ministers whispered to each other.
Finally, Mr.. Maxon, OF Vermont, was in
PRODUCED, and be sang to an organ accom-
panment, 90 Father, Pm Tired"