The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-03-20
A WAR INCIDENT.
A Tribute to the Late Judge VIM. a
Battle.
Spec ST Cor. S ate Caronicie.

AN' \k-s AAol AO--Xu
the Exchange Hotel office, Raleigh,
one bright morning, ON or about
August, 1864, this writer was or
dered very arbitrarily by young
soldier with mu,k-S in hand 10 re-
port at once to Camp Holmes f.r
military duty, a',d the orders were
so urgent as not to admit of delay
or of inquiry. Hastily repairing TO
the mess room for needed blanket
and parting suggestions, We were
accompanied by the young officer 10
Camp Holmes. On our way thither
We passed the Office Of Ex-Governor
Thomas Bragg, who P.ovidentiaHy, |
was in his Office at this early hour,
to whom | briefly gave my case. 81
had already a repres entative in the
army under the substitute law, but
l am now summoned to soldier duty
again-under the ministerial eremp-
ton law-but. adjudged by Colonel
Mallett mon- exemption as to the local
preacher of the M. E. Church,
South. Take the case and look
into into it, Governor"
| In the evening of the same day
vas required by precept in the
hands u a civil officer to report
back to tne city of Raleigh and
under writ of nd5eas corpus;I hence
repaired to Chapel Hill, N. C.
At Durham l p-ovidrntially
net DR.. William Gloss, a Presiding
Elder of n. C. conference, who
ch=erfully accompanied us to Chapel
Hill, and upon request by the Judge
explained to the court the church law
as per discipline as to the duties and
privileges OF local preachers in the
NJ E. Church, South, as to ordina
tion-vows; equal to their Itineranl
: Brethren, as to duties; voluntary and
not paid for, by the church, having
no special work assigned to them by
the church &c. Judge Battle ruled a
, once. that the preachers who sup
ported themselves and served tn,
E, church gratuitously, were the clas
arpve ali others who should be en-
t titled to the privileges and protection
4 of the law, and then gave the follow
t Ing written decision which being
S published. became test case and re
l leased the local preachers OF on
J. whole Southern Church from soldier
service henceforth to the end Of
( war. Please publish here Judge Bat
6 ties decision to refresh our gratefu
Ii remembrance of this timely, just an
" valuatl lie service rendered to me an
- through me, to all local preachers
~ the NJ. E. Church, South.
70 And truly oblige,
w. H. CuNINGGIM.
=, The following is the order:
v In the matter Of William T
Cunninggim.
This cause coming on to be hear
IT before me at Chambers upon II
Petition, return and proof and
appearing to my satisfaction til
&c the Petitioner is now and has bee
to for several years a Minister of Il
ne Methodist Episcopal Church Sout
=. authorized TO Preach according
the rules of the said Church; al
:" that on the 18th day of Februa
III last he was regularly employed
Ie- the discharge of his minister
ye duties, and has been so employ
n until the present time, it is cons
. cred by me that, although he h
u also been engaged in the business
'et keeping Hotel, and has receiv
* no salary or pay for the peri'
lid nance of his Ministerial duties. J
Il he is entitled 10 De discharged fre
I'll. =.
the custody in which he is now he
H. and that he is exempt from Militia
nd duty by virtue of the act of G
vo- gress ratified the 17th day OF r
be. ruary 1864, entitled an act to
ganize forces to serve during
war, sSec. 10, par.3." 1t is furtl
mo ordered that the costs of this p
h rnaI hu Pefer MalII