Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-16

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makers" they must have known hN
fhousand experiences the comfort Ot that
other hedtitudc. which says. Blessed are
We when men shall reyile you, ana
say all manned OF cUl of you falsely lOr
My sake
THE VIOLENCE OF INDIVIDUALS
IN popular movements. when preyuui,ces,
and missions are deeply stirred ana bau
mon are supported by the sympathy vi
the multituGC. individuals may be CON-
monty found ready 10 step lorih from W.
ranks Of the Philistints. IKE GOh"tn "l
Gath. for single-handed combat. Such
individual assaiants sought oiteh 10
throttle the Gospel as proclaimed by our
early preachers Dutton Lane. at nus
undertaking to preach IN Mecklehpurs
county. was rudely interrupted by man
Of prominence and magistrate ana sum
marily commanded to- desist ana not 10
preach there again. Father Samuel
Harriss when preaching at Fort MAYO,
was similarly interrupted ana accos', u
thus: Colonel, you have sucked muc1 tlo-
duence to-day from the rum -cask. please
give us little, that We may declaiin as
we'll when our turn comes
Robert Ware while preaching ID Mid
dlcsex, was confronted by two sons OF
Belial Dr. Semple says, who STOOD Oe-
fore him with a bottle. drank from IL IN
his presence. and then oifeted II 10 nm
cursing him. They then drew out a pack
Of cards and began 10 play on the stage
where he had been preaching, Wishing
him TO reprOve them, that they might
beat him"
David Thomas, perhaps the most learn
ed and scholarly of our early preachers,
was seized once by rufiiau. when
preaching i'm the northern part or the
state, and dragged out ol the mouse Dy
his hair ON another occasion gun was
levelled at him whilst preaching, and The
discharge only prevented BY bystander ;
Selling the weapon.
Thomas Waford, devout ond jealous
layman. who lived near Culpeper Court
house. and whose delight it was 10 travel
ahead OF certain of the old preachers and
arrange meetings for them. was aSsaiil d
at a spring near one of the meetlng-places
and severely beaten He bore the sears
OF this brutal violence 90 his grave.
though he lived 10 be past fourscoIe
years.
Personal indgnities of this character
were among the bitter pains and penal
ties endured by the fathers. aud that IN
various places, from the mountains TO the
VIOLENCE OF MOBs ENCOUNTERED
The Apostle Pauls enemies at Thessa-
lonica W. are tod, gathered a COM
pany." Many companies were gathered
ties OF our faith in this state.
one of Father HAIRLESS carly
meetings in Culpeper ended in confusion,
the congregation having been invaded BY
q
opposers. who, in attempting to prevent
the preaching brought on a scufii.e and
tumult
Whilst John Pickett was once preach
ing in Fauquier a mob rushed in Oh the
meeting. seized the preacher and spit
IN pieces the pulpit and communion table.
In the manuscript journal Of Richard Do
Zier. who was present AT one OF Lew
LunstOrd'S meetings in the Northern
Neck this record is made. After he be-
a "A a
Cured and stopped him; some blows
passed, pistO.s presented and the Stage
broken down. MIR LunstOrd in the mean
time went of TO Mr. Halls house. After
many Of us went TO the house the perse-
CutOrs came there and acted very Inde-
Gently" OF jeremiah Moore. the founder
of numerous churches ia Virginia, AS we'll
as Of one in Washington city, MI. sample
saws: "a lawless mob seized Mr.. Moore
and another preacher who was with him,
and carried them off TO duck them. After
they had ducked Mr. MoOre's companion.
they discharged them BOTH The DlOsrd-
pher OF David Barrow. the founder OF
Shoulders Hill and South Quay churches,
relates that at meeting held by him on
Nansemond river gang OF vel dressed
men came up 10 the stage which had
been erected under some trees. ana sung
one of their obscene songs. they theh
undertook TO plunge both of tine preach
ers They plunged Mr.. Barrow twice,
pressing him into the muG. ia the midst
of their hooking they asked II ne Ne
lieved He Is said 10 nave answered,
Yes: l believe you intend 10 GROWN me.
We are tod further. The whole assem-
Div was shocked the women Shrieked; ;
but no man burst interfere. for about
twenty stout fellows were engaged IN TINS
horrd measure
MANY eases OF mob violence like these,
and Others even more fragrant and shock
ing, marked the beginning az the bap-
fists i'm Virginia. and show what goOd
reasons our early preachers had 10 ecnO
from their yearning hearts the apostolic
appeal: Brethren, pray for W. that the
word of the Lord may have free course
and he g,orified and that We may
be delivered from unreasonable ana
wicked men
WARRANTS. ARRESTS, AND 1MPRiS-
ONMENTS.
The strongest resistance which the early
Baptists of Virginia encountered MAS tie
iron hand of The law. ana the heaNiesl
PENALTIES endured by them were inflicted
by magistrates and courts.
III is an important and interesting IN
ouirv why our fathers should have been
treated as Offenders above ~ others =,
why. among he dissenteIs they 7hodld
have been singled out AZ the miscrednls
who alone deserved the pain and lgnOlnlnN
of arrests bonds, impr'sonmenis ana
stripes The reason why they were ~
adiudged and treated Is not Tar 70 seek
The Separate BapLsts. us tncir records
show. and many General and Regular
Baptists as well believed the right 10
preach The Gospel was inalienahle ana
divine, and quite beS ond The pale ~ c"ul
jurisdiction OF governmental control
Therefore. whilst others took the pre-
scribed oaths subscribed 20 the necessary
articles. and secured licenses from the
court for certain preaching places many
Baptist preachers proceeded 10 preach
as opportunities offered without consult
ing the general court and regardless oil
legal sanction.
Ii was this bold and intrepid action that
aroused against them Che resentment oil
clergymen, the RAGE Of magistrates ana
the terror OF courts II WAS this that III
so many instances on the soil OF thls
mother OF States ana Of statesmen leo
the fathers Of our tnith so suffer the
stinRs OF the cruel lash aud 80 preach 10
their fellow men through tae gtaien WIN
dows OF our county laiis.
Preaching without license was the cnlei
count In the Indictment against John
Waller. Lewis Craig and James Chhds
when they were sentenced 20 Jail la spot
sylvania ia l16S. II was fcf this alleged
crime thar they went 10 prison IN Fre lee
ricksburg singing ~ their guard urged
them along The street:
Broad IL the road that leads 20 death,
And thousands walk together there;
But wisdom shows narrow path.
With here and there a traveller"
IN CHESTERFIELD JAIL
II was upon this same charge that, in