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South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865 · scan page 148
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138 THE EX-PARTE COUNCIL, ALiSTS on the other ; for men of all the late acknowledged parties, and religionists of every persuasion, are found UNITED ON THIS PLATFORM. Neither do I know or believe that this concession to the feelings of our members would give offense to any one, or produce any division among our people." . What Is* there in this demand that is either unreasonable or unchristian ? The petitioners would also reaffirm what has been sus- tained by the signatures of some forty names of persons who are or have been members of the South Church, that "it is not known to us that either in preaching, prayer or conversation, Mr. Carroll has ever admitted that the rebel- lion of the South against the Government of the United States is criminal, or that he has ever expressed a wish or a prayer for the success of our armies over the rebels, or for the re-establishment of the Union over the rebellious States, or that he has ever expressed in public a word of thanksgiving for any victories or successes obtained by our armies. Is there another minister of any denomination in this city or in the State, of whom this can be said 1 Allusion is made to disloyal sentiments said to have been uttered in prayer by one of the petitioners who had been unjustly imprisoned in Fort Lafayette. It is true that Dr. Nicoll, while smarting under the wrong inflicted by an abuse of power, the proper use of which he has never questioned, did pray that those who trifled with and misused the power with which they were entrusted by God, might be removed from places of authority; and it is also true, (which the Standing Committee neglected to mention,) that in the same prayer he did earnestly pray for the overthrow of the rebellion, and for the freedom of the oppressed. '^I'his reply intimates that in but one instance Mr. Carroll has characterized the action of the Government as " tyran- nical and unjust." It was stated Ijcforo Ihe Council, that at the breaking out of the rebellion his outspoken sympathy with the traitors compelled him to leave a hotel in a neighboring city, bo- cause the guests would not endure the presence of one so disloyal.
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Silent Grounds Collective, Church Burial & Death Records, CH-P004-0148. South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865, printed page not verified, PDF page 148. Hallock, Gerard, 1800-1866; digitized copy contributed by University of California Libraries https://archive.org/details/historyofsouthco00hall/page/n152/mode/1up Accessed September 8, 2026.
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