SULLIVAN IN CHURCH.

Evening Star, Issue 4179, 19 July 1876, Page 4

SULLIVAN IN CHURCH.

In the 'Spectator,' a Melbourne.journrd, appears a letter from the Rev. Mr Edgar, of Inglewood, with reference to the attendance of tho murderer .Sullivan at the Weslcyan Church at that place. The letter is as. follows : ." Sir, —A few weeks ago a report appeared in most of the loading journals of the Colony, copied from the ' Inglewood Advertiser,' by which' it appears that the notorious Sullivan is in the habit of attending the Wesleyan Church in Wedderburn ; and not only so, but was permitted, on one ocoasion at lea3t, to publicly offer up a prayer himself. I think a statement by way of explanation is due. The report is quite true in the main. Sullivan attends the servicos regularly, and indeed is one of the most attentive hearers in the church; but as to permission being granted him to offer prayer publicly that is not the case. He certainly did so, but not by permission. I was the preacher that morning, but was not aware that Sullivan was in the congregation, nor did I know that he was one of the number that stayed to the prayermeeting until he bogan to pray; and then I was made aware by the evident dissatisfaction and dismay among the people. Several left tho church,, and those who remained seemed so thoroughly surprised as to be unable to determino how to a?fc. I closed tho meeting, and afterwards the members of the church signified their unqualified condemnation of. tho act. I was also requested to inform several persons who had, or wore supposed to havo offered a of encouragement that while we couli not, and would not do anything to prevent Miliivan attending public worship, we wore bound in the interests of the church, and also from respect to public opinion, to prohibit him from taking any part in our church meet-,, ings." w