Dr. Bullard, after his baptism by Duncan, at once began preaching, delivering his first discourse the evening following his baptism. Avoiding those speculation points with which Duncan and those associated with him were so much occupied, he presented simple views of the Gospel and the freeness of the salvation through Christ, and showed that faith comes by hearing the Word of God, and that “he that believeth and is baptized shall be saved.” It was a considerable time, however, before he convinced enough people of the scripturalness of the doctrine to form a church. By degrees, most of those associated with Duncan were convinced by Dr. Bullard, and through the assistance of James Redpath and others joining him in the ministry of the Word, a number of churches were established in that part of Virginia. About 1839 Dr. Bullard incidentally came into possession of a copy of Alexander Campbell’s “Extra on Remission of Sins.” On reading it he was so surprised and delighted with the new views therein set forth that he obtained all the numbers of the Christian Baptist and Millennial Harbinger, and was filled with great joy to find how clear and consistent were Campbell’s views, and how different from the slanderous misrepresentations which had been so persistently circulated through the press and from the pulpit. He immediately began to circulate Campbell’s writings, preaching with great success the ancient Gospel, and overjoyed in finding himself unexpectedly associated with so many fellow laborers in the effort to restore primitive Christianity. He endured hardships as a good soldier of Jesus Christ and pushed forward against great odds. He traveled all over Virginia, from the mountains to the seashore, and baptized thousands. In his prime he was one of the most powerful exhorters that could be found, and his sermons were exceedingly clear, scriptural and persuasive.