The Arkansas advocate., 1833-05-29
TO VIM. w. STEy ENSON,
 BiShoe of LiLlle Ieock.

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 SrR-ia my former address to you,
 I endeayored 10 bring conviction, even
 10 your own mind, that you had been
 guilty of base iBgratituae and deep veil 1 ed hyprocrisy towards RoBERT CRIT
 rENDHN, and that his treatment of you
 was justly merited. ] am unwilling 10
 think yon so utterly destitute oi q moral
 sense of right and wrong, asnot to yield
 your assent to the truth of the charge made ihzthat communication, and am
 willing to believe that if you were at
 liberty 10 act on the impulse of your
 own feelings, that you would, ere this,
 have confessed your sin, and sought the
 forgiveness oi him whom you have treat
 cd so unchristianly. But nnhappiy
 for yourself, youare not your ozvr uadla--
 you have been bought ssitha price, and
 belong wholly unto them who have paid he redemption Tor you. As their
 property, you are bound to yield obe-
 dience 10 Meir will, however repugnant
 10 your own sense of rectitude. Your own sense of what would be course of
 conduct correspondent with your stand 1 ing in society as q minister of the
 Gospel, would teach you, forgiveness
 of injuries. Now, if Mr. Crittenden had really done you an injury, (which l deny his having done. in writing you the letter abeat which you are raising such
 hue and cry, your duty is plainly pointed out. Ere you had right to
 look for forgiveness from your Lord and
 Master for your manifold transgres-
 sions, you were primarily bound to for
 give any who might have trespassed
 against you. This vas your dnty; in
 common with all christians; but much
 more was t your duty as a preacher of
 the gospel With what propriety could
 yoa, as q preacher of righteousness, in
 weigh against hatred, malice, az C., and
 hold up the divine doctrine Of forgive ness of injuries, Uliiie malice WIS rank ling in yoa1 own breast against an ildi- vIdtlai who had done you mHeHkindness and had never done you injury; for, give to the letter its broadcst construction. and il does you no injury; 1t only tells 1 yon. tbaf. as YOU had played falscig fo- 1 ""'a9 h!tis dil future intercourse m0Sf | ccase. Now what injury did titis do unto you2 None other than to denyixo you of that home, which you had lon6 e9oyed, and in the enjoyment of which
 you were iG'lay;ag tic j.aitsoi at, 4ynoid md ot a Judas. If you sustained ni0.
 y It was injury ofyouf own nsonldjng.
 bat even fl you had sustained an in.
 n,ry'wilat says your divine teacherq Icl gaen thou hringest thy gift 10 the altar aou Fenentegcst that thy brother lfs,st {, ugtt against thee, leave thy eift--eo : 'u De reeonciled 10 thy brot6er, and !, ieh offer uP thy offering. Have yon | nFsoed this course7 When oHerine a ie saer'ilee oi prayer, las this precenf :, :, ever been brought 10 your reraaf.s i Y .anee9 z, How could you, as q preacher 7, n aoii!fess, remind the flock of Christ ofl 7, !s' ms lfJunciion, while for years yon ca we S[ been irampliagit under your feet r r Not only llayeyon been possSpe1u for ta afS nursing this seed Of enmity win. oa =. , our bosom, but now when those to - = 'on you have sold your freeelom af g . ousnt and action, tell you thar m ae. ', l,sa ', :, !, tune has arrived when you can T, T eid 0rlltenden's letter against him in s,' manner best calculated to do him h., sss -. attest injury, and at tho same tiaoa .i'' .,' snge yourself, by spitting forth tba1 ra rm' ,oh winch ,,i has so long beeu rankljna ,, pa a your FIOUS bosom, you cheerfallsS E.. E.. q yourself to the task, exultino in tb, T !. sPeet ol doing vita! !inlury to the frst se. s,. best friend you ever had in ,b;a ,'.;' a,' ' .e. ia Not content with public ex. rs1 ru Ison ol the affair, you eheerfolly @ ,s s s.,'
 ''''t :, secret n1aehnations that dsra c'',' c''' ., "'eet the glare of day, shall be ro m seil eu m 10 for the purpose of giyine yaat se Eopp p ? lat 1efdlsh malice that has tort,naa r , S.i, Se' heart for nearly four years 'e'cu t VI q following in the footsfeps m of 'a.' nn ' ,.,d asoWed Master, who was meei, s''''S a,,5 ioWly Tn heart, and who forbids 'sbs ,ba ''ho s,,ng a oi evil for evil, you prefer o to ', o', your back upon him, and p,e,n' mon h; io ,nHs' spfs, and his example, and tp ,oa h's nead nd ,e e1a oi political hroils, hnrline vim oaa loa ' .e though llarmlessl bolts as M .l. .'cn, this the conduct that .n,, .i'enu, expaI ,irsc of the n,;n;ssaa 9slos'a ~, mark them ther Is not sncl . rist2-- Col. d 10 destroy tha auet o,'iy cal count obliaat;aaa "iiieh by ing to Heated yourself = r'srs' s.s ,; you solemn While afend evena at ihe saep;e ,oo 70 support, by cir )h, sir, pause and sss'''ee .ase ol your he sa, lot be the consae .'ss'' what ries d