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SECOND COMING OF CHRIST.

SECOND COMING OF CHRIST.
Ausper to brother Angisr's letter, pub
% LisksI January II, 1888.
81 Dear brother your FIRST remarks
about broad asseTtionS," are we'll enough,
but you should be very careful when you
rrprove others with little severity, that
you are not guilty yourself Permit me
then 10 show you some lew broad as
s.rtions" Of yours. You hive brought
two, as you suppose, against me, and then
mike a brOII one, by saying, "such as
serious aboundthroughout your lectures"
You bring no proof And It you hac
read my lectures as you ough, 70 have
reviewed them with Judgment and cln-
dor, you would have found that tried at
least TO support those broad GsserIiOHs,"
which you say made, by evidence. -
Here follows one OF your broad GSser-
fioas." The ReveIator speaks ia the
present tense, or Of things then passing be-
fore him, AMI there are phOte chapters
! ,etsrs NOT one cord IS said about things
10 come" Now. sir. | will prove it a
4 broad one. Is chapter, read lst, 81, 7th.
and 10Th verses; 2 1 and 81 chapters, you
have proved some in yourself; iv, / !; v,
10; vi, II; vii, Is to IL; viii, 10; *, 6
and IL; K, 8, and II xi, 2. 81 and Ia /;
Iii, 6 and IA; xiii, to 8 aud IA; xiv,
10; XIV, q; xvi, Ia. Is; xvii, 3, 10, IL,
"a; xviii, 4 to IL; xix, to Is; Xxx, 8 10
8; Xxi. 4 10 8, "a to 81; xxi, 4 to and
IL 20.
Again, at the close Of your letter, you
say. il there is any such thing as " hurt
ing" the Bible, such expositlOns are do
ing il. and doing more 10 make uHlcersGt-
;sfs. than TO sIre souls, or honor God. -
Ma /. narticle OF proof This assertion is
made with design too. And pity the
man. who PROCESSES 70 be servant Of
Christ. who can indite, or endorse such
an assertion, without a shadow OF proof.
.;tht through malice, envy, or ambition.
! Alter showing your spleen, you take
m YOUR objection third, . to prove two
things BY The same event" But not Tx
iny your own phrazeology, you change
vour mode OF warfare, AMI start for an
oher Tree, 4" or as I might with more
proprie,y have said, proved one thing BY
= number of contradictions" You hdc
better start again sir. The "otd Ttfe
NAV reach you there. Every man vii
teI you. that 10 prove some things, VI
have to bring forward contradictions; 10
instance, suppose Iwant TO prove you
liar, (only 'supposition.) | must mrs
prove what you had said. Then l mus
prove that the truth is contrary 10 you
statement. And so make out my case
Or. we will suppose, l want TO prove tina
you are ungraieGui, and unfailhful, 10 IN
people Of Waterbury. What must | d
TO support my case2 You, and ever
man would answer, must prove wh'
the town of Waterbury had done for yo'
How they had fed, clothed, nursed, pr
ridel fuel, house rent, carriage hous
pasturing, hay, oats, &c. And tn
very Sabbath they attended m etings
ne time, ears open to hear, hearts reaC
u rpccive, and anxious for the truth
And then to prove my case, l must she
Nat you, instead Of receiving these thin
Hin liy at their hands, are tull Of your CO.
tlainis, exhorbtant in your demands.
Ike The horse-lerch daughters cryin
Give, give" Your food, you said W
eoarse, your clothing not rich enoug
oor nursing miserable, your fuel unht
botn, house poor, carriage house IN
rrong place. pasturing Tot fit Tor goa
nv got in bad order. and oats too fg
Thai you went TO meeting h1H an he
20 late. Your prayers cold, your s.
nome formal. and truth scarce. In {
3ord you would not stay with them,
|ss they did more for you. IL shou
Irove oil this, all must say the case y
0pporled.
And now, nv dear brother. let us APP
.ur rules. First, suppose, you want
brovr me a liar. How have you.done
BY showing what YOU have said, in
Oa every page Of your book, say )
|ery we'll, / agree. you have she
Flat said, and well garbled too;
Dave you proved in single instance.
what have said about Gods bless
Inc church ia this age, is not true2 /
you know You have not. Meth can
prove L. Again. have you proved.
what said about the GOODNESS. lukewa
pess. ingratitude. snbelief. or wan
poral courage, unfaithfi mss. wor
'niednrss, popular notions. Sc. Of
nseh atthe present DIV. &c YOU pie,
not ttuel No. Where lfhea al
'oved hart OF I,dii not inca
rove you liar. saw Won Whv
yso !" AZ one lime proaorness II B
30 hss ~ esotkss fine pro.o.,.e