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ne was once. II not twice. the Moderator, Tor a
Jsu hrHa, Of the General Assembly bsfs,s a d.
VISION took place between the two Schoolx .
Children should be cautions how they use edge
tool, Truth has eui himself. But sSain.-
fruth has repeatedly acknowledged that Dr..
bsiaH was bis spiritual fIther Thar he was the
instrument IA Gods hands OF his eonrersios-
Ought NOT this TO have induced Truth TO do that
gentleman, also, "Justiee. whatever his faults ~
An individual who could speak Of his spiritual
father" as Truth has spoken Of DR.. b.. and as
soeisic ham with "Tarran. Garrison e. Co. -
would be very apt TO Prove recreani TO the South
az he should return TO his native State North of
Mason and Dixons line. think he would "Joi-
!ce IN he footsteps" lie "belisr., that Dr Fish
er"-ihe venerable DIR. Fisher--,',s also equally
decided" How easy for man to "b,iisre,' what
nc would have others suspect, lie. thar pass -
And as 10 the "tro,fki.s whom he associate, y in
DIS. Beman and Fisher, they are not issainy mn
is'ers or even members. ! doubt whether Gar
f'son was ever IN any Presbyterian General As
semoiy' But Truth never made "'agyssiie
.faisi-" No. MOI
Now for the Law OF 1875" Does Truth
deny tina, It was ths work OF DIR. Baxter and
c'hcrs-Otd School men No! Does he deny
that New School men IN Virginia and South
Carolina have eSsayed an vain to have IL repeal
ed lie eanaei. AMI mark az! Well what doe.
he say This act was the act of The General
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Truth about Dr.. Barter II Co. lie proceeds T.
is there any evidence that any Of the New
School voted agains; " Is not the fact the other
way !" l answer, Motor .Ss9 School inhu-
encc at that day was but as the "Irop 10 the
bucket" and have proved that Oh School men
hrst put this ball ia notioa among Preshy terianS
But Truth goes ahead, and asks again, W 50,
II any Of the New School voted for that act, u
II not az much the work OF the New School as of
the Old" Does Truth intend these questions
iof children, ar for men of mature years; And
vet, upon his foundation he rears his castle and
from IT'S imposing walls exultingly excIairn.
" The act IF 1918 IS the act eC the Mr. Schosl,,
Most puiSSani logician Most happy Old school
man. But stop, My Home, and learn a les
SON from PADDY
Said Paddy, ~iih hon,
~ had horse. how'd We swcp;"
Bui, Truth IS not Yet done with the marvellous,
81 repeat, he continues, the act Of Isis abdes
upon the Statute Book of the New School party
n this mcmcnL"-And this ne says. although
all The world know that the Old SchouI natty
claim TO he the "oaiy true and orthodox PreSby,r-
ran Church in the L. :. ~ and that with thi,
pompous aud pharSaical title they are now. at
TINS mcment. holding. with a m,ser's grasp. aI
the Books" and all the funds! And, a, If he
had otmade himself ridiculous enough alfeaiy
he perily asks. (vilh his flr-leader. Mr. Plumer.
q" VIII The .Nttc SehoOi Assembly repeal the act
Dare they do IL; These GLORIOUS ReformerS''
might, with better grace. ask The New Schocl
Assembly 10 GO and correct the laws OF any Other
body Of christians. They, the NifdHlsd Rfforn-
er' among the %. s., have become the very an.
upodcs of thrir New School Brethren, in hbrral-
NV, christian courtesy. kindness, charity; and
whilst lock aud key can he found strong
enough, they will never surrender To the New
School-ihc Statute Book" or any thing else -
Mark II. So much then for the law OF ISIS and
the questions pfopoundcd upon II
Poor breckenridge. The Rev. n. J. Rreckeu-
ridge ] pity him lie has fallen inio-bri
hands HIS friend, Truth, says "hc i, an abol-
uoniSt'f Now, the attentive reader will remem-
Der that merely gave II rs nv opinion that III
the act OF Isis were ever repealed by his party
he would be NJ the head of the abolitiuniS,s -
w here else would he be At the tail man
( OF hrs ambition and talents at the neither rnd;-
No, surely. IL he BE- an abolitionlsi, land Truth
aiiirmS he Is, and indirectly admits all that said
/ oil the fate of his Literary Magazine at Pc
iefSburg. Va.) and II his parry split upon '.thc
law at Isis" he will certainly make a push for
the "uppermost seat" or disappoin, Tor once
MANY who thought they knew him. think
Irdih should have treated him ~ he treated the
ohlilieothe Presbytery,-'ciiA profound silence
Bui, u seems, he corhd not do 50 the warnings
OF his bowels constrained him, and in his despe-
rate efforts for his friend, he threw him IN the
mud! Not dcSpaifIng. however, he attempts To
whIie-wash him little by calling him "a Ken-
iueky aboltionist" Tell It not IN Charles,own,
Publish u not IN Virginia. :" A Kentucky abo-
liuonisil What! Does not every body know that
these Kentucky boys" rarely ever stop al "a
hall way house :" That they generally go the
whole hog r" Has Mr. Breckenridge ever paus.
ed for a moment IN his glorious reforna,ion'' Of
the Presbyterian Church; Did he ever stop nm
nj he and a few others had occasioned a ''Schisn
IN the body'' But. hmpng along, hIs friend
Truth paihetically begs that We take his own
IcxPoSliion OF his views, whatever his faults So
Catch spy IN the camp. and - take nj,
orn exposition Of has views, And all this from
an orthodox, Old School" minister Would TO
God! That Christians more generally used the
privileges they ENJOY IN this land OF liberty, and
would investigate every thing for themselves
calling no earh master.
The design and effect Of the extending acts -
says Truth. simply was. 70 declare these Synods
Geneva, GeneSSee, Utica, and Western Re-
seTvc,) no longer tonsiufioHaiy entitled 10 repre-
seniatIon in the General Assembly, without al
iiecting, ia the remoIeSi degree. the ministerial
standing or christian character Of any one min
is'er or member" Really, this docs seem 10
me" to be n Joke and Joke, too, az the eX-
| pcnse OF his sreindsd miHis.siiaI brethren Rut
lei US look al certain ficts m V0n with tbs
remark. Is u not notorious that these Synods
were charged by the O'd School Reformers in
their Act and Testimony. with almost every spe-
cics Of mERUsY before the passage Of the exeind-
ins aeis' And, Immediately after their plssagc.
does not Truth kn0to that his party sent forth ~
All The land PAsTorsL LLTTrRs ~ which they Al
tempt TO PaiIate the enormity Of their measures
and 70 cause simpie-hearied christians 10 acqni-
csce an Them By stating that the bodies cut on
taught RADICAL ERRORS - that they preached
sSorHfR gospel, +" and that IN fine, anarchy and
darkness reigned over the region 90 which they
belonged say, does Lot Truth know this -
lie does and IS ihIs not touching 20 the hsartss
core "ihe ministerial standing and christian cha
rscier or etfTy minister and member" thus
ihrown OUT o, no, says Truih; u does net ''af-
ieet IN the rcnotesi degree, the character 81 any
ole member" ~ tsmpOra' ~ moJts! BY the
way wonder Il the ecclesiastical cimetst were
applied 10 Truth in this summary and unccre-
munious manncr, aud r. Immediately afterv ards.
Z Letters" were sent forth charging him with
teaching 'radieai errors, preaching another go'-
psi" AID encouraging The widest disorder. he
would cOoliy write that, his ministerial stand
iug was not affected la the rcmoiest degree" by