Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-05-29
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can be DESTROYED BY no other means, 10 Tx on II
the odium of bad name True TO the spirit OF
his master, Vlndex seems DESTROYS to accomplish
by an opprobrious superscription what be would
probably find more difficat by argument From
his Introductory article, 1t appears mat L. VINO
was recently figuring on the theological arena, Is
lady, and that, though she has power TO SPOUT a
whole battalion Of priests" yet now she III much
E,rboarauce retires from the field without iiilc;-
ing wounds upon any. How propi'ous the event!
And vet it seems pity such powers should be
lost to Tho world Should Il, after all, prove 10
DO some ma gna . imous gentleman, retiring under
the protection which gallant public throws a.
round The genter sex, would advise that he re-
tain their well-befi,ling attire. Vndex seems to
have held his peace and looked on I'LL. like Eiihn,
he was like new vine which had no vent, he was
ready TO burst like new bottles Dob, 33: Is 19)
lie wishes to be regarded vindicator: but OF
what an not certain Perhaps, for unexplained
reasons, he feels himself bound to stand up for
the retiring female. II 80, he may lay of has
armor; never knowingly assaied woman -
But perhaps, he would vIndica'e the senseless
DOGMA which she espouses II so. he had better
have lief, this task to be performed by her own ex
,raordnnIy powers But further, perhaps, he
would yindicate those chaste and rare sentiments
of the ministerial character, with which he has
treated the public True, decent infldel-
~ rather bushes to utter them; but still they
appear not SO bad in the mouth OF our modern
theoogian IT this be his benevolent object, he
will. no doubt, be exalted in the public mind to
his own noble rank.
Letus look at his bold onset. In it am first
CHARGED with COURAGE against reason and a da-
r,no pervers,on of scripture" Possibly my 'out-
race apainst rca son" alarmed L from the field. AS
10 nv .iaring perversion of scripture" i, will be
soon enough to como to the confessional when the
crime is made manifest. am next charged with
flsehood in affirming that Z had ascribcd an er-
ror both TO the printer aud TO myself. Let the
reader turn to the Palladium OF the i''h Apr',
md see who is guilty of the falsehood. In rs
apology for chang ing the tern; taD TO fdws, she
SAYS, the added in printing. Here she las
tens the upon the printer A iittle fufther
down, in replying to my charge OF mutila,on
upon the two passages referred to, she says, "here
too @ is in error" Does this rot imply that had
been IN error before f-and yen sf'o .-s e''''s cd
that Same error upon the printer But why 90
reply TO the trifling charge OF faisehoodf Inc
lie passes in certain ranks without designing III
suit "a stone is heavy, and the sound "cigh'y;
bu, n fools wrath is heavier than them both.
In former article, L, for her own purposes,
substituted IN a quotation, the term dispensdfion
for copenant and then, afterward, for another Puf
nose, called this substitution condensatioh'-
y,udex now comes in and says tho two terms are
convertible This family difficulty can probably
be settled among themselves; but yet u Is GER
tain if the terms are convertible, the substitution
Of one for the other is not condensation. "he
Their they are commonly convertible OF not, leave
the reader TO determine from the language OF
Paul, in reference to the Gentlles: ''Ihey are
saws he "wi,hout understanding covenant brea-
kers :''-tha. is il The terms are convertible, 0lS
peasation breakers.
When vindex gives US much evidence 10 tho
world, as did The apostle Paul, that he rs inspired
Twill admit he can condense language dictated
by the Spirit of Wisdom; but until then, must re-
gard every attempt to do as impous. But he
asks. III the language of the Bible is so sacred,
so pure so perfect, why does Q select part OF IT,
and calling i, his text, proceed TO harangue the
people for a whole hour on what il means?'-
Ills evident, from the very question, that |index
does not regard The Bible either sacred OF pure
that he supposes it may be twisted and turned
with lmpuuity, TO suit the views of every motley
crew tina. may appeal to its authority. This
take to be quite in keeping with his sentiments.
But TO the question, reply, Chais,ian ministers
have no, generally supposed exposition of the
scriptures 10 be inconsistent, with reverenial
regard for them This question, however. leads
me TO ask another: Does the Bible reveal enough
for human Instruction. and if so, why do Vindex
and his brotherhood. prompted, as they say, by
the Spiri, of Wisdom, often present for the sug-
pestions of the Most High some ridiculous old
wives fable?
Vindex saws, z did not say that the command
meni was the Jewish priesthood. /, is true she
did no. say i, but her language made Paul say It,
Let Vindex, then, turn and read his own language
at is bad cause which requires such chicanery