Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-08-26

been a disciple Of our Lord, than Of hin that
was VIGOROUSLY fanatic and not very remafka-
ble for his humility or piey, at least, no more SO
than is Joe Smith, who has in day and upon
as tenable ground started another line-hmse i
The head OK another succession.
Gideon accused Bishop Cranmer Of being
ry wicked man. | admit that he, after 3 years i'm
prisonmcnt nd being broken down with disease &
bodily infrmities did, ia evil hour, sign recan-
sation Of Prolestan, Epjscopacy. Bat Why does
not Gideon tell The whole story-how that imnc
diately after and on the very day Of his execu~
ton, in St. Mary's church and before his enc
mics and eXecuuouers,p publicly revoked has recan'
tation-thal upon bong led 10 the stake, where
the fire already kindied, he stretched forth
his right arm and thrust II into the fiIme, 'thai
unworthy hand which had offended 10 writing
contrary TO his heart aud held i, there untl Il
was consumed, exclalming repeatedly this TN
worthy hand and who then with heroic fortiude
and con 'empt Of pain took his death, seeming to
movo no more than the stake to whic1 be was
bounJ3 But PERHAPS this garbed statement was
one Of those specimens If his Theological tactics
with which his article copiously nbounds lie
also speaks Of Laud in the same unfair manner
/ Ill5 " Hbis CIirdGtGf E''i uDp45 tiI - NtIEHJ u
the admiration If tho world-ho who suffered q
most heroic martyrdom for the oF pure re-
Igion who laid his head Upon tho b,ocI; aud gave
n signal for the blew these words: Lord
receive my SOUL aud Of whom, says Heylen
never did put Of. mortality with better
courage, nor look upon his bloody and malicious
enemies with more christian charity Bat ith
these 'coPlons records before me- hardly know
where to stop CFanmer renounced EP!scopacy
So did Peter deny his Lord. Cranmcr revoke d
his remuneration and sealed his failh with his
biood--Poter repeated Of bis with tears and
anguish, Gideon quotes from NOTED writer,
that 1t is impossible to look at tho origin and
tho progress Of this church without believing tha
it caused greater cTueI;les to be inflicted; grea-
ter mass Of human suffering 10 be endured than
ever occasional by any religious establishment
in the world | seek not 10 destroy his authority
I. acknowledges the power and antiquity Of the
church. 1t would have been moro remarkably true
If no other religious sect had existed TO this day
and it could have concluded land perhaps ii
dtd) by saying that no o Their church was in OK,
is,ence for fifteen centuries and that none ever
did much good in tho wotld--and that none
other ever had tho same opportunity TO DO good
Or evil. Al infant child might say the same ot
an old man, that ho had been much more wick d
and had done much more harm in the world than
ho--but let hat child grow up and number The
Same years and he might then perhaps shrink
from tho comparison. He says that 'm,llions of
dollars have teen taken from one small societg
by this church-he nlludes without doubt 70 tho
society of Friends. He speaks true when ho calls
tn - :,
it is growing smaller, and. in the language of
noted writer, 'if reason gets in among them, the
spirit Il mean their spirit the divine spark) will
soon be qaenchej, and Ctacy being no moro tho
only criterion Of truth, tho fuudane tai principle
of their existence wall be deslroyo ed Gideon
Will soon learn that am not mach Of a .waq.'
but delight to deal with stubborn facts-ani hat
If am 'noYlc1 ia the church. = g~4. frafn
those prejadicos that cling wlth such ;enacity TO
those that nave grown old ia error and 1avo be,
come impenetrabe to truth by the force of early
educa iicn.
The public will see that il is impossible to an
swer Equity and .Gldeoa' through the columns
of u newspaper, for both require separate an.
swers, and would occupy too mach space in
paper. Equity defined his position By his three
propositions, upon which had taken issue and
prepared m answer which would have been in
las, weeks paper but for Gideon who was first
in time. | VIII, however, attend to their rospoo-
tive cases as we'll rs an able rs time and oppor-
tnnity shall offer Should Gideon give up the
contest and trust me in the hands Of Equiv
there may be I'll opportunity to easr nay argus
rents in favor Il The Affirmative Ct the issues
raised by 'Eqaty.' AHrI-GIDEoy.