Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-04-23


- Hs~pt<s Ssisev College.
hsssss. Eprroas. Moe important engagements and
ohss material to be stated have prevented an
sssiIs noes OF ,hsss writer's Indeed had no, pro
pr % ks my pea 10 order reply to "a Citizen OF r.
ward should perhaps. have permitted the matter TO
Neither writer has advanced any new argument,
sny view, illustration Of what was previously Of
- fsrpi do not repeat Statements which will not be
hslisved which they either will
no ssdsnsnd-yet there are few points which will
the false impressions these gentlemen
4 60 sadesvvuring Ia make.
L. "a LISTENER" in his hypercrcal zeal, charges me
wisA asqaoting words, when any man. OF ordinary
charity, would have seen that surs" WIS clearly mis-
PRINT Zoe "Lues" and "EsANvESss" for "AAANUESss"-
That such ignorant hereto by the
rays Of Pusxyps. might have would be wond
ss end no might have had much charity, the lat
In the former, there word such that
printed, the mistake clearly tvpographca-l merely
notee this to shew what kind Of opponent have. will
certainly endcsvour o avoid quoting" gentleman who
20 toechy.
g. Dr.. p ia no coadu,or Of mine am not aware tina,
he known OF this discussion. lie is abundanty able
6Rht his battles.
i have INDUCED in uiopian other dreams Of the
accession Of Pspists civil Ecclesiastical power
have better authority than "A listener for believing
thn the Doctrine Of Purgatoy, has suffered modhca
in its els atlantic location Nor it necessary for the
drsans 10 be realised otdcr that may witness that
of the doctrine, which alluded. Priests per-
suade their dying voaries bequo lands and
pay for praying their souls OF Purca,oy, well in
publican Va, in Monarchchal Spain. The bearing
VI this the topic OF discussion is obvious. Let gene
raj Law for Incorporating oil Religious and Literary
Institutions be passed. aud the establishing
among US. many mumeres and monasterics the
Pests by such aided by foreign contributions,
and thus to land with idle monks. aud till
the minds Of tic ignorant with superstition. The gentle
man very sensitive when Popery touchedpcThaps h"
has reason. Fellow feeling makes US wondrcus kind.
One OF the Memorialis;s' sets out with crEo'.
charged with thrusng myself forward &c. i'll the
Structures" lie denies that the Memorialiss thought o
eitnor the Synod myself To the latter part Q: his
seron, Of assent. But who is alluded To in the
: Memorial, when II says "who, having Obtained all
shey need and DESIRE arc unwilling &e these exclusive
boldes Of this very power 7" Who, but those distinctly
mentioned in another paragraph cnjoy ny all ask
your hands ~ For the Meme then distinctly Goies
with the charter Of the Presyferiaa General
Assembv-and winds up by adding. land
those who cry loudly against moderate
request the persons mot Dr. p for exam
ple) who enjoy this power" Let any acquant
ed with the facts read this Memorial. and the
queston-did the Memorasts have the e synod IN mind
or mott Certainly they had the Trustees OF the AS
semby the Assemby-tor neither had opposed them.
The Synod alone had made opposition. Surely, Nh Me-
norialist, read Memorial, sOriaiy-whe
ther for its "dulDess" this deponen being OF sun
matched modesty saith Do peruse that wraIhy paper
with q little patience
2. This reminds Of the reiterated statement, that
your Memorial had reference this voluntary conrbu
tfon and annual collection feature and nothing else The
Memorial has word about either. Read it slon!y-
yes, sLowLy-you will find that the funds said be
paid and exhausted &c. but devises often in
lands and ienemen and how could or Others know that
your policy in receiving SUCH would reman IL IS ncto
rious that tD Ryland my auhorl for chang
ing the plan OF the Virginia Baptist Seminary TO Richmond
College, the fact, that, Seminary for theological
education, il could be incorporated: And however you
disclsm responsibility FOR anything but the Memorial, the
resolution which based part OF the basis Tor tia;
Appeal (oh, how pathetic the title which started this
whole Yes.
"Opilcs keen, it takes, ween
To see what is not 10 be seem"
You could make distinction between bequests de-
viscs and "annual collections and voluntary
The very charter, where this last phrase does not
make the distinction. ncades the power receive and
hold the former qnong the conferred the rus-
conneSion with permanent funds. while the latter
recognised something separate. And such, legal
distinction is which usually made. For
uibuions by the living, you, no more than we, need
charter
,. After all, ''reiterate" that by Pennsylvania
Charter We have than yOI can get IN the same
wsy,-ie. Synod we have nothing, unless choose
90 identity benevolent schemes with those OF the AS
semby. As association you may or may not identity
yourselves with the General Association, supp0sing
apply for and get just such charter Again, Assem-
bly, obtained by special application: So may your Gener
nj Association. Or You dislike the identifying yourselves
and choose separate organization and come To the cg'
iaure OF Virginia with special application, you
complain OF we have opposed it. This you call
dctauon BY no means You accuse a. OF opposing you
IN your attempt get what have. We dcny-ior !.
You have attempted &c; n special charter winch
have q We have charter from Virginia: g. What
have, we have obtained where you may get she {
And not liking that plan. then say opposition not
10 your making special 0piieatoa Do say again,
have what you and do wish you have it Ii
you will hold TO il, you disposed To do, that the
Synod and Trustees Of the Assembly he ideuI-
fed, then tell again. that granting your position
have Obtained by special opplicafioH way, what
want by general law another way. And do yon see,
that thus identifying you have had the Synod
mind, when writing about those who hai such swecp.
ing power" and were opposing you N getting few
crumbsl
T. As 10 garbRs-as you insist it, be it so. But, Sir,
when you again quote in part will be poor
to plead the "duness" Of the writer. In common
honesty. you will criicisc you are bound to read-dull
not pretty for quoting Just enough 10 serve
your purpose quoted wnat necessary TO my view
o the charter. To prove had designs Of lsquoting
or garbing. rewrote that part and introduced the expa
nation. The Intervention Of few from
something connected with the Ms. q forget WHAT This
very explanation you chose omit and plead KY duncss
IN excuse. Are you ashamed IL fear not doubt
So1r capacity for blush
D Here is fifth stake Since you say so, the Memorial
WAS presented did read, and that slowly the proceed
lngs o the Legislature, in the Wing, Compiler, Daily
Enquirer and owing my "duness perhaps, did not
ths notice reading thus carefully for another pu
pee. You choose, this topic be quite AMUSING
VIII give you amusing specimen OF PhilolOgy-Gst
ready now, for great laugh You said There IS no such
thing as Baptist Church the enlarged teccea
OF that term" Nov in my dulness, supposed ecclesia
psrentheheay introduced eXegetcal OF enlarged
of that term" e Church II So why il IL introduced7
10 shew you had learned Greokl Your readers might
surely have inferred that at least, ell except poor dull
SELL from your elegant style, &c yenturcd u suggest
that such not the peculiar Of ccclesa Tor by
your sentence you seemed TO assert, that In other
words your sentence, If any thing, thet
ecclesa expresses "Church only in enlarged sense
Had you written such thing the Baptist Church in
he enlarged sense OF tile term cccesa would have been
what suppose you meant. But you are rapid writer
and being gentlemen ofremakaby quiet parts and bright
nes', expect your readers infer by easing their good
sense 80 bright you tina, you suppose any colnca-
ton OF words by yoI, will necessarily present your sense
10 assure you that actually feod Greek and 'g-c
fhe sense will the word has several meanings both
Church in q restricted and In on enlarged sense But
would not use ecclesa as synonym for the "oniargod
sense OF Church." in distinction from other o. you do
by your col!ocatioD. Ibesoeeh You most learned Cory
phscus OF Greek Scholar, what in is dark, iumino
III you can far condoscend from your "Empyeaa blue
DO write Lexicon, "Eccosia." "he enlarged sense Of
Church" Thus ended the fifth lesson on Pathology
which L. despite my unmatched modesiy"-losng my IT,
mldv under the lash u my pofcopor roce tor
his special pleasure. Ii IS nights noon yet no shade
81 Porson disiurbs my quiet DO make a trial Of wit
ON my late hours. Whit with corn planting teaching
school, nursing children, preparing sermons and seeing
company, my hours Of leisure Tor rccng Greek must
trench on those for sleep.
DO give me, " you please the Of that prec ious IN
finished quotation from Dr. Sans lie IL no fivofite Of
mine and though, with toerabls Library OF EngAsh ca--
sics. hav'nt copy Of his works. No~ d., 10 must be