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increased hundred fold. Never did we see
the weakness of Deism as now: the time
has come that men having departed from
the faith will give heed to seducing spir-
its and doctrines of demons. speaking lies
in hypocrisy, and having their conscien-
ces scared with hot iron; and are given
up to believe lie that they may be con.
demned to death, because they have re-
jected the truth. We desire. however,
to save as many from such doom s pos
sible; therefore we are glad that God en-
ab.ed us to withstand publicly this flood
of deism and atheism thu is now flowing
slse a deluge over the earth to prepare
men for the terrible harvest which is just
at hand.
With whatever ability Br. Turner and
ourself were enabled to manage our de-
fence of the Bible. to the God of that
blessed book be all the glory and praise.
Ii is indeed comfort to know that the
effort to defend the truth Of God and his
Bible was not in vain. We are satisfied
that whatever may be the boasts OF those
who were against the Bible, they were
sadly disappointed il theireffor at Hart
ford. Not one of their Resolutions
were passed. nor did they dare TO hazard
vote on them. We would have been
glad to have had one. There is no doubt
they would have been voted down by an
overwhe lining majority.
Z. S.-Since the foregoing was writ
ten, an article appeared in the New York
Tribune, of June Ii, from Joseph Bar
ker, Oh reading which we addressed the
following not TO Horace Greedy, editor of
that paper;-
DISCUSSION on TIE BiBLE-THE OTHER SIDE.
To the Editor of the ". Y. Tribune;
New YORK, June IA, 1898.
SIR: | see in your paper of to-day.
Joseph Barker. Chairman Of the late Hart
ford Convention, says, that Convention
ereeeded the expectations of its authors.
except in one particular, namely, the
weakness of the opposition they met
with. They certainly expected to hear
from believers in the divine authority Of
the Bible an abler defence of their views" :"
Santa Anna was sure he had whipped
General Taylor, only the old man did not
know it!' Just about as appropriate is
this boasting of Joseph Barker. If they
ever dare to publish that discussion in
full, the pubic can judge. In the mean
time. will you do the justice to publish
the following remarks from the Hartford
Courant. the morning after the conven-
ton closed:
1--WE must do justice to Messrs Sto.rs.
of New York. and Turner, of this place.
who manful!y battled for the truth and
authority of the Bible. Their arguments
were unanswered and unanswerable.
If it is not asking too much, will you
also give the following extract from the
Hartford Daily Times of Thursday last
Speaking of one of the defenders of the
Bible in that Convention. the editor says:
'Upon :his somewhat novel arena. it is
but justice to say that he acquitted him
self with an ability which could scarcely
have been equalled--certainly not sur
pnssed-by any clerical man in the State
The ordinary clergy of the city no doubt
felt it TO be both laborious and unpea-
SAINT duty to defend the Bible i'll a crowd
ed and mixed blage. = & *
Mr.. S. chose to face the repulsive task
which his brethren shrank from. and it is
due to him to say, that he performed it in
a manner which would have raised the
highest reputation among them higher"
ask the insertion as an act of justice,
after Mr.. Barker's self commentator of
himself and associates; whom many be-
lieve were entirely routed in argument,
at the aforesaid Convention.
ONE WHO WAS THERE"
To the foregoing note we appended the
following
"PriUats-If you wish a responsible
name, | subscribe myself
GEORGE SToRRs, Editor Bible Examiner,
lao Fulton ST."
Te our note the editor of the Tribune
appended the following
"lf the writer of the above had had
the manliness to sign his "self-oommen-
dation of himself" with his own name as
Mr.. Barker did. he would have been as
deserving of respect. AS it is. we are
sorry 10 say that under the circumstance,
his anonymous signature is rather mean
and sneaking."
Our only object in the note to the Tri
bune was to show, that while Mr.. Barker,
a party in the discussion, had come to
conclusion favorable to himself and as
sociates, and against the defenders of the
Bible, the public in Hartford took anoth-
er view of the subject. Had "Self-com-
mendation" been our object we would not
have given an extract from the Hartford
Times, suppresslng the most commenda-
tory part o: the article and our name in
full, more than once found in it.
Has our note to the Tribune unmasked