Southern standard., 1853-09-24

make them discredt the fathers as witnesae. -
or whether you erred ignoranty and for Tho iacts;
Vi the language and meaning of ~ Of
authors Did You not observe that Enscdsi VI these
was particular in making distinction hatP even,
authority OF the fathers IN matters of onnion n the
eredibiity witnesses Of matters of fac ana their
ticulary Episcopos showed that he reCorod ~" par
as witnesses OF facts, and that it was not rem Mem
opinion which was in hand. Taylor and Wetef Of
would be among the last of men who woud ;natey
the veracity of the fathers witnesses of tbo
ence OF facts but no sensible man wonl5 I1lst
them implicitly matters Of opinion For the 'u aeI TO
surety OF being understood, Laic will lustrsts de
famiiiar example. There are six different cb-;yS
denominations in Columbus On the doctr;..'oan Si-.'oan
Faith, Baptism, the Lords Supper Confirmot;nrn Of
&C., they differ among themselves, entertain o'r
dlctory opinions, and perhaps, on several ironua'
matters OF doctrine, no two of them agree LA dt
these contradictions and opposition of opinion ron
ters of doctrine, shall we condemn the ,,o IN mat
these six denominations, their preachers and c" Of
cations when they testify as witnesses of tbo
ence of fact This is just the way in which p-
buteros, either knowingly or ignorant.y compeIs m
lor and Whatley (who speak of the dscordant o-
ions OF the fathers in matters of opnion) to boP
the vfers of the character for veracitv of th
ers as witnesses of facts REFER for further la0-
tion of these Bishops from the misrepresenta,;oo-
Presbuteros, to pages Is, 16 and II of the gano-V
dedication in Bishop Taylor on Epscopacv. edtiaHaa d
1874. Let line from page II suffice for IacsS ~.
row space The Bishop, in speaking on this snhoa.
says OF the fathers, sometimes they are excellot9
bitratorf, but not always good judges. In matte, -
tGct, they are eceent witnesses in matters of rcb
question, they rare doctors, and 5ecanse tt.r
bring good arguments, to be valued accordinrI
Now iudcious reader, Laic leaves Presbuteros to
judgment and mercy; you can leave him in the ~
in statn quo oryou may turn the screw this or thai
way. Laic does not say that he now abandons Pres.
buteros but leaves him only to the above noint .
the judgment of the reader. There are other no.
dillos, for which he must be held to short acconn
The assertion of Presbuteros twice made that ba I
his friend Episcopos are the party assailed will n
be noticed 1t is small affair one for which H.;
does not care to the amount of sxpence being wal
persuaded that had these ffellow-laborers' pey.- 90
ken word their internal ability (though tormsr
throwing upon the community such pam~h
such productions would Justify an assault
the truth Need Laic saw VS. na
published in 1852 And .,as ii not circulate m 81.
community before anything was said about il in The
Standard. Presbuteros admits that it had been c;
culated in this community (see STANDARD Of Aust 81
but he says, 'this pamphlet was never circulated =
any extent in this community. and not single conner
er hd7}ded or sent 10 an EDiscOpQiaR bu u.s. Or ami %
person that lre hRO1c Of. but ony used as intended a.
such OF our members we wished to tortifv agspst
their Ito wit, Episcopal Ministers) ceaseess onsa,
A-iN~ ''Ni'I-CH utu lot NCsi2H That Il copy OF the
pamphlet should fall into the hands of an E6seonaE
an but its Office to nfuse poison into the minds
OF such of their members as they wished to fortifv
against the Church. But the poison was too pross.
too nauseating at first sight The circulation Of be
pamphlet was condemned and discountenanced by the
sensible Methodsts of the community; but Presbu
teros embraces Epscopos pamphlet, and calls him.
teowlaborer; espouses his cause, and endeavors 10
brave out the irowns of the sensible members of his
own society and the consderate of all parties bv ma
king the cause and the pamphlet of Episcopos his
own, and adding thereto, out Of the penitude of his
own internal storc-house of the same commodities
the following in relation to Episcopal ministers to wit
'They never 90 out into the highways and hedges
like their Lord and Master, to seek the lost sheen
but sneak Ike prowling wolves or hungry ours around
the tolds OF other shepherds to corrupt entce and
bear away the silly ones that listen to their shallow
and seductive overtures. And what is more remarka-
be they always lay their strategy to catch those of
other tocks whose fleece is long and Silly and leave
the ank and poorly clad 70 fare as best they nav
Evangelical preachers OF the New Testament. with
cut note OF comment. LAIC.