Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-06-08
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i.ne4d me DO write the sad results Of your conFss
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Eacisty. thst the important truths may exhibit
from time to time the spirit gives me utterahce
Nili return to void, not accomplishing tne eng
aeeirns1. / am full in the faith that by Gods
stFsncth shall ego forth bearing precious seed,
ma sRali return bearing my sheaves with me,
shaf not be discouraged, though all earth and nell
onnose me In INV mission of benevolence. But
seeing clearly the effects Of your organization,
clashin9 with Gods designs, in bringing hia dear
children together into one common family. see
ING your restrictions often clashing with Gods
eommands. Seeing the clear and manifest tend
eneies Of your organizations, to lord it over the
conscience. cannot forbear warning you in the
spirit Of meekness and fear, to throw every man,
IN you have me, on his own responsibility, aho
never undertake to laud him, in religious sense
either by restrictons or commands. AS you Vai-
ue the nndying interests of souls, as you esteem
the church. o. do not, beseech OF you, build
walls of partition, as you have done between me
and the church. And if your organizations force
You to this, be they ever SO dear to your heart,
sf thy right hand offend thee, cut it of, and cast
it from not hold on to your organizations,
when they are lettering you hand and foot, chok
ing up the fountain of love in your souls, destroy
ing your religious freedom, and making you miser-
able slaves. Ax
3 You may have other cases Of the same nature.
many ministers are taking simalar stands, without
any concert of action, and when meet such in-]]
diyiduals, by accident there is wonderful har-
mony in our opinions. "We see eye to eye, and
there is a spiritual communion between us which
g unexpressively sweet. But we refuse to organ
ze together for ear zoe shall assure the building
of Gods holy temple, and thus Gods design be
thwarted. We bid each other God speed, and go
in different direction, to bear the tidings of great
Joy to all nations. have been advised to seek
out these individuals, and recommend conven-
tion in order that there may be concert of action
but resist all such entreates for the above reason
But the great work of God has commenced. The
foundations of the spiriturl temple being laid,
and God not man is the prime mover, and the
work begun will surely be carried on to perfec-
ton.
lam very sorry to have occasion to make one
severe criticism on the course which your Presby-
tery have taken. 1t consists IN gross mlsrep-
resentation, which hope is unintentional. do
not like to bring severe charge of wilful misrep-
resentaton. 1t is in the presentation of the rea-
sons for recalling my license, which are to be
published to the world as the foundation of your
resolution to recall my license. You state
change Of views, which change you exhibit by a
short extract from my letter, which is written cor
rectly, and contains all the important change
of views / have experienced The extract is well
selected and have no fault to find with it. But
there is one sentiment Immediately proceeding the
extracts, which gives wrong colorng, and pre-
sents me in a very awkward and singular light.
will quote it s.after stating the treatment he has
received ON account of has change of sentiments, he
says.n This admit puts very smooth coloring
and polish on the severe and unkind treatment
which exhibited in my first letter, but is it fair
presentation4 Was this very unfair treatment
soccasioned BY my change of sentiments What
change! The change exhibited IN the extract.
Il did not so write in the letter, on the contrary
exhibited the change of sentiments occasioned by
lie unfair treatment, and not the change of sent-
ments producing the treatment. The truth of this
can be see by the extract itself These things
regard an special divine providence calling me to
take different position, which position involves
uH fke CHANGE Of sentiments which is the founda-
finn az vour recalling INV license What do ssthe,e
fhiuos.; refer toa Of course, to the singular and
unjust treatment Of those who should have been
INV friends in the hour Of the refusal of an
examination whenI consistently desired it, and
the more full exhibition of nv experience leading
me TO take an independent stand in the latter part
of INV letter, which experience resulted in nv viz
tual exclusion from my organization, and was
fa brought To the aecessifu of either relinouish-
inc the preaching of the gospel or preaching It free
as the extract saws. These thinos were the spe.l
.cial divine proyidences which presented the com
mand or call TO take INV nesv nosition. present
inc the subject in this jirht (which was tbe clear
licht which rave IN INV letter. which couh mot
fail to be understood there is meaning IN the ex
pre8SlOn, "tleSe thlngS'' i regarded, But
what meaning can be drawn from it in the way it
ia written, for look at the inconsistency and ab.
s,,rd;tv vh;ch tha lsnm,.oe o;vos ss.ftsr .so.no
The treatment IN accoaut of has channe Of sent;.
,nsnt. - This clearly imnlie. that I had alreadv
changed INV sentiments, and il would come to this
sThese thines,n meaning in general the treat
ment i had received which was occasioned bv
Dregou, chauoe of se,tir,ents. regarded as sne-
eial call from God To take nostoo involving The
sa,ne chnnoe of senf;,uents which furnished ,p