The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-06-08

me- and this unjust prejudice will be fed by the act
of your presbyterv. II shall be regarded as an
alien from the Commonwealth of Israel, and
stranger from the covenant of promise, without
hope and without God in the world" For such
reasons, shall be deemed too unholy, too polut-
ed to enter your sacred desks, and proclaim what
consider pure gospel independent of sectarian
creeds. shall be denied the privilege of enter
ing your pulpits. in order that may give the gos
pei to the world free of charge. shall thus be
hindered from the exercise of my benevolence,
! through your channels of usefulness. shall be
regarded ssas the filth of the earth, and the off
securing of all things dangerous, hertical, in
fidel man, and all of these false opinions will be
fostered by the responsible refusal you have given
| Thus will you block up the avenues to many
hearts to which might gain free and lovely ad-
mittance, and preach to them the glad tidngs,
which hope will 'ere long to the knowl-
edge of your spiritual perceptions, if it were not
for your formal refusal. O, look at the response
| bity which your course involves. Can you bear
up under it. God forbid that I should be severe
with you, for your organization has forced you in
1 to this unpleasant dilemma. And can offer up
the Savour's prayer while hanging on the cross,
.Father forgive them, for they know not what
they do.''
Do not then interpret the results have given,
as the offspring off sorrowful disturbed mine, mot
finding rest in the apparent doubtfulness of its
dtion. Gods still my strong support, and he will
be faithful to supply ali my wants. I am willing
to submit to great deprivatons, when realize
that my glorious pattern, Christ, had not where
to lay his head 1t is sincere interest in your
welfare, and that of your Presbytery, which has
induced me write the sad results your course.
/ Neither am fearful l shall not gain access to
society, that the important truths l may exhibit
from time to time, the spirit gives utteranee,
| will return to me void not accomplishing the end
designed. l am full in the faith that by Gods
strength shall ego forth bearing precious seed,
| and shall return bearing my sheaves with me,''
shall not be discouraged though all earth and hell
oppose me in my mission of benevolence. But
seeing clearly the effects of your organization,
clashing with Gods designs, in bringing his dear
children together into one common family. See
ing your restrictions often clashing with Gods
commands. Seeing the clear and manifest tend
encies of your organizations, to lord it over the
conscience. cannot forbear warning you in the
spirit of meekness and fear, to throw every man,
as you have me, on his own responsibility, and
never undertake to laud him, in religious sense,
either by restrictions commands. As you val
ue the undying interests of souls, 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,
ssif thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast
it from thee, do 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-
a able slaves.
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
: dividuals, by accident there is wonderful har-
/ mony in our opinions. ssWe see eye to eye, and
there is spiritual communion between us which
is unexpressvely sweet. But we refuse to organ
ze together, for fear shall assure the building
1 of Gods holy temple, and thus God design be
i Al tod Mol 1cL o+bo God
in different direction, to bear the tdings of great
= Joy to all nations. / have been advised to seek
out these individuals, and recommend a 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 spiritnrl temple are being aid
and God not man is the prime mover, and the
: work begun will surely be carried on to perfec-
4 ton.
Il am very sorry to have occasion to make one
severe criticism on the course which your Presby-
terry have taken. 1t consists in gross nisrep-
resentation, which hope is unintentional. do
not like to bring severe charge of willu misrep-
resentation. 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 a
change of views, which change you exhibit by a
short extract from my letter. which is written COR
recty and contains all the important change
of views have experienced The extract is we'll
selected and have no fault to find with it. But
, there is one sentiment Immediately proceeding the
extracts, which gives a wrong coloring, and pre-
sents me in a very awkward and singular light
: will quote it ssater stating the treatment he has
received account of has change of sentiments, he
says This admit puts very smooth coloring
, | and polish on the severe and unkind treatment
which exhibited in my first letter, but is it a fail
presentation! Was this very unfair treatment
occasioned by my change of sentiments! What
L.. l. al -&I~1
| did not write in the letter, on the contrary
exhibited the change of sentiments occasioned bz
the unfair treatment, and not the change of sent
ments producing the treatment. The truth of thi.
can be see by the extract itself. These things
regard special divine providence calling me tc
take different position. which position involves
4 all the change of sentiments which is the founda.
ton of your recalling my LICENSE. What do ssthest
things refer to! of course, to the singular ant
unjust treatment of those who should have been
my friends in the hour of trial,-the refusal of an
examination, when consistently desired it, ant
the more full exhibition of my experience leading
to take an Independent stand, in the latter part
of my letter, which experience resulted in my vir-
tual exclusion from my organization, and I was
thus brought to the necessity of either relinquish
ing the preaching ofthe gospel preaching it free
: as the extract says. These things were the spe.
cial divine provdences, which presented the com.
t mand or call to take my new position Present
ing the suuJecl III ths lignt, lWhlch was the Clear
light which gave in my letter, which could not
fail to be understood) there is meaning in the ex-
preston, ''these things l regarded, &c. But
what meaning can be drawn from it in the way il
is written, for look at the inconsistency and alb
surdty which the language gives, ssaiter statng
the treatment account of his change of senti-
7 ments' This clearly implies that had already
changed my sentiments, and it would come to this
'sThese things" meaning in general the treat
ment / had received, which was occasioned by q
previous change Of sentiments, regarded as spe-
cial call from God to take position involving the
same change Of sentiments which furnished an ex-
!, cuse for recalling my license for mark, only one
change is exhibited, which is contained in the ex-
: tract. Your Presbytery insinuates that the reu.
: son why was unjustly treated was nothing more
than the foundation of their treatment in reca Hing
i my license But instead of this being true, my
. former treatment was the cause which forced me
G in preaching the gospel, to take an independent