The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-05-06
RYVIyAIS AGAIN.

REVEALS AGAIN.
NJ. Tduor You will perceive mon"
the date Of the following commun'eai'ot'
thai il was written soon after the article !"
The Meridian made it, appearance on TIE
.uAiec, OF Regiyals, and was intended as
reply - the same,
line editor. who is doubtless better ac>
ouainted with the duties Of pubic Jour
nali.t. than am, declined publishing H.
from the fact. as hc afterwards stated to tue
author. "thni Il was rather personal his
personality thought necessary that inc
community might distinguish between inc
act of the editor and the propnetors oil 'he
paper. -, u.;,;a.
And now. since the editor of the Meridian
has made second allusion to the cominu'
rieaUqn "in his independent Journal
whose Independence, by the by, is a l'ltle
too much like the spirlt Of John hnll' VINO
without the advice OF consent OF the e"loh-
lists. claimed the " liberty to place IN Their
midst standing army to fayage their coasts
and plnhder their cities it may not be
amiss to le, the pubic Judge whether the an
thor was not corrert IN calling Il an nnpo
yoked attack upon Ncihodism. Ion VIII
therefore Nh L., # it is consistent WIN
your views of propfIeiy, insert The follow,
Ing communication above alluded To, ana
obligc yours, W D. u
MAY lth, 1891.
regret exceedingly, NJ Editor, That
YOU should have felt Yourself chilled upon.
H.. fa,io, wornu. To make the IMPROVE ked
and unealled Tor attack. upon the revival
now in progress in the town OF Marshall
which wo lind in your paper OF the l'ih INST
bad lam hoped we were doing some good
but II appears this hope springs from as
tempered Imagination or perverted ludg
mcut. aS yau would have as believe ~ =
-pltit OF kindness and low.
The question Is, as raised by yourself
mud thought to be a grave one too; " Do
revival meetings accomplish the end pro.
posed" which is the glory OF God, aud
Tho conversion Of souls. You minnesota
ungly affirm, lntorrogatWely, they do not
add augh, to the glory OF tod. aud that
YOU do not think they do or can, because
man nature Then YOU ask WAS our " "a
viour To attend one OF these meetings,
would no, the silence be- solemn audawiu
This last quotation is from a long paragraph
the meaning of which i. doubtful in which
the editor i, little like the politicians
Snake. fof course not Intentionally
IT, Uisr. TO and Ntrr. out
Md leaves tho people all 10 iolhi
Mhsthef 'he >uake thnt made Che tack
Wa going ~aufh or counting bach
Or whether the editor has on the marriage
robe ~ 10 rms it, with his lamp trimed
and burning crying God be mcrciful, or
whether "he had attained to the foil ASST
rance OF faith, and was singing in sweetest
accents, glory to God IN the highest
Here is theological distinction, do not
fully understand
suppose the editor would teach that the
" marragcrobc with the lamp trimmed aud
burning, TO be Christ's righteousness, and
that the full assurance II lalth is, Just bee
lieye YOU have on the one, with the other
in your hand
But, Nr Editor YOU would not have a
man with do marriage 5obe on, and
with bis lamp trimed aud burning, crouch
ing and fearing as before ! tyraut who must
be appcascd, CRYING Good be mercI.ul to
me a sinner Would no, uns be con,
trary to the doctrines proclaimed by Jehovah,
IN the old, and Jesus IN the new festaN
meut
Now M Editor the inference IS clear,
from ,our long but ill.timed editorial, that
the Methodist Church IS whimsical yacli-
lating concern. lun say the feeling eN>
cited at her meetings i eyancscenl -raton~
al convictions a icw--the number of con.
yielious small, aud OF those many 90 back,
and ace worse than the beginning.
lhc Methods, church &, continuation
ot such revival "a you have witnessed in
Marshall, "ouly more so. It spAng up
in tine established church of England, when
they had the form without the power of
Goodness whose silk glazed prelates, with
the same defiance, spiritual pride. and met
aph, steal pedantry characteristic OF your
course, pronounced against her, We to,
loicc however to inform YOU that this rcyi
val has been termed by the learned and
pious Dr.. Chalmers Christianity in earn.
est"
And now after the lapse Of one hundred
aud fourteen years, she numbers throughout
the world, two millions OF communicate. !,
at all times to the cold anrmouiau, as ter
rible as an army with banners" Then, Va.
uly, Nr Editor it appears out OF the few
genuine conversions the many have
not gone back II they hl, aud were
dead as Demades said of Alexander on
hearing the report Of his death the whole
world would smell the carcass"
Then to the proof that your editorial on
reyivals implies that the Methodist T..
Church is congafies Of contradictions,
exciting fears aud hopes that can never be
realized. and her u,ages calculated to mis-
lead aud deceive. You say the feeling cx
cited a, these meetings is evanescent ~
" convictions are few " the number Of con
versions small aud that many 60 back to
the world and then modesily ask, would
not course 4" less injurious be better
aud you profess to speak advscdly. -
Va and you tell us that man may be-
" sca~d aud that when the cause of
"alarm passes of he is more defiant than
ever.
Wonderful to be told surely ono