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INTERESTING CORRESPONDENCE - THE
PROTESTANI'S AND o. A. BROVNSON
From The ST. LOUIS Republican
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From The 81. Louis Republican
ST. LOUIS. Tuesday, Jan 10, 1884
ORIsrEs A BRoHEsos, Ill. D.-Dear Sir' Our a;en
on has been called to the following language contained
an editorial article of The Shepherd Of tie Vasy OF Dee
ST. ut
H. CDr Bru~p,on, the esusvs.y ad N Al DE
,sor Of sfzry profound personal Of M e,or q as
~ ,..r, sf ncss.sni eoaat wben he lisa sds be
irresistible and Who since h.s a h..%s a. 90 5S s &
Is dared to sturdy SD have s.sad
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tee hs there not On thu continent man Who mas the courage
tie the bohe 70 uees him in honorable ooas and ho~
soneihrg like eolles'
From this language we learn that you are regarded By
the Archbishop of St Louis in whose organ the article
was published and by Roman Catholics generally as
emnenty qualified expose the principles OF Professionalism
and 10 defend those OF your church We lesrn too what
we had not known that FOR years and years you have
been earnestly seeking in the Protestant who
dares to pu on the cGstus and to brave the tight thai
Won have stood in the attitude Of deyng the hosts OF Pro
iestaps but hitherto has daTed TO meet you. We
observe also serious mputaton against PrO;estans
that not one Of them this continent has the courage the
skill the honesty TO meet You IN honorable combat ana
show something like contest.
NOW Sir we can regard this article Published in the
Arehbishops organ in connection with the announce
men of your visit to this city 10 lecture on Protestant
"Liberay" etc. in other light than as challenge TO
the Protestans OF ST. Louis given in the language OF de
fanee to find 10 whom they are willing TO entrust
the defense oher principles who has the courage to meet
you in public discussion. Nor can we doubt that TINS
bold challenge has your appreciation, as well as that OF
the Archbishop Of ST. Louis since you have had ample
tine since your arrival in this city TO dsayow IT, and nave
not done The ArchbshOp organ them does not ms
represent you when states the fact that for years you
have been seeking opponent IN the ranks
Viewing the subject thus, and knowing your standing IN
YOUR Church and the confidence which your clergy have
EXPRESSED in your ability to state and defend the principles
of her faith we regard due to our principles to the
churches whose ministers we are and 10 ourselves 70 &c
. -. haO leave therefore state 10
YOU that we are prepared 10 name the man 10 whom we
are willing to commit the defense of the principles OF Pro
testantsm in a public debate with you. We have the
pht 10 expect that you will not recede from the po
son in which your friends have volunteered to place
you and in which you have allowed yourself to stand
are prepared by committee duly appointed to make
suitable arrangements both to the questions TO be dis
eussed, and as to time, place, etc
Hopipg TO have the pleasure of hearing from YOU at
your earless convenience are, respectfully,
Z. D. THOMPSON BAIRD J9a II P PsSks
WILLIAM HOMES JAS. GuBBY,
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sAML B. McPHEETERs, W D R. TRorTER
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JAMES A. LYON, R III, \ LEoSA Arb
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SF 4 Ass4 4 DAVIS 5os MFESH FEEMpLErox.
PS-As Chairman of the Committee Of Arrangements,
beg to state that the gentleman whom we have chosen
represent cause in the debate with you IS the Rev
N L. Rice, d. ID. Any communication addressed to the
undersgned at The St Louis Presbyterian Olce NO IS
Markets., will meet with prompt attention D,,DD
Respectfully. kc, T. /. BAIRD.
PLASrERs' House. ST. LOUIS, Jan. -, 1854.
The REV. THOMPSON BAIRD-DeGr SU: have re-
ceyed and considered the letter signed by some thirty
Protestant Ministers of St. Louis, which, as Chairman OF
Committee appointed by them, you did me the honor to
hand yesterday This letter perceive, processes TO
be acceptance Of challenge which ii is pretended
have thrown out TO the Protestant world to discuss IN pub
do difference betVpen the Catholics
and Protestants aud informs that the aforesaid Minis
tiers have chosen Dr. n l.. Rice, their champion
Allow NE to say my dear sir, that the Protestant min
stes if St Louis labor under grave mistake and their
assumed acceptance is the acceptance OF challenge
never given or dreamed of. The article IN me
ShYheTd Of ne VALLEY, on which they rely CONTAINS no
challenge OF the sort and it not am not res
ponsble for il il written and published without my
knowledge, authorization or consent. am ready ac-
coIdng the best of my ability, in my Review, and in
my public lectures, in my way and time to defend
my religion and to expose the faacies and vain preen
sons OF your but have never sought to do II IN the way
proposed; for am no gladiator and no friend TO oral
public discussions from which have never seen any good
results.
| could not, permit to say, consent to meet your
chosen champion the way you propose without in some
way compromising the rights Of my religion cOncedng
that the question between Catholics and Proestans is
debatable question and granting that Catholicty and
Professionalism in some sense stand on the same level-a
cesson 10 heresy and error and ndgnty TO TRUTH OF
which trust in God shall never be guilty
Moreover, during the last nine years | have published
defense my religion and in refutaton Of yours These
articles remain unanswered and far a. am aware no
Protestant has seriously attempted to answer them
would respectfully suggest that would be well for the
Protestant clergy Of ST. Louis to make at least attempt
to them before asking me TO engage in public
debate and also that will be time enough for me to con
slider whether will meet their champion or not when
they have done
have the honor to be your Obsdien, servant ,,,o,
The Rev. Z. I. BAIRD, Chairman Of Committee
There is just one point in the above that we don't
exactly comprehend-that is, how it would be con-
"ceding that the question between PrOtestants and
Catholics is debatable questiOn"-"a concession to
heresy and error and an indgnity to truth for Dr.
Brownson to meet Protestant Clergyman in stand-up
oral debate and NOT be substantially the thing for
him to review and assume to reute the arguments OF
Protestant clergymen through the pages of his Quar-
terry Why debate for the last dozen years what is not
debatablel However, we live to learn. Ed Irib
STRAWBERRIES,