Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-03-05
ACT III.

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ture quotations was received by due course
OF mail, and carefully perused by YOUR aw-
fully dangerously situated correspondent-
Frankly, dear Sallis, you are talented girl
superior with the pen to any person With
whom am acquainted, and good deal more
tnan match for me. AT the best, m tel
iect is tremendously obtuse, but Just now il
Is duller than dozen axes, hence I do not
expect TO cope with my very astuts adversary.
MISS .. Now don't praise me, and think
by that means to weaken my efforts for the
right: feel highly fattered and gratihed,
but I'm doing a great work and cannot
come down. as Jeremiah said though in
return for your compliment will assure YOU
that your intellect is dull,' only because il
mas fallen upon the rock of error and got it's
naturally very keen edge taken of-that's
ALL '''
Mr.. N. Your arguments, ps.llio, -.-- :ao.
MUS, very but it is unfortunate for you that
your premises are erronsous-the arguments
are bGseless.
Miss S. Then you think the Bible a poor
foundation! my arguments are based upon
that, while yours simply stand upon your
own intellect which you confess IA fact
am fully aware Off is dull
Mr.. N. Oh ! luddy how my sweet sister
must have racked her brain and how indus
triously she must have searched that old
Family Bible to produce that last letter; but
it's no 60, Sallie; | repeat you are wrong in
your premises.
Miss S. Seems to me a ldaDyer ought to
know that simple assertion won't answer
in court-where is your proeff
Mr.. n. One good result, however, will como
from this discussion, even if | do not succeed
in converting you to the truth that is, it
will result in \ vast amount of scriptural
reading on ysur part, if for no other purpose
than to confound and vanquish your foe.
Miss S. Then you'll own that my efforts
havn't been in vain. wish it may result
in the same good on your part, for while yos
were searching for texts to confound' nae,
like St. Paul, or rather Saul Of Tarsus, a
great light would shine round about you,
and you would fall to the earth with amaze
meat and fear. It's your ignorance Of the
scriptures that makes your intellect SO OBJ
tuss.'
Mr.. N. But don't Sallia, search for iselG
ted passages, which, taken alone, seem t.
substantiate ysur doctrine, but compare the
contest with the text; open your soul to con
viction throw away your rejudiced notioni
and antieuated dogmas, and try TO get hold 0
the truth, the scholc truth, and nothing hu
the truth.
Miss S. should be glad to get even iso
lated passages that seem to substantial
your doctrine-rerbum sepienti, &c.
Mr.. N. You've soul altogether too GOO
and noble to be warped and twisted ant
screwed out of all shape and comsiness, b.
an espousal of such hsartfreezing sentiment
of the sectarian. A little more literality il
religious matters, would make you, Sallie,
perfect girl. God is just and gsod, as we'll q
merciful; He created mankind with tn
knowledge that a part would be blessed an
part damned there was no necessity 70
his creating man but he did it, with tn
knowledge aforesaid now. does the fact tina
we are free moral agents las you say NIT
gate one iota the cruelty Of that Bsiag fo
thus creating Us, when he knew, though "
are free agents, We should be damnedi VII
did He crsats me, possessing this knowledg
as he did? Can such Being be JUssf
rely spon the justice of God as well as II