Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-03-03

uuc'lon OF work which is des:iaei In hrv1 !'rFe
feuoy among the statesmen and thinking men e
'us u'y' Inc book has bsen published IN his
G@an'ry GWli WIN notes by an American Ed:or. Mr.
y Neil has il for sale.
For the Enquirer. y
Messr'. Edito.s:-I, is rather venture 4o:u, IN f.
mooest man 10 encounie! one who charges even
compllshed statesmen and learned men viii! ,Aces-
sive ignorance about subjects Of which they .D-7-
Jess to know something" But there ar, ort. .r .,yo
small very small points. in The communication q
your Correspondent, I'D. II :" whicI. yvo.l, j,a
well to rub of. The larger ones, III have 10 ,rs,
who can find them. Ia the G1st place. he ,av,:-
This" the Presbyterian church, 'I- The cmy rrc
that makes belief in the doctrines knnwu ~ C.!.
vltlstIc "nc qua non with It's ministry W..
now, have always known that there waa s1p's-
thing called "Calvinism, thar Presbytrren, r.ga;I !
rs great gulf between them ami EpsaoI n..aIs<
they bling on the upper side-ihe s0ies!dv o colt I
ana nave often wished my eyes could tr OPEN ~ ~
might see the extent Of i but /! must cCu!rss 20
suck excessive ignorance upon The su :; ia-I
had come 10 regard i; &c 'bil.s." Bai wren r.Ef.
the above quoted rrinurk, | really e.. a!ain-l,o %
think that II was barely possitl" nshr b" waking
upon the edge of prec'pce So l"uked Oh, .Tc...
blngly anxious 10 zee what Wn- l,..it t.t Wi
ter would presently Civ. nea definition of h Si..
qaa non doctrine. And sure enoGg,, f"unr -
'' The great doctr,Rr ~ CALvIAIsM, IL, .Thr ig,t
sorcregnky IF G0d!!" Amd ssid 10 IN -, IN. "a:
W
tured in the bosom Of church which docs 10, H. l,c
in and acknowledge IN .'intart sover-irriy ct G".
You dear OLD Episcopal churches y- Is shI.. lg,s's
and Deacons, prayer books anl al! ! !r.s' leave
y0u-uot that love you less, bat he ''ir &c,
reignty OF God" more.
"The intact sovereignty Of God ~ Not h+i ev. IN
"the intact sovereignty of God -: lsc!-Gn:..y Til-r
myself never to remain oEe day n neinber ~ ,'.y
church whose creed dUrs NOT VI Gla!itrdiy rerH -
the Intact sovereignty OF Guu.' -;.i 'nii u!,u
those III Episcopal authority wu, every rrturIIl 4;
Sabbath soemnly proc!siin 10 their assembled d-'i
pes, 1.-The Lord is in Hts holy temple: et e The ar'i
keep silence beture HIM. 10 aisTer 10 the Tc c.
meut, made by 'hore who in theological krow.c-gs
claim 10 be far above accomplished .e;,slnru hgd
learned mer." that they are "hIird suiar- te:. ~
the great docirine OF Calviuism-lhr ii;ac' suNe.
reignty OF God
The next r.ulark Of this writer which vel. NIX.
bold To notice. Contains the following briart rtuan.
sitiun: "The natural result Of THE IT, thai Dr|c',
true Presbyterans arc sure I" appear on IN. s'-r @:
liberty anC conservatism w So tar ss il-
has reference 10 the American Revolution. the - r.t.r
is welcome to the full benefit Of this feeble br.z' 20
ian the flame OF his ecclesiastical pride. II i; be'r!s
EXCESSIVE ignorance 10 sor! oi conn e. .C. 70
tween the circumstances, theological and poiics f
that event and the preser: relative position OF church
and parties in this country, must Ee content 10
hide my diminished head under the wing 0i nc
compished statesmen and learned m,n." i IS
the term "politics," the writer sas m view H. pro-
sent political status Of the United Sia.es and .neans
to affirm that 'the natural result of P,c-U,t-rpr,u
is TO enlist its vUtares on the side c! liberty srd
conservatism" and Presbyterian. ag0.si 10. IN.
I have only TO congratulate him rT"n The isc'ry
with which be finds comfort IN 2rincp.s tbn; l.a
FACTS would indicate, has led 10 most ~ '.ais.a.
results" Though, possibly, may not exscriy rqr.r-
hend the sense in which be the word .ibsriy -
There Is dark compiccted goddess OF tina, rsme
very much worshipped i'll ccrtsn par; oi our coga-
try; and there, history tell. us, ftestyte ansH st
planted its foot and still aouri.hcs. II ho, he ..tc
kind Of liberty whose company Presby'.r"nisin
naturally seeks, his proposition may al edsl be
halt true; but protest against his smuggling s@,A
principle as conservatism into the ss'nc pew B..
the writer is very indignant AZ the "s."ss.ve gnH.
rance which cOnfounds yte; iansn pT0peJ lie
the prevailing theology Of New Ensian':. We,
whatever may be its uar-e sEd na:ura nCEr pr
sulne he will not deny t7. il was originally, NJ lrr.
mu!gsted BY the "PIlgrim Fsihero,' the puf. juice
Of the grape" maintaining "inact" ";be great ""c-
lrine Of Cayinism'-no splitting Up into iEi. I.u-
dent Congr-gationalisi, NV Scho"i Old School. /.
the like. Certainly it could not have been H"b3t cr
foua.ain which sent forth The "se Get waters ~ 1L
School PresbyteriBnism, Of which ;:.= wii:,r Ia.
quatfed freely ha' il is io u feared Ii s lite
soured Now, "sauce for The goose Is sarce for Il gr!-
der" Let the writer hav. eye 10 h structure ms
own Louise before he begins 10 throw s'0ras at lis
ueighbors. .ubuit II j; IS e=sc..J cg icai Vi the
logical 10 repudiate HE ora "kins;nen sccorc:rs .;
the tesh,' and tten turn round cEG hit rs in iD
teeth about "oryisin,' government puy, Snd ~.
such stuff. We are ecout H. much responsible for
these things as the Old School PresLyeisIs Tor
burning the witches.
In conclusion, would call attention TO onc more
grave charge, TO which, this riter has been iae rs.
70 discover the Episcopal Church is obnoxious. W.
have "BLISKEU" the question of 'lereTy Tint
which had laid rhe hatternc uncTioa - our soua
had met the appreciation oi all CE.isierGpl >. M IL
oucs discovered 10 be cause OF r.prUacI o' d,.r.
by this second Daniel! "Whi: ihe Episc, So!
Churches have 6inkct the question c' slavery, nrG
all others quarrelling over II, end div"nc hb ii.
., th. Oh school Presbyterian Church iG,a Lus
quarrel" about il; nh To, rot ih-yi "!Hs :9r' +,
discussed il, juced it and fIccd drwa," t:c. WI,
We acknowledge the corn; We did ''b!::S u; and
God forbid that chu.c!: should ever CO au;:h.E
eIse but "blink it. We were afraid y; IT. ~ cGas,
after the Old School Presby'cIiG;a has hccl: aud
faced II down. aad net and discussed Vt. yc1oiy.f
hat slavery is not fol bdd-H W The BIUle oi
[ say, this was u unanimous resolve, Ggd TIC
Northern Old Schoc! Pr=sbytt. t.iars b'caiHc fu.y
persuaded of :her sId felt exceedingly IovIry
and Obliged to their Southern or-.!ifen oc having
convinced them. hope We shall soon taste sons
good pro slavery fruit from this branch Ci III. ,!
Presbyterian tres. We could not venture upon III
experiment. In the first place lr more lnu pro-
bable that our Northern brehren would c"i.srl,g
themselves fully rs capable Of interpreting lie u
after such discussion befur- and L; ia. md
it was not question affecting the great subject r
which alone The Church u!ess-s tu woih. n'.4 ns
other churches were "quarrei'nY and c..l."
about IT, We thought il best 10 blink" il. We W.
leave 10 the world to d eide to me pr0p,'"y
Of that course, hoping it may apply 10 il more et
bic name. happened, lew months aI', 10 come
across some very long wuG-d Argumr1rs, IU iUUh
by Certain theological Editors 10 Richmond. GiU" Tie
subject Of slavery. They didnt quarrel; "i II =
They only "faced. and faced II down, met nud ~
eussed and resolved" SC. could mt hrlP in."Hsig,
from Of the language applied it 'Cch oi. cr It
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