Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-08-26
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ERRORS EXAMINED.
Mr. Editor In my communication to
you. in reply to ga Presbyterian" of July
%, you doubtless recolect, that then said,
"IfsA Presbyterian hasanything more to say
for me, on the matter 10 dispute between
myself and "Polemon" hereafter, I require of
him, to write over his own proper name or,
I will not notice it." He had said (July
22) that ga regard to Divine truth induced
him to ask some space iu the ENQUIRER, in
order to correct some positions and principles
promulgated by myself, for "Polemon,' '''on the
moral obligation of myself, and Of all chris:
tiaus to join Temperance Society. These
be said, be regarded as of "fatal tendency.
Fatal to Bible truth-wroug in doctrine
leading to INJURIOUS practice-obVious errors;
opinions, which when reduced to practice are
fatal to much religious truth-to piety-op.
posed to the faith, and church practice Of my
own (the Presbyterian ehurch--in direct
opposition to the sentiments, and practice of
every Christian denomination among u.s."
You recollect, Mr. Editor, that-I deman-
ded (July 29) of ga Presbyterian" in my
reply to this, that he as Christian gentle
man do appear in his own proper name, and
make good his category Of my alleged "er-
rors )" or, that he retract these hisexception-
able sayings. He indeed appeared again,
but over the name of "a Presbyterian" and
Gus understand him) reluctantly let 60 his
former ground of "errors," in that he says,
"the gentleman [E. A. Crenshawl in his
second article, 1.-THE first to ga Presbyterian
explains his emphatic and uuguarded ds-
maad, [from Polemon] repudiates the rea-
sonable 1.-THE unwarrantable] inference made
by"A Presbyterian" in his abuse of the words
"a thus saith the Lord" iu making me
mean by them an "erpress precept in so
many WORDS" as required of "Polemon" by
me and defines anew his position" The
whole category of what he had called "fatal
errors" thus fell harmlessly to the ground.
The nev position (Which he alludes is
this. "I held FLOR Polemon] the will of
God, as revealed in the Bible by precept,
expressed, implied, or in example, to be the
rule-the only rule of moral obligation on
man."
To this my newly defined position, as be
calls it, he also takes exception and under
the heaG Fatal errors corrected" he proceed
ed to say It: "Tbis proposition still re-
s,ricts du.y moral duty to God] toa Vritten
rule, Notwithstanding the Confession of Faith
says" &c.
Mr.. Editor: The boon for contention noao
between ga Presbyterian" andmyself, is not
about the go thus saith the Lord" explained
by him to mean Gan erpress precept in so
many Words" and denied by me; but the
cause for war on his part no~ is, in that l
affirm, that "the will of God as revealed in
the Bible is the rule-the only rule for moral
obligation on man." imposed of God, bind
ing man in obedience to God in moral duty.
I affirm that "the will of God as revealed
in the Bible, is the rule-the only rule of
moral obligation on man." ga Presbyterian"
denies the truth of my proposition.
"To the law and to the testimony; if they
speak not according to this word, it is be-
cause there is no light in them" lisa. {: :
20. ga Presbyterian" heretofore has held the
Holy Scriptures, the Confession of Faith,
aud "the sentiments, and practice Of every
Christian denomination among US" as witness.
es, competent to disprove "errors." 1 now,
Mr.. Editor, introduce these here, in order
to prove the truth of my affirmation.
l. Holy Scriptures. The Bible says, "the
secret things belong to the Lord our God !;
but those things which are revealed belong
unto US, and to our children forever, that we
may do all the works of this law" Deut
20 20; Mic. 6:S; lst Sam. Is :22; John
$3.50; Acts II IL, and many other Scrip.
lures.
2. Confession of Faith. The Confession
of Faith of the Presbyterian Church says,
nThe whole counsel of Cod concerning all
things necessary for his own glory, mans
salvation, faith, and life, is either expressly
set down in Scripture, or by good and neces-
sary consequence may be deduced from
Scripture; unto which nothing is at any
time to be added" &c., chap. l:sec. L.
Again. "It pleased the Lord" x "to re-
veal himself, and to declare that his will unto
his church" x x "and to commit the same
wholly unto writing" X X "those former
ways of Gods revealing his will unto his
people being now ceased" chap. l: sec. l.
Again. Under the name of Holy Scripture,
or the word of God acritten, are now con.
tanned all the books of the Old and New
Testament" x "all which are given by
inspiration of God, to be the rule of faith
and life." chap. l: sec. 2 Again. Good
works are only such as God hath command
ed in his word, and not such as without the
warrant thereof, are devised by men out of
blind zeal &c." chap. 16 : sec. l. Again.
"Works doue," x x "may be things which
God commands" "yet because they
proceed not" x "nor are done in right