Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-04-23
COMMUNICATIONS.
Mr.. Wright Again.

conceptions OIL ms position WHICH aIc WI
rent among large portion of our commu-
nifty And must beg your further indulg-
cree while take exceptions to many of the
points contained in your structures upon my
arr;rl, Of last week
First, you say yoa did not torn him an
"infdcl," &c. &c, "but left others to draw
their own conclusions all of which | am
happy t. confirm. But YOU further say,
that you understood him to deny the in
sriration Of tho Scriptures. and their divine
origin" In this think YOU understood
him correctly. That certainly was the gen
eral bearing of much of his arguments. ~
Still am at a loss to know what you mean
by this statement. What do you mean by
the ''insriration of the Scriptures and their
divine origin ?" Do You believe in what is
termed the "plenary inspiration of the
Scriptures that is, that they were writ
ten by men directly inspired with the wi
dom and spirit of God, and that as a conso-
quence all the teachings in that Book are
authoritative and binding upon man? Or, if
not, what parts ,rcre so inspired. and what
parts should be rejected? If the God Of No
God of Jesus Of Nazareth, in which shall we
believe? If you will define your position
on the question Of the inspiration or ''in-
iallibility" of the Bible, perhaps | may be
better able to meet tits charge, if charge
you intend it, against Mr. Wright # deny
ing the inspiration Of the Scriptures.
Second you say, "hc also denied the di-
vinity of Christ, and considered il immateri-
al whether such person ever lived or
not" D
In this statement your informant has
grossly misrcprescntcd Mr.. Wright. l@y
mfa,maa, because, in your first ar;icl, on
this subject, YOU show that You did not hear
the lecture in which he uttered what is -
unwarrantAbly tortured into the above
Allow M to state what Mr. ". did say.
On the first Sunday evening during bis stay
here, he took for his slbicc;-''Tno Chris. Of
Calvary, and the Christ Of ChristenIom--
the dif renee between them" In his pre-
liminary remarks, he said it was his inten-
ton to contrast the teachings and practice If
Jesus of Nazareth, as he is portrayed in the
New Tc,.lment. with the teachings and
practirc of the Christian Church OF u dly,
and s,il !, IS ,almafer!ai IA nv present mr.
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