Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-09-16
For the. Yorkville Enquirer.
ERRORS EXAMINED.

in June, over the sign "Polemon;" :" and he who is
now writing to you over the sign "a Presbyteri-
an, Is he one, and the same person?
He said to you on July %. '.Mr Editor: Seeing
that POLICEMAN has not replied to DR.. b. a. Cren-
shaw; a regard for important principles of Divine
thruth induces me to ask some space in the En-:
ourRER, for this communication &c." lie signed
for who he is, ga Presbyterian"
Mr. Editor. Here this person has used signs in
words, expressed in wriing for the ideas intend
ed by him to be thereby communicated to you,
and to your readers. Dill these words correspond
as exactly as possible with the thoughts they are
employed to represent? By these words, this
person has here denied that he is one, and The
same with, Polcmon. affirm, that hc who here
used the sign "Polemon" in June, and he who
here uses the sign "a Presbyterian" is one, and
the same person.
The following facts conducts me to this theory.
1a Internal. Your files Mr.. Editor do show, that
Poiemon did.teach to you and your readers, that
Chrstians-the Church are under moral obllga'
tion to BECOME members Of temperance Societies
A Presbyterian here does teach the very same
doctrine He has offered in proof for his teachings
to myself, certain Preamble to- Constitution OF
o total abstinence Temperance Society,". the doe
trines of which he endorses as the truth. He rep
resents this Preamble saying, ut therefore be-
comes the duty of those who would couuteract IN
| temperance, ITO form themselves into Socle.
ty. Temperance Society," On the authority OF
said Preamble, he here contends that Christians
the Church, in solid column ought to have come
to the help Of the Lord "a temperance Society,"
| In his commentary on the word "duty," used IN
said Preamble, he calls it "duty, moral duty, NOR
al obligation, dictates ofconscience to form them
| selves into Society,""
"a Presbyterian" here endorses for the truthful
quality of the teachings in said Preamble when he
says interrogatively, 'sit is the TRUTH wholly
truth" Again. He said, ."TAere lin that Pream-,
! lei was proclaimed, [by temperance men in 1891
the truth of God, not written in the Bible las
true when written as the everlasting hills" He
also said 81 would rather have the honor not the
Divine warrant to have written that Preamble [of
1880, than be Governor Of South Carolina" All
this Mr. Editor is exactly the doctrine Of Polemon.
Again. You know Mr.. Editor, that in june
Polemon had written to you, affirming the moral
obligation of oil Chrstians-the Church to become
! members of temperance Societies and in July Il,
denied this obligation, and give to you my rea-
sons. On July %, "a Presbyterian" attacked me,
and charged that had taken 'some positions,
or held ssome principles ;" which had 'pronrul-
gated when writing for Polemon1 which he [ A
Presbyterian did "regard of fatal tendency. .,.
sleading to most injurious practice" These "po-
sitions and principles" ore the requisions by me,
from Polemon, for Divine warrant from the Bi.
BILE, for an obligation ON Christians to join temper
ance Societies. Here, "A- Presbyterian" quoted
with disspprobation, the doctrine had tanght on
this subject for Polemou. / had said to Polemon,
II demand the rule which makes this 1.-THE joining
Of Temperance Societies my duty in sight of God"
! l then said for Polemon "Duty implies rule to
constitute it SUCH" said for him, There can
be no mora! right, nor wrong, without rule,
acknowledge no other rule than the will of God in
moral duty thus saith the Lord" "a Pres
byterian" in July %, commented much on these
my teachings for Po!emon, on July and he again
in Aug IL, quoted these with disapprobatfon, in
order to show the whole as errors. He spent all
his powers on them, in order to disprove them, as
offered for "Polemon."
Again. In allusion to what I taught for Pole
mon, July 1) and against his teachings in June,
"a Presbyterian" quoted me with disapprobation,
when said for Polemon. July l,) 81 deny the
mornl obligation of Christians to become members
of any voluntary Society at all." On this senti-
ment he commented much, and severely! Why?
Ans. Because temperance Society is included
here by me.
Again. In alIusion to what I had written for
Polemon Gully H. ss ny motive for having joined
temperance Societies, l said, taat did this 'not
for conscience sake, but for good policy liz the
cause" A Presbyterian comments on this. lie by
some strained and far fetched criticisms on this
MY phrlse, and on my words "duty, moral duty,
and moral obligation" as used by me for Polemon'
he attempts to reduce the whole to signify one
and the same idea. Why? Answer. Because, by
this reduction he made in favor of the cause of
Polemon. 50 Presbyterian" yainly attempts to
show, that "good policy as used the term for
Poleuon, July ~ cannot be distinguished from
d,,tv nl Of
.'confouuds" his. 'iunderftGuding" Why? Ans.
because, this distinction does ocnfound Folewons
doctrine in June. Hehereby denies flor Polemon,
the distinction between 'good policy in thecause
of temperance, and moral obligation.
Mr.. Editor. You will remember Sir, that the
method for prp0f for the rule Of moral obligation by
Polemon 10 June, consisted mainly in arguing 'sths
cause Of humanity" and the authority Of the
opinions of mere men (Mr. Fisk and others, not
written in the Bible The plan Of proof by ''A
Presbyterian" mainly consists in. arguing the
sscause of humanity" andths authority of the
opinions Of mere men in Q Preamble, DR.. Thorn
well, and others; and laws Of God not ~raten in
the Bible. This was the source fGF ,Eorql obliga-
tion needed by Polemon in June, to under-prop
| his rple for moral obligation.
Again. The styls of writing by Polemon, and by
"a Presbyterian, an gntJ It is one and the same
exactly. Polemons style of writing Is an author;
tatiye speaking SO is that of "A Presbyterian"
Polemon's style is round assertion of what he
fails to prove, and TO pass this of for established
fact; so does "a Presbyterian" Polemon, when
in want of facts makes his supply by differences,
and uses these for facts; 50 does a Presbyterian"
Polemon speaks of his propositions as " II estab-
lished by his proofs, when no proof has beengiven;
so does, "a Presbyterian" POlemon boldly. an
nounees, that ChristiaHs-the Church is 10 error,
and proposes to correct tho error tp hls showing
up ber duty; "a Presbyterian" boldly announGes
"FArAL ERRoRs CORRECTED" and attempts. to,
show, and correct the errors, by bis showing his
rule for moral duty. Polemon failed to show, and
correct the alleged errors of the Church; so "h'1
PRESBYTERIAN" failed also to correct one error
Foleuop seems incapable to frame his propositions
to have point distinctly, aud to speak to his
proposition only ;"A Presbyterian" seems inca
pable to do the very same things, and speaks to
other matters having with his subject little or no
connection. Poemon inhis writings does commit
himself TO be severely chastised by his opponent,
for his indiscretiops: so does "a Presbyterian"
The productions of Polemon are very poor things;
so are the productions of "A Presbyterian Pole
mon used sign to signify who he is so did "a
Presbyterian Polemon's sign did truly signify
his relation to his subject; "a Presbyterian's"
sign as significant of his relation to his subject re-
mains to be tested.
Mr.. Editor. have now shown enough to salts
fy any man, that -"Polemon" and "a Presbyte-
riaR" il one and the same person.; but, in order
the better to establish this, will here give some
External attendant circumstances TO the same
end, l. From the day on which ''A FFesbyte-
rian' attacked me on July 90, "Polemon" said no
more on his obligation on Christaus-the Church
to become members Of temperance Societies. z.