The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-11-28
For the Cats City.

MDNW4b. hU1SQNN t--11 your tsSue ~ sns
ed inst.. l noticed Two articles relative .
me O. s. Seminary, rspsssly sssablishsd =
Chioaxo, --ons copied from the ~. Wayns
RspsbJican, the Other IN editorial, --both u
which are calculated to create false i'm
precision on the minds Of those who are not
sspasisssd with The facts IN ths natssr II re-
gard 10 this Seminary, and Also - 10 IT. po-
sition Of tho O. s. Presbyterian Church. The
latter, however, nssds no defence from me,
and shall attempt mono.
Il LArsgasd % ne astionsof these Synods, I
havs oaaythis&to say that ne OAufsh y
we'll - other bodies sometimes have selfish
ends and iosai intsrssAs 10, subservs.X Not
being fully soqsainted with ths Proceedings
Of my Of thoss Synods, except that Of Isdi
ana, I viii only ssy, the action Of thss body.
was no more than was axpseted, owing 70
ths fsos Of the Ssninary not hsias losAtsd q
Indianapolis, = il desired. Alares portion
Of 10 meAbsrs, however, afterwards pub
lished THAR protest against the action Of Tho
Synod and recommended the Seminary.
But the Injunction in those articles in re-
gard TO the Seminary and lite prospects ~
likaly to prove failure, (the wish perhapf
bsing father 70 tho thoughs,) beg leave to,
correct. The Seminary, - is well known ~
svsry ono who has watched ito progress or
taken any interest in II, has thus far bses,
signally blessed and prosperous, both ten
perally and spiritually. far exceeding even
the highest expectations Of ito most ardent
friends. Never in the history Of this eoun-
try has any Seminary bssn opened under
sd6h bright and snoourakin prospects =
this emo located q Chicago. With eon-
plsts fasalty, comprising talent infsrior to
mono in tho country, and property and funds
already almost sufficient for al demands, IL
prospects are all 10 friends could wish.
In regard to Drs. Rios and McMastsr, the
latter, yon SAY, Vas defeated Tor the Chsir
ef Theological Professor because no hold
anti-slavsry viewS, and the FORMER elected
because be held opposite visws--shAs it was
: triumph a slAvsooracy in ths ohuroh-that
every thing looked bright for the future. 10.
but now how barren i the victory likely TO
prove Now this il really news TO most Of
n 1t issst. ! have no desire to 50 into :
lengthy detail Of the history d this alair.--
Those Who wish 10 lssrn the facts Ssn 10 10
otherwise. | will simply say that the krsAt
reason Why DR.. AoMastsr was forsaksn In
the vote BY many members North and Sonth,
lin fact BY Ill axsept few in the North
wsst who regretted his spssoh a. nnsA y
others, bat GOULD not forget the past,-soas
shat hs wss understood TO .Jssl and esprsss,
both in matter and maMnsr, too mach sever
ity and bitterness towards al ~ s~y loay
connected Nth sIovsry. The universal be-
lief, - Tar - oan learn, among tAsse who
10 pcrseveringly sustained him. u that the
70 him Wa psssonai, not section
al. Even had be bald the same views with
DR.. Rice hs could mot have been elected.
ID regard 10 DR.. Rios being pro-slasssy
man, it seams - il II would be absurd for ne
to say anything; but An satisfied that those
who avail themselves Of every opportunity 70
mako such assertions. know the least about
him. Being regular reader Of his writings
and sentiments on this, - we'll - other sub
jsets, think know his petition. And,
though Republican in politics and N anti-1
slavery man, I armly believe that II svsry
man, who does mot own or hold slaves, held
and prastiosd the sentiments that DR.. Rice
docs, that unfortunate and down-tfodden
portion Of our racs il this country would to-
day be in . much better condition than they
arc, and our country aneh sooner rid Of ito
greatest curse and shame.
II remember rightly, q or about the time
Of HE [Dr. R.'s) slsstion, even the Gate City
admitted that hs took strong a~si-slavery
grounds.
have already extended this srticle to :
greater lsasth than intended. will only
add, -that II regard 10 "any progress or
change bsing made in the O. s. CAurch y on
the question u slavery, end IN reference to
which Jon regard the ssatsnssss Of The IT.
Wsyas Hpsbitos~ sseh conclusive evidence,
W admit tAses are sone h the @. 8. Ohusch
whoss seal think i not aceordingto knowl-
sdgs-who 80 beyond The bosaAa occupied By
~ shursh-- and firmly believe that IL our
church ever becomes less useful or lsss pow !
srful for good than u now il, ii will, TO .
very great sxIsst, b owing = those ~Ao, in
their seal - eradicate one great evil, lose
sight Of many others with whish they are
more Immediately oonssrnsd, ard thus be-
come pcwsrisss for any good, understands
be the cAnss Of much evil.
An OLD SCHOOL P1xnYr1RrAH.
lIt viii b perceived tAas Our correspond
snt asserts that the opposition to Dr.. MoMas-
Tar was on ''psrssnal" grsunAs, tho peesosal
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