Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1860-01-12

the former correspondence, he had
challenged me and had backed out. ;
Brother ". gave me to understand
that my information was correct.
Here is his language: "In regard
to the information you received, :. E.
will Just say that when called upon
to read the correspondence, between
you and myself. have always tried
to read correctly" You see, sir, that
he not only leaves me to conclude that
my information was correct, but that
correct reading of the correspondence
showed that | had been challenged.--
With these things before him how
could he say, This we regarded as a
challenger" Besides, here is the Ian
cuage of my letter of June 1st: 1.-The
object Of this note is to tell You that if
YOU meant such an invitation" (as he
had told Mr. Polly he had given me,
and | had refused Il, with meekneSs
and Kindness accept it." after which |
wrote out some propositions involving
/ the issue between us. How different
the truth to what my Brother calls
'.facts and arguments" L can but
ask. why did he not tell the whole
truth? How could he say that had
challenged him?" ] care not one cent
about the challenge, if only the truth
had been tod about it, These are the
circumstances causing tie secoud cor
respondence.
He saws: ''Our understanding was
that both parties were to publish =
May l ask: publish what? Not the
the correspondence. but the time and
place Of holding said discussions, as
you will see by the following from his
of July 18th: "lf You wish to set
some other time, or make some other
arrangements for your own convent
encc, you viii please mention it soon,
as expect to publish through the
public press" You see the pubica-
ton mentioned here is time and place,
and not a wcrd said about correSpon-
lence. Why did not my brother tell
this? We suppose it was because it
would spoil the poor, pittiful dough
face he was putting on by making the
impression that he was "challenged;
forced into measures" had "an AN
provoked attack" made upon him; and
"nnkind language" used to him. II
he will only speak ont the whole truth
we have nothing to fear; bnt if he con
times these false impressions and in
situations we have much to fear
Horace Mann well said, "a fllsehood
could 90 around the world while truth
was putting on It's boots"
lie says: "IIe knew full well that
we had been lahoring FOR a union OF
the two denominations" According
", my Brothers. claw of induction
we as denomination are not IN Christ.
w nat could he want of union with
a people out of Christ? The truth is,
he should have said ''hc, knew full
we'll that we had been laboring to
proselvte the one denomination to the
dogmas of the other" assert that no
man can unite with my Brother de-
nominationallv unless he come to his
sentiment on both mode and design OF
water baptism, and ask the "union
preacher" To clear away the difficulty,
or hereafter use language that conveys
the right idea.
1--WE feel" says he, mo disposi-
ton to complain Of any thing he ha.
said or done in the whole matter" /
the former part OF this article is moi
one continued complaint, clad in sack
cloth. hope never to hear him com
plain until my nervous system grows
stronger that | may be able to bear it
lie says, The course he has taker
only gives us favorable opportunity
to do what we have long desired to do
that is, to show that our opponent oil
the points of difference between us ha.
no support in the Bible by which tC
sustain himself Almost the mex
stroke of his pen calls us the "repre
sentative of the Christian ORDER lie
rs pause here and take look at things
surrounding. just back yonder h'
said ne had been "laboring as | knew
full well for union OF the two denom
nations That is, logically, he ha,
been laboring for union with de
nomination who finds nothing in 'h'
Bible to support it. How strange tha
one. who calls himself "stickler fo
the Bible" should labor for a unioI
with people who find nothing in th'
} Bible to support them--with 'inhdels.
} How sounds here the old adage?-
Birds of a feathe, flock together" -
But. Dir. Editor. this only shows tn
, ,listemper that preys on my Broihe
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