The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-04-12


tipsy enjoyment. Isn't such conduct Unable
offence
Raw. l.. WHirEKY.- Dear Str: aThe pub
lic' must judge between us, and a. regards
their decision ! have no anxiety. | do not
think the dust which, by your dd captaa dunn
article oa have attempted to throw into their
eyes, viii seriously impair their vision.
Your attempt to get rid OF "good brother
Sears" ~ you call him, and still to hold on
to him, 10 = little like blowing hot and cold
with the Same breath. For some reason or
other, be was chosen by the Ex. Com. Of the
American U. Association TO write for some
purpose or other, ths''Trsasise on Regenera-
sion." Asmen Of common sense, they v ould
not choose weak man, and suspected man,
as you insinuate MIR. Sears TO have been, a.
their champion, any more than Harvard
would choose such = man ~ iss preacher.
hope, in your anxiety about 'E. nj. Sears, -
you will not forget DIR. Huntington.
You are aware that the Athanasian creed
has no place In the American Prayer Book,
but you either are not aware, or you have
suppressed the fact, thas it 10 mot even named
In the Articles OF the Church Of England,
nor 10 subscription to IL any more test
with us, than ii 10 With you.
lapprehend, from the looseness OF your
statements, in reference TO doctrinaI truth,
that you acknowledge no principles Of inter-
probation bot your own reason; hence 700
talk Of "popular docsrinsl lectures" and
"the largest liberty OF material and argu.
mens"-e certainly, the largest liberty OF argu.
ment, but not OF material; that were absurd.
Christian doctrine can be established only
on Scriptursl basis. To attempt anything
else would be - prof.less As to beat the air.
Reason has its province, and, in Christianity,
that province 10 to investigate the ground on
which the Bible claims to be a revelation
from God, and whom the judgment is con-
WINGED Of this fact, reason retires, and it 10
the province Of faith to receive what God has
plainly declared.
There is, Of course, great deal Of truth
in Deism which you and both receive, and
yet, presume, neither Of us would choose
to be esteemed Dsis.s and there 10 q great
deaa more of truth iI Unttarisnism a. I ad-
NIT, and yet should be very unwilling to be
regarded Unitarian in the technical sense OF
that term. But there Is, "a think, great
deal more OF truth still, 10 what il common
ly known as Orthodoxy. Nov, the only
point In controversy between you, As the az
ponent OF Unitarianism, and me, as the sx
ponsnt OF Orthodoxy, il that 10 which, AZ
protesting Christians, We differ. This every
rational mind must see, and every candid one
acknowledge; and yet this is the very thing
which you seem not 70 perceive. You have
enancisted no principle for which you are
willing to contend, and no thesis which you
viii undertake to maintain; and but for an
incidental expression here and there, which
pledges you TO t'Unitarian Christianity"
should infer that you we're the volunteer
champion Of chartered, radical seeptioisn
which ignored or collapsed al faith, VII ich
even Dsism condemns, and which Unitarian
ism ~ thoroughly discards a. Orthodoxy
Real Unisarianism 10 : tangible thing, and
relies for the defence Of its doctrines on the
authority Of the Bible, and particularly On
the authority and what il claims - the COR
rect Interpretation Of the Scriptures Of the
New Testament. And for this rsason II
claims 10 be the ''purs gospel" q DR.. Hedge
Of Boston denominates it. Il ID tho assamp.
ton Of Dsism that reason is the test Of truth
ALI truth--snd hence the Deist cares not
whether the Bible be true or false; whether
there ever lived suoh parsonage - Jesus
Christ or not. These are questions with
which Deism has nothing to do. But not
90 with Unitarianism. IL claims to teach
the squire gospsl"-it acknowledges jesus
Christ - iss founder and head, and IL main
tains that the principles which undsrlie ii
rest upon the doosrinss Of Christ, tho plain
teachings Of the Apostles, and the received
and acknowledged belief ef Ahe A.. .s.= :.
the Church. This, then, presents the only
question between you, - Unitarian, and
me, a. An Orthodox believer. This am
willing to discuss in the earnest defence OF
divine truth. Ia connection with ,his in
tend to preach % God shall givs mo ability,
but profess no skill, nor will engage, ~
you propose, 10 mere random controversy.
Truly your friend,
JosEPH TRAPNrLL, il.
April 18th, 1860.
OKEoox TsLsoRAPH.-Msssr O'Rielly and
c.