The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-04-07

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Key. L. WHIrsEy-Dsor Sir In reply
to your card Of this morning have bat few
words to say. Ist. You misjudge il You sup
- ps anxious to shrink from responsible
- DR.. Sears was representative
ssss, W, at the request Of the Ex. Com.
= the nericAn Unitarian Association, be
A"Treatise on Regeneration and
no ssdenborgian Of years standing" -
Jon ~ ssrsly Yen yourself did not know
- Resls 'nore than year ago, or you
wesid not, with such sommsndable zeal,
have Furnished the Uisrgymsn Of this city
With sepsss, Of his book wAt11, Of course,
you must h3ts approved. 80. i have placed
ysa = no Disadvantages BY ~ Thssis which
have proposed, since have offered you the
very grosad on which Rev. 7. Starr King OF
boston, in bis two Lscsaxss in reply 10 DIR.
HantinEton's recent sermons On the Trinity,
hAs chosen to defend the Priaciplss Of Unita-
rian Christianity. What you propose in your
arst lettsf 70 defend i 'UnisAria Christian.
Iy-shb necessarily implies ito docfssmal
yeN Islbtiomity can be learned only from
e60DJ1 whilst the belief Of the early Charch
T. ssidssos ~ What uAs received - print
- frsth nor can the soundness OF doo-
adnsi teaching be aseertsined 10 any other
y. And this 10 the very issue which oil
esal Unisarisns, that | have ever known,
naks, asd which, TO be consistent, they must
make; they neither ask nor would accept
any other, because this 10 the only one that
can lead TO any satisfactory conclusion.
But, finally, you must allow me word of
explanation, by which | hope to relieve my
ssn OF the imputation OF presumption which,
In your frst card, you cast upon me. GER
tainly did not expect that yourself and your
people would, en- mosss, sit at my feet for in
strucsioR for twelve consecutive Sunday
nights, or for even one. My main object,
In my 6rst card, vas 10 announce the fact
that should, on Sunday evenings, preach on
certain topics. had reason to bslisve, and
think 20 still, that there are some, who
usuaily attend upon yopr ninissrations, who
are Dissatisfied, and whe feel insecure in sheir
position, and | sidAed that such nigh. know
W1At conssmDaatsd, sad, il they chose, at
I'D. Isu teosible that my card is liable
- BE condensation which you placed upon
II and, therefore, End no fAsls with you !;
b. ssca was not my inssstion.
~ psslAsory rsnAs1s ~ Sunday night
last 80 shioA you rsksr i ysyw second card,
susss prepared AftsfI ~ iaformed that
yssrssh and oongrs6hsiaa sssld form par.
ofny audience, and go nads u justice to
myself, and With propw sossiAsrAaion for
yoa; but, ~ yoa perodvs.a - body Of
my discourse made no al1nsion 10 any man
or SET OF men, nor 10 it my intention to do 90
In any thing that may say. Mr. principle
end policy are to avoid all personality and
offensive remarks in the pulpit, - out Of
pascs-to preach posttivs truth, and, At the
Same tins. to guard against the salient
points OF error. What 10 true in Unitarian
- ! uosld urge and defend - earnestly,
4 not a ably, - yourself, whilst what il
erroneous, IN my judgment, shall modsstly
bss faithfully rebuks, not however a. Uni
tdSiamtAw. but ~ error. This have done,
and this shall continue TO do. shall
therefore, continue, D. ", my Sunday eve-
ming discourses without interruption, and
'sHhosoever hath ears TO hear let him hear -
Respectfully your friend, TO-,
April I, 1860. JosEPH TRAPkxLI, in.
= III
gTThe fourth session Of the current year
OF the Keokuk classical School will com-
mence on Monday next April 9thl in tn.
now Medical College.
w. w. JAxlxsok. PRINCIPAL.