, 1860-02-28
THE RICE CONTROVERSY.
nIr. 1Volcottsa Third Il etter.

OA oFeHinE }:uT suect, LUIS uotA4i'Et aau |
finding the "Controycrsy'' column still open
and oyernowing, su.ilcd, and said mentally,
- Dr: lice has declared himself on the right Of
Knowing his resources is u dis
putant, still could not conjecture my other
remaining topic Oh which it would be possible
for him to cvcrsua another column Of yCur pa
per.. 4 Few sen:ences showed NE my mistake,
and introduced ne to the third rehearsal Ut
"The tragedy Of john Brown" Feace bc to
his ashes! Tie iaot tl.a. he died in full COM
munion with the Old School Presbyterian |
Church, Of which Le was deyout member, |
would soften, We SHOULD suppose, The severity |
Of DR.. Rice's judgment Of his deceased aud
crrlng brothcri
felt it my duty to expose the uufoundel
charge (which really deserves 60 lighter name
than " Il railing accusation against myself and
my brethren, OF holding and teaching corrupt
doctrine and "atrocious morality" less for
our own sukes, md our good name, than for
the public good. With the consciousness that
WAS personally clear, and with the documentary
evidence that We had collectively condemned the
teachings which wc:c charged upon us, and H.
culcated tho opposite, gave the denial aud the
proof 10 tue public. But for the necessity OF
answering some Of the questions which Dr.
Rice Aas just addressed to nc, should feel
that ~ digniGcd sencc" (atter what have
already adyanctd) were sufficient reply to his
last long communication: Though reluctant
party to this public controversy" l a'n not'
at heart, coutroyersialist, and trust that l may
never Laye occasion to take up the la1ncntas'oA
Of the Hebrew prophet, "Woe is nc, my moth
er, that thou l,ast borne me a man Of strlfa:'
In quoting the resolution which offered in
the 4, !. Consoc!ation, was referring, az sup
posed, 10 the yesy paper which prompted DR..
Rice's ulusidn, (untallcd fos - Think to tile
"prominent part which / took in The action o'
that body. II had been for two years before
them, and my report, which embodied it, was i'll
| his hand, and freely quoted by him during thc
delatc 1t did NIT occur to my recollection, Ut
the moment OF writing, that another resolution,
I designed to be softer {and, therefore, wealtr)
than mine, was substituted for it the third year;
and it was to this, it sseuls, that DR.. Rlce natu-
rally referred. regret my inadvertenee, US
| would not do lin tho shadoW OF an 1n]ustlce; !;
bu. the quoting Of my own resolution and re-
| mort was an net of simple justice to myself, as
| rsbuttiu. lis unauthorized inference thnt !
withheld Christian fellowship from respected;
Christian Denomiuation-an invidious and u1'
charitable posa1ion which cannot be- made :"
occupy. This anticipates, in part, tile following,
| question:
Thu polite invitation l received to lc
present ut his Installation, which. had been IL
The city, should have accepted. justified me II.
the conclusion that Ills views had undergone :.
change. Would not the same moral principles
which ccnsts.ireI him to refuse Christian cor,
res1ardcrcc' wi.hs the Presbyterian Church.
obisgc hin, h rrtuse to-hold Christian aad ml,:.
istcfial fellowship with mc--knowing. Us hs
knew, tl,atI held the same principles which thu
Church holds?'
sociation That while we could nut consistently
receive him Us Shareholder, or Us the represes.
tutiye Of Shareholders, we desired to treat him
with ali respect AZ an individual presby terisr
minister, and a Christian nou-s1ayebolaer. fhi,
consideration WAS urged in my report, with rel
dcrs' Of his Church, who - are Tree IRON tA,
guilt Of, s!ayeholdin ~ Why, then, when
met him on the threshold of uly ministry here
with u .'politc invitation embracing the singh
courtesy which it was within my province, as !
straugcr, to extend to him, should he have in
fields of pastoral labor were to be con
| tisuous here, au1 l had no ether though
than that Of reciprocating with my Old Schoo
; brethren. Us with others, every proper oct d
"Christiau and ministerial fellowship
| the distinct understuudiu. that E,y views hus
| not Huudereoue u change" II, indeed, wer
; to con>true his ayowal that he 81 holds tue SAM
. principles which tlc Church holds as commit
| ling him to the principles Of its slaseho!dir
portion, so that be is free from the guilt Of th
actual relation, not from principle, but from hi
c;nias" .co"Lf cors,rsin ,,,c 10 tie SANE refusy
efs,i.~sh;,, R,, wills s,mo nf h;s Hnrn
s1,ror,. Jotrc,;o,s', n,;,ht fairly corntcnanr
sn.h ;cons,r"c,;nn b;s ..snt; siayerr nlatform
sacn eoustan; na tt Iii ,,,'t III. ~
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and nt'd ~ ~ rnv G nrchhor.1 w,ch Id. NJ
=, 49,. " ~ ~ c,uH;c,,nv test;mnnr- IN adopt 1i,a
rh;c1 ;s ma, frror.hf. Ia ti.a character NJ RI
;nd;r;anoI
+ 80 ~ II. ,,1erc, comn,,;nt of son,c minis
: charge, Of which no nroof was furnished on dt
| mani If TLnow to what lii. refers l,y will fin
nn a|,n;n,,;or t!,:,t raffrenccs tctra vy.n of
. ! 1.c;s;~c t;nd
: I}r E;ce's main inject Of attack has been M1
ra,tn,,:s scr,nnn n Thick 1usi haI tnErn =,
/ | nv nen arajn} intended to refer: bu, hay
a ncitf,sr lime ,1nr snaca to do it iustice. aud
n,;.ht 1>s s hsr,i. u f1;r ~ mn r. nyc:occunT n
naj 9 ,rh;a,, =, .,t,'nr cnn n,ore ohir 1sfant
7I 7i, .1sa. - =; aoosss;hia ~ ,ou[ r,uJar.
M ,i,sr u ..i ;u ind ~, sire thai t,,nuch All
cnl, nvIo;t Xxx theme IT, are "uarded al,
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~, ,,,,. ia "ot f;,,3 wnrd in It which favor
r..-. .I,r< ;.vr,sr.;no Int find nositirr an
ran.,ts3 r.rrohatinn OF il Nut while cor
d,:Hn;rTth;x Mr- Patton Guarded ns think !,
t ,"n, hn,tnd ~ a. afhe sncred r;rht If reyol,
t;.n y 11,.s I,r Ricp believe in the lattery ri
nn;,,t m which Mr.: Patton claimed and G,
poJ pon's ~ {" ". s.mnathr viii John I,rown." W.
I ~ oGsI.t oh;ac; al secnrin- Freedom +
I .ia.ss as ~ III r ,uy man dtSrrrft 10 Lr
, tne % a. :. = ,he fr.em,n who does mt ssmn:
,;,., ..;s as ni,;,rt The candid readers
Wiz ..a iii 1..,;er finish its nerns,
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