Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-07-19

dered from the parental root, became
feeder Of swine, and desired to "eat
hasks f." with them, but no man gave unto
him. He saw his folly
what hars gained by sin, he said,
Bat hanger, shame, aud fsarf"
He rsturued home hungry, ragged
bsggar.
'srhs rsbsrs heart With sorrow broke
Ear foliiss he had done
Look up, Mr.. Editor, shsrs may yet be
hope in your case.
while the lamp holds oEt to burn.
The siissf sssnsr may return"
You inform US that your early asso-
Citations were good. Yes, sir; and so
we're the early associations of Satan,
but that did not prevent him from be-
coming the father Of lies" 1t is truly
refreshing 10 learn that you were once
Aceustomed to say your prayers ii
must have been = long time since. You
seem to have got bravely over yOar child
ish devotions
Did your good parents teach you the
ninth commandment of the Dscalogue?
''Thoa shalt not bear false witness against
thy neighbor." Did thay teach you TO
sing with the spirit and with the under
standing,
aaLiAra are always found out,
HhatsVsr way they wind about"
Yoa say you were taught reverence
for the true ministers of the Gospel
Verify you must have had treacherous
memory, otherwise yosr lessons were
superficial Pray, sir, what do you mean
by - true minister Of the gospelY
The Romish Church, to whose members
you are largely indebted for your daily
bread, denounces and auathe@atisss all
Protestant ministers Of every order, as
miserable 'herstics' doomed to endless
perdition, unless they repent 0feourse
an not "true minister" according to
the creed Of your Romish scclesiaatieal
advisers Nor is this the worst: ell
Protsstants, Of every denomination, who
have families and have not been united
ia marriage by . Romish priest are not
rightly married and their children are
bastards Ask the Catholic advisers Of
yoar Office to help you deny this II you
| CHOOSE.
IL yon inteRdsd TO express your iIsdi-
Uidaal opinion II amounts 10 this--that
you are the self-eonstitnted Judge Of
true ministers" that you Individually
must determine as 20 their character aud
| qualifications, regardless of the decis-
| ions Of grave ecclesiastical bodies.
To be "trne minister" in your esti-
nation is 10 become a sympaihzer with
traitors, q traducer Of loyal men, and a
stool-pigecn for intriguing demagoguss,
| otherwise be " reviled At discretion by
them without exposing their iniamy.
You seem TO have forgot that Jesus
| Christ made a scourge Of small cords
and drove band Of sAcrehgious thieves
out Of the Temple, overthrew the tables
Of the money changers, aud the seats OF
them tAat sold doves You forget that
Paul fought with beasts at Ephesus
You forget that ministers are also citi-
gems, and have rights in common with
other men.
You seem to forget that under certain
circumstances King Solomon author
ixsd the exercise Of discretionary
power. Prov. XVI: IS. In the pres
ant instance we have observed the
5th verse. At subsequent time we
NAV observe the 4th verse, as suggested
by nuneross friends. If you attempt 10
answer my lectures By manly argument
you shall have an interesting time. IT
you resort TO detraction or personal
abuse il will receive merited contempt
Ali but you. euoted scripture, and so
did the devil, when tempting oar Lord,
With quite as much accuracy and rele-
vancy to the subject Again, you mount
aloft far beyoad your orbit, and attempt
TO perpetrats a lect uTe on homelItIcs,
L le - he
expected from Beel zsbub disconFsing on
moral theology.
"CoufnSsd and struck With silence At the deed, :
YOU folded the ample wings of your
oioas imagination and tunbled instinct
lively into the 6lthy pool of vulgar per
sonal inueBdo-like the dog to his vomit,
and the SOW to the mire.
Sir, TO sum your case briefly / nov
state distinetly and emphGticdlty that i
. yoHr insinustions we're intended to make
the impressioa that during my tohsle min
: | isteridt life have not sustained in the es
| | timation of the Cumberland Presbyteri
, an denomination al unblemished repu
! sation as 8 deroted and Laborieus minis
; ter Of the Gospel, pronouucs the insin
nation .faiss, and | have documents Il
: prove IL.
! IF you intended to insinuate that wher
: | located in Evansville l did not brin!
| clear credentials Of the highest ordel
9 ever bestowed upon Cumberland Presby
= tsrian ministers, again pronouncs thi
0 insiuuation bdsely false aud slanderosis
and / hdre,the documents to prore it
4 Or If you intended to make the impress
i ion that / havs net always and every
: where fraterniEed, most cordially, witt
the ministers and congregations of al
= evangelical denominations where ha7
= travelled or resided, pronounce the II
d sinuation faLse, 9rsssly JGlss, and ca
b prove it :.
Iundsrstand that your object is to u
. ma out Of countsnaace, and thereby pre-
vent nv Lectures. Sir, you have larg
o contract, as bitter experience may teacI
d you.
faIss iasiseations exposed leave of you
ID vile practice
ID As 30 your TRADE Of personal abuse q
consider the source" The game Won
10 | nav for ammunition.
II Sir, you STABBED in the dark, withou
y provocation, at q stranger, with whor
30 you had never spoken. You employe
1r the vilest weapon of cowards--ditractiU
ID insiasation You have merited, and vi
20 receive the Just condemnation Of al hor
e. oral l. men.
Ee If you are not heartily ashamed {
ss your unnanly eonduct, you ara an objsS
Of pity, es well a. contempt
Q In conclusion, sir, ] an perfsctl
4 "scer and waae What say. IL 10 q