The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-03
For the ConservatiV
Perplexed Again.

Mr.. EDIToR:-Perhaps I ought Il
be Obliged TO your correspondent
for his attempt to help me out Of
p~erplexIty. He doubtless did the
bes. he could.
But the difficulty Is untouched
not one question answered. Blind
Tom fumbling the paper at mid
night would not miss the point more
perfectly.
Poor follow | l do not blame him
for this. IF a man has no brains he
is not responsible for the use Of
any. Blame attaches only to his
concert and impudenee.
1t is, however, something TO get
this humble confession from him
that he cannot solve the problem
presented. lie resorts TO false in
situations and bitterness, makes
appeals to the prejudices and feel
ings, and TINS to every intelligent
reader betrays both his own eilli-
ness and the weakness of his cause.
But behold this man, who fails to
comprehend some very simple
questions, put in plain English,
throws out a challenge to debate |
Oh |
Asked TO explain his eagerness
for religious discussion, his reply IS
only an exhibition of that same ca
gerness !
1t is pitiable to see him so anx-
lous to be converted over to "Orth-
odoxy." HIS anxiety is easily &C
counted for. Orthodox people are
content +; their minds are at rest
One out at soa IN the storm may be
excused for cnvying the quiet cot
tager on the shore.
As for debate, Orthodox people
do not propagate their views that
way. Christ gave q commission to
preach-not debate. Besides, he
cautioned his people against such
exercises AS this man challenges 10.
Cast not yorr pearls before swine,
lest" &c. To be SIRE, your CORES
ponden. promises beforehand to
have the tusks and cloven hoofs re-
moved. Yet promises are some
times vain. Hs would not look well
lisping and limping,
In conclusion, let me say that
there Will be services in the Uni
~vsrsallst Church every Sabbath at
IL, A. NJ, and Z P. NJ, and all are
cordially invited to attend, andi
this notice does hot bring them,
some other more efficient means
will have TO be resorteG to.
l remain,
PERPLEXED.
P.S. Mr.. McLane's extract from
Mr.. Barnes is shamefully garbled.
Perhaps a boy, "orly o." may be
excused on the ground ofignorance.
The cersure, If any, belongs to the
UnIversalist paper from which he
seems to have flched.
Mr.. Barnes exact words, printed
by himself in the American Pres
byterIaR Review for October, 1869,
are:
az see not one ray [of flight to disclose to
me twhy sin came into the world, why the
earth is strewn with the dying and the
dead, and why men must suffer to all eter-
nifty. l have never seen q PARTICLE Of
lightthrown on these subjects that has Civ
en- a moments case TO my tortured mind, nor
have l an explanation TO offer. or a thought
to suggest, which could be OF relief to you.
l trust other men, as they profess to do,
understand this better than I do, and that
they have not the anguish of spirit which
1 have. But, l confess, when / look upon
a world of sinners and sufferers, upon
death-beds and g~rave-yards, on the world
of woe, filed with hosts to suffer forever;
when / see my parents, my family, my
people, my fellow-citizens-l when | look
upon a whole race all involved in this
[sin andJdanger, land when l see the great
mass of them wholly unconcerned, and
when / feel that God only can save them,
and yet He does not do it, l am struck
dumb. 1t is all dark, dark to my soul, and
/ cannot disguise it,"
*Mr. McLane quotes this, "whel
I see SO many" &c.
The words enclosed in brackets
are those which Mr.. MuLane omits.
McConnelsville, Feb. 20, 1871.