, 1874-04-15
LOCAL LETTERS.

10 tho Editor Of The Chicago T,7ouns:
SIN: Being III Interested roalor Of your paper,
beg 1oavo to have this short article inserted in
your columuH. .Honcsty" says tho oiemiou
of Mr.. Mccarthy hayo lad FREQ uso of your
columns, and OF course thoy will place tho
writer Of this among tho onomoH. All I ask is to
bo placol anywhere excepting in tho Mccarthy
ranks. I don't uloau to say, or insi,iuate, tint
thoro arc not good pooplo in tho company, only
1 think thoy aro going it blind. It ia O Woman's
movement TINT / am afraid many Of them will
be ashamed Of in timn to como. 'Honesty"
aaya tho public mind has boon b(naod against
thoir pot by the manor in Which tue subject
,Sas opened. do not wonder nt it, McCarthy
did everything to disgrace his church n and him.
mind. Hardly eau tho caso bo found ,Shore
q stricrly puro md Christ-lilo church
Inns boon nssailed and Ills good nnmo
backone1; it H. contrary TO- common fo',
but utters cruel wrong, i is lost3so over
wholmol s it by tho weight Of lovo aud friend
ship that q true and noolo character is always
suro to have around it. Tako, for III,
stance. that nobie band anu us pa1o and
that to mart them would take more
than human forco. Why is it? Because the pas
tor is sincere, noblo-hoartcd, and knows what it
is to love and 30 loved ~ hs chnfcn ogc!.so hass
Brotlor Gordon" is tho prayer Of every member
Of TINT church. How wes it ut Union Park? No
noed hnyo to nnswer tho question, for 1t haH
boon answered. "lIoncsty" speaks deal about
charity. IL it part Of that precious glft to call
their once loved houso Of worship q shanty7 "
"Honenty" soo1ns to think that Christ moant
sonothiug else when ho callod tho Church hia
bride. Certainly lie did; But did it MAX, mako
of?n'' "nethen saatv JUS Or ohbarh barn
or under his own blue sunny akios It thoy only
had tue spirit OF God In their hearta2 II "Holl-
esty had sat In tho odd shanty y on tue oye ol
April -. and istonod to those beautiful words n
or her Heart might llavo received a hcnoat. No
startling sensation, rs had always been used tc
hearing from that doaG {as was always fated te
hear ethor 9 " dancing" sermon, or .ome sub.
oet Like when + was o thes{
wild and uncoutll remarhs, It was tht
| sweet truth. and his prayer for tho woundot
church was alike soothing aud comforting, hin,
| his ntay DO long In Ohlcago. We noed such mo1
| "a he,-God'B best nnd raro gifts nowadays. =.
| We hope with sincerity TINT A[r. Mccarthy vii
prosper and lolp to I'LL tho ranks Of 0hriat'a,lt
with his power. No ono doubts his ability, hui
no truor saying is there than that, with the tal
onts Of an angel, man may yet DO = tool:
| 1cHEsSEy.
Ia The Edftor Of The Chcayo Tribune: :,
| GIHs Ii III tho 1tGFs Alf+ 14GAHeeuots ~ te'
Trinity h[othodiBt Episcopal Church, tllis time
who haa dlBtingu!Ahed himsclf by trying t
prove that wheroyer tho Bible sposk4 in - fayS 70
grapes ia meant; but that. wherever = sontcnc
against the oxcoas Of wine occurs, fer.nonted q
ALCOHOLICS wine ia to be understood, It Is to a. .
acccptcd az ,nnlter Of course, therefore. tlla
Christ maflo uBe Of "sweot jutuo when IL
iilHt instituted tho holy sacrament. Would nt
the reverend gontioman condescend to tie te
| 1u?1n t1ro1
auccoclod in keeping thu "nweot unfsrmonte
Juice to the month Of Marcl, or April .-aa TT
jewish Easter tho time Of tho establlsllmont
the holy sacramon!) must layo fallou in o!eht
OF these mouths J 1t IL oertainIy an .art {
which tho best chomata OF tho present day Al
ignorant; and, considering the almost troP
cnl climate OF Palestine, whore grapca ripon !
tho lattor part 0. August, It il somcthing =
markaLle that ''iuao should have hopt'"' swo
for about eight mouths without fcrtnenttng,
Alcohol being added. Yours truly,
CHARLES PROTESTING,