, 1874-12-29
Tho Rev. ". ". Case BECOMES 4
"Libcra1" Christian,
And Proves It by Charging Bigotry and
Intolerance Upon the Clergy.
Hc Secs No Necessity for Hell or
Eternal Punishment,
And il Surprised that His Enemies Have
Different Opinions.

SptttAt Df4rdfthE 70 1h& Gh5cNQ6 3Ta0HR.
TosD pu LAC, Wis, Dec, 1s.-Tlc Rev. ". ".
Caso, pastor OF tho loaling Methodist Church OF
thin city, which ia also tho loading Methodist |
church in Northern Wisconsin, preached sormona |
yoatorday which have causod lar nj GRO comment |
In tho city than any preachod hero for many
yoars. As stated In n former dispatch to The !
TRIBUNE, Mr.. Case il ono Of tho few Wisconsin
ministers who havo oonlo to bo regarded as
"hetorodo1." It will also bo remembered that
ho aud Drs. Dudley aud Heed, OF AIilwau-
hce, strongly Opposed tho adoption OF
TILE DOCTR1NAL nAsIS
raportol for tho Wisconsin Alliance, which mot
hero last woo1, because 1t formed creod, and
TINT waa Just what they did not want. An Alli-
anco TINT would 10 any of1oosivo work. in tlolr
opinion, n,nHt not bo hampcrod by creeds nnd
dogmas. III Ills morning sermon, Mr. Case
warmly dofendod ministers as class against the
Charge of hypocrisy, immortality, impurtty, mud
dishonesty. hit continued:
When tho cl,nr9o Of bgotry nnd intolerance is
TOR tic history Of tle Church In ages IL but record
Of clerical intoerance Every inch of tho progress Of
H. s s sS tasy ss s 's nanse
q fais which haye buEaens4 the Church r. a.! i!e
Egyptian rulns monuments Of tho lognasisn and big
otry Of tho Church aud Clergy IN the pas Noble oxccp.
tloa there naye been aid but ~ claBa tho clergy
hayo made good the Charge Of intolerance.
III speaking Of
ETERNAL. PUNISHMENT,
heh wss one . f @ The 1nnka in toaoa tho Asass
Mesara. Dudley end nooa ha said
nS s,o ~9s n1ang Il sls spoq IT. the ostr
Docs 1t help to Chsiattanizo tho world to
ssY aareag tue dry qn%estton py donK
Tim tese re2e,e % would . not Is sney L. a; tSsa
punishment Whon stated ii tho Auanoo hat tnoro.
was nullng iu tho Methodist Discipline about he'll and
oorna there was wthing nn1 sGarng 1,ng
eresss lbs room to gata Discipline to SEQ il was not
wroug. Another good brother thought lie had dosest-
Wrath 10 Come" pretty hook to hang eternal pun
ishmcut upon!
III roply to the ...........-
ATTACK or THE REv. M'LEAN,
OF Dolot, In tho Alliance, Mr. Case eaid:
Tho n,ost unchvsslan eplr9l manifested by the
author Of tho last paper read: Hia hoy tone and
sanetinonioa afr were quite u keeimg with h. aar-
Of than Tho bcral faith ~ ag Of jtity with
out the bac.n TAa remark was followed by applause.
not p er G hS % o
Christian aith AZ It Is 10 sectarian bory; for bag
proeiyes, Is quite si prsseraa q ey:bag wthoat
tho je!y hut so.uo ieopo would rather have tho bag
Wero n's as dry aa psppor.po tan % io hnvo modern
Jolly, nicely canned, nfer .!,e modern fashion, A9an
tts remarkable brother tol 1,s iho ark waa tncaaso
nnd exclusive, aud 50 ~ to church but beaas we're
taken no tue ask aFs osfanaaa mr. onrst,ans
worse than thn seaata q tne he!u LUG Aance Has
confession Of cersan blgotry.
| ApLEA FOR LIBERALISM.
T1,e rovoreu1 gentlo,nau rrocooded:
49, 49,. a~.. ~. ,,,,, ~ ao,t,r,, ,,,p,x.
Mu" ~ I W. & ses m,,i @ o.hnr ta @ u
RI" corrynnn s,yo hec,, narrow and fIljlornl sayp
emothcr Thn ,ntnsters nrc to bjne for ali thfa s,ys
ttrd aud "a tov confessed It ali out atuouQ them.
solSes ist SIat tIcy Aayo baen clargea With by good
monnln fnr tin i,nt t1cnty{]yn years hut wlnt thcy
Il woulI not corfcas unt now, il wl,ilo etandiag t.
@etier mon the,r docirina basia Tloy aro eti ask
| inr. How ahaji Ye dwell toRctAor III uuIty
Is Il not posslhe that they may bo ilib.
| oral nso toward 11g who ask ]lto
broader platform? oughtnot sLeeo who are confess.
lug how narrow.mnded tlsy mayo been. to 10 lttle
cautious IL S9.ing as ost 1noy nasa OILY turacu c
eans sue 'aHs AZ, VIA ~ rcs w ~ conc
itf ns onony Thev saiI thcv canfessad that thsg
wpsa arIysm toseshar foF selidcienso for tho euey
il gaining upon them. Tho enemy will gain bigotry
always hna everywhoro no iuattor how u 1eoka
to consoidao &nd hna up ne run - gnty anu
oss ~ M o 10 ~ ha o aa Gaa1
,t}ua 9 H. H. esss, churclfo Fiji ia
Tnst mistake. Christ aid not lay down creed but