The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-05-28
Card from Gen. Harris.

EtiIoss OF tho lntslllgenter. a.
was much surprised to fud your
leader this morning devoted 10 q review
ot letter or abort essay written BY mo.
several years ago, aud published by The
Presbyterian Board ol Publication. ~.
II was not written lor publication, but
simply 10 be handed ID manusctip, 10 tho
person 10 whom 1t is addressed, as was
done. But before doing this, Gt the re.
quest ol friend TO whom IL was read. n
copy was retained, and shortly afterwards
published as above. -
It's very true, US you say, that cfrcum.
stances OF recent occurrence arc turning
public attention 10 the topics therein dis
cussed; and Investing them with lresh
interest And as Ia all past ages, from
the days Of the Apostle Paul, and before,
down to the present time; so now, and
throughout all lulure time, and even In
eternity, the themes. discussed must
awaken an interest Commensurate with
their importance, connected as they are
with Gods administration OF the SfFIira
OF the universe, ss It's absolute and right
fol sovereign, and also with the destiny OF
bis creatures, And whilst have moth.
ing to complain OF In your criticism Of
my little essay, which toward me
personally is as complimentary as could
desirC; L would yet respectfully request
any OF your readers who feel an interest
In the subject 10 procure and read tho
tract for themselves; as 1t Is impossible
lor any man 10 make extracts from an ar.
gument 10 the conclusions OF which he Ia
deeply opposed, and comment on them in
such a way as 10 do justice TO that arpu-
ment. And should any OF your readers
follow the above advice, and find "the
positions admissible, the argument logical
land what is more, spirituai) and the con.
clusion inevitable" let them beware how
they reject 1t. To trest questions relating
TO human affairs in this way is irrational.
But TO treat Gods revealed truth In this
way Is presumptuOus as well; and can
only be done at the souls peril.
In regard 10 the point TO which you re-.
Ter as proof that | am logically betogged,
l trust you will permit me 10 suggest That
you Judge prematurely. there lake the
imputallon Of Adams sin 10 his poalerity
as an admitted TACT, aud do not argue
1t at all; but taking 1t as an admitted
lact, deducn from 1t It's necessary conse.
quenCes. Your remarks on this subject
as well as my reading and observation
during The years that have elapsed since
that tract was written, show me the ne.
cessity oI the separate discussion Of this
topic in an additional tract, for II cannot
be proatably done through the medium
Of the secular press.
think have very clear views OF the
teaching OF scripture on this point. and
should lie and health be spared, viii EN-.
desyor to bring them ont IN the form ir-
dicated above, as soon as I can command
the leisure. lI6 N
Your structures also suggest 10 me one
or two other topics 10 be treated Of In
separate tracts, should I be able TO find
the time. In conclusion, I will cay that
l am rtjoiced TO SEQ public attention
turned to this subj ject, as tho truth always
courts investigation. If any have
imagined that Calvinism was dead; lhatV
1t was historic form Of faith, and NOT
the faith OF the present to any consider.
able number OF people, they will find
BY agltatiDg the subject, that they are
very much mistaken, II any regard 1t as
dark, fearful, mouslrous, they will find
upon investigation thatit Is because they
do not understand tho subject II any re.
gard II as the cause Of the inhdelity olthe
present age, would say 10 such, that
there could be no better evidence OF lis
being the doctrine Of the Bible, for It ls OF
the nature Of inideliiyt TO reject all reveal
ed truth. It Is system that has claimed
the assent Of a very large share Of tho
ablest and best cultured minds in all sRes:
and its most ardent advocates have al
ways been found among the foremost Of
the great names that have place in the
history of tho worlds progress; and In
the very nature of things this must con-
tinue 10 be so 10 the end Of time.
T. M. HARRIS.