, 1875-05-23
THE WAR ENDED.

"cnuaApEn SENDS uP NOTE OF TRIUMPu.
CHInAao, May 21.-To the Hon. Steuart L
Woodfor Delegate to Council of the Reformed
Episcopal Church s. 70 assist in the perpetua
ton of an untrue faith. and for REASONS beat
known to yourself. you came into Chicago
hguratively speaking, on = prancine steed, with
brilliant uniform, and With plumes and banners
dancing in the breeze,--but in your first tilt witt
true knight OF the Cross, IN the public press,
you we're utterly ogcrthrown,. and your plume,
AID banners trailed in the dust Of the arena oi
battle. Your VICTOR dismounting, running tt
Fou. and tearing open your vestments, to
ascertain the extent OF your injuries, dlscoV.
cred that you were 4 theological fraud
and religious sham, but be has not read and
investigated tho story OF the Good Samaritan
without having great principles impressed upon
him Any one who Will refer to the flies Of nawB-
dents occurred will discover that the victim OF
those wicked thieves was al idolatcr, apd,
furthermore, q most dishonest and unscrupu1ous
person, which+Kas the reason why tho. orthodox
priest and the elose-communlon Levite passed
By on the other side, but not so with tho ihdt-
will, therefore, bo . Good Samaritan to you, and.
before closing, will pour luto your theological
wounds the oil and vine Of q little true religion.
According to the Article Of Religion pro-
posed by you aud adopted bJ tho Council OF the
Church, .'T4e faith which brings: justification
which accepts Him Is the sac,I6re. for our Sins
8ud az cur righteousness. We mny thus ro!y On.
Christ, either tremblingiy Or conddlngy;, but IN
either case it iB saving faith. II, though trom-
unto death, instantly NE come into communion
with him and are justified. II, however, We
confdingly rely On Him, then hare ne tho COM
fott Ct our Justification. Simply. by faith in
Christ ara ne justified and saved"
That is just the character OF doctrine that 3
dishonest and corrupt politician would like to
believe Was true, and to have sleek and :well-fed
ministers preach to him in his velYet-lined and
luxurious pew, while. Ignorance, misery. wretch-
einess, crime, and suffering nbo1ndea in avery
direction outside Of his exclusive costly. fashion,
able, and magnificent church. It is evident that
tho character OF your reliance on the soundness
of such doctrine is Of trembling " rather than
Of very confident character othermize
you would not have provided for that con-
tingeney 10 particularly. However,. much that
the contrary, i moat demoralizing aud con-
doctrine, - you. or any enc
who choosea, can discover by investigating its ef
fects on individuals or sociaties who remain
long under it's influence :; and I canlot under
stand how you could find it in your heart to 30
sorely bet1ay those innocent, and unsuapecting
men, 80 unused to the Ways OF the world and
the schemes Of designing politicians, and whose
whole proceedings we're controlled by their warm
hearts and swelling emotions rather than by
their better Judgment and clear-headed
common sense, but now who Will come
slowly to see in what - ridic-
d1ous position you have placed them.
I would therefore saY INTO you In the words Of
Christ and His reported forerunner, rs IN anti
dote to tho poison you havs been taking into
your religious and moral system; "Repent yel
fol. the Kingdom Of Heaven is at hand"
And now also the ax is laid INTO the root Of
the trees, Therefore every tree TINT. bringeth
not forth good fruit is hewn down and cast into
the fire." :: ). "Not every one that
saith unto he. Lord, Lord, shall enter into the
Kingdom OF Heaven, but be that doeth tho will
of lily Father which Is in Heaven"
Read the Gospels, dear Woodfotd, ana when
you are conyictcd'of your eihs W the doctrines
you will find taught thereiu,- and can
say With those Of old wnom Christ
converted ''f hare wronged any man [politi-
cal party or statel will restore unto him four
fold, then the epbople Of Chicago will have mora
confidence in you as tue follower OF Christ,
aud consider you more tit to Withdraw your At-'
tentlon from the formation OF political, and de-
vote your energies to the founding Of religious,
platforms. '' C1UaADER-