Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-03-31
MORGAN.

Please allow me space in which to cor
rect the Misrepresentation and false state
ments of ''F. W." Franklin Woodruff
your New Lyme correspondent of last week.
In his criticisms of my discourse on inf
deity, he said that I ''dealt entirely in as
sumption-neither reasoned or proved any
thing;" that affirmed that the truths of
Christianity were attested by miracles" 1
did affirm this, and 1 now repeat the affirm
alton. But in my discourse, not only af-
frmed, but 1 proved it by an argument
which Mr.. Woodruff viii never be able to
overthrow. Let the Intelligent people who
heard it, judge.
He says that gave long catalogue of
the names OF atheistical writers. did not
give these names as atheistical, but as inf
del writers. did assert that many Of them
ignored the existence of God, and 1 asked
Mr.. Woodruff, in the presence Of the Con-
gregation, if he denied my assertions in
reference to those men; he said he did not.
As to Tyndall, Huxley and Robt. Dale
Owen, classed them, as did myself at
one period of my life, with the rest of inf
dels; but did not state that 1 ever advo-
Gated all of the doctrines which every 9TH
er infdel advocated. now class myself
with Christians, but that does not imply
that I advocate every doctrine that every
other Christian advocates. Men can be
Christians and yet differ in opinion on
many things; and in like manner men can
be infdels, and differ very materially. I
class Mr.. Woodruff with infdels, but I do
not charge him with holding every senti-
ment, and indulging in every practice
which every other infdel holds to, and in
dulges in.
He says that asserted that these men
were utterly devoid of moral principle;
that they had no redeeming feature in their
characters" If he paid the attention to
my discourse which he would have US be-
lieye he did, he knows that this statement
is false. l referred to their general teach
ings as being vile and base, and selected
Voltaire, Diderot Rosseau and some others
as being debauchees. But on the other
hand, gave credit for goodness Of heart,
and nobleness of sentiment even among in
fidels; for l selected Ernest Renan as a
specimen of this kind, and spoke in terms
Of high praise of his virtue, and Of the no
BILE Itterances in his life of Jesus.
But the reason for Mr.: Woodrufss eriti-
cism is not that ignored argument and
dealt in bare assumptionl'' The reason is
this: The evening previous to my deliver
ing the discourse, Mr.. Woodruff was put
upon the platform, at my lecture, for a
public examination of his head, and define
alton of his character. 1 did not give a
very hattering description of him, but
pointed out some of his great natural de
fects. Smarting under this unfavorable
description, he came to hear me the next
day, evidently for the purpose of finding
fault. Among other thing in the delinea-
ton, l told the audience that his faculty
Of perception was weak, and his eommuni
cation affords strong confirmation of the
truth Of my remark.
In conclusion 1 give the following anec
dote: Elder John Errett went into one o
the mining districts Of Pennsylvania t.
hold some religious meetings. He preach
ed every night for two or three weeks, bu
made no converts, and gave it up. SooE
after, Elder A. Reeve went to the SAM
place and made good many converts
One day, these twoxelders met, and Reev
spoke to Errett about the matter, and crit
icised him on account of his failure. Well
said Elder Errett, 1 did my best to &c
dOscn to the capacity of those people, but j
seems failedl
''F. W. will please make the applies
ton himself. N. BRETTEL-
Rock Greek, March 81, 1875.
AT the coming municipal election we ar
to vote for or against lookup and may
or's office-the general sentiment seems +
be against the proposition.
Our post-ofice is to change quarters thi
week into the Pinney store, lately purehas
ed by E. H. Pifer.
Henry Pease reports 80 pounds of suga
from S5 trees in two days.
E. A. Wright has been sick in Cleyelant
for sometime, unable to come home.
Our cheese factory is offered for sale q
$500, and no purchaser.
The prospect is that the butter bushes
will be over done this season, as a numbe
of large dairies about here will chang
from cheese to butter. Ex.
ANDOVER..