The Osceola times., 1877-08-04
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Well, Mr.. Editor: ] reckon il
about time for me to return my
thanks TO the Times for the compli.
ments il has been paying me. Frst
will have to apologize, for having
put you to SD much trouble with
hlcroglyphies. You made all nee
cssary correction IN spelling, style,
quotations, punction and grammar
did your Thank you; that WAS
clever indeed so far rs spelling
and style are concerned see little
or no change. In my haste ] may
have omitted letter in spelling Il
few words. As to punctuation few
manuscripts sent to papers for pub
lication are perfectly correct and il
is expected by every correspondent
the compositor will make the nee.
essary correction. ! make no rrc
tension 10 perfection la grammar
hut guess my communication ex
hibitcd about as good grammar as
the readers of the osccola Hm,s are
often blessed with Ia its columns.
You term my article an "epistlc TO
the Dramat;cs." That is u misno-
mer SIR. II WIS only written in
answer 10 the article on which |
",ook my text" Please note that.
Here comes Mr.. V,ndcx | must
now pay my respects to him. Good
morning Friend V. lam happy TO
meet you this balmy summer morn
ing! How is your LcaIthy Hope
you are enjoying yourselfsir. Well
my friend am sorry that YOU mis-
under stood me in the reply to your
Grst article. | DID not "throw
down the gauntlet fora controversy
with the Osceola Literary < Drama
tic association. What | said was
only ia defense Of those ministers
who were assailed--only stating
low they viewed such associations
ns being of tho world a:d therefore
opposed TO religion, which is right
II the scriptures be true. You ad-
nit sir, that the Association was
not formed for the promotion of
religion or us to tha. of MORALS
That Is all We ask, that the prcmis'
es on which We started out and it
thes are false you are responsible
for IL 1t is the duty OF every indi'
vidual TO Use all his energies to pro-
mote morality and religion; and il
he is not promoting them he is dc
pressing them. There can be no
medium ground in the moral world
every action is either morally
right ex wrong. To see this We
must first ascertain spsn 'cho' gr'SSd
moral Obligation ns1. ii you place
il ain The eternal fiaess Of things
We a,ust object; because, hst; II
leaves the distinction between vir
ture and vice, in great measure
arbitrary and indefinite. dependent
npo~ oar percept;sas OF Gtness :nd
sstitHess, which, in dsfereat indi-
sssss aAs wilI greatly differ. We
or ",s sssi~st; seesvse wi,ea u stres
than The a,..s " srovcd. ii is no mere
sentia, d;r9vsrs of a natural cs-
not constitute ~os.. s.sh alone can
mouse = u.s. what "a is e, aud aI~xa,'"', rs,s., :"
Is n"St. Proving a fi,ness ..sSs - si'at
'A'n es~~se Of action AMI :" sss-
It's obligations are separate ,a..s ps'"g :.
y"U maintadn d.4t virtue ..rr,a. :.
Own obligation ~. s,sclr; ,ha, ,,a
understanding at once s.crce,ves an
~c''on to be right aud t,,ereforc
ought ~ DE perionnie cd: We al,;..,
] IL snpposeS de anderstanlssss n,
m-n TO .dacrMiss ssrcciscIy ia A..
~ssae saaaner eo'seessSax ai siru,
QUE Snd xissoys as<ssas; w,,ie;, /.
contrary TO fact. 2 II supposcs !,
prc,ious rule 10y which the action
&c.
sould ha..
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