The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-12-14
IEGERSOLL' GODS.

Bob IHgprsGll's Reply ~ tRs tGai
leHgc from tke Hey Dr. Grcgg III
JaDIvs Hca's Reply.
The readers OF the paper hsNo seen il
these columns the chaiian &c sent to Coz
Bob ingersollby the Rev. DR.. Gresham d
Gregg. of Dublin, 10 enter the list in !
pubic discussion upon religious questions
Col. lngersell has sent the follOwir. sa-
swer to DR.. Gregg through pr, Eea, o
| Chicago, his representative IN the matter;
WAsHfNGTON. u. C., Dee, 3, 1871
James Rca, u. d.
DEAR SIR. Yours OF the 10Th Of NUvem.
| Der, inolo-ing letter to you from the Rev.
| Dr. Gregg, OF Ireland, dated Jan. q 1871,
was received to-day.
have read the letter. aud see no reason
| for any discussion between the renowned
| doctor aud myself. he offers to demon.
! strate several things that ! do not dispute.
| In order that you may see how IcaIiy We
are together, must cheerluly admit.
!. "Fhat theology which has naught
| TO tender but promises as to a pr0spe ciivc
| heaven, whose distance seems To- engtheu
as il Is approached is OF no value, and it,
| ar utterly worth csswegnon with Which TO
hIidtk INC tLtSuNc VI .ib-uhN,
.. | most cheeriullr admit that True
christisl- one who really love, and cher
isles his epeinies--wili never grow old. |
admit that true christian--one who prayg
for those who curse, malgn and SANDER
HIM! exempt from all The utrmtes
and frailusS OF Humanity, ] admit that
| true christian oue who. when strlck en-
on one cheek, msckly and lovingly turns
| the other-will never die. | adm, that
! for true Christi0n- one who does all his
| goou actions In secret, and all his hGd sres
| in puDhc-the Whole law OF nature has
been changed, / admit that true Cbrts,-
| ian--one who regards the war. OF eNter-
| mination aud the l0oth Psalm as not only
"perfect but taultlfss, il Totally superior
to all the metal and ply steal laws OF this
world, admit that such Chis =
ians cannot be hurt, injured or DESTROYED:
that poison il nutrment to them; that DE-
nesse will make them healthier still, end
that for all eternity TO come, they viii poke
death iokinely in the ribs, and laughin.ly
sit on the edge OF his scythe.
1.-THE hair OF supposed Christian grow.
gray, il simply proves that his convictions
are fading as well. II his teeth drop out,
it shows that he is losing his faith, If his
ears aud s!cs grow dun ana dim, it mere
ly subStsniiltes The fact that he has failed
t0live in accordance with his belief, Show
me true G l1stian--such as have des-
cribed, and will acknowledge that ne is
exempt from all the ills that ordinary man
is helc 10, that he is incapable OF pain.
clad, az he viii be. in robe Of immortal
flesh.
Upon the other hand, ! II. that all
people afflicted with pain. r;,rusa and mis-
"a g.
crepit, and. in fac' I'll who ~ subject to
the laws OF nature, are not {. stians.
You will NJ once perceive that there is
very little lett TO discuss. ~ fact 1t does
not seem to be proper 81 q. for discus
sion, II the Rev. Dr. Gregg has at his
command "a whole dispenSatiOn Of mira
cles," it is matter, not Of argument and
vain debate, but of demonstration,
II you will give me the name OF the ass
lum in which Or. Gregg is at present pIar.
Ell, you will greatly oblige. yours
truly, X. &. INGRRsOLL.
Dr.. Rsa yesterday sent the following re-
ply to the letter from Col. Ingorsoli.
CHICAGO, III, Dec ., 1877
Colonel v. q. lngersol!.
DEAR SIR; ! am In receipt of your letter
OF the 3 inst, acknowledging The receipt of
| challenge from the Rev. Dr.. Gregg, Of
Dublin, to discuss with you certain points
OF theology set forth IN The same-reler-
ring to your published views and naturally
| growing out oil them-and declining TO
| meet the reverend gentleman on ground,
which, think will hardly be considered
satisfactory teEceptRs an acknowledgment
| OF weakness on your part either by Or.
Gregg or the intelligent public Of America
| and the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and ireland, where the challenge has cen
extensively published. The London Globe
| brings the subject before IT'S readers rs "the
! coming discus sion," while all tho leading
| papers OF Ireland, and some Of the proyln-
clal ones OF England, have published IL.
| As shall transmit your letter to Or, e. ".
who Is amply able to look after hir own in .
terest, | shall merely say, with regard TO
this correspondence, that while DR.. Gregg's
challenge Is made IN good faith, and with
all sincerity and csndor, your reply il char.
scterized by evssiyenesS, t.iyolitv, in.m.
certify, and damaging innuende. RGspeC,
fully yours, JAMES RIA.
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