Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-01-25
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EICH"9SD, January - T..
Editors 81 he EeE.rSJHrg LN}r--H .sg. +.
the :avOr o. t little epaca III yOut cy.Ww.; :,
yindicato myself from NJ unjust asper:igr.
In Tuesday mornings paper, Rev. y!. ".
erspoo1 is reported IS having assorted 10 Ii: -.
grega:ion that my lecture on The ChQ:ca g.
Human Nature" Wss Tho cunEiagc:: sol ~
had ever been perpctrGted on this Commune"
and thst Sc number ofthCse who altertl =.
lecture had silence imposed upon them y y.,.
the Reformers traducsd, acd the prl.oss.
church made the subject olreprosch." Laess.
was telegcsphed from Petersburg - Kew y.
appearing in tho Monday morning Eg..ia, s..
with tho following sentence, w1!ch Seems - ~.
the apparent ground FOR this strange 80 ,..t,.
wise utterly uraccCGE!a5io accusation: t.
charged that the Ministers OF the H.5.,..,.
churches were invited 10 occupy seats O. :.
platform, ard assured thst they woG.i Hc... g.
ing sectarisn n the address"
1 most earnestly declare taat The above m.,
toned invitations were SCI. TithCu. my ELo.
edge, through 81 Intention OF courtesy o. =
part or the committee in charge Ct tEo lcc:.,
and when l Learned l., only = lew hours b.
the time for Tho lecture, 1T once cxpresscL q
regret, through lear tbs. this very cons.IG
| would DO put upon it. Itvcr said 10 any .:
| nor authorized any one to SLY, tba! trerc y
| ''bs nothing sertartln il tho address" Ny:..
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who chose TO attend tho lecture. AZ: i; co.,. >,
but be evident to e.! that WCu!G tr2.: Il" =.
ject from tho standpoint 0. ny CONVICT
This IL, trust, enough 10 show tho Gfo@a..a
ness Ct tho odiCus assertion that my Lectures.
- GINNING sell parpctrated n!hc co!4:. ~
| or NJ insult offered - tho clGrgy@cu r;.:.
From my heart Gisarow a1y, even t-a ..,.
| thought or intention CT anything .! L. at-
| ard deeply Tcgro. the existence @ ia" orl!.
stances. over which had no c1-.io., ra..a
seems, occasioEtd tho cE0:So.
Tho same dispatch quotes Rev. IL 80.
spoon as speaking OF ry having 'poUla. Sd.
On tho Protcitants" This too, utterly a..aYs
anG I confidently appesi t. tho @utcncr PIE.
| on The occasion, SnG 20 the report Civ -
morning in the i.GcS- A0posl II.yl. Lax
stopped, aad with GclHs hel . ! Hcvec. sA.l:.
10 utter abuse on any sutject CT occasion T..
| who heard 4! dispa3::ong;cly, cHn certify l..
simply quCtsd uaques.!OnshIo teaching, -.
UNREASONABLE facts, ard draw from :Aaa.
tho strongest nGd c!earost. yet &!soin TT.
courteous way could, waat seemed l. L.. b.
quesI;orAbly logical differences have 10. :.
cannot have the less. objection - any %.eI
al retutstIon in The 2slnu way but S:r'al e..
rapel thelmpatst!oU o! u mo ulneS3 .1rc.ga ..-
principles aud to ny ls.uGc.
In regard t. ms GiSc1u5s" %h.c. .... B
Wiherspoon hos sGEou"Ccl i5- lex. sd. !,
| "laiallO!C Church -slii&i!Iv!s ECJt-"....
| | beg Leave - any tin. thu argUmeL: lr.i,..
by tho Bible is based or our @nt!.hoa's Vs..
has 20 existence. inc Ialsllbia Cnu,UH aae
hiss claimed to bo@ substitute for tho lr:,.l
Book. j! shows 81 to.Gl iluoEADco c The Ca....
clsim to thus represent h"r IS ~ ni:erng. -
ierng Itself 10 be chosen inatCSd Of u. e..
Whoever hes tEkcn tho pains - !0o': i,,n .
Catholic Theological Tcr%, knows H., .
church gives tno h' 10 :9 evidences .oc a"- e..
mission and authority md gives too h...a
every doctrine ths. sE2 tCachcs / Ic.'r.
Bible and the church hG"o never brn'. -!
scented or acknowledged as alternative, g; E.
sltutas, but, or tho contrary, Is iisng .,.,
bound together. Hence Al argument la4:
indlcated by tho above lillc. Is simply IA
noratio elcnchi. utterly bcs!!o t." que.I
Protestsrism says: Tho bicIc tho whn.e
and nothing hui tho Bl50' Tao ca2:r. -,
THE Bible, the whole Bible, aHi, t&grt ..,r.
gatner with Tho Bible The Av5e.,iia :.,.t.
church Shich tho DI5!C gives u Is: p.,,a.,
the constitutions o! the UnitId Slltns sy..
Congress, tho Executive and the Iuii.In.s
YCuc hun ole sorvan.,
JON; j. kEA3E, B..Ggn 81 i.....