Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-07-28
ANOTHER DANlEL REHDERs
JUDGMENT.

Il 10 . practice not crsditabls to those
who follow II to write pretended criti.
cisms Of nav books without having read
the books they . % learnsdly notice.
Probably nine OF ten newspaper pre-
tended criticisms Of JEFF. Davis recent
ly published book have been written by
persons who have never read ''Ths Rise
and Fall Of the Confederate Govern
msnt."
Readers OF the Virginia Chronicle we're
last night Afforded an opportunity to pc.
russ in that journal . very learned ~
disquisition upon the dement's and msr-
Its Of the Inssrsoll.B Black p~olsmical
duel. published In the North American
Rsvis,c for August. That the Chronicle
writer had not read the articles which be
80 wisely passed judgment upon 10 plain.
~ evident. That hs prejudssd the case.
and that bis recorded judgment Ia mere.
~ his own previously formed opinions
Of religious questions, is also apparent.
he speaks Is dogmatieally Of revealed
religion" and Of ''ths truths Of revela-
ton a. II both were undisputed facts.
Hs ought to know that thsrsi Is no proof.
which an impartial man. capable Of
weighing evidence. can accept. that there
10. or ever has been. . revealed religion.
II pretended revelation has been
proved to be true. will the Chronicle re-
viewer please state when. and BY what
means.
He speaks Of ',hs practice of that
morality which derives its sanction from
revealed religion" Does he not know
that codes Of morals we're instituted long
before either the Christian or the Jewish
religions were thought oil Morals de.
irving their sanction from . religion that
has covered . large portion Of the earth
with blood. and that has justified muir
der whsa committed In its mann and for
its promotion. a In the Spanish Ipqui-
sitioni What arrogant assumption
What absurd nonsense!
The Chronicle writer pronouncss To-
esrsoll's thesis "bsus." and Judge
Blacks reply "%sntidots." why1 Il
In~esrsoll's thesis bsns because It does
not agree with his previously formed
religious opinions. and Blacks reply
sutidots because In Il Black expresses
views similar In some respects to his
own.
The Chronicle writer further impsri.
ousiy declares that cit must Be borne In
mind that the Christian religion was
given for oil times and races" II given
for all times and oil races. and 10 Of
divine origin. why have not all times
and all races accepted hr
The wise theological critic OF the
Chronicle refers to the "vsgsriss OF sci.
sntists and philolosers." Has the
mental training Of the Chronicle writer
been such a. to At him to pass judgment
on the results Of the researches and
discoveries OF the philolosists and sci.
sntists which he 20 Aippantly p%ronouncss
vasarissr
Although We presume that suggestions
from rs to the would.bs theological
critic Of the Chronicle will not be needed,
still W venture to suggest that. whils
he IL undoubtedly capable Of ably dis
eussins the questions Of railroad monop.
oli.s and Autobiography Leagues. hs Is
hardly qualified to in.sllissntly and Inn
partially oriticiss the advanced and pro.
srsssivs rslisio-scisntihc questions Of
the day. In our opinion the Ingsrsoll-
Black discussion occupies the same
position in the public mind that II did
before the review Of 1t by the Chronicle
was published.