The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1881-07-23
TO "REPLY TO
THOUGHTS FOR THINK
ERS."

Mr.. John Q. Williams, with re-
quest to have the same published in
your columns, which / do the more
readily for two reasons: LIST. That
Mr.. M. may see that l am not the
only man in the country who holds
the doctrine he thinks makes a man
a fool, or identifies him with the dis
ciples of the devil; I'd. That Mr.
Williams Is the man from whom all
the debaters In the Christian Camp
belite1 Church backed down from
during the past year, therefore any
thing from him will be entitled TO
more consideration than what l
might have to say.
c, G. NAMRUFF.
Editor Ne,c Dominion;
An article clipped from your issue
of the 23d of April last, which the
writer, subscribing himself M" so
well pleased with his effort. has, dig,
niiied with the title of "Heply to
Thoughts for Thinkers" has been
handed us for consideration if there
he anything in it to considered other
than special pleading on bold as
sumptions,by one who intimates him
self skilled in unraveling sophisms,
and able to detect false conclusions,
arrived at by shifting the premises
or playing upon words, but who evil
IDENTIFY is unable to solve any of the
points involved in the fifteen queries,
to which he attempts to reply, on q
scriptural basis; from the fact he re-
lers tile pfaponrder of them, at the
very outset, as superior authority,
and of paramount Importance to any
thing that Moses, the Prophets, Christ
or the Apostles might say, to Socra-
ties, whose wisdom, together with that
Of all the philosophers and vain de-
ceivers Of his own and like schools,
from his time to the present, the spir-
it, speaking through Paul, character
ICES as .foolishness with God, and
asks the question which may well be
applied to Mr.. NJ, "Where is the wise?
where is the scribe? where is the
disputer of this world? hath not God
made foolish the wisdom of this
world?' by which reference he en-
dorses the Wisdom of Socrates and
the spirit, through Paul, stamps him
as fool. And as the world by wis
dom knew not God. Mr., Nj, by his
endorsement Of Socrateb' wisdom,
proves his ignorance Of the Deity,
and as a consequence is alienatcdl
from the life of God through the ig-
norance that is IN him-Ephesians
WIS.
would further remark that what
ever Mr. G. G. Namruff's intentions
were in asking the questions, whcth-
er for the purpose of puzzling I'M
skilled minds or not, the prayer OF
Mr.. N. ,wopld be little avail in his
behalf for ave know that, God hear
eth not sinners'-John TX 81, and
that "the sacrifice (prayer) of the
wicked is an abomination to the
Lord"--Prov. XV:8. And that Mr.
nj. is of the latter class, he has con.
clusively shown by the endorsement
of Socrates and the oppositions OF
science falsely SO called, and castine !
Gods word behind him. As it is
written: "But unto the Wicked God
saith, What hast thou to do to de-
clare my statutes..,,.sc seeing thou hat
est instruction and casteth my words
behind thee"-Pol. L:16, II. And
that Ills advice is of no more value
than His prayers is proven by the
same reference, For Peter saith, III
any man speak, let Him speak as the
oracles of God'-lst Peter; IYi11;
which are the law and the testimony
as Isaiah saith, "To the law and to
the testimony; if they speak not &C
cprding to this word, it is because
there is no light in theln"-Isaiah
VIII:20. Therefore Mr.. M. is as
dark a body as his light, Socrates
his teacher, and "If, therefore, the
light that is in thee be darkness, how
great is that darkness Matthew
VI:23.
That there was no light in Socra-
ties as to the questions Of life and i'm
mortality is evident, for they were
brought to light by Jesus Christ long
SUBSEQUENT to- the times of Socrates,
through the gospel-2d Tim. 1:1O-
by his resurrection from the dead,
which the disciples of Socrates and
the school men of Paul's day, de-
nounced when preached by him at
saying, "What will this babbler say:
He scemeth to be setter forth OF
strange Gods. May we know what
this new dortrine whereof thou speak
est is, for thou bringest certain
strange things to oar ears, and some
mocked." Like teacher, like taught.
Beware, therefore, of the advice OF
Mr.. NJ, lest you both fall into the
ditch together as consequent of the
blind leading the blind.
AS to what has been TERMED re-
ply we have said that it was nothing
but special pleading on bold assump-
tions. In proof Of which examine
his answer to the 7th question, in
which he says, "Mr. N. would apply
the term mortal with the same mean
ing to the soul and body alike. He
must remember that as one is mate
terial and the other immaterial, death
or mortality cannot be predicated OF
H. yuxn