Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-05-28
THE RETORT COURTEOUS.


MHs 00AA hCH
EDITOR SENTINEL-Dear Sir: Permit
me to briefly notice the article from Mr..
Gallagher, published in the last number
Of your paper. All that department Of
controversy which finds its strength in
disrespectful personal remarks. holsters
itself by calling names and delights in
imputing low motives. we most cheerfully
resign to the gentleman Of Bay Shore.
Mr.. Gallagher says: "The audience pres
ent at my lecture in the Opera House are
aware that the condensed printed report Of
my lecture contained in the Eureka dailies
were not correct reports, much less the
exact words 1 used" Very true. Some
thing we regretted, however, and the fact
is somewhat astonishing. since. ss the
editor Of the SENTINEL, the paper In which
the lecture first appeared, informs me that
Mr.. Gallagher himself gave the manu-
script to the printers. Why, then, incor-
rectp Mr.. Gallagher now puts in print,
so that it cannot be Q further question Of
debate among his friends in Eureka, the
following: "I said that I long had doubts
and misgivings about the subject on which
/ was speaking. and that, with all intelli
gent men, I had long doubted the inspira-
ton Of the Scriptures, y n ~" The
relations that this condition Of doubt and
misgiving bear upon the fact that during
this time of doubt and misgiving the gen
tleman was occupying q Presbyterian pull
pit which knows no doubt upon this sub
ject,. I shall not discuss.
BY a careful handling Of the dates
ISIS" and $780," and the words
ninth edition " and " eleventh volume"
and by now especially referring to two of
the several articles he equally referred to
as resulting in his change Of opinion IN
his lecture at the Opera House. Mr.. Gal
lagker attempts to make IL appear hat !
assumed the knowledge Of articles two
years before they were published. MY
exact words appeared In the SENTINEL OF
April 5. Those words represent just what
intended, nothing more-nothing less; and
there was no attempt to say one
thing and imply something else.
Any person who will read these words and
then carefully read MI. G~allagher's reply
remembering that edition does not mean
volume, or volume edition. and noticing
lust what IL said about article and edition,
and article and volume, and article indie
pendent Of either, and noticing that he
now mentions only a part Of the articles
originally spoken Of, and remembering
that some Of the volumes Of this ninth ed
ition OF Britannica are already about four
years old, must see that the gentleman's
remarks are utterly without force.
After stating that l was not acquainted
with all of DR.. Smiths articles, I said I:
But you need not be alarmed regarding
the results to follow q perusal OF these ar
ticles. The great majority Of the preach
ers OF all English speaking peoples are
perfectly familiar with them" Mr.. Gala
CHER, in summing up his argument to
prove me incorrect, placed the following
words in quotation marks as mine: "The
great majority of the preachers and all En-
glish-speaking people were familiar will
them" You observe the entire subject
hinges upon the question of time. Some
how the verb which l used with careful
forethought in the present, is here quoted
AZ having been used by me in the past. A
strange place for q mistake, considering
the fact that his entire argument turns or
this point alone. / merely indicate THU
last fact in Mr.. Gallagher's reply; it need
no remarks. 1t il to be observed that h
has neither slime" nor patience" to sa,
q single word upon any one point in thu
entire argument Of the lecture. In clos
ing this article I take issue With the meth
cd Of Mr.. Gallagher; / shall not end
with personal abuse.
Thanking you for space In your col
umns, I remain yours respectfully.
J.. T. LApD,
Pastor M. E. Church.