Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-03-22
The Historical Discussion.

Ed. Register-The resolution of the "Cli-
onian' Society declining to be held response
BILE for the statement that "Henry VIII. was
the rock upon which the Episcopal Church
was founded" and the very elegant and
classical discussion by &C., not Clio," both
published in your last issue, do not make it
necessary that the discussion should be pro-
longed. And yet two reasons induce me to
ask permission to say few words in clos
ing it.
The "Clionian" not having been RESPONSE
BILE for the objectional matter, beg to apol-
ogize to that worthy society for any objec-
tional words spoken of it. They will bear in
mind the mistake was not mine.
To the bright and sparkling &C" owe,
and hereby offer, an apology for causing
SUI oh a ''hubbub" about so trifling and Sin
advertent" remark. But, bear in mind,
my dear Co.," that while you only lighted a
match, Vulcan came along with hammer and
tongs and threw on whole constellation"
of infammable matter, and confagration
ensued, quite naturally.
&C." says, SIT hurts just as much to have
20O-pounder tread on my toes unintention-
ally as if he did so from malice prepense."
True, physically; not quite true, mentally.
But it reminds me of little story, thus: A
vigorous but kind and affectionate boy care
lessly leaned against the outside of the can
vass of the tent of a flower exhibition, and
crushed an elegant lady's new bonnet i'm
side. The boy could not see and did not
know who was inside, nor the injury he was
doing. The excited lady gave the boys foot,
9Th 4lo eHor l. al
whereupon the boy made vigorous reply
and inflicted a had bruise on the ankle of the
little lady. When he learned later, to his
horror, that he had injured his O,cn mother,
in grief and tears, he exclaimed, "Oh, moth
err! forgive me; did not know it was you;
did not think so little a foot could kick so! 7"
&C." says, speaking of Christians, eff they
could and would rest on HIM, and none 9TH
er, there would be no need of so many diff
ferent denominations" l agree fully. Why
not, then, rest on him alone? She adds: Gas
it is, they seem to need something, or some
body, more human" But why? Is it not
worth our while to inquire: Is it not BY
reason, largely, not wholly, that popular
history" popular theology" and popular
literature" have filled the world with such
phrases as &C." makes use of, thus: ave
should not think less of devout Presbyteri-
ans, Lutherans, Methodists, Quakers, &C.,
because they belong to churches that build
ed upon Calvin and Knox, Luther, &C."
"Not think less them" / agree. But are
these "churches'' "builded" upon Calvin,
Knox, Luther, Wesley, &C.? 1 suppose this
bears about the same real meaning as the
other popular" eXpression-"Henry was
the rock, "Luther was the rock, )" ''Knox
was the rock" "Wesley was the rock" &C.,
upon which the "churches" were founded.
That any Christian church was ''builded,"
was founded" or crooked" upon any man,
emphatically deny. l object to the idea,
and object to that sort of nomenclature.
If a child reads In the newspaper, or "popu-
lar history" or literature, the statement that
the "Presbyterian Church is founded, or
built, upon Calvin, or Knox," that the
"MethOdist Church is founded, or built, up
on Wesley" &C., and then is told again tn at
HE (Jesus CHRISTI is the one only founda-
Rock-upon which Christianity Is
founded and the source of all its power and