The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-18

ia atbeistic, or contradictory OF IN
Scrip ufts, or OF the stabdards OF on
church. The Scriptures aud Oh
standards, 20 fer on / compUhen,
them, declare that God made man
made him body and soul; made h
body material, the soul spintnsl. Tn
fact Of this Gre alton is clear, dispu a
b e. The mode o at lesst the ma
terial pat OF it is, to my mind. not 81
clearly reverted. | fl ID that God Ger
tsinly made mans bod q, end ma le i
OF dus' OF the ground, sll of which
ve'iy b. ieve. But whether he M d;
it IN diately, +" or 'immedi8iely," Gin
stan ane0us "" or by process, l d.
not hBd rev, aled. And, inasmuch al
on this point the Bible is, 10 my mind
silent: and inssmuch % the sthel
bo K GOD hss written (Na'ure) is mo-
soff len ly understood ~ me as yet tC
venture upon any assured interpreta
ton thereof, simply wait for light
and am ready to take truth fIom
either book fs God may give it.
know that ruth will always be true to
itself. And iBasmuch as the Bible, SO
far 60 now understand II, dos moi
reveal the mode or process in the Gre
alton OF Adams body, do not see
how any scientific theory as tn that
mode can contradict the Bib e. What
ever
eCIRNTIFIC THEORY DENIES,
the fact Is clearly coDtrsdic ory oil
Scriptures and thculd be instantly
condemned. Whenever we find that
an Interpretation Of the Word Of God
ContIsdicts a certainly known fact Of
nature, we must abandon that inter-.
prelai n. And whenever we fiod that
sn hypothesis OF science contradicts a
certainly known fact oil the Bible, we
shou abandon and condemn that n.y.
pothetis. But the Experience both OF
scientists and OF churchmen should
mike the n very cure OF their facts be-
fore delivering their ColdemDaLion-
for both have made great plumbers. 1
have never tried to force the courch
10 tolerate evolution as a Teeogn d
doctdne." | never have advocated
my opinions as to DR.. WoodIow's
rights in any fac ious way, and never
expect to do 80. sm a law able ing
Presbyterian, and expect to ella m the
Southern Presby ter an Church as my
mother as long as she will recognize
me as her son. signed the d.cara-
ton and testimony, snd still ipdorse
it. In doing so IexeIcised privilege
belonging 10 ali tue Presbyte rians
and embraced by many of them, as
history will show. Ger ainly, in sign
ing II, / hsd no thought OF schism.
The idea OF the accession" OF the fol.
lowers OF DIR. Woodrow | regard az
abeu d. Col. Heating, to my GER
tain knowledge, spoke OF only "pns-
sible" secession in bis editorial,
and of that possibility, even, only as
an inference Of his own mind. i have
never heard Of any "plan" or
scheme" to "disrupL" the church; l
am in no such company of schsmsrs,
and / regard all such intimation OF
thai kind as malicious nonsense.
Coming from paper thft claims the
protection Of the Prssby terrain Church,
aud assumes to represent her, it is
SANDER in its rel alton 10 me, and, 10
the Test Of my knowledge and belief,
misrs preventative OF the church,
which never authorized said paper to
publish said charge.
REPUTATION OF THE DEFENDANTS.
as to the general reputation OF these
defendants, testify: II l know
the general reputation of any
man IS 10 veracity, i know theirs.
Truth upon oath conpels me to say
that 1t is bad. will explain my ate
ment--and the court can give its OWE
value TO my testimony. In the FIST
pace, / understand by mans repu-
tation that which makes or uumakes
his good name. In the second place,
when l cay that mons general repu.
tation is bad, l mean that his good
meme is, a. picture night be, 80
blurred and marTed that no mind cen.
sitiye to Truth and honor, and know
ing the facts, could say thAt it ia good.
/ do not mean that over the reputation
there may not ba many spots at
Cleannsss aud brightness, nor do
mean that those may not in extent of
surface exceed the ores cover d with
blura, but that, taking the reputation
as a whole, including fairness and
it is substantially ruined
reputation. l have no hesitation to
declare that, in that sense, the r. puta-
ton of these defendents Is bad, as to
veracity. For yeas l nave heard the
straightforwardntss and truthtulness
Of one or the other, or both Of them,
called in question. have generally
hesrd them associated, and spoken of
rs "the Converses." / have heard this
alk, rs to their reputation for truth,
from Vlrsinis, North Oarolins, South |
Georgia, Florida, Alabsma,
Missi,sippi, Louisiana, T, K ,s, A'kan-
sas, Kentucky and Tennessee, and am |
ready to give names, If demanded. l |
have beard talk Of that kind from pri- |
vate members OF our church, from
elders, from .ministere, from their fell
low citizens, and from their fellow
Presbyters. Names are ready il called |
Tor. On the other side, 1 have heard |
very many speak favorably Of them,
aud say they never hea, d aught against
their truthfulness. | have found that
a large number of these people do not
know them personally; have read reg
nlarly no papers but theirs, and are not |
acquainted with their acquaintancee.
With this explanation l am compelled |
TO say that 10 the best OF my knowl-
edge and belief, their general reputs-
tation as to veracity is bad, as "a blurred
picture would be. |
the PArER's REPUTATION.
i now come to testify as to the pa
peI's reputation for veracity. Apply
Ing the tame rule of determination, 1
must aver that it is not good. Here,
Again, l claim the privilege OF explain
atioA. do not mean that amongst
he people who take the paper exclu-
1ively (no other being taken il is not
regarded as reliable. l do not met an
hat tnere may be some who take il,
and other papers, who, ais, ;, consider
u trustworthy, although l know of
very few. / do rot mean that in re-
porting matters OF general interest,
concerning which = Q editors have no
controversial interests 10 subserve,
said reports are not speedily obtained
md nCn nrntaly nuhliohad arA cn,,o, |