Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-04-23

into the controversy between him and
Father McElligott, whom ] know
fully able to refute him; I simply
ans wered Rev. Dryder's invitation ex
tended to cali interested in the subiece'
to hear him verify certain texts. For thai
purpose i went to your Office at the ap'
pointed time, and whilst there persist
emily declined to enter into the confro.
versy on the doctrinal subjectat issue, Rev,
Dryden made several attempts to force the
controversy upon me, but strenuously
held him down to the verifcation
in quoting, and refused to listen to OF
answer anything else he tried TO say. And
now the Rev. gentleman does not recog-
nize me in the controversy. Well, this Is
a rather strange way of putting it. de.
clare that never asked Rev. Dryden for
that privilege, and it will be time enough
for him to show me the door when / shall
beg for admittance.
Now, Mr.. Editor, the point at issue was
the vsrifcstion of certain texts. When l
entered your office at 2 p. m, / intended
70 spend there only few minutes, in order
TO be able to come back early 10 my post
of duty. Twenty minutes would have
folly suficed for my purpose. But Rev.
Dryden requested rs to wait until some OF
his friends, Rev. Cunningham, Rev. Cook
and others had come in. This we con-
sented to do and we waited; We waited for
full hour. Then / insisted that we
should begin, as was DESTROYS 10 20 home
on the next train.
When We began at last, made two pre-
yious declarations: 1. That / had not
come for any dOctrinal controversy, but
simply for the verifcation of some texts.
This declaration ! had to repeat frequent
ly afterwards. 9. That in order TO reduce
the discussion within the smallest possible
limits, / wished only to hear Rev. Dryden
verify the two first texts Of the first Father
s Justin, quoted by him; that II
R,v. Dryden was able TO verify those two
texts, i was willing to take for
granted the correctness Of all the other
texts of Euebius, Gelaeius, Dupin and
others. Could any offer be faireip Will
Rev. Dryden deny this statement Did l
or did l not make this declaration rs soon
AZ we began? know that the Rev. gen
tleman insisted upon all other texts being
verified. But had enough of 1t; bad
heard him verify ~ his quotation OF st
Justin and as he elegantly expresses it. II
gathered my hat and coat and taking
French leave of the Reverend veriher, /
left him standing before the counter with
his books opened before him." He had
promised to verify all his quotations, /
eould not prevent him to 90 do, but l was
certainly justified TO decline any further
yerifcafiou before me when he so fgre-
giously failed upon his two first texts,
upon which had stsked the veracity OF
all the others.
Now, Mr.. Editor, in the account Of "a
Novel Disoussion written by writer, il
seems to me partial to Rev. D., it il said
that ''the conclusion drawn from this was
that Elliott,s translation was made from
different text than the one used by
Father McEIlieott." This il sentence
more than amphibolcus, for / could con-
strue il with more than two mean iDgs
Bot IL il lie 10 he construed as implying
that "Elliott's English Translation was
made from mutilatad Latin text,
the headless part Of sentence,
which sentence might be correct
translation of st. Justin's Greek text" /
am willing TO endorse Ii. II on the con-
trary il is TO be construed a. meaning that
"Elliott's Latin or Euglish translation
was made from Greek copy Of st. JUS
tins different from the one used by
Father McElligott," then call upon the
gentleman who wrote that sentence and
drew such conclusion to tell rs where
that Greek text can be seen. II such a
text exists it is the one which Rev. Dry
den should have brought TO your office,
Mr.. Editor, instead Of that basketball of
TRANSACTIONS and secondhand references.
In your columns Of the 2lst appears also
Rev. W. Ulfert's conclusion. leave ii TO
the public to appreciate the value Of de.
cision of that reverend gentleman and
scholar. Respectfully,
A. Bourbon,
Rector Of Moundsyille.