The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-05-22
DUE WEST, S. c., May 90, IS

DUE w EST, -. C., May ~, looS
Your correspondent, ]. D. L., in last Press
aud Bonner max frantic effort to merit
his self assumed non-deplume "Old Grum."
He makes u wanton attack upon us.
Large space in the Press and Banner Is very
properly devoted to religious subjects In the
same issue the editor notices and highly COM
mcnds book by DR.. Talmage. Where Is the
impropriety in my noticing DR.. Girardeau S
book I? "Who made thee prince and judge
over uS?"
It is crime in me in the capacity of a regu-
lar correspondent, along with other dots TO
notice and recommend a book ! have Just
read 1t is all right for minister Of the Cos
this same secular paper In an ABUSIVE dla-
tribe on the same subject Verify, he. Is a
great imitator Of his Master. A bruised reed
and smoking flax shall he not quench.
we make no apology to J. .. L., or any
body else for the two or three paragraphs on
DR.. Girardcau'S book.
we have endorsement personally of num-
Der of our most prominent citizens, any one
OF them greater In act and higher in position
than our critic.
AS for the religious newspapers endorse
mcnt, we nave read number, that much
more highly eulogiZe DIR. Girardeau's posi-
tion than anything we have said.
We did not read IT, however in the religious
sheet that published the foggy stuif styled, the
Play of julius Caesar, which paper Is so popu-
lar In certain quarters now and whose edi-
tors views seems to be some peoples Bible.
j o. L., "did not derive his notion Us here
EXPRESSED from anything in this book. "but
from some other source" Certainly not the
spirit he displays. Any one can easily read
betwp the lines that the cause. of our friends
wrath lies back OF anything in our article.
DR.. Grardcau's metaphysical bog has
proved too much. not only In this but In 9TH
or cases for his opponents. To-day he stands
By the voice of the church the grand figure in
the sacred institution from which the idol
Caesar was cast out
Yes. Dr. Girardeau sis great ard gifted
He is the colossal christian that rises, pyra.
mid-lkr, above the plSmlcS whose shafts fall
harmless at his feet.
Who has tried harder for the last three
years TO force their "(oggy" doctrine Of"ifs" on
church and state and "haVe been reouked
and rcbullcd severely" by the highest church
court.
The unwarrantcd attack of this dyspeptic
correspondent has as much reason in 1t, rs
the wholesale dcnuncatlonS 0 1 the drummer,
who kindly remembered him with so many
little memCntO toes IN the mall
know a man that has embraced and re-
nOnnced so many difficult forms of belief,
that, were l disposed, which | am not. l
might call him fcggy "crank OF the first wa
ter" But that man Is not John l.. Glrardean,
but nearer home.
We take quotation from the columns of last
weeks Christian Observer, widely circulated
able journal Just to snow ne ne real bapPI,e- bpP,e
The Rev. Handley writing from birmingham
We dedicated the First Presbyterian church
on April 18th. DR.. Girardeau did the preach
ing He was in good trim and gave two pow
erful sermons that will leave their impression
IN our c0mmunity.for years to come. The man
of Goi never preached with more liberty. He
is one of the living giants of our Church.
May his life he long spared 10 teach our
young men how TO vindicate the Gospel OF the
ever blessed God. Not much OF the crank
about that.
Assertion and efithct has ncvercverthrown
an argument. We prefer to be found, as far
~, ,iS Snhi 4.
in company with Such men as Spmrgeon,
breckenridge, Chalmers. Mason, Thorn veil,
and last, hut not lr:.st. the old Christian hero,
John l.. Girardcau.