The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-07-10
Interesting Tracing of the Analogy
Between the Peter of Ancient
Days and the Ashland
Peter of To-Day.
Says the Colonel Fights Like a
Parthian. Running and
Shooting Back.
puNcruRlNo A RINooERos HIDE

(The following article from the pen
of Prof. McCarvey appeared in the
Courier-Journal of July 5:)
To the Editor of the Courier-Jour-
nal:
I see from your report of Col. Breck-
inridge's speech of Versailles last Sat-
urday that he is still trying to find re-
fuge in Scripture from the denuncia-
ton which he has brought upon him.
self. He at first took refuge behind
the throne of David, but since l pei
ted him away from behind that hid
ing place in my Versailles speech he
has had nothing more to say about
David. He has jumped from the Old
Testament to the New, and tries to
hide now behind Simon Peter, who
denied his Lord. 1t is astonishing
what a prediction some sinners have
for quoting scripture in order to cover
mp or to extenuate their sins; and it
is almost equally as astonishing what
a mess they make of Scripture in their
vain attempts. have heard many
hard tales on members of Congress
about their ignorance of the Good
Book, and these efforts of our own
Congressman incline me to believe
them After mentioning Peters de-
NAL, he proceeds in these words
"When the Master arose, when that
angel of the Lord sent that Mary Mag
dalene, who was first to the open Sc
pulGher, because, having been for
given, much she loved much, it was to
Peter Tell his disciples and Peter that
the Lord has risen." 1t is to the tempted
disciple, wherever he may be or to
whatever temptation he may have
been the slave, to whom the first mes
sage of the new dispensation is sent"
Here are almost as many mistakes
as words: The angel did not send
Mary to Peter she went of her own ac-
cord (John Xxx, 1-2). Mary was not the
first to the open sepulcher: she went
in company with several other women
Uuke XIV, 1-10). 1t was not Mary,
but another woman, of whom the re-
mark was made about being forgiven
much and loving much (Luke vii, &c.
5O). The message was not sent first
to Peter; for it reads: "Tell his dis
ciples and Peter" And finally. Peter
was not ga slave" to his temptation as
Breckenridge has been to his: for he
shook it off the next moment after he
had yielded to it. We scarcely need
to read between the lines to see the
implied application of these perverted
passages. Mary was forgiven much,
and loved much CHATS me). She was
honored by being an angels messen-
ger CHATS me). Peter was the disci-
pie to whom she was sent CHATS mel,
The tempted Peter was the very one
to whom the message was first sent
CHATS me). He was slave to temp
tation, yet he was the one most hon
ored by the angel CHATS me)
Farther on our modern Peter SAYS
"It is Peter the denier who became
Peter the leader" The undertone is
"That's me"-"Willie," the adulterer,
is to be the leader of the Ashland
OF course he will, if
Owens and Settle will only hearken to
to the voice of scripture, and turn
their friends over to him. What
wicked fellows they will be if they
stand in the way of him to whom the
very first message of the risen Lord
was sent!
In another place he says of Peters
denial that the Lord gave him "a sim
gle look, so wondrous, so loving, so
that it breaks the heart of
he weak, failing, tempted, but loving
disciple Chats me } He goes out and