The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-04-25
tFor the ledger.
PAPER No q.

MR EDITOR A II Z in his last
article writes cautiously aud lmidly,
ss IT ne bad been engaged. The les
sons he has received has improved
him more than VS. eSpec'e in 81 short
a time. C ,ugritulat- hiu, aud REQ
gret that I eau u'ed him t., make 80
great sacrifics "f hi. { O. Ing. as he
has So Reluctantly due f'r my eulight-
e0msni, A. b. b,ssmr farewell with
a fl 'urisi of uumpsts, procIaiming my
defeat aud HID victor, remind him
OF the proyern, He tha' fights aud
runs away, lives To Fl sht aun her day
The reader will see that his st,ack
on me IS C mpiete aIlure-c ,nsplc-
unus only { r its msguitudr. a. he
treaties me wit, Luin, 3, 4. 'Mnntes
parinortur, ct uHsci,ur ridiculus mus
He siys, u iun ed core;p,' ~hic,
me ans, one hut bag, quid redes (!
He consistently Ia point of logic, in
consistently 10 point # pact admission
aff'rms the Inspiration Ut tne Eaglisb
version of the Brol< Alas, 70 ~hn.
strange lengths mep will follow their
logic I! OIc. II mf said he would
foil w his lpyic 'vsf the Niagara. A
X p hss d,ne thi'. A. pre.byte ia 8
we lid TO plenary in'pirati ~ Of the
Autographs of inspired men, aud alt
true c'pies of them, and for that reas
SOD, reoudiate the INSPIRATION If all
translati)rs. rr.uslati ms dif.r ,
) rme contradict others, are they all
inspired ? d .es A X L know that he
has gone "ver tn the r >mish grJuuds3
Alas, how plant p'nr human uiture
is In the hands Cf odium the ,logicum,
His church will Mt fill Nv him Into
that dismal swamp. Sensible p,ople
will admit that neither the version
of r 'usp, n"r the w P Committee is
INSPIRED, that tn claim 1t. Is To impugn
aud damage the true doctrine of inspi.
ration. Sic transit gloria r. Thy
glory has fed.
2. | demanded rf A Il L il the
name Of the cImmn brotherhood of
Gods people Divine authority fr tea
tifving against US all, He says. we
give l., what: This: What soever
is not commanded in Grd's worship is
forbi id~". l., this Diyiue authority;
or Some ricety l"gic, that may, nr may
not be true. Lat me write his logic
in full for him; M.jn premise
Whatsoever is mt C mm ,udsi ia
Gods worship is f'rbiiien. Minor
premise Singing hymns Is not com
m.nde1. Conclusion, Therefore It i,
forbidden. NowNlosic is good if y.u
use it logically; AbatA s,meumes the
forms Of logic are greatly abused.
beg the readers pardnn f,r giving 9
parallel specimen. Msirr premise
No cat has niue ta;l.. M,uor promis.
One cst has one III, re tail than no cat
Con nclusi"u Therefre que cat has
ten tails. Surely no one will den,
that no cat has nine talls, or that on,
Cat has "e more tail than n, cat
yet i think 10 one will sdmi
that one cat la. ten tells. Now prov,
your premises man. or quit the field
you should have proved, Cd Tha
God ever authnrit,,ise'y aud official
ly prescribed psalDsineiog ss a parI
of his worship; (2) That God e,el
disall WED singing of suytniug else
but psalms thher before or after d Avit
CD That GJd Imp .s,d HIS restrict
ion AID exclusiu:ness uppn the free ex
ultsnt ch rch of The las. dispeosation
Give Divine auth,rity for your
premises, clear, Gleancut nd Certain
With all my ign rance. l know tn,
value Of logic. aud that you can moi
get more IN the cpnclu Ion than yot
put Ia ,h. premises.
3. wish To state the matter in con
troversy clearly. 81 thst all may Sc,
the why's and whsref res. IL is d.
vinely appoioitd duty Ia sing In prai,
To God. This is held by all christian
den minati"us, and piacticed by all
Our A X p tretbern break IF frou
the rest 1 the cbtisli." world ~ ,h,.
that they limit thts praise service I,
the use If psaImsI and regard singing
anything else as a siu. rney there
fore withdraw fiom all others and
give us the crDstsnt benefit of aien,
protest while we sine hymas or spir,-
tusl song. b,ve beard Of u mau who
stocd silently p,in.iog hi. 6,ger at
ano her, thus Calling public sttentio,
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