Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-02-11
BISHOP POTTER.

l thank you, from the core OF my
heart, for your cd t 'risl of tle 9Th OF
January; and, especially, for your
reply and commentary upon the card
OF Mr.. l.. NJ. Blackford 10 the Gszstte
of the 3Ct1 ultimo.
1t ia impossible TO believe (ss you
jut tly end logically say that Mr.
Black ford, Cultured and Christian
ger tlemen, as he undeniably is, could
have read t ae blatsI t and bald intidel
utteraDC % of Bishop Potter, published
and reproduced in the Gazette. which
are 30 Justly Reproduced 10 your
editorials; end it would be feariully
unjust to Mr.. Blsckiord to consider
that he could or would tolerate or
copdope the open and emphatic
declsrs ton OF unteliei in the Holy
Scriptures as the revealed and inspired
Word of God, and tle suthoritt tive
Ct ,ndard of Christian Fs!t'. so con-
spicuoualy and explicitly oft uded by
the now notorious pulpiteer OF "Grestsr
New York." whom MIR. Blsckford 30
warmly champions in his card. Mr..
BlacKford protect, especially against
Bishop Poltsr's Dsme being linked
wth that of the il sst upstait un'
believer (Pesrsop) who has gained the
ear of the public" yet, whose inhdel
utteranees Bishop Potter unquali'
Dedly endorses; and. mirs6ile
dictu Bishop Pet,er declares that
Christian believers must throw
aside the dogmas Of On infallible
Bible, rs completely and frankly as
Protestant have thrown aside the
dogma OF an infallibie Pope"
Par Mobile fratrum Not1ithsiand
ing Mr.. Blackford's rsvulsion against
the classifi cation OF "the Bishop OF the
strongest and wealthieit diocese In the
Episcopal Church, In our greatett city,"
with the obscure NJ, lodist man 10 the
West, aud "up'tnt unbeltever who
lately made himself conepiclous by
semi-infidel deliveranoes 80 to the
authority of the Bible, (which Bishop
Potter oommends aud adopts. Bishop
Potter predicates bis unbeliet in the
Bible upon the necessity OF "regaining
lost Intellectual leadership" aud OF
being oonformed 10 "men of science;"-
while the Word OF God expressly warns
against these very sciolists, and the
vain couceit of f nite creatures to con-
prehend the In6oite Creator
'One psrt--one little part-ws dimly scan,
Through the dark me1ium OF LIES feverish
dream;
Yet dare arraign the whole stupendnous
plan,
Ifbat that little part incongruous seem,"
10 the limited faculties Of "pOor pensioners
upon the bounties of an hOnr!"
And as to Bishop Pott Jr's pride and
ambition OF "intelleotusl leadership"
the devout aud Intellectual Oowper
contrasts Volt ,ire-tbe great prototype
of all the gainsaying crew Tooth in and
outside of the pale ofthe churcb)-witn
"Yop eottaEer who weaves at her OWE door,
Pillow aud bobbiD, all her little storls;
She, bsr humble sphere By nature ft,
| Has little understanding and no wit;
| Just knows--and knows no moIe-her Bible
truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew;
And in that charter reads, with sparkling
eyes,
| Her title to treasure In the skies"
| But this Is not the first or only ex'
plot of this prurient and ambitious
prelsts. Ga the 30t1 day of April,
1889, upon the occasion Of the Centen-
ial celebration of the inauguration OF
Washington, BIshop Peter stood in
Gods Holy Temple and insoleDtly In.
suited the intelligence, and outraged
the DO triotic seDsibilities, OF the coun-
try. by denouncing Jefferson and jack
SOD as "vulgsrisns." Oh ye gods
and lite fishes The illust'iOus JET
ferson, scholar, sage, philosopher and
champion OF man; founder and ex'
FOUNDER OF our free inslitLt oDs; author
of the Declaration of IndepeDdepce aDd
the statute Of religious liberty; Presi-
dent OF tle Unts I'd Stst.s; Governor oi
Virginia 10 the days when her
sous were giants In the land
and distinguished and honored ambas'
ssdor of bis couLtfy to the courts o.
Europe and Andrew Jackson, world
renowned President OF the UDited
States; metchless hero and cage, who
Jefferson himself said, "fled the meas
ure of bis coun,ry's glory;" aud OF whom
t1e brilliant and accomplished 81 q
man and hit )rian, Alexander ID
stephens (althoush q party opponent
W.T. TO, "He was, indeed, botl hero snC
sage. In him was presented tae rsr'
sombintti1n of beta military aud civic
abilities ot a very high order. Abov'
all Ct 1ers of this class IN the annals o
the world, sands Washington Jack
son approached as near this great un
s2proschable model OF the general snC
the statesman combined, ss perhap
any ever will or can" Jackson, th'
uucompromising ptt:iCt; the court Il.
aud superb embodImet of courage
csndor, and erect manllness. Andres
Jackson and Thomas Jefferson peril.
and fippantly chara( srized as "vul
esriaus," by political priest. wh
now siguslizss bis basphemy by deny
ine and discreditiog t1e chart an
fouodstion OF Chrhtsn Faith.
It. It. FAUETLERoY,
St Inuis. Missouri, Feb. b, 1902.