The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-28

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whiskey dealers, and advises
them to bear the ills they now
have rather than aid in bringing
upon themselves a plague.
Al Easter Symposium.
Editor The Mana!ac Times:
Dear Sir: Your issue Of July l4.h
contains Mr.. BiaDchard's promised
bow out OF the Easter discussion, and
an implied confession Of his inability 70
| work division problems by mu!tiplica-
ton: gu. the manner OF his exit IS so
| unsatisfactory, that must ask you 10
insert, for the benefit OF your
! readers, one las: statement OF
the case from the triumphant
party in the controversy We expected
some apology for the mos; offensive ep-
irhe.s used in regard 70 the creates: OF
ali christian festivals; anG naturally we
awaited a. explanation o! his Off, re-
peate6 sarcastic illusions 70 wha; Mr.
Blanchard enormously imagined was my
own description OF my Scholarly, re
ply: but which ic truth was the editors
Again. we looked for 20 answer 70 each
OF the following twelve questions:
/. Was ChrvsoSto,n on the scene IL Z
| controversy settled 2S years before his
birth?
| ,. Was Chrysostom ever at any time
IN his life, membe: Of the Roman
church?
). Will Mr.. Blanchard from his
MANY devont leaders OF the church It
the beginning OF the second century,
name one single protestant?
1. Was the leIl version o! the Holy
Bible the work OF . Set OF church OF
England clersynen?
Does the word Easter occur ic the
eleven earlier versions OF The Bible,
published before the \. V. OF 1911:
6. Can be name one pagan rite !c-
corporace6 into the Easter service as
conducted in church today:
:. Will be now, clearly and wi;hou:
evasion acknowledge, or deny the visit
OF Polvcarp TO Anicecus in 1o9 4. D.
s. Seeing that Easter or Pascaa was
known and observed by St. Paul, st.
Peter, St. Philip. and ST. John, does
Nr. Blanchard still call 1t OF "neithe.
apostolic preceps nor example:
| 8. What induced the eariy christian
70 swap the original Biblical name, the
Lords day, on the first day OF the week
for purely pagan word, Sunday
10. As we know from the closing
chapters Of the Acts OF the Apostle that
tSe.Pauls'S very last appearance atJeru-
salem was 10 The Feast, and compare
Acts o0-l6 can we trust Mr.. Blanchard S
interpretation OF the word. when he Ia
correctly aeir,ns that The apostle
ceased TO attend the Jewish feast in
their later years.
II. Was Neandert born lisa:c,ed 1850
| within the memory OF your older read
ers) an early father, co-temporary with
lreneaus and Ignatius? Mr.. Blanchard
was only 2S years ic error with regard
| TO ChrysoStom; but he IS exactly one
thousand, seven hundred and ten years
out OF his reckoning as 70 Neander.
II. Is Mr.. Blanchard justified II
/ claiming Chrysostom IS the authority Q!
eight lines, quoted from Enc. Britt: but
certainly no. from Chrysos:om.
Discussion with . con;roverSallSt who
unable &c cXtricate himself from the
rlar;nS mistakes ne has made as !od!-
Gated by these Twelve unanswered cues
tious, in addition TO being thoroughly
routed from his original position by
no: one encyclopedia, but nine encyc!o-
pedias, and yet has the effrontery &c
Try TO escape by saying: There Is no!
q point tha: has been raised with refer
/ ence 10 the orlcin OF the Easter festi.
| val that have no, made clear by the
best OF authority: not . position lave
taken has been asSalled' IS neither
profitable nor desirable. but your YER
Sa.ile correspondent, on tobacco culture
christmas" Temperance, aod Eas-
ter lacks both the courage and the
nanliuess 70 acknowledge he has been
thoroughly conquered in each and a.!
o: his FIVE attacks on the queen OF !eSt!-
vals.
Mr.. Blanchard has based his sole ar.
gumenc or three isolated detached QUO
ta.ions from Origen, Chrrsosson, and
| Socrates. Not one additional authorit:
has he brought forward. Had we re
lied on Mr.. Blanchard as our ocly
guide il searching for truth. we
| would be precisely where we were oa
the Wednesday before Easter, when his
original article appeared in your paper.
Now coucedins for one moment that
those three extracts consisting OF ninety
one words were iu6iSpucab!y AGAINST
Easter, could Mr.. Blanchard reasonably
texpect the millions Of Christians
throughout tie world who do observe
Easter 20 discontinue it. Even If their
adverse evidence were euphatic2lly
and Enthusiastically pronounced, would
any sane man advise, OF demand, the
church 10 cancel festival which we
know was observed by; Apostles prior
70 20, \. D. and wh.> has always,
withou: one single intermisSion, been
annually observed from Apostolic times
until the presen, year.
No rational person would expect taa,
8 festival OF 1910 me-honorel years Oh
servance would be rejected on the
ninety words. SO even assuming, Mr..
Blanchard were riSh.and that he could
without any question call Orlsec,
Chrrsostom and Socrates SIS authorities
solidly opposed 70 the practice and OBJ
servacce of Easter, we should still. rea-
sonably and lesitima,ely, continue 70
hold our Easter services. Three writ
ecs, and ninety words only. do not
weigh very heavily in the scales of evil
dence against the inuumerable hos. OF
favorable witnesses on the side otEaste-;;
it would be like weighing cents against
the whole Of Rocke:eller's wealth
masse5 in silver dollars. SO much for
for Mr.. Blancbard's evideace, even
were he successful pleader.
But conversely, we know he has 10
support whatever from Oriseu, Chry-
sostous, and Socrates. have spent the
necessary time and money in reading
from these three writers the complete
chapters from whence these extracts
are culled. Has Mr. Blanchard done
so? Al order 20 the New York pub
Usher, accompanied by his check. will
bring the writings OF the three author
tiles 20 his door. Having made L five.
fold charge aSainst Easter, which now
unable 70 sustain he would shirk the
responsibility, il IS the duty OF an hon
orable correspondent; 10 cXpcpd the re-