A Series of Letters on Important Doctrinal and Practical Subjects, Addressed to Rev. Samuel C. Aikin, Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, in Utica, N. Y

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Excerpt from A Series of Letters on Important Doctrinal and Practical Subjects, Addressed to Rev. Samuel C. Aikin, Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, in Utica, N. Y: To Which Are Annexed, a Bible Creed and Six Letters to Rev. D. C. Lansing, D.D., Late Pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church, in Said City, on the Subject of a Course of Lectures Delivered by Him Against Universalism, in the Winter of 1830 It is true that Madam Rumor says - and she is not always mistaken in her report - that the question was gravely debated by Mr. Aikin and the Officers of his church, with some ministering brethren, in secret conclave, whether it would be best, or most politic, to remain silent on the subject, or attempt answering the letters, and that, by unanimous concurrence, it was concluded that silence was by far the safest course for Mr. Aikin to pursue - that the moment he should attempt a reply, public attention would be called more generally to the subject, the let ters would be read by many who otherwise might never see them, consequently, many more might embrace the doctrine of Universalism, and Presbyterians would be the losers instead of the gainers, by such notoriety - therefore, the least said, the greater the safety for Mr. Aikin. This, no doubt, was the most sage conclusion for those who choose dark ness rather than light, and prefer popular error to unpopular truth. In regard to the peculiar style of the first three letters, I have merely to refer the reader to the explanation in letter fourth, for the reasons inducing me to adopt that style, believing that will satisfy every cane did and discriminating mind, of the perfect propriety of the course adopted, and asking the reader not to lay aside the book till he has read through the explanation - then, if -he does not choose to read fur ther, or is afraid of having his faith in modern Orthodoxy, so called, shaken, he had better lay it aside. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.