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FOREST ANB STREAM. 
[May i8, igot. 
IN NEW JERSEY. 
New Jersey State Shoot. 
tte New Jersey State shoot, held on Smith Brothers' grounds, 
Foundry and Ferry streets, Newark, N. J.,. May 7 to 10, was a 
successful event, though it was unfortunate in respect to weather, 
the last two days being rainy. 
The target events were uniformly at 15 targets, $1.30 entrance. 
On the first and second days the weather was pleasant and 
favorable. A majority of the contestants shot through the entire 
programme. 
The E C cup is now held subject to challenge, but previous 
contests have demonstrated that it is no easy matter to defeat Mr, 
Feigenspan, and it is probable chat he will hold this trophy 
through several contests. The scores on the first day. May 7, 
follow : 
Events: ^ 12 3 
Targets: 15 15 15 
IFeigenspan 12 12 14 
•Hoffman 14 13 15 
Stevens . . . / 13 15 13 
Remsen 12 12 12 
■Carlough 12 15 13 
'Griffith 13 14 13 
Hopkins ■ 13 12 13 
Glover 14 14 13 
JLe Roy 12 14 13 
Everett 11 11 12 
R A Ellis 10 12 12 
Vanderveer 11 11 12 
Weller 13 . . 11 
Capt Money 13 12 15 
Winchester 10 14 14 
Piercv 13 14 11 
Van Allen '. 9 13 10 
Koegel 13 11 12 
Gardiner 10 10 9 
Moffett 10 
Williams 11 
Squires 12 
Keller, Jr 10 
Day 
Martin .. .. 
Martin 
Apgar 
Benson .« ,. 
Hassineer ,4. . ...•»...> 
J Von Lengerke 
Fisher .. 
Leuthauser 
4 5 
15 15 
15 12 
12 10 
14 15 
13 11 
13 15 
14 15 
14 14 
15 15 
11 15 
11 12 
8 S 
13 12 
9 12 
14 18 
15 15 
14 14 
12 15 
11 11 
8 12 
13 11 
13 11 
12 13 
U 13 
6 7 8 
15 15 15 
14 14 13 
12 13 n 
10 11 13 
14 14 15 
14 13 12 
12 15 13 
14 15 13 
14 14 14 
15 13 13 
11 12 10 
10 .. .. 
9 .. .. 
10 10 13 
13 13 14 
15 15 14 
S 12 11 
14 11 11 
.. .. 10 
10 10 13 
13 13 11 
10 12 7 
11 9 .. 
14 9 8 
14 13 14 
12 9 13 
9 10 
15 15 
12 13 
11 14 
12 15 
12 13 
11 13 
15 15 
15 14 
13 15 
15 15 
9 .. 
12 10 
12 11 
15 13 
12 10 
9 12 
14 11 
13 13 
13 14 
14 11 
10 
15 
7 
13 
12 
10 
14 
5 
13 14 
13 14 
12 11 
9 9 
11 13 
11 12 
12 10 
12 12 
11 9 
.. 10 
Event No. 6, individual championship of State, 50 targets, un- 
known angles, for E C trophv : 
Feigenspan .' 1111011111010111111111101—21 
1111111111111111111111111—25—46 
Hoffman 1110111111111111111111110—23 
1111011111111011101111111—22—45 
Stevens 1111111111111101101000101—19 
0100111111111111001001111—18—37 
Carlough 1111110111101111101111011—21 
1111111111111111111101111—24^5 
Piercy 1111011111101111101001111—20 
1111111010011011111111001—19—39 
Capt Monev 0001111110111111101111101—19 
1000010111101011110111101—16—35 
Apgar 1101111110111110111111101—21 
1111111111111110110011101—21—42 
Everett 1111101111111111110010001—19 
1111111101011111110111110—21-40 
Dr Gardner 1111111011111011111001111—21 
0101110111101111110111001— is— 39 
Webber UlOllllllllllllllllOllOl— 22 
lllOlllOllimillllllllll— 23— 45 
Moffett UllllOlllllllllOllllOllO-21 
1111111111110000101111111—20—41 
Vanderveer 1011111101101110110111110—19 
lllllOlOllimilllllllUl— 23— 42 
Koegel 1011011110110101011111011—18 
iiioioiiiioinoioinoiiio— 18— 36 
Haimisch OllOlOlllllllOlllOmilll— 20 
1111111011111011111111001—21-^ 
HassiGger OllllOOlllimillUOlllll— 21 
1110111110001111100111111—19—40 
T Von LcBKerke 1111111111111101111111010—22 
1011111001011011000110011—15—37 
The following non-residents shot along with the rest: Remsen 
44, Griflith 44, Winchester , 46, Le Roy 46, Glover 48, Martin 37, 
V^an Allen 39, Day 41, Keller, Jr., 32. 
The programme of the second day was a repetition of that of the 
first save that instead of the individual championship there was a 
three-man team race, at 30 targets, unknown angles, all members 
of teams to be bona fide members of the club which they repre- 
sented. Seven teams engaged in this contest, and of these the 
Dunellen Gun Club, of Dunellen, won with a score of 82, The 
scores of the second day follow ; 
Events: 123456789 10 
Targets: 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 
Piercy 13 12 12 12 12 14 12 12 14 12 
Stevens 14 13 14 10 13 14 12 13 12 13 
Jioffman 14 14 14 15 11 13 15 13 14 14 
(©issett .. 12 12 10 12 12 12 12 9 10 10 
l.B^antingham 10 9 11 13 14 13 15 10 13 11 
iFeiaenspan 14 13 15 15 14 14 15 15 14 12 
iGnlith 15 14 15 14 13 14 13 14 13 14 
WViaehester 15 13 15 13 15 12 13 13 13 14 
ILe Roy 15 14 13 12 15 13 12 15 15 12 
(Glover 15 13 13 15 14 14 15 13 15 14 
Wan Allen 14 11 14 11 15 11 15 13 15 14 
Martin j. 12 14 8 14 14 11 11 11 9 8 
Apgar 14 14 14 13 14 14 14 12 11 13 
Capt Money 13 14 15 14 13 9 12 12 15 11 
ferdiner ....4. 12 14 9 9 12 13 11 12 12 12 
W B Ellis ; . . . ; . 13 . . 14 . . 15 14 . . 14 13 . . 
Muldoon 8 .. 11 .. 9 
Webber 13 8 8 .... 12 12 
Herrington 12 11 . . 14 . . . . U 9 
WallinI 11 7 13 10 
T H Keller 11 12 12 15 12 12 7 
Remsen 13 15 14 14 13 11 13 
Burtis 10 12 12 
Stewart 10 •• •• 
Sinnock 10 12 . 
C Von Lengerke - 14 10 
Koegel 14^ 10 
Hayes 13 12 
Hassinger 14 12 
Banks 15 •. 
Demarest ,^<..s.>,i.a.j.f'>>< • 410 
Vandenberg . . , , 11 13 
James 11 •• 
Team championship, 30 targets; three-man teams: 
Dunellen Gun Club— Hoffman 29, Apgar 27, Brantinghara 26; 
total 82. 
East Side Gun Club— Webber 28, Hayes 25. Koegel 25; total 78. 
Hudson Gun Club— C. Von Lengerke 29, Capt. Money 27, Piercy 
21; total 77. 
Freehold Gun Club— W. B. Ellis 26, Muldoon 25, Burtis 24^ 
total 75. ^ 
South Side Gun Club— Feigenspan 27, Herrington 24, Gardiner 
22; total 73. 
Brunswick Gun Club— Bissett 24, Applegate 24, Stevens 23; 
total 71. 
Scrub Team— Fox 29, Remsen 28, T H Keller 20; total 77. 
In sweepstakes in connection with team race the scores were: 
Le Roy 29. Glover 28, Van Allen 25, Griffith 24, Demarest 20, 
y-andenberg 15, Stewart 14. 
The third day had a live^bird programme. The weather was 
Tcainy and unfavorable for good scores. No. 1 event was a warmer 
lup. 5 birds, $3 entrance, birds included. Out of the fifteen coii- 
itestants seven killed straight. -, . 
The second event was the individual championship of the State 
at live birds, 15 birds, entrance $7.50, birds included. The prize 
was the N. J. S. S. Association's individual championship gold 
medal; winner of previous contest to receive the net purse in this. 
One miss out, with privilege. The winner to receive also a special 
gold badge which becomes his property. There were fourteen 
contestants in this event, and of these Messrs. Stevens, Applegate 
and Koegel killed the 15 straight. The tie was shot off miss-and- 
out. Koegel dropped out in the third round. Stevens won in the 
twenty-second round, kHling thus 37 birds straight to win the 
niedal. The scores in this event follow: 
No. 1, 5 birds: Koegel 5, Stevens 5, Hassinger 5, Hoffman 6, 
Vandewater 5, James Capt. Money 6, Feigenspan 4. Count 4, 
Woodruff 4, Van Allen 4, Outwater 4, Knfevers 4, Williams 3, 
Timmons 3. 
No. 2, State individual championship, 15 pigeons, one miss out, 
With privilege; 
Vanderveer ...1220 
Hoffman 22220 
Feigenspan . . .1110 
James 2220 
VVidman 20 
Lenone 0 
Knevels 0 
Stevens 222222222222222—15 
Applegate .... 222222222222222—15 
Koegel 121222222222221—15 
C G Smith 2222222* 
Page 2222220 
Capt Money... 2122110 
Outwater 1221220 
Hassinger 22210 
Ties, miss-and-out: 
Stevens .-.^.rtui.i.. ......... 2212222222222222222222—22 
A p p 1 egate , 2222222222222222222220—2 1 
Koegel 220 
The three-man teatn championship was the next event. It had 
five entries. The conditions were 10 birds per man, entrance $15 
per team, birds extra, net purse to winning team at last tournament. 
The Brunswick Gun Club proved to be the victor with a score of 
29 out of a possible 30. The scores in this event follow; 
Brunswick Gun Club. 
Applegate 2112211122—10 
Hoffman 2222222222—10 
Stevens 0222221222— 9 
East Side No. 1. 
Feigenspan ...2222222122—10 
Hassinger 1210111221— 9 
Koegel 101122122'*— 8— 2V 
29 
Knevels . . 
Williams .. 
Climax Gun Club. 
Woodruff 2122221011— 9 
Capt Money... 2110222202— 8 
James 22201022*1— 7—24 
Trenton Shooting Association. 
Smith *122212222— 9 
Widman 2222220*22— 8 
Page 022**22220— 6—23 
East Side No. 2. 
2212202222— 9 Sinnock 0222022222— 8—26 
2221*12122— 9 
No. 4, 10 pigeons, $5, birds included: Stevens 10, Feigenspan 10, 
Applegate 10, Koegel 9, Knevels 9, Hassinger 8, Outwater 7, 
James 6, Hoffman 5, and withdrew. 
The fourth day was speciallv devoted to the team shoot be- 
tween the States of New York and New Jersey. There have been 
for a long while differences of opinion respecting the excellence 
of the trapshootcrs of the two States, which could be settled only 
by an appeal to arms. The first battle, on Feb. 27, was won by 
New York, by the narrow margin of one kill in excess of New 
Jersey, and this settled the latter State's standing, also the standing 
of the former State, for the time being. As in such cases made 
and provided. New Jersey thought New York couldn't do it again 
—New Jersey was right. New Jersey was victor by the marrow 
margin of one kill in excess of New York." 
It is possible that New York failed in this instance, in the matter 
of rooting. As rooters, though fairly competent, New York is slow 
in comparison with New Jersey. It is all the dift'erence between a 
babbling brook and a cloud burst. The rooting of New Jersev 
and of New York does not signify a tumult per se, but it is an 
index of true, earnest friendship and State pride. New York, 
however, is too self-poised and calculating in its metropolitan dig- 
nity; New Jersew is joyously effervescent in its heartfelt sociability. 
This difference, with qualifications — because there were earnest 
rooters for New York, too — applies only in a fragmentary way, for 
after the shoot was over there was but one dift'erence between the 
New Yorks and the New Jerseys — a difference of one bird. 
There was, by the same token, one bird difference in the prior 
shoot- Taking the two shoots together, there was no difference 
between New York and New Jersey. Each team had shot at a 
total of 595 birds and scored 483. There really was no difference 
except as- a shooting idea. Even in the matter of total misses 
each were alike, for each team in the two contests has missed 112 
birds, concerning which each member considers the other fellows 
largely responsible. 
But still there are unaccountable differences of opinion which 
cannot be buried — they must be shot. 
The rubber will take place in the near future some time, and it 
is not improbable that there will then be a difference which also 
then will bring us back a few weeks to a date when several people 
will have claimed to have said, "I told you so." 
The contest was shot in the rain. It was no common rain. It 
was what is commonly known as a steady rain. Some of the daily 
papers referred to it as a "deluge," but it wasn't. It would have 
been such if the sewerage system of Newark was less perfect. 
The comfort of the shooters had nevertheless been well thought 
out and provided for. A tent had been placed over the score so that 
its eaves were just inside of the 30yd. mark, which was the score 
for each shooter. The water ran off the tent in generous profusion. 
As the shooter stood at "ready" the big drops caught the gun at 
right angles across the barrel a few inches in front of the breech, 
if the contestant stood with his foot at the 30yd. mark. If he stood 
back to evade the dripping downpow the big drops of the tent 
wash obscured his vision more or less, though the water of New 
Jersey, according to tradition, is proverbial for its clearness and 
soothing eft'ect on the eyes, if taken internally. This, however, is 
mentioned only to inform the reader that the weather was largely 
in favor of the birds, which were a mixed lot, sitters, slow birds and 
three-flap birds, the latter being demon birds, which snapped 
their high 120-gear wings three times and were then outside of the 
boundary. There also was a good 9 o'clock wind. 
The utmost good fellowship prevailed, and next to winning was 
the pleasure of being defeated by such pleasant shooters. 
■ Following are the scores, with a difference of one bird, which 
means so much and yet so little, as the contest was for the price 
of birds sure, or an optional sweep of $5 to each shooter. Thus 
each contest is an event distinctly by itself, and is without trophy 
or token to commemorate it in the annals of the world's history. 
Mr. H. P. Fessenden acted as referee: 
New Jersey Team. 
Hassinger 22'>22*22222222222222— 18 
Sinnock . . ., 2*220002222*222222*2—14 
Hoffman 22202220222222200*22—15 
Applegate 22222221222022222122—19 
Stevens 2112221211212*201210—17 
Koegel 2222*121222220212121—18 
Feigenspan 21222222222222202222—19 
Outwater 22120*22022212000111—13 
H Monev 22222222220122112222—19 
Capt Mon ey 21022222212010001012—14 
Piercy . . . .' .22020222122022202022—15-181 
New York Team. 
Van Allen 222222222022*2221202—17 
Hopkins 11222121221221212222—20 
Thompson 112012222021012222^2—16 
Glover 22221122212222012012—18 
Wash 22122120*10202222202—15 
Day , 222222222212*2222222—19 
Stillman 02122220222021202020—14: 
T H Keller 22022022222222222212—18 
Fessenden 02022002222222202022—14 
Banks 210212212*1062220120—14 
Waters 22102202022222201021—15—180 
An event at 7 birds, $5, was shot next, with the following results: 
Piercy 2222022—6 
Capt Money 2202222—6 
Hoffman 2022222-6 
Fessenden 2222220—6 
Herrington 2202200—5 
Bissett -.2202010—4 
Harrison 1121121—7 
James ;2222122— 7 
H Money 2112222—7 
Applegate 2212222—7 
Koegel 0222222—6 
Knevels 22*2222—6 
Thompson 1222202—6 
Trenton Shooting Association. 
Trenton, N. J. — On May 2 a few of the members went down to 
the grounds for a little practice work, in view of the trip to Frarik- 
ford, May 5, to take part in the championship team shoot. Well, 
we went to Frankford and got licked. Coming home, talking it 
over, about a thousand reasons were advanced as to the how, when 
and wherefore. It is sad work for me to write that we landed third 
in a field of eight. On behalf of the team, I put in a challenge 
for another trial before we came away. According to the terms 
of the contest, this must be accepted, and the match shot within 
sixty days. We won't brag this time before the shoot, but you 
will get an early line from me as soon as it is over. 
Tuesday, the "7th, I received word that our new magautrap had 
been delivered at the grounds, and that I was wanted at once to 
set it up for use next day, the date of our regular monthly shoot. 
Billy VVidmann telephoned that he would assist with the work, and 
we put in the afternoon getting it together, and had it working 
finely before we left, and I am glad to say that the war is over. I 
had intended attending the N. J. S. S. A. meeting at Newark 
that night, but by the time we had the work finished it was too 
late, and we were both too tired for the trip. 
In my notes of some time ago I wrote that snipe were scarce 
in this locality. I was surprised that one journal had it "soup" 
and another "sheep." 
Events : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 
Targets: 15 10 10 15 15 15 15 5 5 5 5 5 10 
Thomas 8 5 7 9.. 10 14 5 4 4 4 3 8 
Widmann 10 6 6 12 13 . . . . 4 5 5 5 3 10 
Wilkes , 10 9 8 12 
Satterthwaite 11 . . . . 10 
Maddock 13 f 5 ji 
Smith 9 77 
Hall ■■ lo .. 8 
Gennelly 4 .. 5 4 
Daly 8 5 4 7 
Applegate 9 8 3 9 
Rowan 6 8 10 
Rickey 2 3 
Gaskiil , W . . . . 11 
Kirby ,. ., .. .. 7 
Events 1, 2 and 3, cash sweeps; event 4, 
10 to qualify; event 5, gold badge squad 
squad; event 7, private match; events 8, 
sweeps; event 13, private match. 
Events: 12 3 4 
Targets: 25 10 10 10 
Thomas 19 .. 10 9 
J R Taylor 20 9 9 8 
Wilkes 12 8 8 7 
Hingsley 11 7 6 5' 
J Thropp 8 8 9 
Gordon 0 5 
Satterthwaite 7 7 7 
Maddock '7 7 7 
Rowan 
10 .... 4 4 4 4 3 6 
8 .. .. 4 4 4 3 3.. 
9 .. .. 4 2 4 4 4 .. 
.. 10 12 2 4 2 2 3 
.. 10 13 4 2 
.. 6 .. 4 2 2 2 0 .. 
. . 13 . . 4 4 4 4 3 . . 
.. 9.. 4 3 4 4.. .. 
10 3 4 .. 2 .. 
.. 6 
10.... 4 2 4 4 1.. 
.. 4 
badge contest for place, 
; event 6, silver badge 
9, 10, 11 and 12, capon 
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 
10 10 10 10 10 25 15 25 15 
8 8 9 9 9 19 12 25 . . 
10 10 9 10 8 20 13 21 ,. 
7 7 8 10 .. 20 11 20 13 
2 4 6 7 11 12 8 ,. 
9 9 8 8 9 22 15 .. .. 
7 6 
5 6 'fi 's '7 is 12 !" 14 
9 9 7 7 9 20 10 18 .. 
- .... 13 15 
Pigeon Shooting. . 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
In reference to an article entitled "Excellent Nerve," which 
you quote on page 218 of your March 16 issue, I would like to say 
that your reply is very good, so far as it goes, but it does not. I 
think, go far enough, and does not toucji upon what is to my 
mind a salient feature of the case. I quote from the article on 
which yciur comments were made: 
"Two men shot 200 live birds. The loser was a trifle nervotrs; 
his opponent displayed excellent nerve. Reverently, we wonder 
what God thinks when he sees men made for His glory using their 
wondrous powers thus— slaughtering His birds, wasting time, 
rnoney and life in ignoble contests, and sowing seeds of death in 
th{^ souls. A trifle nervous! Strange that the delicate nerves, 
God-strung, do not quiver and shrink and snao when called on to 
do such acts of cruelty and debasement. But so fearfully and 
wonderfully are we made that the murderer's hand obeys his will 
and nerves consent to their own eternal rmdoing." 
Btit for the word "reverently" I might suppose that the author 
of the above, believing in some other God, was indulging in a 
little irony at the expense of Jehovah. His forms of expression 
generally _ are such as are used by those Who subscribe to the 
latter Deity, and therefore I conclude that in sincerity as well 
as ' reverence" he alludes to that Supremacy. 
_ The sentimental narrow-mindedness of the effusion may exertpt 
its author from the charge of intentional reproach, but in reality 
It is a palpable crimination of omnipotence. 1 presume that no 
one will question the fact that God's designs must be accomplished 
—that they are inevitable— that thev cannot be defeated. Now, if 
God for His glory designed these men who shot 200 live birds 
uiey must have been glorifying Him in this, as in every act or else 
God failed somewhere in His intentions. As, under omnipotence, - 
the latter is an absurdity, there could be no question in my mind, 
"reverently'.' or otherwise, as to what God thought about it. 
Unquestionably God was satisfied. 
Then, too, as nothing can happen contrary to the wishes of an 
omnipotent Creator, and not a sparrow can fall to the ground 
without His notice, it must have been His wish that these 200 
birds should die in this way. It follows then that the means by 
which they were to die must have been arranged. It is therefore 
plain that as God plans and directs the affairs of this life, these 
men and birds were simply fulfilling their destiny— simply con- 
summating the plans of their Creator. Why blame these men 
for doing what was evidently not objectionable to God? I am 
reminded here of what is said in the book of Job, 4:17, "Shall 
mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure 
than his Maker?" 
If the nerves of these men were "God-strung," why did God by 
means of practice in shooting birds so string them? According 
to the characteristics which were implanted in these men, did He 
not employ the very best method to string their nerves? As 
doubtless it is a good thing to have the nerves strung, could the 
author suggest in this case a better way than God took to do it? 
If the acts of these men were cruel and debasing, as is said, why 
did God permit them? Does He not prevent what He does not 
in.stantly killed, or that they lingered for some hours, were they 
any worse off than if they had slowly died by one of the natural 
processes? 
I quote again: "May God strengthen the nerves and hearts and 
hands of women everywhere to such heroic resolve that they shall 
le£,ve no task undone that may tend to the restoration of inan to 
his glory as the 'image of God'!" Let me suggest that w'^en an 
omnipotent God desires to strengthen the nerves and hearts and 
hands of women for any purpose whatever, He will do so, and 
not until He docs desire to do so; then He will employ some 
means, some method, or some instrumentality, to achieve it. 
Would it not be just as well to let God do these things in His 
own time and way? 
No doubt, as is usual, the author will satisfy himself with the 
idea that these men voluntarily killed these birds; that they could 
have refrained had they wished to do so, and therefore they were re- 
sponsible for all that pertained to the act. But, conceding that 
Jehovah overrules the affairs of the universe, that He is all and in 
all, that being omnipotent He must therefore be infinitely responsi- 
ble, it is plain that these men were simply instruments intended 
to carry out His purposes in regard to the destiny of these birds. 
It is therefore manifestly impossible that the responsibility is 
theirs. Their volition in the matter, it is evident, could be but 
an essential feature of the plan. The author will hardly assert that 
if he himself were designed by an omnipotent being to accom- 
plish a certain purpose he could by any possibility avoid it; and 
if he realized that he could have no choice in the matter, he would 
not condemn himself on the ground of voluntary action. He can- 
not say that Omnipotence plans a portion of the things which 
occur and that the other events arc not a part of the omnipotent 
plan. In other words, he cannot maintain that God plans certain 
things in connection with certain people and leaves certain other 
things to be done or left undone at their discretion. "That would 
be a rejection of the essential idea that an omnipotent God is all 
and in all. 
To make the whole subject plainer, let us take an extreme case. 
Under omnipotence every creation must of course have its destiny 
prearranged. Accordingly let us consider the instance of a man 
whose fate it was to be cruelly murdered. Now, if this murder 
had to be done, somebody had to be provided to do it; if it had 
to be done in a special way, some one with the essential qualities 
had to be designed for the purpose; and as there was no escape 
for the one whose fate it was to die, so there was no evasion for 
the instrument who was designed to do the deed. Why, then, lay 
the responsibility or the charge of cruelty at the door of the 
instrument? 
Probably I shall have my ears puUed for saying these things, 
though they are the logical deductions to make from the idea of 
an overruling Omnipotence; and doubtless the more logical I am 
the more likely I shall be to have my cars pulled. Ilowcrer, I 
would advise those who view such subjects as the one in question 
from the sentimental side alone to leave their Deity out of the 
consideration. Si'L.vsil i:i<. 
|The writer of the foregoing says in his letter of transmittal: 
"1 was impelled to write the inclosed manuscript from reading 
in your issue of March 16 an article entitled "Excellent Nerve." 
It was my intention at first to write within such lines as I thought 
would not be unacceptable to you; but I do not like to restrict 
myself in such matters, and so in the end followed the ~bent of 
my inclinations, writing more for my own gratification than with 
any expectation that you would be willing to publish the article. 
So it resulted in my retaining the paper for some time. Re- 
cer.tly, however, I gave it to a friend to read, and he advised me 
to send it to you, as he thought it not impossible that you might 
approve it after all." We consider what our correspondent has 
written to be a pertinent rejoinder to the original article imder re- 
view; but we would not care to prolong the discussion on these 
lines. For one thing, when a person is cock-sure that the Divine 
view of a subject coincides with his own personal opinion, he 
occupies an impregnable position whence columns of nonpareil 
type could not budge him, and so arguments are wasted on him. 
Again, any debate which involves a consideration of the attitude 
of the Almighty inevitably leads to a discussion of religion; and 
religion and politics are two subjects which our readers have a 
right to demand shall be tabooed from these columns.J 
