" A PRESBYTERIAN " IN REPLY.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1663, 15 September 1887, Page 2

" A PRESBYTERIAN " IN REPLY.

TO THKKDITOE. Sib, — " Magnum Bonum " thinks it a pity Ido not understand ilia meaning of "logic and argument," and ceka, "How can I we logic without argument, as argument without logic." I think he will find when ho enquires a little further, that it Is ponsible to have a great deal < f loglo without argument. The long<-eared animal, to which he refers, Is well known to be a p3rfect logloiao, and yet he was cover known to use argument but on that one memorable occasion, and for argument without logic " Magnum Bonum's " { effusions would be hard to beat. Your oorrcepondent tried his levol best to abow that Mr Purnell had a down on OathoHco, and lnntanced his opposition to Home Rule aa an argumont (tbo only one he had) m favor of hie theory, I pointed out that the leadar of the movemoot was a Protestant — thab fact he carefully ignores. I have further to inform him that the originator of the Home Rule agitation was also a Protost&nt. This fact " Magnum Bonum " will also Ignore. I may still further inform him that a large number af Proteatantß m all parta of the British Dominions are la favor of Home Rule for Ireland. Perhaps "Magnum Bonum " will dony that or Ignore it. Cm way or the other, the faot stands m all lt» solemnity. " M»gnora Bonum" Infers that boosuae Mr Purnell speko againat Homo Rule he has a dislike to and a I grudge againat all Catholics. This mii ferenco mootves mother, viz , that all who lavor Home Rule are believers m or followers of the Catholic religion, wh!oh Is absurd. The one inference being absurd, it logically follows that the other atao most be absurd. I am, etc, Prksbxxerian.