I do not doubt your sincerity in the above _presumption_, but I doubt your having paid a suitable attention to the subject before you thus presumed. Hasty judgments and sudden conclusions frequently make work for repentance; but the true christian will, on cool reflection, be willing to acknowledge his faults and to remove unjust accusations.-- "By their fruits ye shall know them." On considering the usage with which I meet in this unsolicited and unexpected correspondence, I cannot but call to mind the very different treatment which the _devil_ received from an heavenly dignitary, who dared not to bring against his opponent a _railing accusation_! As a further evidence that the text in Corinthians ought to be applied to all men, or to men in general, see the words of the same apostle to the Ephesians, chapter iv. 8, 11, &c. "Wherefore he saith, when he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. And he gave some apostles; and some prophets; and some evangelists; and some pastors and teachers."--Now look again to the passage in Corinthians, "For all things are yours, whether _Paul_, or Apollos, or Cephas," &c. These were the gifts given unto men. The question now is, were those gifts which were given unto men, given to any but real christians? See Psalm lxviii. 18, to which the apostle alludes in his words quoted from Eph. iv. "Thou hast ascended on high; thou hast led captivity captive; thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the Lord God might dwell among them." Are you willing, sir, to _presume_ that I _know_ that the prophet David and St. Paul meant to apply those scriptures to none but _real christians_? I must acknowledge my suprise at such _presumption_. I will now take my leave of those accusations, just remarking that I feel no fear in submitting my case to any impartial tribunal.