Anxious, lor years, to get some light cast upon " the anathema " of Paul, I felt real irratituda when Mr Robertson proved to me that Bible scholars now, of tho mosb evangelical school, refuse the use of the solemn word translated " accursed," to the pen or lips of Christians against each other ; that it was nob written against minor doctrinal dilieroncos among Christian brethren, that must always oxieb in every Church of Christ, but against wilful rejec tors of Christ and perverters of tlie gospel, and left these over, as the Greek word in dicates, to Christ's own.judgment seat. And I confess when ho proceeded to show that tho so-called orthodoxy of-tho past had brought a demoti-like epirib into Chris bianity by tho misuse of this word—as the history of church persecution revealed—l began to feel ashamed ot myself. ' For I too in. day 3 past have breathed this spirit. ' 1 too fclb ib rising up in the heart against the movement of tho present hour, so troubling to aged ortho doxy. And I li.^ght—and may I be forgiven it' I have been unjust and sinful — bhat l'feaw in the words and spirit of Mr Mason's letter tho persecuting spirit of the Papal throne, and of our own reforming and Westminster fathers, who were nof purified completely froii this evil'disposition, so contrary bo bhe hoarb and mind of Chriet and Hia apostle.". lam sorry if, under this strong impression, I have been discourteous in any way to Mr Mason. I wrote riot to injure him, but to aid what seems ;to me a work thab should claim tho sympathy of all thoughtful Christian men. "Common Sensed has tho boldness to uphold this letter with "the anathema" barring tho progress of unior.; and claims for it tho sup port of " nine ten the of all bboughtfulmon." It ie sutoly high tiina thab bhoughtful men, orthodox or otherwise, should disclaim any connection with an ecclesiastical spirit of thieevil kind, and show warmest sym pathy with those who, in earnest efforts for the good of tho church,and nation, must do battle with it. Feeling, perhaps, I sympathy in the church question growing warm around him, thia infallible personage, "Common Sense," depreeate'.iina very pious vray the newspaper correspondence, and lectures ivith superior wisdom the minister of St. Stephen's. 