THE BURNS ANNIVERSARY.
TO THE EDITOR. Sir,—lam afraid your correspondent "St. Cair" has not carefully read that portion of John Stuart Blackie's letter to the editor of the'Scotsman,'reproduced in my letter in the Evening Star of the 9th inst., or he would not have written in the querulous strain he has. As the phrase '"'moral bankruptcy," in the sense used by Professor Blackie, seems to be distasteful to "St. Clair," he possibly entertains peculiar views in re morality, and condemns that formation of character which the Professor advocates as paramount; in which case I certainly should not attempt to hold argument with "St. Clair."
I would, however, remind him that "go and sin no more " can be uttered in a sense consistent with the highest endowment of "brotherly kindness and humanity," and at the same time altogether proof against the flippant sneer, " Let us have no more cant."—l am, etc., Cosmopolitan'. Dunedin, February 13.
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Evening Star, Issue 7448, 17 February 1888, Page 4
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