Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-09-12
ENTERTAINING KNOWLEDGE.

ENTERTAINING knowledge.
v,HE Library Of Ener,anics Kuosied1e. vol i para Is
published under the sleriendece the society for the
d,fss'oa Of Useful Knowese, H. BOusnan,, Esq y r. s.
NJ Chairman. Losd John iussen NJ r Vice Chairman, &c
No 49, Lhrary of Uschi Knosledsr received a, NAsH's
where subscriptions taken boil, the above and
eneep YHo.,eetons. ~ aug IL
FRESH GREEN GINGER.
IL BLAMIRE has received supply of tho
above article, fresh and tender, for picking and
preserving. sept
AGUIRA COFFEE.---9i Bugs Laguira
green coffee, for sale by
sept -e-3t OTIS. DUNLOP g. Co.
A MEXICAN JOURNAL.--The Ameri-
can Journal OF the Medical Sciences, No. Q.
August. J. II. NASH.
aug 90
METH HERRINGS.--GO BbIs. of nett
horrings, will be inspected this morning, and
offered for sale on the Dock. by
sept JAS. WINSTON.
DKOPOSALS, 10y ALxx'R C,MraNLL, FOR pub.
u fishing by subscription, a DEBATE on the
EVIDENCES OF CHRISTIANITY, held be-
tween RorERr OWEN, Of New Lanark, Scotland.
and ALEx'R CAMpnELL, of Bethany. Virginia, in the
city OF Cincinnati. Ohio, beginning on the 18th, aud
with the intcrmisson of one Sunday, continued ill
the evening of the "lSt April, 1929.
Rober, o~eu read aud spoke for Is hours the side
Of Serp,esm Alexander Campbell the side of Christ
any, spoke . hours, making la all NOUS per day
8 days.
IN.
CHARLKs III. SIMS ct Cinc'nuat, n very competent
stenoeT phev wh pie frrTed Immediate ton
"T his services 10 the ght of publication; Therefore devo
ned upon the parties remuneTste Mr. Sims, aud
dcIske The publication Themselves avnr agreed to give
hun $40 dollars os his report; snd Mr. Owen, about
turn 10 Europe, having s"d his interest in the work,
have BECOME tar sole proprietor
v~sy imp tfcct outline of this discussion can be riv-
en- in any prospectus. To say the least of it, il PEI
haps the most interesting discussion which has occurred
since the Reformation. pethap. before that memoirs
and IL boil
attack Ill religions, gave great expectation, 10 the
sc-ptieai world. Having myself expected ,nurh, accu
undated large variety of documents and arguments
defence OF the Revelations explored all the syens
81 scepeism Of ancien; aud modern times The sprial
system too so ably plead by MIR. Owen, ia re-
view. NO work ot the same kind be found in any
language or county The bussks Of ChIstis nily aud
scepcis" are clearly and fully exposed side by side
MA many docunents inaccessible the vteat mass
mankind will be made accessible and u,elimbI, 20
readers ~h" are desirous understand these subjects
Nir' owen and myself havr agreed To add u APPEs.
DIX tn THE DEBATE, fnr the purpose Of MAKING m. |
work more satisfactory. This Appendix will nresen, !
rom ooih parties their best thoughts on such .,t.rs
we're not $" fully examined in the diseussnn In worn,
We may say that ihs work will he in Itself lille
y on the subjects which il treats and n. thar lie,
rom faithful peIus'i OF IT, unconvnc.d OF the tru, cr
ne s'de which he may have previously doubted or onpo.
10y, We '"''A, DC supposed I" be beyond the each
'a"""d' e"hV'etion' A. CAMPBELL.
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onks delivered. In all other only per cent
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ako return of The list nj subscribers within months
sooner VI possible The work shall be put press
lew Gays; aud as we cannot throw a veIy large i'm
iess,on IN short time, and all passhIe despatch is
'ned At In the first edition. those Who apply hrs will be
We hrst supplied; and should the edi'ion fail before the
description IS hleh those who ave latest in forwsrdn
heir lists OF subscribers may have wait for second
lition. ~
Bethany, Brooke Co. Va. May 6, 1929.