Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-08-06
EIkOPOSALS, by ALEx'R CAMPBELL, for pub,
n fishing by subscription, a DEBATE on me
EIII)EkCES or (rITD a N-TIrU

RIkOPOSAl-S, by ALEx'R CAMPBELL for pub-
EVIDENCES OF CiIIeLSTL.4NTTY. held he
tween RoEERT OWEN, of New Lanark Scotland.
ana Allen r. CAMPBELL, OF Bethany. Virginia in the
cry OF CINCINNATI, Ohio, beginning on the 18th, and
with the intcrmssion of one Sunday, continued til
the evening OF the 2lst April, 1899.
Robert Owen read aud spoke l. hours on the side
OF ooep'cism -AleXsnder Campbell side Of Christ
'ny spoke 70 hours making ia all per day for
days.
This discussion taken down in short-hana by MIR.
CHARLES n. SIMS Of Ctncanatt, a very cotnpetents
senogaPher' who preferred Immediate ton
or his services 10 the right Of public alton; therefore exo
we'd upon the parties Mr. Sims aud to un-
dsrake the publication themselves Having agreed to gv.
him 500 dollars for his report; and Mr. Oven abou, to re-
turn TO Europe having suld his interest in the work
have become the sole proprietor.
very imperfect outline Of this diSrussion ran he NV
en- IN any prospectus TO say the least of H. il was er
maps the most Interesting discussion which occurred
since the determinations perhaps before that neInoTa-
ole epoch Inc celebrity Of Mr.. Owen, and his bold
attack all religions, gave great to- the
scep'eai world Having myself expected much, accu-
mulaed large variety OF documents and argume nts m
defence Of the Revelation, and explored all the systpu,s
"a" scepiicsm Of ancient aud modern times The social
system too so ably plead by Mr.. Owen came in re-
view No work ofihe same kind can be found in any
language or county The bul~arks OF Christianity aud
scepiicIsm are clearly and fully exposed side by side
Aud many documents, inaccessible great mass Of
"anNlhu' WIZ oe made accessible and ineligible
readers who DESTROYS understand these subjects
Mr.. Owen and myself have agreed to add an APRFN-
DIX go THE DEBATE, fpr the purpose of making the
from both parties their best thoughts on such matters
were not 50 fully examined in the discussion. In word
we may that this work will be in itself little libra
~ ON the subjects which il treats and he that rises
rom faithful peusal Of IL unconvinced Of the irrth o
the side which ne may have previously doubted or cppo-
sed may, we think, be supposed beyond the ach
OF rational conviction a. CAMPBELL
CONDITIONS
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H. IL IS expected that u will contain 600 large duodec-
mo or small octave pages; aud cannot, when subssn-
ua'y bound, be offered for less than S2-bound in
boards, 81 so.
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sooner IL possible The work shall be pat to press In
few DAYS; cannot throw of very large I'M
preston in short time, Md a possible despatch is
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subscription filled, those who IN forwafding
their lists Of subscribers may have 90 wait for sscOnd
edition.
Bethany, Brooke Co. Va. May 6, 1929.
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