Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-08-24

s1hOfOSALs,, ny ALAN'R CAMPBELL, for pub
N fishing by subscription, Il DEB.41'F, on "a.
EPIOE,NCES or CHRISTIANITY held be-
tween RoEERr OWES, Of New Laua-k, Scotland
and ALEXR CAMPBELL. OF Bethany. Virginia in the
city OF Cincinnati, Ohio, beginning the 18th and
with tue lntcrnssion OF Sunday continued Till
the evening Of the 2lst April, 1929.
Robert Owen read aud spoke Is hours Oh the side
Of SoeP,csm Aiexander upbe on the side of Christ
iamity, spoke p hours making III all huurs er av Tor
days.
THIS discussion was taken down in bo,,.tana ~, MIR
CHARLES Il. Si-is NJ Cincinuatti. \ very competent
senoeTapae who preferred an Immediate tiou
Tor his services 10 the Tt ut publication;
we'd upon the parties Mr. SIMS and un.
ertske the publication themselves Having agreed 10 give
him 500 dollars nr his report, aud Mt Oven, about re-
turn TO Europe having sud his interest in the work
have become the sole proprietor.
very imp RECT outline OF THIS discussion can he civ
en- IN any prospectus. To say the least IT, it was per
maps the most interesting discussion which has
since the Reformation cr perhaps before that
bic epoch the celebrity ui Nj. Owen, and his bold
attack on all religions, gave great expcctat.s To the
scePt'cal world. Having myself expected much accu-
INFLATED large variety OF docU,irus afEnneuts in
defence Of the Revelation, and exploded the systems
OF scepciST "f ancient anh murrn tiu-S. The social
system too, ably plead by MIR. Onen. came in r..
view No work Of the me kind he found N any
language or country The hulwarks Of Christianity ana
Sceptcisn clearly and fGy expnsed side by side
And many documents inaccessible the great mass OF
manknd viii De made accessible and h+i,ghl. to al
readers who deSi6Nus understand these subjects
MIR. Owen and myself have agreed to add an APPFN
DIX To THE DKBATE. for the purpose of making the
work more satisfactory. TINS Appendix viii pteSent
from both parties their best thoughts such matters
were not 50 fully examined la the discussion. In word
may say that this woik will 5e in itself IuIe libfa
the subjects which II treats, and he hat rjss
from faithful perusa of it, Of the rvh
the side which he may have previously doubted or oppo
sed, may, ne think he supposed be beyond ach
oi 'aua""l co"Tietion \. CAMPBELL.
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