Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-09-04
HILARY BAKER, Com'r.

PROPOSALS., by ALEAR CAMPBELL, for pun.
\ fishing by subscription, "A DEB.a7E on The
EVIDENCES or CHRISTE4.NfTY, held be-
tween RoEKRr OWES, of New Lnnark, Scotland
and ALEX r. CAMPBELL, of Bethany Virginia, in the
CITY OF Cincinnati, Ohio, beginning the 9Th, anu
with the Intcrnssion OF one Sunday, continued ill
the evening OF the oist April 1929.
Robert Owen aud spoke 10 hours on the s,h
oil scepticism Alexander Campbell, the side Chris,
ianity, spoke IS hours, making in all hours per day ior
8 days.
This discussion was taken down in shorhand Inv Mr.
CHARLES II. SIMS of Ciuciunatti, a very compe,eu
sienoerapher who preferred Immediate emun tim
for his services TO the right OF publications. therefore evo
we'd upon the parties to ren'unerae Mir Sims, un.
dertake the publication themselves Having agreed To give
him 500 dollars for his report; and Mr. Owo about To re-
turn TO Europe having sud his interest in th. work
have become the sole Proprietor.
very imperfect outline of discussion can he
en- IN any prospectus. To say the least of it, per-
maps the most interesting discussion which has occurred
since the Keiomaion or perhaps before that
hle epoch. The celebrity OF Mr.. Owen, and his bold
"uack on ell religions, gave great expectations the
scepcaI world Having myself expected much, accu-
INFLATED large variety OF documents aud in
defence of the Revelation, explored all the systems
oil seepticsm OF ancient aud modern times. The social
SYSTEM too So ably plead by Mr. Owen, in re-
view. NO work ofihe same kind he found in any
language or country The buiwaiks Of Christianity aud
scep'icsm are clearly aud fully exposed side by side
Anu many documents CceSsbic great ma. of
mankind will be made accessible aud integibe To n
readers who DESTROYS understand these
MI owen anu myself have agreed to add APPEs.
DIX I'D THE DEBATE, for the purpose of making the
work more satisfactory. This Appendix will present,
from both parties their best though such matters
were not So fully examined in the discussion. In a word
we may say that this wo,k will be itself li,rle libra
~ on The subjects on which il treats; aud he that rise,
rom ianhiuI perusal of IL, unronvnced is Truth OF
ue SIDE which he may have previously doubted or oppo
sed may we think be supposed To tie beyond the zach
Oh 'a'iohai conviction. A. CAMPBELL.
CONDITIONS.
l. ms work shall be printed a type, sed
IoI me purpose, and on good paper.
H. expected thai it will contain 600 large duodec.
mo or small octavo pages; and cannot when substan.
TALLY bound, be offered for less than S2-bound in
boards, 81 SO. "
Ill 10 those who subscribe for ten copies one shall
DC aiowed-thTee for twenty-eight for hfty-and 90
or one hundred These allowances made on the ex
ress condition that the money will be paid when the
ooks are delivered In all other only ten per cent
WI be allowed for sale and collection.
W. IL Is hoped that will be taken to obtain only
UGH subscribers as will pay md that the Agents will
make return of the list Of sub Iibers iu two months
u sooner possible. Tho work shall put TO press in
few days; and as cannot throw off very large i'm
tesson IN short time, aud all possible despatch is
ned at IN the frs, edition. those who apply FIRST will he
he htst supplied: and should the edition fail before the
inscription is filled those who latest in forwarding
heir lists OF subscribers may have for second
dton.
Bethany, Brooke Co. Va. May G, 1899.