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

/ EphOPOSAl.S, ny ALhN'R CAMpBELI FIR pub.
u fishing by snhScripliu,L A DEBqTE ON ~,
EVIDENCES or CHRISTIANITY. held bc.
tween hoEERr OWEN, Ut New Lanark Scotland
ana ALIEN II CAMPBELL, OF Bethany. Virginia in The
cry OF cincinnati, Ohio, beginning OH tie 18Th and
WIN tue ntermSslon of one Sunday continued Till
the evening Of the oist April 1899.
Robert Owen read aud spoke or hours on the side
OIL ScePicism Alexander Campbell on the side of Ch,ist.
anity, spoke 20 hours, .Aking in all 3 hous No, , ~
days. ~ "' -"
This discussion taken down in shor,.hand by Mr..
CbARLEs ID. SIMS Of Cinciuuatti, a vety compe,en,
s'ehosiapher, who preferred immediate
Tor hs services to the of public the rer.
we'd upon the parties Mr. Sims and to I'M
netake the publication themselves. Having agreed
MN o'o dollars Tor his report; aud Mr. c about Ia 70
oin 10 tuiois' having sold his ineres; in the wok,
nave 6ecome the sole proprietor
very imp RECT outline OF this discussion can be Civ
en- IN any prospectus. To the was
maps the mosi interesting Discussion winch has occurred
since the Reformation or perhaps before trat neora
ME epoch. The celebrity of MIR. Owen, and his bold
""ack on all religious gave great expectations
tsceptchl- world. Having myself expected ,nuc, scru-
muiaeo large variety OF documents aud arguments in
defence oI the Revelaton aud explored all the systems
OF scepc'sm OF ancient and nInicrn times The sncia
rsysem "o' so ably plead by MIR. Owen, ca me ia re-
view No"ork 1.-THE same Kind can br found in any
sc or country. The buwaks of ChrisIia and
Sceltcish are crary aud fully exposed side by side
And many documents inaccessible the great mass of
mankind, will be made accessible aud iu,,isbls IN
eauets VINO arc rsrous To undesta I'D subjects
Mr. Owen and myself have agreed to add an AppYy
p'N 1" TUE DEBATE for tire purpose OF making the
''N "'''e edtSldclofY his Appendix uili
" o"h parties their best thou ghts such matters az
were not {" FULLY examined in The discussion In a word
we may say that this WORK will he in Itself a ue Int,
~ on the subjects which treats aud he thar rs.s
rom ahiul peusal Of it, unconvincri OF the trv,h of
he side winch he may nave previously doubted or oppo.
zee" may, we think, he supposed beyond the ach
OF tatona! conviction. a. CAMPBELL,
CONDITIONS.
l. This work shall be printed new TYNE r:rcbsseJ
Tor the purpose. aud Oh gsud paper.
H. IL IS expected that il III contain 600 large dundee
mo or small octave pages; aud cannot when substan-
TALLY bound, be Offered Tor less than S2-bound in
boards, 81 so.
Ill 10 those VINO subscribe for copirs one shall
be a!!owed-tiec for twCnty-eight for ffty-and 90
or one hundred These allowances made on the ex-
'ress condition that the money will be paid when the
onks are delivered In all other only ten per cent
vail he allowed for sale and collection.
W. Ii Is hoped that will be taken obtain ohlv
such subscribers will pay, aud that the Agents will
make return Of the list Of subscribers months
OF snoner II possible. The work shall nut To press
lew days; and as throw of a very large i'm
preston IN short time, and all possible despatch is
aim.h al IN the hrs edition. those who apply h,s will n.
me hfs supplied: and should the edition fail before the
subscription is filled, those who latest in Grwa ,din
her lists Of Subscribers may have To wait for second
dition. '
Bethany, Brooke Ca. Va. May C, 1929.