The herald., 1837-05-03
From tie East.n Pos,

BYRoS's SELECT CIRcLE.-Most men, or rather
misanlhropes who retire from the hustle OF the world
Affect 10 shun s wicked Influence, and Byron repeat
edly assigned such reason for leading quasi her
nit life in Italy; but if the following extract of letter
of of his chosen friends be any proof Of the cha
of the rest he must have been surrounded by
precious pack Speaking of Byron's religious opn-
fsns the writer says
81 have not the smallest influence over Lord Dyron
in this particulars if had certainly should employ
It to eradicate from his great mind the delusons Of
christianity whics, IN spite Of his reason seem per
petuay recur and 10 lie in ambush for the hours OF
sickness and Distress
A most benevolent avocaon truly was the writer s;
but wat he so much dreaded frequently took place, j.
4 may Judge from the lntlmations contanec IN the
" Detached Thoughts OF the grea poet.
81 have often been inclined TO maerialism in philo
sophy but could never bear us Introduction into chris
fia1ttl which appears be essentially founded upon
the soA!. For this reason, Phrestlys Cnrstian Ma
teriasm always struck me deadly. Believe the
resurrection of the body if you Will but not toiltout
soul The duce IS IN II, IT. after having had soul las
surely the mind, whatever you call il Isl in this
world, must part with il in the nert even for an
immortal materially ~
"if according u some spcculatons You could prove
the world many thousand years older than the Mosaic
chronology, If you could get rid Of Adam and Eve
and the apple, and the serpent STILL what is to be put
up in their stead or how is the difficulty removed p
Things must have being, and what matters 1t lchen
or h0Hg
"Man is born passionate of body but with an in
nate, though secret tendency the love of good in his
mainspfing of mind But God help us ALL Il Is at pre-
sad jar of atoms"
81 am always most religions upon a sunshiny dav,
as 1t there was some association between an internal
approach 10 greater light and purity and the kinder
this dark lantern OF our external existence"
"'Ihe night s also religious concern. and even
more 50 when view the moon and stars through
Herschell telescope and that they were worlds"
These extracts indicate the current of Byron's re-
hectons, when his mental elements were in a state
ofreposc-unperiurbeiby b y passion -unhinped by love
et n !uarity. The seed Of the faith was deep in
ms nature, bur germlnated unperceved by the super
hcal observer. The striking feature IN the infidel
letter. Is his meassreless self suffciency think il
sheuld teach such philosophers a little modesty al
least that the really greatest minds which have IL
Illustrated the christian era have also Welded their
sent TO It's doctrines. tits matter Of history tina,
the most illustrous monarchs, renowned command
crs, celebrated statesmen, eminent LAWYERS histor.
ans, philosophers, poets artists and mechanics have
confessed christianity. throw out this suggestion
net as an argument, but a cape.f to modern *
uos VINO are perpeually vauntng about their apose.
voltaire, Voney, Rosseau and few other eccenrics
whose " great minds COMPOUNDED the doctrinal theo
res OF christians with christianity sef-as preat \
display OF sagaclty, 1t would be to argue that be-
cause certain astronomers advance absurd theories
concerning the planets therefore these bodies have nc
existence.
sut passing from this point to another :-Infidels
are constantly haping upon the proselyting propen-
sty OF the various christian scets but can Ihev pon,
out more distinct avewal ofsuch purpose than By.
rons particular friend makes in the above extract
but having purified the great mind what had be ~
substitute IN their place The Goddess of Rea SON
says thc philosopher Eternal oblivion" repIies n
more CANDID disciple! r
70 star red Science his thou anaered there
~ vast is hoss the tidinss fdesplif ~