Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-10-17

GREAT LITERARY WoRK-IMPoRTANT ERA tx
RELIGION, PHILOSOPHY AND ScIEScE.-We have pro-
cured copy Of the celebrated new Hebrew Lexicon,
just published by Collins, Reese g. Co., 23O Pearl
street. II is from the pen of the celebrated oriental
scholar, WIN L. Roy, of Brooklyn, who has been en-.
gagged for many years in bringing it to high state OF
perfection.
This Lexicon is not alone book of words-it EN-
braces new translation of many of the most curious
and disputed passages of the Holy Volume and illus
rates many Of the mysteries of Christian and Jewish
revelation. 1t is the most learned erudlte, and ac-
complished work of the kind ever published IN this
country or probably Europe Every literary reader
of the scriptures-cvery student in theology-every
philosophc inquirer after the TRUTH ought to possess
copy of this curious work.
AT our leisure we mean TO examine 1t thoroughly
and will hereafter show the bearing it possesses upon
the present state of Christianity morals, philosophy
antiquity, and the physical sciences.
We are on the threshold Of new awakening in the
religious world. The sublime mysteries of the Jew
sh revelation the great parent of the Christian dis
pensation, has become weak and inefficient under the
Inventions fancies, and follies Of modern times The
only mode TO renovare the spirit Of religion is to go
back TO the fountain head-to the spring isef-to
-Shlohs brook that flowed
Fast by the oracle OF God.
The Protestant and Catholic systems, both the
children of superstous ignorant and corrupt ages OF
the world, are rapidly crumbng into ruins, by their
own intestine dssentions. 1t was but the other day.
that the Presbyterian Church Philadelphia, split in
twain, on the important point whether tweededum
was not tweededee, or tweededee tweededum The
feud has increased, wdened and spread from one end
of the church to the other The Methodists are near
" in the same condition, and the Epscopalans would
divide were it the possesssr of the vast funds OF
Trinity Church, taken unjusly from the heirs OF BEAU
tiful Anneke Janis, which keep them together by the
magnetic attraction which specie and modern rell-
gion possess for each other. The Catholics, also
who for many years have been in magnetic SUM-
ber under the influence of that great magnetism the
Roman Pont are beginning to get FESTIVE in this CITY,
serious division has taken place between Bishop
Dubois, and portion of his fock which bids fair to
lead to entire emancipation ofthe Independent Ca
tholcs from the pious ogarchy that takes its cue
from the Propaganda tide.
We are on the edge of a new and exciting era IN
religion in philosophy, in society, and In commerce
Such commentary on the great mysteries Of Divine
Revelation, as is contained in Mr.. Roy's Lexi-
con, taken in connection with the state Of the
public mind, and the astonishing discoveries in pho
sophy and science will become in time, part OF the
great PLATFORM from which we shall spring into new
and superior civilization.
We mean to examine this work on those compre-
hensive principles and give the results Of our labors
to the present age Time is short-eternlty is long.
We must make the most Of the present-and pre-
pare for the future.