New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-10-21

chat are thew The .trumpets are they pfass
have devoted much attention 10 this SUBJECT,
| and although there is not perfect unaniHiity OF
sentiment it is believed the current oPlaion among
| y;l,s,sr;nns that the 'vials are made Of cast
;ron and contain.64 or that the rumPets are
neirher brass nor copper, but TN, made after
The fashion of modern fsh-horn; that the seals
| are much like the one which bangles from Dr..
Brswsee's fob; that the chain IS OF iron, prob
ably one of Noah's old cables and that the key
is an ordinary key of extraordinary size oerl-
ously, Dr., was not that oery weak Na5 1t
candid. generous, or honest'l Do you kno"
so little about Millcnarianism as TO say these
things in candor Did YOU honestly suppose
that such were their views? Charity cempels NE
TO attribute it to ignorance; but pity you Come,
Dr., YOU have something of a reputation tor learn
ing; you arc quite " eminent :: do not sacrlhce
Yourself Just pay ST for Duffeld on the Propt-
ecies and if you're j, you will know more about
the subject, and perhaps will edity your auditors
more when YOU next preach on The Millennium.
You evidently, Doctor, do not understand what IS
meant by literal Interpretation. Dr. John rye
Smith saws: The rule OF all rational nterpre;a-
tion is the sense afforded By cautious and cntl-
cal examination of the terms of the passage, and
impartial construction of the whole sentence ac-
cording to the known usage of the language and
the author, Have you better rule? The
Literalists are as strenuous for literal inter
probation as you possibly can be. For instance:
You regard this passage as fgurative. Now, to
be uniform, will you regard the tchole sacred
volume as figure Come, Doctor % do not break
loose :" you I" hold as to the letter : we hold
non to the figure You must be candid, gen-
erous and honest" We must have F" uniformity
Of exposition You demur, and answer, On
no; only take those passages fguratively which
cannot be taken literally" All, Doctor, you re
there, are YOU? Well the Millenarians only take
those words fguralively which cannot be taken
literally Why are as uniform asyou}
| close with one more very interesting extract
from your able and eloquent" discourse:
"The Mlenarians explain other prophecies
hguratively and this literally. cannot find two
of them who believe alike. Some say the general
judgement will last LOCO years. This is so ex-
travagant that it merits answer Others say
that all the saints and martyrs willrise at the com
mencemcnt of the millennium, when Christ will
come personally; but, my friends, they would no I
be able to get within 80 or 100 miles OF hm-and
hen they are all to set out in ships from the land
Of Canaan, there to enjoy the pleasures of eating
drinking and feasting. Why, it would produce
terrific famine.
/ nat ScnLeHCc COeS circuit " .odt hS"~ "!'e
heart. Answer me one question: Do you not c:i-
plain other prophecies literally, and this fgura-
lively You cannot denyit. poor rule, Doctor.
that won't work both ways. The Literalists, how
ever, interpret ecery prophecy literally, although
they do not every agord. They ale perfectly we'll
aware that the sacred writers use types and sym
bols metaphors, SMILES, allegory, and sometimes
hyperboe $50 do all 'ersterS,) and they apply the
same rule of construction to the Bible that COM
mon sense would apply to other works.
Your reply. Dr., to the Millenarlan view OF the
Judgement is perfectly admirable, concise and
conclusive The refutation is complete Syllo-
gism Whatever is exiroyagant is not worth an
answer: this doctrine, l sag, is extravagant er.
90, this doctrine is not worth an answer, o. Ed.
As to the difficulty which you suggest OF getting
within 100 miles of Jerusalem after the FIRST Res
direction, do you not know, Dr., that Millenarians
believe we now see through glass darkly, but
that then the power of the eye will be increased
that we will be able to see at 100 miles well as
we now do at 100 feet! am astonished, sir, at
your ignorance of this cardinal point in their faith
And what az everlasting number of ships will be
boundsfor Canaan in those days. May we be fel-
low passengers, DR.. Your wit will be an eX-
baustless source of amusement during the weaIi-
some iourney-and still together we II quatf the
wines of Judea aud revel in ali the luXuries OF
Oriental life Oh Dr., what sermon. j. A. q.
October 20, 1912.