New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-07-16

OF those WhO kno" tlih Dt-l
The OBJEcr of the Lecture, as announced the
week beisrc as understood, wa. 20 answer the
objections OF arguments opposed to MS theory OF
a .rca, change toretold in prophecy, about to take
place in the earth without a general judgement,
&c. &c
/. EARLY in his Lecture, Prof. BUsH discarded
TIE present agitated doctrine Of Chrs,'s Second
Coming resurrection Of the dead, judgement day
and end OF tho world at hand
>. lie allowed the sincerity, &c. Of the adve-
Gates Of such an approaching end Of the world,
aud imputed their mistake rather to their def
cheney in human learning
3. he considered the fereto.d end of the
world &c. deno.ing its pcrPeiuity AID gradual
! expansion IN useful Improvements, tai expanding
/ into d broad ocean. it were, OF general hapPi-
nes- ,tll, ia this material world, comparing 1t "a
the expansion Of the North River entering the
broad Atlantic
1. Prof BUSH supposed that a great and happy
change (uot defining IT, is aboui to take place IN
the moral, intellectual and political condition 81
| the world.
D. lie believed that thi. mighty change Of the
world would come to pass without any sudden,
perceptibe or violent act Of the Almighty what
| ever.
g. lie thought rather that the change would be
gradual, and by the increase OF the moral, literary
and other Improvements now in progress, includ-
ing steam power, &c.
7. The Professor concluded that this new and
happy state of the earth, nigh at hand, will after
wards gradually increase in IT. eXcellency, 80 a.
not to be perfected for thousand generations yet
come.
10 these points respectively would suggest the
following
QuFRrEs-1. Does not this casting on
CHRIS coming to judgement at hand give sane
iion 10 - that evil servant who saith " 10 ms
heart My Lord delayeth his coming (Alat XIV.
18-jD instead Of responding - Amen even So
Come. Lord Jesus TO the Lords own word-
80 Behold :" and Surely, come quickly IN
q little while" " Ia such an hour ns So tiinn not
- For We know Tot what hour yor i'ri doih
come ? ~ (Rov. xNii. l., 20 John yi IS; Heb.
y. 81 ; Mat xiv. 49, 4i.)
QuE. .. l. not the Professor himself under
mistake il .u?po,ins his opponents to naSr Dee"
ignorautlv rnist.i.n IN their views Of Chris'
coming. and kingdom and judgement at hand,
while it will not be said that Bishop HoRsLFf'
Bishop GRIswoLT, Bishop lvEs. Bishop WIT
rIsGHAM DE-. GILL. DIR NoFL, Dr. ING, htN-
SHAW and many others like them. are urieitored
men, VINO have, nevertheless. taught thu " ga"
tidings of Chri,t's coming ond kingdom At hand.
contrary to his theory Or, forgetting dat d" Not
hath chosen the foolish things of the world 90 con
found ihe wise q Cor. j. p and the car 7n
against being wise IN our " own concert, GROW
XVI. l2) did hc give too much OCCASION Tor the
r,tort " No doubt ye are the people, aud wisdom
shall die with ycul" (Jo,, Nii. p
QUE g. Does no, this view of 70 coming end Oh
the world clash with Christ 5 of 'ore,old " com
lug and the end of the world '- Quickly 4" /
gatner before " him d" all raiions.' 10 Judge
them to everlasting punishment or NE ele'-
nal :" (Nat. xNiv. ,, IA, %; NxNl. ~, H. 49,
And does 1t not conflict with the parable W"c"
forct,lls the dwelling together of saints shd SIN
ner. in the world. Ike whea, - and "iares,
iii The end OF the world, when the latter are
to be cas-, into furnace of fire, and when the
former shall " shine forth the sun IN the King
dom of their father" Mat. sill. 31-4j.) Ana
+. not his earth reserved unto FIRE against the
dav of iuleemcui." &c to " be burned up or
dissolved" o. surely is people were once d,-
s,ro,cd by the flood And must not this earn
come to an "end. 10 give place 90 The promised
" new earth" G. Pet ill., l0-l3) on which the
clarified .'knedom " of God can then be set
up. " and stand for ever y Dan. IL fl)
Orr. 4. Does not this doctrine Of mo coming enc
of the world authorize the n'bollovng 10 " say
peace and safety, when destruction cometh NC
lThcss. 2O And does it not put tar away
q. trun,pef in Zion 10 " alarm and make al
rbe inhabitants Of the land - 10 Z" trem'.c, for
line dav of me Lord cometh, for It is msh ~
hand (Jocl. II. ~ Although 4" OF that Day
and hour knowcth no man (Mat NN'y. 80
A.. A.)
QUE. 3. Does not thi, doctrine of 50 great ana
happv a change in all the earth, without any '""
# the world and without any SUDDEN OF 'l'LhN'
act of line Almighty WHICHEVER, stand in open op-
nosi,ior D." 10 the law and the testimony cn iha'
| spL,c.t. when most naturally and literally under
| s,oa3 viz " And the Lord whom We seek ,'.a'.
| s-nDtyi, come 10 his temple. bat who may a'i'e
| ,Ie d,v of hi, coming " And vii! come near
IN YOU 10 judgement, and ! VII be- a 'Wft VIZ
/ ness .cainst tie ,oTcercrs, x. A"' '"
nroad.r e. shall be ,iubbie, and Inc gay a.,
| concth shall burn them up, sudden ''','i' J
! &C. NAL ii. I:iv. |. 80 For a. the is-,-
,;.r conetb. sc. l.uddon vioieutl " 50 shall
,fs, the canning of Man be-. (Aiat NNiv. - y
=. vbcn the Lord Jesus shall be revealed ron
heaven with his mighty angels in flaming iie '"d-
5.p1 is.ine vengeance [yioicnt] on them iia'
Know net God &c. when punished WIN eve.
LASTING destruction from the presence oil ine LORD
&c. II Thes.. ~ The writer l. aware mat
PIT Brsh j. not alone ia considering is '!Po-
,est, 70 .'ha,c lost the spirit ~ c.,'''"- w ~
e,,er in REGARD 10 such prophecies, ana ih'l az
consider. them as mystical. and only >!mo'''o''H
f,retcning temporal events, OF tribes lH '-' '''''
pari.on. But. after all, they are " Tie law ana
the testimony" which must all be fulfilled ara
While naturally and mos, literally understood me!
teach most plainly that the Professor has mistaken
,hc Lord. meaning in such passages. na'ia 2
them 70 harmonic with ld. opposite and lo''''"'
do,trne on the point.
orr. &. Is NO, he Bible s'ien, as 10 any sven
Gradual changel And does il MOI say rain,i' 'i,.
. he wicked shall DO wickcdy. (Oan. ~. Iol
and ..worse and worse G Tin. M l') t1,
,.;..i,cJ =. the antitcluvians. when Chr't sial'