The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-05-23

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Professor Bush's Lecture ON the Human soul.
The lecture room Of the Stuyvesant Institute was
tolerably well filed last night, 70 hear the able dis
course Of Professor Bush on the soul, in which be
undertook to prove from Scripture and reason thai
the idea of spiritual body is clearly involved in
that of the soul. We observed several clergymen
present, some of whom were taking notes of what
must have struck them as learned and fearless APP
peal to Scripture-not as it is read now, and has
been since the first dawn OF revelation-but
lume whose Interpretation is daily growing more
obvious and simple, through the concurrent light Of
science and physical truth, and which will yet be-
come so plain that all'who run may read
The learned gentleman commenced by observing
his subject not one for oratorcal effect it was
one of necessity, convey ideas rather than excite
feeling; the theme addressed itself to the rejecting
portion of the people, to whom he would apologize
for the many references he found it necessary to
make to the original of the Scriptures, which it was
necessary to do in order to get at the true meaning
of terms essential to his argument and ascertain the
ipsissima vsrba of the Holy Ghost The science Of
man divides itself into two branches, physiology and
psychology the first related to the body the second
to the soul. He believed the laws of mans being
and intellectual powers were legitimate subject OF
investigation; nothing was to be apprehended from
research, but much was to be expected for the wis
dow Of God creation would thereby shine out the
more brightly. Man was miniature Of miracles,
which 1t would require ages to fully develope; yet it
was possible to go on from step to step 10 the acqui,
sition of knowledge, until point would be arrived
at from which previous light would seem darkness
was not the province OF human wisdom to set Ii,
mits to enquiry, for no such restriction was placed
upon it by divine wisdom itself. Mans nature,
state and destiny were treated of in holy writ and
what should prevent from making use Of the light
God had given, and 60 into the interior OF the hui
man soul he had given also? II reason and revea-
tons were both carnations from the same divine
source, there was danger Of their conhlcting it
was not possible for truth comprised in the volume
Of nature to be at variance with those OF written re-
the certainty of the conclusions Of reason and as
the true Interpretation of Scripture. The results of
astronomical and geological research afforded case
m point How was the true Interpretation OF Scrip
had many to be passed over, and its apparent oppo
stion to the testimony Of those sciences to be con-
elusive? No.; the mind that appreciates the evil
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ure was at fault apparently, it was merely because
it was moral and not scientific volume, and does
not prepare to lay open by the light Of the candle OF
science the hidden things of natures economy 1t
takes for granted certain facts because, when it
was written, they were received as such but in
dong so It does not pronounce on their elaborate
accuracy but leaves acit permission to posterity
to take cognizance Of the matter. and by investiga
ton add testimony from nature OF the truth Of reve-
lation No contemptuous dlsrespect of revelation is
chargeable on the man Of science, when he adheres
to conclusions forced upon him by the incontrcvert-
ible evidence Of facts was just impossible for
one volume of Gods record to be imperfect untrue,
as the other After these predatory remarks followed
Their the two of information ii was possible
attain to such knowledge human soul would be
entirely from the prevalent view Of the mass Of Chris
tans on this subject although they had apparent
death the soul went into spiritual form or existence
remained separated from the body till the day of judg
sp %hsn i BE- again as sG i,
He regarded that baseless belief and with
the letter Of the sacred Scriptures not opposed to its
genuine sense. No satisfactory evidence could be ad
duced-and every candid theoogian must admit tin
proof of the doctrine of the end Of the world that
and any attempt make essential point Of belief
would bring the prophecies Of Daniel ISAIAH Jeremiah
and Others into collision with each other and the words
Of Jesus Christ The true meaning Of the scrptural
term " end Of the world" the termination of dis
pensntion and the word used in the Greek to express
this end was never applied in physical sense What
the nature Of the state entered into by the soul
after DEATH he believed it was entered upon at once.
e body and sou * held that death The for
goes corruption the soul to the world of spirits
body would sssn live wiz the Il IS Se
eycd however that they are rejoined because It s the
SaS .s teaching Of Now he prof
founded on the apparent teaching Of the Scriptures and
he would show that were they rightly inerp ed they
cd how the present doctrine of the resurrection became
popular had ground in Scripture tmght be
Of scientific facts and the adaptation Of his language By
the Saviour to produce impression those to whom
wrote it in view Of the came end. Prof B. hero show.
cd from numerous passages Of the Bible. that the
ngs in the Hebrew; that that language had 'a no
word equivalent to the Latin corpus, and English
word body that there were several words in tho
Greek rendered by the English word Soul each ofwhch
had distinct and varably elevated meaning; that in
one connection meant vitality and was applied 70 hearts
in another implied sensation, and in third the higher
faculties In several in the Hebrew it appc-
e, desire and in others II applied tho word per-
son. From all these instances Of the incerttude Of
the meaning of the original terms rendered into
English BY the word Soul, he drew the inference
exclude rational 'h but there 'Sss
reason to believe that tho true scrpural doctrines
Of the human soul was that Of spiritual distinct
tenement but entirely independent and separated from
it, from the moment of physical dissolution. Our
space does not allow Of doing justice this very
able and learned essay. ~
Movements or Travellers.
is beyond our province to furnish any reasonable
of the present unusual diminuon travellers
wards this city, beyond that which yesterday
pressed Let that cause be what may we found the
report apa o %' the Board Of tho
At the
AMEnIcAr-L. H: Hamilton, vemont J. B. Bernard.
NH; T Fritz, Philadelphia; W. TapPan, Bradford; Jas
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Boston; c. p Kite, Philadelphia.
AsroR-Parker Craig and lady, Lexington, Kentucky
Boston; Gamble Barton, Philadelphia; ]. ) Pauldng,
Harrisburg; D. Aemeundo BRAZIL Thomas Elder, Har.
risburg J. g. Sewell, Boston; Mr. Jackson Florence,
Alabama General Ward, Sing Sing; Thomas Kirkman,
Boston
Crry-Walter Chennicott Kentucky; Mcssrs. Camp
bell How and Hylton, Uniontown; Mr.. King Philadel-