New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-06-24
City Items.

r. Rev Dr. EDWARD BEEcHER, of Boston
last evening delivered the Annual Address ofhe Society
Of Inquiry OF Union Theological Seminary, in Or. Skin
ner's Church, Mercer.st.
After music By the Choir. and Prayer from Rev. Dir.
THOMPSON, DR.. BEEcHER rose and said The great
problem now before the mind of the Church 10 how to
convert the world to Christianity and you gentlemen
of the Society olnqury to devise the means to be
taken for the accomplishment of,hs purpose. The field
is WIDE he had supposed that perhaps might not be
inappropriate take the subject OF his discourse
The influence of the existing Systems Of Mental Phi!o
sophy on the Christian World The systems of Pan
theism and Poytheism had taken deep root in Germa
ny and no one now live in the heart OF NewEug
land and feel their influence ihere-infueuces which
no common means can counterac,.
The existing state OF the Christian religion may be
classified as follows lst. The skeptca; I'd. That Of
common sense as based on Naturaism and Sd. Com
mon sense as based on Supernaturalsm-The influence
OF every system OF Mental Philosophy is based upon its
adaptation 10 either of these three princpe-God man.
and the world. The Doctor here classified the suppose
bic syscms of Philosophy under these heads took them
up in order and explained the objects be contemplated
In the consideration OF this portion of the tonic He
then gave brief history Of all these systems and their
action In the world The first or skeptcsl he traced to
Hume. Kant, Schiller, &C.; the second to Reed
Stewart and Brown, or as 1t Is commonly called,
the Scotch School, the third to all those who fear.
essy and faithfully promulgated the principles OF the
Gospel. This latter is the system of Intellectual
Philosophy. The skcp,icsl school schools, Is the
form they assume, date from Kant, but in fact
originated with Hume He then revived Rants IDEAS and
drew from :he apt deductions. The advocates Of such
system (sst he) totally unregenerated men, and yet
were unaware Off, Rants system Of Philosophy Is so-
sub that not even in Greece Rome, nor the Middle Ages
do we find rs equal and yet we are gravey told by a
kaniis that in time Reason Will have sway, and this will
be found the trre Philosophy All the he had to
make 10 this that sailing in wrong direction will
take the sailor his haven Dr. B. then took up
second head of his Address AZ The head OF the second
school mentioned before had been generally placed Doctor
Reed. Sewar. lis most distinguished eXpounder; but
in bis writings omissions of important points OBJ
I served. These the speaker stated, and reviewed
Lastly, what IS the system of Philosophy reform the
world The Bible. II declares that the first great thing
10 De done change in the mind itself The Bible differs
from al other systems BY waking emotions OF The highest
order No mind is calm keen In is perceptions
his who adopts is Philosophy. The design Christian
ty 10 restore the mind its natural healthy and
NAL state When ts objects preached that will
/ be The trse Intellectual Philosophy. The human mind
saic he) is fallen palacees broken and in ruins and
Until you show me the means of reforming IL mention not
other systems Of Philosophy Oh. how changed Esi be
this world Nhan such system OF Philosophy sdall be
gained that will know and feel the full of,he Di
vine Mind Then Will &c Earth indeed, but earth trans
e J. F. brewer, ESQ of the firm of Brewer
Nelson, Of this City, has been appointed Commissioner
oE the State OF Texas. Il excellent appointment.
q NIBLo is more brilliantly successful in cap
vatnS and keeping captive the the present
than before. The irresistible Raves-hose wonder
nl people who do everything-seen actually 10 have
acquired and more extraordinary powers Next
week hear that the celebrated Mde Bangy the great
French danseuse, IS 20 appear.
y ALEXANDER continues his extraordinary
performances PaImos. II there Is such thing as
wchcraf; still extani, he certainly has discovered the
charm o: it.
q The virtuoso of the Evening Gazette has
been examining that very ancient and extraordinary
TSnuiet in Cu-st. We hope The Alderman Of the Ward
viii follow his example.
Il The Board OF Aldermen Rave confirmed the
reappontnent NJ Ma;sen Chief the Police for
The next TWO years We believe him he an honest and
capable officer
q We have received neat and convenient
Travelling Map OF Mexico, published by Tanner & Co.
Is the boundary Of Texas the same this Third Eti-
ton. ls+6 IS in the Two n-s;?
n What has go, into the weather. The ther-
aenetsr actually down low yesterday 20 be
beneath our notics We chased Il down to S. and then
Indignantly LEFT It. There Is really no standing such
ws.ths. Is this .lros. il the Mid Summer, and We Do