New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-03-03

To the Editor Of The Tribune:
An inquirer objects 20 statement and ,s proofs
contained in mir. Brownsons lecture. II the lee
turer himself shopd reply the objections, they
may be answered by the following explanations
from an auditor on that occasion, who is not of Mr..
Browusoa portion OF the Catholic Church.
The distinction drawn between truths eboUe res-
son and assertions contrary 10 reason is not sophis
tical nor unmesniuc Take the dogma which the
lecturer offered and the objector accepts, for illus
tratiou viz the Trinity Ii is true that this doc
,rine has never bceG shown to contradict any prn.
ciple Of reason 1t were laugh. tina, God is one in
the same sense in which nc is three the dogma
would be evidently absurd. But if we aver that
he is in being and three in persons. we have
only alleged mystery which has been revealed,
and which comm ends itself 10 belle. because
have the requisite cr;denceS of the authenticity OF
the revelation and irath OF the revealer. Nature is
not less mysterious than revelation. and contains
many facts which are recognized as incompTeheusi-
bic The human constitution and the rainbow NAV
exemplify the truth of the assertion. Man s gene
rally considered 10 be composed Of spirit soul and
matter; Vet tho combination and substance OF these
eleEaents utterly unineliSi6le and have batfed
the speculations Of Nil worldly philosophers. We
all believe rainbow or Il ray OF light 10 be COM
posed OF seven, or rather three, original cslors a
prism may divide and distinguish them 20 our eye,
as revealed religion dscoses The triad OF persons in
the Unity of the divine essence. Bu; not even New
ION could nte;ligibly define light OF show how its
constituent colors formed ray. Do we therefore
dsbeieve our senses our reason
II o" would remark just and important dis
tinction between the ruth OF Q doctrine and the
modes OF it's subject between the fact Of an exist
aud the manner of an existence. his doubt
might be dispelled- Upon adequate evidence. sensi-
bic moral. may be of fact. while the li,ni,
of nv faculties information renders the ko,c OF
It's existence incomprebensible. Therefore q COM
pick human soul dream or the attraction Of grav.
ator. may be 'acl above reason, bat not contrary
10 reason
Mr. Brownson certainly bestowed less argumen;
on The Immediate question Of the intalbity of tho
Church than o pom others which be considered par
amount, in the exgency of the times. Yet ne could
not be accused of a petstlo prsactp'i. He argued
from the vaiedictory command and promise OF our
Saviour 10 his a pos,les--" Go teach ali nations,
and To- an scata gon alrGy TO the end OF RS
ic0riG that divine authority was given them 70
teachihat they must therefore teach as ENJOYS and
representatives OF Christ" he that receiyeth you
receveih lne that such teaching mast consequent.
" be forever true ad infallbe since Jesus would
not have given command or imposed duty whoss
fnlfluieat was Impossible Although iheu, as O..
alleges individual men in the church err ard grow
corrupt, Saviour has pledged his own response
biity for the truth of His Universal Church and wit
override the talble tendencies OF men by the pres
ence and direction OF His infalEble spirit 4. b. Il.
An EASY SPEcuLATIoN.-A gentleman who has
Tor some time past been picking up precarious
livelihood in the neishborhood OF Walstreet, hap
pened lately upon friend in that celebrated region.
~nen the following conversation took place -" An.
9enesel fluctuations now affordiug noble op-
Por'oni,y OF making money. 10 those who have
!il',e Oh 1t 70 start with. I've something in view
ana y you VIII give me cool couple Of thousand,
will lei you have hall what make by nv oyera.
tons 9 les, l understand replied the other,
"you will return me Thousand of is'' The specu.
ator nodded and was OF. TEve. Mirror.