New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-08-25

its production % make some exposition OF rs true
nature and merits. The fact. too that It had been
deemed worthy Of six closely printed columns Of
commentator in the Ner York Tribune would also
seem 70 have warranted such a course. 1t was.
however, Judged impossible that he boasied inie.-
ligence Of the 18th century should be deceived BY
work carrying on the very face Of It such evidence
OF gross inposture IL was deemed incredible that
book Astounding not simply in philosophical scep-
tici.m. but in the lowest and most rbald inf
deity Of the school Of Tom Paine-an authority
whence a large part Of it IS evidently derived
could obtain any kind OF cOuntenance from Gins
tian community. or from any persons protesting
even the lowest known form o. belief IN the nspirs-
ton fthe Holy Scriptures Add tins ts numerous
absurd mistakes in philosophy. 10 history IN science
and in B Biblical interpretatIOn-the unmeanins BON
bast-tbe hundreds OF pages where there IS covered
I'D BY sn ocean Of words. either no meaning al al,
or what sppesr. when translated from mo sweden.
bOrsn vocabulary into common ian guase 70 De me most
empty trusms-tske into view too the ranoorous secta
Ran spirit which no one a 10 detect In II who Ia
acquainted with the peculiar aspects Of Universasm or
nhdeli,y and which 90 clearly appears amid ais pro
esons Of ehsrisy-ofen the most vlrueni "nere ihe'e
professions the most abundant-sDd how could iibe
upposed that II would receive any attention or any CON-
mediation except from the lnhdes for whom i was
written and the parties themselves who had been direct
" concerned In the nefarious imposture
For these II wss not deemed worthy OF any
extended notice, until the appearance OF Prot Bushs
endorsement In Fridays TriblHe tic there speaks OF II
ass work Justly attracting large share OF puohc a.
ention :" he recommends Il 10 the community ~ re-
nsrksble production worthy OF the moot unpreJudced
and candid examination be- eXuungy speaks, 10 me
style OF newspaper puff OF its remarkable tAe OF W
copies in one week regards this a. evidence Of greet
increase Of faith In that supernatural revelation which
deues 40 impossible the miracles and resurrection Of
Christ; and finally makes moot remarkable msniies-
tston Of the high motives which should d'unsush th
scholar and the phOsopher-to say nothing OF the Ch
tan teacher-in suffering himself 10 Dc the channel
through which reward OF 500 10 offered 10 any man
who will swear thst he has Davis reading
certain book Of SwedenOorz - .
This gentleman IL q Professor OF Hebrew and BIBLICAL
literature and a scholar and writer Of widespread
reputation. This alone would render proper notice OF
bis communication In The ITtbHHe even II mere existed
M other reason He 10 also proessed teacher Of the
Gospel of Jesus Chris. and this fact too OF sef would
Justify any severity Of language which we have used or
may 10 reston TO HE strange course In ms matter
Whatever decisions he may have been under In the com
.eHcs4eHf Of this business he nor well knows that this
book IL thoroughly ans unblushinsly lnhdel In any
even the lowest sense In which the advocates Of the
oosest form OF Chrssnity would take the term u At
tempts to dsprove the very possibility OF any supernA
ura revelation. IL sfIms that evil or Sin cannot posi-
bly, have existence IL not only denies the suPernA
ursl of the Old Testameni-some oitoe Professor schooi
might think this only legitimate result OF their ooc
trine Of PTogress,-but pgnounces false and even Al
fscu TO scoh at all the miraculous OF the New 1t de-
nles the resurrection OF Iufltt IL 10 Vas
simply neral reormer but of an Inferior kind ~ be
Ing one who understood only effects without that knoW
edge Of cduSs and Of the Interior OF things "hch 10
now made manifest In these revelations OF DAVIS. IL
speaks of his eeitmacy aud describes him In terms
Of nferority to Fourier 1t asserts that Prophecy and
Miracles are In the very nsture OF thing. imposbiues
this TO be sure BY most absurd and ridiculous attenpi
at reasoning shall show but the assertion u al
with which we are At present concerned II makes out
Christ and his commissioned Apostles 10 be the weakest
Of all deluded enthusiasts or the most wicked oi I'm
po.tors Ii denies all human accountability TO any
higher power than Nature. II affects sometimes To be
witty and INDUCES In rbsd scofng at the claims OF the
Scriptures and the sacred feelings which ara associated
with them In the believing soul Every one oil thess
positions will prove most Abundanty II Professor
Bush dAres 20 deny them. lie knows, too that the I'D
aid objections 10 the Bible and especially 10 the Cos
pes which Appear In the latter parts OF this book are
identical To great degree with he stale and or repeat
ed basphenies of Paine. With al this be- su.-a pro-
tossed teacher of Christs Gospel-no only patronkes
and encourages this avOwedly lnhdel production but
has done more than all other agents In the imposiuro
combined to give II currency with the public
Prof Bush may reiterse tho declaration that be does
not endorse the absolute truth Of these pretended reve
lstions that he only views them {" renhksole
psychological phenomenon be may even Intimate -
he sometimes to do that the contents are 10
some extent intrnscsy evil and false or the Suggestions
Of evil spiritual agents :(cerslny he must consistent
" deem them such II they blasphemies against ID
Being whom be must In some sense regard - Of
Redeemer and whom he processes 10 preach as the Ugh
OF the world but what right ask has be 10 aid the
circulation of work OF the devil whether that work
be 10 the extraordinary way OF direct communication
with the spiritual world claimed by fishoough and
Davis or through those ordinary channels OF Satanic
suggestion which, according 20 the universal latin oil
the Church the devil has employed 10 insgatns
men 10 acis of wckedness and impOsiuret suppose II
is one of Satsns lying wonders suppose as the Proes
sor has himself suggested II d0es illustrate the remsfka
be psychological phenomenon that the spirit OF Tom
Paine yet engaged In injecting bis innde noadry INC
this world whenever be can ind clairVoyant pipe ioi
that purpose yet still what right even on the score OF
their msrveousness has Christian teacher TO be pun
log the DEVILS books and bravey Offering soOO 70 any
one who will prove that some man, and not the devil
wrote them
But this argument will not avail Whatever Prof D.
may say OF the sheer sophstry Of conioundins some
OF the OF the volume with tho argument iof
It's supernatural origin, yet st We are driven oy
toe very laws OF the human mind 10 make sucf
connection Nature tesches aud Christ and dis spos
ties BY their have sanctioned the inoelholt
lesson that the fact OF the ssOuudngly supernatural
ACCOMMODATING revelation protesting to be from the
other world 10 strong evidence Of the intrinsic truth o.
the revelation itself Whenever there has been the op
posite manifestation as In the case OF the Egyptian Ma
sicisns Of there 10 this Instance real intercourse
with the agencies Of the wOrid there has eve
the higher supernatural iumphing over and pre-
venting that delusiOn into which, without such aid nt
human mind, by its own laws would naturally run
Prot Bush hiss not yet made sufficient progress, con
sslenty b. believe all that Davis says about the impos
and delusions In Chrsts pretended miracles ou
he accepts of slmOs, al the rect This mus, be 80 OIL
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he has advanced this subject he believes that II
the case Davis there has really been that moot stupen
dOusly supernatural manifestation knowledge aud use
OF languages which came through the senses Oh
memory, the reflective powers, or any Innate Ideas
nor were received gesons from other minds anC
vet possessed and put forth the souls own conse0us
recognized furniture Has the Prot ever seriously re
ected on the sstonlshingy supernatural nature ui ih
phenomenon fully equal To- II not iraDscending the mi
r.culous eft OF tongues impaired as evidence OF h'
truth of the spostolcsl messsgei Let Il be borne II
mind too that In this IL IL claimed that DAVIS 10 some
thing far than instrument or conduit tnrougi
which other powers their true or false Oraees
As far understand the wretched attempts u
Initiate the style OF jacob Behmen aud SwedenoOrg ther
is asserted for him. throughout the book an opening
the interiors and direct ntuItve behOlding by Al In
taror light Of al the relations Of things and words .
that time and space Annihilsted, and things past
present and 10 prese 10 him In their ultimate
essences forming the grounds OF intuuve kno~ledge
a most blasphemOus pretenson. falling little II an
short OF any possible conception we can form OF ~
energy Of the Divine Mind.
Now whstever Prof b. may affirm ~ 10 himself mel
In general cannet believe this and and other most won
defful powers Of Davis-fsr surprising anything b
which Christ and the Apostles claimed credit from ~
world-wthOuibe believing more II 10 not In human nAiur
10 avoid attaching degree OF credit 10 me com
nicaion connected with such supernatural uiuminsAon
No man who firmly believes thai DAVIS mas SoIreesl
.Ie.sw II "a n an Z