New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-09-07

uh,ch IN evangelical sentiments and belief and al ~to
hold them unspsrnsy reviied through hundreds 81
psges purer sni better inan ne motives which
brouot.1 the exposure OF such work and this qu-s-
don 10 freely Jeff for the decision OF the intelligent and
serious public Prof hss been o. long encoursged
By the Appaudng synpsihes Of his new sies that be
,ee. have altogether lost the faculty Of judging bow
those Of Different opinions must feel IN respect - inces
.sn, attacks upon their faith BY himse and hose With
whom ne 10 in constant ard case association.
In looking over bis lorg defence Of himseif. We nnt
nothing Ia the east which tends D nvaiiste the strong
uo.,oo which bss been made good against him All the
severity Of which he complains consist In placing sds
by eide sud 10 the planesi possible 'Ang1sge-tS0iscts
neither OF which be has disputed nor can dispute The
SIS, IA tia, the BOOK IL July nfie blaspbsmous
and Of such nature ought % make II disgusting 10
soy who has thu least reverence Tor Christ and the
Sacred Scriptures, The second fact 10 that Prof hss
done more insn auy single individual In the country 10
give currency and circulation 10 his bad and olsspnem
ous production He il now himself driven to sag, that
the book abs0in cgcratg IN rcspcct 70 ns rsa
rf Of he Bbk aud sere-ai Of u, cardsil docfrtH,s
WAY was no, this said before Why was this "enorrss
yelled under mere negative protests sgsinst endorsin.
everything contained IN exceents volume Stnougn
there only ise slight errors quite venis 10 con
alteration Of iis marvellous merits The Admissions
which nave now been adj respecting the true chsrac
t.r Of the work never would nave been maze oy fro
or By any q his sympsiazers mad II not been tor the
thorough exposure which hiss been given u H. snd Tor
which the writer boldly contends tina, Re deserves the
commend alton the Cbrssn community rather than
is csnsuro for any alleged severity OF style or language
wish 10 slude briefly 10 single position In the Pro
essors defence evidence OF his strange confusion q
IDEAS In respect % bis creed. IL vas said that
some Of the Professors school would think the relsc
tion Of the supernatural of the Old Testament only
legitimate result Of their doctrine oi progress Ins IL
most Indignantly repelled and % the mere in'nnAuoh
Il IL said needs repentance No~ VINO would inlns
IL and yet 10 this very defence and directly alter tnt
vehement protest there Is furnished The most couclu
Ave evidence the charge u strictly true not simply
of some Of his school but OF the Professor himself In
kia h. SIC
endorsas the doctrine Of the book that there
immediate creations but constant evolving chain Of
Developments In an ascending series rom the lowest
organz alton ,o the highest. expressly Including man
among them This 10 certainly with the truth OF
the supernatural event recorded In the Old Tests
ment and the flnddsafaTfad of all revelation. And yet
Daviss proof that never creatsd ss the Bi'e
rels,es IL pronounced Of N, -cs faishsd pei
Of philosophical arsEnsnt 70 Be ouad N ht EHsA
language
Il matter Of regre, tina, Prof b should waste so
much argument 10 defence Of position which no man
wishes 10 deny. He veherneny contends that the vol
ume was dcts,ed from the lips Of A. J. Davis He
states length the evidence going 20 show that such
the fact and triumphsuily ssks-i will have the hsrd
hood 20 deny H. Cerfa My not arm witness 10 some
extent OF its truth heard Davis deliver number OF
the lectures myself sod quite certain that some
parts have been modified 10 consequence of objections
made =, the time and previous - publication Nut VII
the Professor seriously pretend that this evidence makes
on, Davis 10 be the suthor OF the book.
In the same category must be placed All hi' marve'
and EXPLANATIONS about the iliierse lad and his six
months schooling they absolutely make out nothing At
al against the hypothesis. that the book was wholly
written originally by some one else, and iha, then Da
Wis selected the channel OF ts marvellous intro
ductiOn % tine world.
But Prof B. will continue to repeat his most absurd
question" From rheac, hs, did iAs book come , We
that we neither know nor care A. long asa gres
msny probable suggestions may be stated each more
credible than anything which Involves Us preernsiura
origin Let us state such hypothesis person, or
number Of persons wish to get up an inhfe book 10
att mpt directly at the present day would not DO be-
cause lnfdelity "a nominaly unpopular although ia
spirit IA dusod through almost al the isms OF the age
The authors therefore propose 20 Get favor BY con-
meeting the gross inhdei'y which 10 both The m4n 10
sign and which 30 appear especially In the ebd o the
work with the Nailrsllsm. Seedennorgi Spirtuasm
Fourieri.m and Donsensicsl Tfsnscendsnslism which
are rife They well know the spirit OF the sgei and
therefore take advantage Of those exriiemens about
animal magnetism which Prof and other writer's have
taken 90 much pains to stimulate they compile
book culling their physics from The Nesuses oi Gre
alton their metaphysical from Bronsons lectures their
psychology and ite of their theology from sweden
borg their social aud polite philosophy from Fourier,
their biblical criticism from Tom Paine and for their
wa snd basphcmy drawing upon their own bran--
They select tring instrument tor their purpose lney
daily and weekly teach bin his lessons from manuscripts
previously prepared They look about during the pro
cess for who has b gh reputation tor learn
log and the time great and binding love Of the
marvellous 10 be made the unwilling channel through
which the work may. on that score, be commended To
the public; IL may be that such man spontaneously
presents himself drawn into such associations by the
tendency OF bis own diosyncrasies Whist Is there we
ask In such ypothess incredible that IN order 10
find relief from il driven On the sngusgeof Prof
b. 10 maintain the siupend0usy preternstura origin
of Davis revelations
Now not bound 10 prove this II 10 enough that
state hypothesis probable, practicable and TO say
the least far l,ss Incredible than the preernsturs solu
ton II the work did not carry on ts very face ev
idencs Of designed and malignant plot 10 Willy tbs
Scriptures aud the common Christian faith But says
Prot B. the parties concerned deny al ms and they
-. - tas ah IL
50 siiirms for I have been With them. and talked with
them II Is thsi they deny II but then too be Il
remembered the authors OF this book whoever hey are
reve tbs only saviour 81 ,hs world they deny too al
moral accountability; and will not believe tho nat
ell events 10 the assertion Oi facts Infinitely iucrfd
i1e than any suppOsiton Of their own iasehood This
IL plain statement OF toe matter Il simply balsnc
iDg OF two ncredoies rather II u rational nypo
thesis Of what uuyrncipef men dare DO and eas
do under such favorable circumstances for deception
a. this age present) of sgsnst solution inrinsca
ly and eXirsnsicslly most unworthy Of al belief
Perhaps there is nothing In all Prof. BUshs defence
deserving II severe repToostion than bis isvorie
argument In woch h. places the crrdiolty OF tho Al
psrnstgral Of Christ ani hs Apostles parallel with
that OF Davis and declares that Il cannot believe the
one we must reject the other Wnstsver charity may
be exercised toward the Proiessors inentons Ia this
cannot hessis the strongest language In chs
ract-rizng the posOni;seli AZ utterly lnfde and sbom
Although wi.hirs T. BE- rs brief as possible cannot
close without giving specimen Of the lye Of this book
this especially. - t4fldsrths
Prof Bush and the HbiR have lavished some Of their
most ex,rsysgsnt encomiums. such specimens may b.
found everywhere throughout the volume. Here 10 one
from the scientific part
90 Man whom Nature by heI immortal energies has cree
sfei can YOU not now the towering monuments
erected from the materials u past story remind sub
sequent generations of he results or te mi-frecrOu of
mans faculties. and the poluf0ns of h- internal posses
SONS DO y0u that these monuments VIII be-
reared sf higher b. generations set unborn unless Y9u
erect in Lel stead tie temple 90 -l liberty, peace and
shteousness Remain urinoved AID ile sreai ocean Of
ignorance folly and becitv VIII rise OBJ IT, CHEST tide
but your powers, and The sparkling MI 90 human
progress will glide onward through the many recesses ~
social .feuce and ifs tributaries VIII al converge
form one grand stream of natural thought ard Affection,
and this will dow onward until uerzed the
ocean vi universal knowledge and peace and tins
the realms of the immortal spheres The Germ Of purity
ness D. IN man Become instructed therefore concerning
IT, essential qualities that may b csre-sed osiered
and guilty. stedso that % may seud forth root that Will
gather u0urshneuf from the con-enia elements around
r. aud spontaneously unfold substsata body that cannot
Be shaken removed Let tbs again put forth tender
branches that Will extend throughout the avenues ana
these branchs. unfold the buds % innocence and the
blossoms OF beauty and rgleousnzss, that VII breathe
forth fragrance Of celestial love and wisdom ascending
20 the highest poinf of PERFECTION
such - tnis ana any VINO will 90 through the
task OF reading the book will ind enough more Of the
same kind We styled unmesning bomosst Prot. B IN
soacia repiy 10 this charge. that the sty