The Arkansas banner., 1849-06-12
Cohen. the Lev,.A I.ea.,

Among thr most prominent Free Enoure,s. \, the Concert Iisis party deaomnAted was CS.t, C. Cohen, whose terrible death must s,iil h fresh a the memory of the reader He was ihe life and soal of Concert Haii-~hlxhly Trsreetshle--giised hx nature wIih strong and powerful intellect which lbeiai edaesiIon had greatly improved. Btiug philosopher by profession he was listened to as a kind of oracle His uHlineiy and melancholy death produced great sensation, and Ii was genffalgy con. crded tha, !; ~as special demonstration oG Gods vengeance.
 Mt. Cohen. Though quite young man. was an excellent chemist, and his readings generally were varied, scientific, and fuH oF interests but io a,a,sers of religion he took singplar and Extraordinary turn, and, nom being well educated ib the Jewish faith, he became atheist; aud we think we can safely say, almost the only ot that persuasion who, m aDy change oi rvttrion, utfeTy ahandoned ard surrendered a heiief in great Firsi Cause Mr Cohen joi'sed the society Rf Free Eo4airers. and aeh@ss at doe ffees at was enrrcsond- cut and contribute, 10 their paper, tthe Free Ea0ai er,) and we notice this fact to relate singular circumstance connected with his writing and h,s death.
 After Abner Kneeland had been tried and con. victed in Boston, of blaspheny, and before seaence he published kind of explanation of his creed, which m great measure soiened if if did not entirely do away with, the beiieI that he was an atheist This fecan,atioh gave great offence 10 the Free EnqaTers generally, but pariic cuisrly ;o Mir Cohen, who sssailed him for doing in the columns of the Free Enquirer. published in the city of New York The words of Mf kheelsnd were ss folows
 Hence, 1 am not an atheist, but a pantheist: that is instead of believing shere is Cod believe in the abstract, that all is God, and that all power that is IS God. and that there IS no power except that which proceeds from God"
 In eB article which he signed with his name Mir Cohen assaIled such "largon," he called it. and made this emphatic remark: For my own part, should say, can attach idea 10 the wo,d of God and cannot consequently believe in Him!''
 ..~fn. rak (IS3i,l and on the very day that such avowai made, under the deliberate sanction of his name he was blown to pieces In his laboratory. white making Illuminating powrcr! Hts head, by an understanding among the Free EBquirers, was given to the society for chronological sties and hls arm which was blown oH was never toana Thus, his body has gone one way. his head another, and hls limb another-scAteled. We nay say, to the winds. Now, philosophers may smite, tree thinkers may laugh and atheists may ridicuie the niea Of divine interposiiIoR, or divine vengesneeAlI have right to make their commenis--but, say what they may, il singular coincidence of profession aud calas- trophe.
 Poor Cohen a Jew--a well educated Jew Of all nations earth, the last ta Fenounee their God--his chosen and favored peopIe--he who brougt them cut of the land of Egypt from captivity and bondage; who was their cloud by day and their pillar oi fire by night who gave lnto the sale keep ing the great mol al law. which now governs every civilized nation;-he who, even now keeps them together, as distinct and separate nation, for great objects hereafter. To dsciaim. and renounce, and deny that God IS a most rare and extraordinary instance, indeed To SO live without faith. and dle without hope 10 openly deny the existence of God, and m the same moment, II were, be hurried Into his presence, is terrible indeed
 Cohen vas an attractive and eloquent speaker, and always drew crowded assemblies; his death, therefore, to say nothing of its peculiar circnm- stances. was a severe blow to the Free Enguirers" whose principal orators were now dead, had abandoned the Hall; their accredited organ, the "Free Enquirer newspaper, no longer receiving sufficient patronage also ceased 10 exist; and under the pressure of all these cfcumstances the society itself rapidly declined and hnaIly disbanded
 II IS also fact. worthy ofnotiee, that one of the printers of the |" Free Enquirer fell dead in his room. without a moments warning or previous indisposiion.
 Since the abandonment or the two societies several attempts have been made io reorg anize asd notvyh standing the presence and aid Of the veneI able Robert Owen, permanent organization could not be effected. Thus. in the providence of t;oi, the "iiger.' although unclaimed" has been shorn of his strength. The Fate of lnfdrIity -f Noah's Star