The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-11-03
nIeshsdiss QsurserIy Reviews.

number OF the two organs OF the Methodist
Church, the "Quartsrly Review" the organ
Of the Methodist Church South, and the "Meth.
odist Quarterly Review" the organ Of the
Church North.
Distinguished from each other by marked
and peculiar features, both magazines have arti- |
ces of great ability, which by their intellectual
power a. we'll as their Christian spirit do honOr
to the denomination Of which they are the ex-
ponsnta Two articles in the "Qusrtsrly Re-
view," published In Louisville and edited by
DIR. Basoom, interested very deeply; the one
an article on elements of Divinity" and the
other al essay on " The Origin Of Natural
Death" The first article is characterised by a
freedom of thought. clearness In discrlmlna-
ton, and a comprehensiveness Of view that
would do honor to the mind and heart Of any
theologIsn Of our country. The second article
alluded to is a very acute and ingenious essay,
marked by originality Of thought and power of
expression. The critical notices in this Review
though brief, are spirited and candid.
In rea6ing the Methodist Quarterly Review"
published In New York, and edited by Dr. Nc
Clintock, our attention fastened on four arti-
cles-the first, loving tribute to the memory
Of Noah Levings DID,, a man whose memory
his church may with reason warmly cherish;
the second, an admirable article on Lamartine,
which does justice TO that remarkable man, who
the memorable 25th Of February manifested
before the infuriate multitude heroism and an
sloeusnce which stamped him forever as one of
the few whom the heart Of the world will not
willingly suffer TO die; the third, very fair and
discriminating review Of Layards Nineveh, in
which the writer, while commenting on the
by many Christians 10 clutch at every newly
offered testimony, says
Hence. especially In the study Of matters Of
history which come under the head Of Biblical
literature, we should be careful 10 deal only
with facts and certainties. We should not only
rspress the natural eagerness to spy coinciden-
css, but to be particularly desirous not to seem
too eager; lest we produce upon the caviling
the impression Of swift witnesses" in a court
of justice. There Is no need OF our strain ing
points and catching at notes Of evidence TO
Justify our belief In the Holy Scriptures; our
religion should dwell beyond that, in the inner
temple Of Che SOUL where 10 doubt Is not TO live:
il should be like the virtue Of the Roman wife,
above suspicion. And there is a certain irrev-
erence In so doing which tends TO bring religion
into disrespect; IL Is as IL one should 20 about
defending the reputation Of his mother or sisters
by the emulation of circumstantial evidence.
The Word Of God need not be timidly and anx.
iously supported by the word Of man.
Not that we are not at liberty, however, to
siren CITIZEN ourselves In the faith by all that re-
search can show us Of the past, or deny ourselves
the pleasursble feeling we no invol n tarily expe-
rience in having the scenes and events of the B.
bic brought, as 1t were. before our eyes; but
simply that we should desire TO accomplish these
things nobly. When We have ascertained that
the relic is gen uine let us preserve it-not be-
fore
These few sentences indicate very clearly
that calmly-conhdent and frmly-e established
faith by which the Bible would always have Its
friends distinguished
The fourth article referred to is upon the life
and character Of Chalmers, and Of its interest
and ability our readers may Judge from the fol-
lowing passage:
The 18th Of May, le43, was a memorial,
day for Scotland. Her gray old capital was
crowded with the elite Of the land, who came
aaa
the last mighty struggle In that contest so long
wage between the might Of intellect and pietv
on the one hand, and the might of power and
wealth upon the other. The grim old towers of
H0lyrood are graced with the glitter of Elected
royalty, and the deep and narrow streets of the
Old Town are thronged with eager faces, which
scarcely turn to gaze on the glitterinp pomp of
the magnificent train that swept from the an.
cient palace Of the Stuarts TO the Cathedral
Church Of st. Giles. All feel that this dsv Il
big with the fate Of interests that lie near the
throbbing heart OF Scotland. The General As
sembly, that day TO meet, would decide before
the setting sun the destiny Of the nobest and
purest part Of the Church of Knox, and Nal
vile, and Henderson. The royal commissioner
having held his stately levee, and listened with
his glittering retinue TO the opening sermon at
ST. Giles, the procession again moves through
wedged and living mass to the Church of 81.
Andrews, where the assembly IL too meat
For hours this church has been crowded 10 suf.
focatien, except in the seats reserved for the
members. At length these seats are filed. In
the chair Is seated the polished and classic
Welsh, whose pure and glowing spirit seems to
shine through his too fragile body like a lamp
through vase Of alabaster, and whose knit bror
and compressed lip tell of unfaltering resolve.
Beside him is seen the white.haired Chalmers.
whose massive frame and swollen brow bespeak
the profoundest emotion. Around ara gathered
men, who as they think of the quiet homes
where dear ones are gathered in aqonizing sus- |
pense, homes where 40 many days Of ioy had |
been passed, but which that day were TO be |
abandoned by their own act, and these dear |
ones taken forth 10 struggle with the nameless
uncertainties Of the future, the eye of the nus.
band and father fills with an unbidden tear: BIN, |
as they remember the high and holy cause In
which this sacrifice 10 to be made, the tear /,
brushed away, and the heart of the Christian is
nerved with new strength for the Offering he
was now to make on the altar of priuciple-
Soon the bray of trumpets and the clatter of a.
bres announce the entrance of represented row.
atty, who 10 received by the Assembly standing
and greeted by the Moderator az he appeas.
with the customary formalities. The blessing
Of the Church's great Head 10 then ferventIy
mPlorsd, and there Ia breathless pause. < II
thousand hearts arc throbbng with auicksued
pulse, and quivering lips are moved with prav-
", a. the Moderator turns slowly and firmly 10
he Royal Commissioner, and, for himself and
hose who shall unite with him, solemnly pro.
ests against the organisation of the Assembly
= not free; against the encroachinr acts of ths
'ivil power % illegal and unconstitutional; and
snouncss oil connsxion with an ssta blIsh mani q
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