New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-02-11
Thomas Jenerxou.

rsOuss Paine and Thomas jefferson, delying as TO
.,ose ope line from Jefferson adverse TO the Chris
a, Faith We quoted the uoculpations Of The
E,sle and It's oompatriots and proceeded to adduce
AZ proofs Of our original assertion they had val
.Oasy challenged We feel confident that the
ystd Of our original statement stands justified and
eolicated % every candid reader Of our evidence
9 matter Of what religion or politics Yet the
Easls snd its brood mr. oiioViag tte'r reode'' 10
:, ons Of OUR citations from jefferson, return 70
!. charge ia such terms ss the following;
me TyibDae 70 oinder evidence Of ~ 'nabHy n rub
.,s,is ~ ohgrges We have welded through tAe eu'ro
- and half columns extracts and ALL without finding
eree pensed by Mr. Jeacrson, ~ cohict win our de-
80 a t;s re.ig i0us views
IRE "a rsots from JeGerson's writings which The Tn
-. "a psnsosd before The public, We are familiar with -
- sve them quoted by the fever- Of Jefferson over
ossr again But tnev amount 10 noihng for they prove
sng We have therefore yet 10 the frat line n ins;
ss Of he sweeping allegation 81 The Iri5gRe iual tho
- Of The DE- claTson % Independence hated me Ch,is-
- AN rih tHteN,e and uHdi'guised feyoei's'
Our neghboIs IN NevS-1 OK may imnk Tat ley nave
ii ey have made complete failure Of i They com
.scsd wilh Ll,t but have ended with chine &c.
We did not question The Eagles familiarity
9Th Jeifersons anti. Christian letters wo have
II asserted that their sentiments are not perfectly
,,oyIant with his Christianity. Bu, our appeal
4 N his Rrst Judgment was addressed no, % that
0s alignment reiterated. but TO the convictions q
s.,ablic, aud especially Of our readers respectively
INV not allow those who must decide to see the
/ ,slspces II they amount TO nothing, and prove
ching" why 80 carefully conceal them Would
n. Eagle have 50 walked in craftness if these quo
,,oos had really proved nothngl We claim a
/ e,fe,siou Of Judgment. orr adversary being him
,.ftbe arbiter.
But The Eagle pleads Az oiiset-let ms see it
Ne are lot afraid to lot any light On this subject
,iss before our readers Here are all the passages
,Oduced by The Eagle from lis youmnOus aud
| "a slSsys consistent writings to prove Mr. Jch,r-
I ~ Christian
Nv religion (said Mr JeHgrsou) 10 known To my God
"A gyssf Alone Iis evidence before the world 10 be
sees ia my hfe # that has been honest and dvftfd 70
say lho religion which has regulated It cannot be bod
Ifte moral precepts innate In aud made part Of
physical constitution, ~ necessary for social beingi
Is5me docrines Of pilaDibropsm and cssm taught us
Ie.us Of Nazareth tcaeh oil 00yeecOnstute true re-
,co ihen without IL this would b., you again SAY,
'spethng no; III 10 be named, even indeed a he'll
sof ali the systens Of morality sncien, and modern,
seh have come under my observation none dPpe0tfo ne
! a pvvs az that Of JesIs"
anon Christian or not hostile to Christianity II
4 does, then majority OF the most eminent and
deadly Infdes Of the last fifteen centuries were
! Christians Lord Herbert, Rousseau, and SCORES OF
,be most formidable writers against Christianity,
oendinr. We are confident, Tom Paine himself
ave spoken as iavorably OF Jesus OF Nazareth ard
40 moral preoepts as those cormendatlons OF his
phlan,hropsm aud deism' by Jefferson Yet
sho ever suspected that these leading lnfdos were
,hrstiausi Has the Christian Church ever felt
biged to them for their patronizing compliments
e tho Messiah II yes. we never heard Of the
act
The questions 90 which Christians diiier from
ach other and that on which they are confronted
b Mr.. Jefferson are radically different. The ID
No Nature and Attributes as manifested in Jesus
he nature objects and efficacy OF Christs mission
he extern; and character Of Salvation and PordIton
rupectively,-theso and many kindred questions
ave long been and long will be matters OF discus.
son and of difference among Christians. Bat when
Mr. jefferson, in charity to Jesus, concludes that
hi, claimed inspiration was selfdelusion, and sc IS
aside the folles the falsehoods and the charla
,ansms Of his biographers" Matthew, Mark, Luke
sad John, because IL admitted as veritabe history,
hey would irro,istibly prove Christ an 'mFoster.
we confess that il puzzles us 10 see bow such
Chrst,anay passes current in New-Jersey.
The difference in faith between Christians and
,,Aen, whether the latter openly revile the Mes
,iah or more smoothly commend him as well
meaning, well behaved young man, who inculcated
rood morals, is broad, deep and ineflaceabe. 1t
'snnot be compromised. mixed mp nor explained
away The Evangelist John, who OF all men that
ever lived most intimately and thoroughly kne"
lesus was most loved by him, and has given H.
cOmparably the fullest and proioundest synopsis o.
he teachings and doctrines, especially with regard
to Himself and His mission, summed up his under
standing of the matter in an epistle H. John, which
had il been written expressly to condemn as anti
Christian such notions as Mr. Jetiersons, could not
lave been moro pointed and decisive. He having
acccmpaned Jesus through His mission, listened to
His teachings His discussions and His prayers
shared His prosecutions, witnessed His trial. SUI
enng. death and resurrection, summed up the
ruth TO which no was chosen TO bear testimony as
Nows:
"ws RAVE SEEN AND 10 TESTIFY THAT rHI sATatR
INT rhr Son TO BE rHE SAVIOUR OF THE WORLD
iyoAniv IA
Those who joyiully believe that testimony are III
nth Christians las the Apostle goes on show
cwever wide their differences, however serious
Aer errcrs on other points. From high TrinitariSn
hhw Socinian, from Roman Catholic and Puseyite
Independent and Quaker, from Athanasius and
Isrtulan to Priestley and Ballou. the diversitics
aoPinion are infinite and immense; but whoever
ecognirss in Jesus Of Nazareth the Son Of God d.
rnely sent to be the Saviour OF the World, is a
VArs,ian, and If the Bible be received as author
Z y bone others can be- When. where how did
NJ jefferson ever recognize Christ as tho SaNiou'
THE " orld 2 Did he not, on the contrary, cN
Fe'sy. emphsticaly reject any such view as de
ason- imPosture aud peryersios-a result of III,
'af'd'fy of some and the 'ogNery Of others among
.Hists immediate discples-St Paul being, N
tI !eaerson's view, the worst of tho ot-.r
query Of course, for 10 man even half as shrew,
, sMr. ]. would pronounce the author Of the Epis
~ TO the Romans, Corinthians and Hebrews 4
Z scekhead
Enough OF this controversy, into which we have
cen absolutely driven by attacks the most unjusti
iaAe and statements at war with the truth. Mr.
!ssezson opinions wero his own, bat Christian.
ave night to compla in Of the manner in whiol
Asx 49,. f...,ad ,rc,, aud made 10 influence tls