New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-23

boIod,lo soft and silve-v air; my heart sEelei
N emotion, end beat the m lsicsl pglsaho'''
.bich woad naturally f1w from an harfnJnous ~
ruu,,rt. I spired glth ih-se * 1lted sensations.
,d rot re 'iz'ng nv spiirs departure from the
10y winch / bad hitherto INHABITED, | strove 10
-on ms Is es that might again behold mytrlenfs
I'D relate TO them the mel'i OF ny soul ls12'
rosed hat should not die, add that had b.
rasfcd ihrOuch q metsmorctos,s from illness ana
f1gi = 10 renewed condition a M life, which
en1oWing me with a superior power, would enable
me T. iusruc. and le-islatc for the Atheniaus.
"Graduany nv senses opened, and, %! instead
ofgecire the external 70 ms oil my friends, Dr.
IQd Heir iafevior hJe, aud 'c1f faer R~y"
doughis-i saw them deplofng' Ia tears me a.:
uarfrrs Of some dearly beloved one rom thew
midst snd, directing my perceptions 70 whefe
| cav them gszc, beheld 10 Their thou8htsl
the lodv which | mySef had worn! srove 70
ten them tia. deserted tenement was hoyhihs'
rrd that ! possessed b d., an1 s'oo1 among
;heyn; but irs.artly cav .hat lhere cooid De no
r,rsuricaft.n b. iwcc, US; because they were
moi Ia one cOrsiliou OF bang, ond J Ia another;
could converse only through the instruman-
rs OF thc material senses, aud could discourse
u5osgh iho pure mediums Of thought and De
Buf v,s TOO hiehly ms PRED with new AMI
p,obcDsvo conceptions, 70 bestow much desire
r.aon ny friends in their attendance beside tue
lteoss body, which lay before me. internally
knew that il would yet be well with them; and
this knowledge made me wholly passive concern.
ing their FEELINGS and destiny. Now my interior
suirituel senses were sOothingly closed; and now
my exalted sensibilitics gathered themselves into
friendly groups throughout my nature. In few
moments passed into calm and profound siumber.
"lwas aroused from this serene and partial state
Of Inconsistencies, by experiencing peculiar
breathing sensation upon my lace aud head, where
upon my eyes opened, and beheld in the scenes
end forms about me, more concentrated 1--we and
friendship, more grandeur and mlgnliicence, than
thou canst understand thou couldst not cOm9re-
bend. or record, what saw. Shall tel thee that
realized the divine resurrection, which the gods
bad promised the early Inhabitants of earth -
Shall tell thee that stood upon the New Allan
tis Isle2 Yes ! believed the gods were faithful;
and that the eoril Repub'tc Of Immortal duration
had arisen from out Of the divine Ssam'si pare,
serene air constantly entered my breast M ear
was Cntranced with the most liquid aud si'vcry
MUSIC, which seemed to float upon the atmosphere
ard M eyos contemplated boundess and magnii
cent country. Anon | was Inspired or penetrated
wilha divinity OF ineiIable s~ eetness And thought
came before me, and said; ",Seck tton The HiRgs
,cbicb drar lire most" Add immediately, ! was at
tracted 10 q group oilrend'y persons whom behed
cOnversng near me What thrill Of u1utterable Joy
ran through my now exalted nature when amOlg !
them discovered and embraced tire q The dcqIca !
friends / crcr kacir tn Altensi This meeting 90 |
expected and sw Get, Impaired 70 my soul more
happiness than had ever enjoyed on earth and |
from that moment began to unfold IN Love and |
Wisdom. 1t was only by perpetual development, |
] learned that the gods did not bring thither; |
and that TIE glorious county of which had be- /
come al iuhabitant was not Gs had supposed, the |
newborn republic Of the isle of the sea-no |
learned of my higher life, and progressed to under.
sand that lived in tenfold more heavenly state
than my certify iInaginings had dreamed of-bs-
cause each inferior faculty of my nature was drawn
up into intimate conjunction with the True. the
Good and the DIVINE J
Thou seest now what q simple and onnobing
fef iic. fttote a..
no valley OF fearful shadows 70 pass through;
and that death is not an everlasting. sIoep'- |
But must tell thee that u IS only The rood mia
die strcety for tie troublesome troubled spirit
Is sometimes net quicfe3, until afer il has been for
a considerable lcueth Of time, removed from the
earth and until it has experienced the subduing
and discphning Influences which pcTysde this di.
vine habitation.
"The enth's inhabitants win now Gee Ceven
though they do not believe III that 20 die is 10 be
born again; and that to die sweetly, they should
think, act, and unfold, in harmonious order; for
the flower must have b,ossomed, though in rude
places peacefully ard purely out Of whose heart
! rich fragrance acws to heaven"
The remainder Of the volume is principally oc.
cupied with tie treatment of diseases and it must
be confessed that the author admits into his phar
macopia an Astounding list of remedies, enough to
Tighten the regular faculty altogether ont Of their
propriety. The effect On the patient we soaA
rather not be able 70 speak Of from experience
[%' "THE COMMON ENGLISH VERSION" is the
title of pamphlet on the question now under dis.
cussion by the American aud Foreign Bible Socie.
ty with regard to the circulation Of revised trans
laton OF the Sacred Scriptures under their au
spices. 1t purpoEts 10 be reply to the pamphlet
issued by Rev Spencer II. Cone and Mr.. William
II. Wyckofi, in favor Of that measure, an3contains
the proceedings of recent meeting in the Oliver
st. Baptist Church, the Report OF the Committee
presented by Rev. Mr.. Turney, brief history of
the English Version by Christopher Anderson, and
q letter to the member Of the Amity-st. Bsptis.
Church by their pastor, Rev. William II Williams.
This last is Characteristic and very able docu.
meut showing the fruits Of much learned research
and couched in terms Of elaborate pungency W.
give the concluding paragraph as q specimen,
"Of the whole undertaking., then, il tho document |
in question be an index OF the spirit and scholar. /
ship with which the revision IS to be conducted | |
can augur no good. say il with deepest pain;
and only a regard 70 the rehts OF Truth and 20 the
merits 81 oar most excellent version, greatly wrong.
ed by these attacks, wTiDgs from me the expires.
sion OF my deepest conviction that the document Ia
tuch that any denomnetioral recognition and adoD.
tion OF II would only bring the literary character
Of cur churches dlshoDoT, which the LANCE of ana
generation would scarce sulEce 10 eface. Wbile
some OF its changes suggested may be admirable.
could shey be made apart fgon the Others. there
are Others trivial n the extreme aud others arsin
which, il made, unten&bie rs they are, would onlv
deform our New Testament, AID leave the book. Il
preiaced by this document no. kSs liable T. theex.
ceptons, on which i insists as coming from school.
boys and far more Eshle than j. now is 70 tie en-.
domination Of true scholars Had the respected
brethren who sign the document, with the estoea.
cd brVthcr whose h5cr.sty furnishes tie prolf,re1
stereotype plates, cast themselves 0uexpectedvt 10
their brethren .hEoagsout the cSprches, bat under
strong Impulse o! duty, into SINE great strong. /
hold Of Truth, Wrestling i nom the hands Of its en-
emtes As Jonathan ard his srrlOr.bss-e- cn,ho-cl