New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-02-18
rHR RIFLE AND SCIENCE.

A correspondent, who writes US very much
which it would be Improbable to print merely
to expose It's misspprehensiOns, embodies in
his letter the following:
ave find if The Tri5Ers paragraphs keeping the
reader spprsed Of the great points OF Argument from
time to tlne illustrated with new power by Hengstsn-
berg NeAnder Davidson, Robinson. B. B. Edwards,
Morton and Stuart; but the mostuneer6sd which
along 10 encourage doubt and destroy confidence
IN Tor 70 rhek you DO rgr your rsnds for their spir
ifusl nstracton-this Is most scrupuo1sy entertained
and digriled
aTunor from Babylon, which shakes our conf
dencs- precious that cannot sord 10 wait for d.
rect information from Mr. Lsyard, spend time
n step in and make Inquiry Of fello~cisren,
DR. Robinson vino has just returned from the East and
who Is personally acquainted with M. LsyardT n.
Let us begin by settling personal ac-
count with B. He quotes the phrase shakes
our confidence" as if IRE had represented the
"rumor from Babylon" as shaking or conf
dence in the authenticity and inspiration of the
Book OF Daniel. Now not only is the fact ex-
actly the reverse of this, but We expressly
stated, in our former article, that the Layard
story would have strengthened our confidence
in that Book had it stood in need of any aug
mentation. In what part of the Bible has B.
learned to make quotations which are virtual
forgeriesl
The Tribune is newspaper. aud whatever
we publish at al We cannot afford to wait to
send TO Babylon for confirmation Of before we
print it. But, so far from wishing to conceal
the discoveries Of travellers, psychologists, ex-
plorers of ruins, &c, which tend to establish
more firmly the truth of the Christian Reveal
ten, we viii not only very gladly print all such
that may be sent US, but we will pay B. or
any one else who viii transcribe and transmit
them. We presume that those who send will
understand their business, and have some
knowledge of what is suited TO the columns Of
a newspaper If DR.. Robinson, or any recent
traveller in Syria, Arabia or Egypt, has made
there any discoveries of Importance, or been
led by his investigations 10 any novel conclu-
sOns which would interest the public. we shall
not only be greatly obliged to any one who will
enable them to reach the public first through
The Tribune, but viii gladly pay what any fair
nan W III "a. N It's iui 'dtut iOE tnt pINitSc
Of printing them in advance of our cotempora-
ries.
Old news is not Of any pecaniary value to
us but if the Professor Of Sacred Literature
or Christian Evidences in any of our Colleges
viii condense within the limits of newspaper
article the most important discoveries aud
demonstrations Of our age which tend to demon
strate more clearly to hestating minds the
Divine origin of the Christian Religion, We
shall not only print it with pleasure, but be
grateful to him for the service. Let him only
bear in mind that ours is a newspaper, not
Theological Review, and that in order that an
essay should do good, it is rather important
that il should be read-therefore, readable
and he cannot fail to write acceptaby at least
10 us.