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Anti.bible Convention at Hartford.

Anti-Bible Convention at Hartford.
The enthusiastic gentlemen who as
sem6led for the wisv purpose Of dieprov
ing or disclaiming the authenticity of
the Holy Scriptures, have not made a
very favorable impression on the public
mind by their doings on that occasion. if
we can Judge from the manner IN which
they are spoken of by that portion of the
press who were present. We give the
New York Tribune's description Of the
affair, as furnished by its correspondent.
The Jackson Davis Convention, to de-
eide upon the authenticity of the Bible,
met and held lis first session this morn
ing.
The Convention was held in an old
Church, with the pulpit knocked away,
intended to be symbolical we presume,
of the fate that awaits the Bible. An old.
buge-paw of a fellow, in one of the back
pews, at the opening of the Convention.
suggested doubts. however, about this re-
suit as he said he thought the spiritual
lists would now find their match. as they
had got into tussel with the Almighty.
I The assembly was not numerous. The
concourse was, however, motly-there
being sprinkling of blacks, persons with
unshorn heads, women of every quarter
Off -dollarsh air. and men of longing and
enthusiastic aspects. There were those
who seemed ambitious to play the Christ
OF the movement in so far as 1t could be
done by parting their hair on their FORE
p, heads, aud leaving it uncut behind. and
wearing boards TO match.
The meeting was opened with small
sing, in one corner Of the church, under
the gallery. exhibitinga kind of deierence
toevangelical modes or proceeding. which
we presume was designed to conciliate
orthodox preiudices. Mr.. Andrew Jack
son Davis was introduced to the audi
ence, and read an address OF an hour
The manner and remarks of Andrew were
calculated to produce the impression that
it was his Convention. He said the cler-
gy had superstition that the Bible rest
ed on a stable foundation. He, howev-
er believed that God writes his religion
on the everlasting hills" and gave room
bv broad him, for the inference that he
had never had any special conference with
Moses.
After Mr.. Davis, there arose burly
fellow in the rear OF the church, who vo
ciferously denounced the discourse of An
drew as treason TO the government and
, treason to the Bible. and treason to al
religion, and branding it with varlef
terms of infamy.
, tbic ,,lurUe crazy man from
! Wisconsin mounted the stage and ad
f dressed the audience for about fifteen
| minutes, uttering all manner OF nonsense
! but now and then dropping a remark no
: destitute of point. He, like the father:
, and more sane members of the Conven
r tion, had evidently been damaged in the
upper story by spiritual exercises, and
had drabbled through the mire of dogmat
) ic theology till he had become lost IN ut
ter bewiderment.
After him, Henry G. Wright spoke tC
, rebuke the impetuous castigator OF MIR
Davis, and to avow that he rejected the
Bible and meant to say just what h'
thought. Then followed an aged gentle
: man, by the name of Stilman, an ole
{ wheel horse in the cause of anti-slaver.
{ and free discussion, who was so full o
his subject that he could not we'll get ou
/ what he had to say.
e "Iknow," said he. "that the Bible i
I true, and that it is the word of God; ant
k know that you can not shake that
e You may bring on your learned men AM
r your aoie men, ana your insenius men-
d don't care for all Of them. l know m,
Bible is true. and you can't show 1t 4
be otherwise. 1t is all Eve got left II
Y this world, and mean to stick to it.
4 can not rely upon that, cannot lely up
on anything. But don't fear it viii
n fall from all your attacks. | just as muc
expect this house will fall upon and bur
). me beneath its ruins as that the Bibl
will fall. I don't care for your grea
:. men nor your little men. | hope yo
;s will excuse me, but / must say that Will
IS | agree with you upon the rum question
a and the slavery question, and upon man
t other questions--upon this 1 pity you
+ delusion. You had better stick to anti
h slavery and anti-rum. And this is jus
e the place to begin. l have just been I
,. New York, and that State is going ahea
e in reform, But as for Connecticut, sh
A is going astern. And as for this city,
|. is sink OF pollution. Hartford is a
Il awful place. 1t is no better than Soc
ON. and have fears that God will destro
ut it,"
4 The old man was greeted with feebl
n applause, and tottered back to his sea-