New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-29

their brethren may feel their unworthness, and
member that they themselves no less than the wfetIed
slave catcher need TO be washed IN That blood winch alone
clean.eth from all sin. am Rev. sir, ,,,,r,,, ,.y
Your ooeat .erv.n. William '''
Tie Bible Convention and the Clergy OF Hartford
Tothe Editor Of Then. Y Tribune .,
SIR: In your paper OF the 25d INST ma an artGe &C
Icing the recent Of invitation from a. }. DaNls
and others TO attend t0uT dGys' bible Convention IN
this city, June and you assign your reasons Tor de-
Ginning the invitation. The reasons You assign are GER
,oipIv sufficient and think all reasonable men VIII com
mend your decision in the case whatever may be their
views on the subject proposed TO be discussed But am
not well satisfied as to the proprley ct your recomn
daon that the Clergy of Hartford should take up the
controversy and meet the challenge thrown out Possibly
they rs well others, have other and more valuable en-
gaCements than such Convention Will oner 10 occupy
her attention 1t indeed the duty of the Clergy to meet
every demand made from respectable quarter for proof
Of the validity of the claims set up IN 6eht OF the oe
but no reasonable person will contend that they ought to
turn aside from their duties to strive with sell conceted X
rorapce whenever such may choose to give the challenge
1t is denied that further discussion may DC demanaedoy
those who have neglected to examine the common EVIL
dences of Christianity and TO acquaint themselves with the
proofs in behalf of revelation that accessible to all who
viii take the pains 10 read them
l. is believed by MANY that the divine authenticity of the
Bible is already pretty well established and as there is
much the clergy to do besides defending its ouwork
il not always thought best that they should be occupied
with the primary question Of the first truths OF Christianity
Dean Swift somewhere rema ks that to be Ierpetuay
mootng the question of the truth OF revelation IS much
more liz civ TO unsee the faith of the sim pie than to coun
eract the progress of nfdety and Robert Hall adds that
II is DEGRADING 10 the dignity of revelation established
through succession Of ages by iDdubabe proofs to be
adverng every moment to the hypothesis OF ITS beng an
mposure and TO be inviting every nsolent sophst Tor ac
ceting his inv atOn) to wrangle about the title When we
should he cultvatng the possession There may be tunes
and occasions when such discussions proper and
sary there others and III SO cover most OF human ms
terry, when the superstructure rather ian inc oulauo
Christianity demands the attention OF us MINISTERS anu guar
dams Such is believed the at this time even IN The
Find several reasons in the circumstances of the
/ b.fo nv the cha thrown
his associates cannot he accepted by the clergy OF Hart
ford" or elsewhere without ncurrDg the danger of com
promising the honor OF Christianity and Their own proper
seIfrespect These will briefly enumerate.
Tie challenging party have taken upon themselves TO
arrange all the circumstances of the proposed discussion
they have designated the time and the place OF the meeting
without any attempt ascertain what may be the wishes or
convenences of any other parties. tnder SUCH circum
there certainly be no obligation resting on
other partes TO meet them To the challenged party be-
longs the right ordering the details OF the fight where
this is not granted there obligation to accept the ca
lenge .,.,.
of nfdey will attend this discussion Very possibly
Parker and Emerson and Wright will be as little at lei
sure as the Editor of The I6une or as Drs Alexander
Williams or BUSHNELL and even theological conroyer
sisists desire foeman worthy of their steel there would
be risk in being found in such tournament as TINS
g. From the fact that the meeting Is called by peculiar
class of unbelevers il is supposed that most OF the aen
das will be of that class and as it is known that the man
n1s and proceeding of persons of that class IN other con-
ventops have been of kind that could give only pain
and disgust to persons of correct tastes whether believers
or unbeevers there can be but little motive to such to be
present This evil you anticipate in your remarks.
4 The mode of argument pursued by MIR. Davis and
his associate. is such reasonable man can reply to-
The defenders of the inspiration OF the scriptures base
their arguments rational evidences bu: Mr. DAVIS and
his friend profess to speak under immediate inspiration
they talk nse is charged to the spirits theory
for making rain gwen to tne Rao reat Uu id a
almost reJdt copy pamphlet then IN the once wnere
the matter printed gravey told that the wh0ie
was composed without reconciliation or volion in the
Z s,a,ar Can
superior state enter the lists with such champions
lint they consent to down to our level and to
examine the proposed questions on na.on n""'
dson the men to conduct such adiscusson in such man
ner as TO elicit truth and satisfy every candid inquirer
Are they profcens in these matters nave t1ey gwen
logical inquiries Is itnauray suppoabe that they coud
bring forward such arguments as could at all aeet the
merits of the question in any mIndwn Iaa tnGroIsy II,
vestigated il AS to Mr. Davss school learning am not
informed but have no evidence that he has devoted any
considerable attention to Biblical studies Messrs Green
and Donaldson believe make no pretenSon TO the chaT
acr learned mem they belong TO that large and respect
able class of citizens who properly styled ymeH-who
read and write their mother tongue but probably can Meth
or of them cOnsrue sentence oil eilheT Vi Ie oi7n
languages of the Bible and are quite uniearned IN elmer
Hebrew or Christian antiquities Is hreasonaOe then 10
xuect that men who have made these subjects the studies
of cir lives should aside from their daily duties 10 az
tend ON. eutous called under such auspces IL be-
loved that the clergy of Hartford TO whom the parties are
well known viii consider the SUBJECT ana 50 ACT Al
arv rate this Is the view taken oil Tue ''c ar ,r,r
Hartford, AIrii % is5S oNf- VI ihh''
Tyy FEMALE ADVOCATES OF WoMAS's RIGHrs.-Tie
suyoeuse Chronicle has the following forcible remarks on
,Ls tvo foremost Lecturing women Of our time:
ave defy body to produce woman IN amy position
W, atever who presents better model OF feminine grace
VI ;etv tlan Autoinette L. Brown in her public adj
dresses Before Mrs. Lucrea Mott in her pore dignity
and moral grandeur the dest gam s@yer husnea IN re-
ctrl silence and rowdyism itself becomes huinlnzed
gepe Andas toIucy stone the music
sanclfes her very boomer we WellremeToer le NJ y
80 e wore brought urder her influence, II was at the
Womop's Rights Convention in this city Strongly o2
rosed to some of the positions there taken ana
,;cnlor against this wholesale sortie OF women upon
N nbc rosfum which had seemed to us their ap
nriate arens we not particularly proptla,ea Dy
- stones dress (of pattern Mt which our TASTE mas
reyolted when she made her appearance on !he
Stand Not long however had her iow sweet n onr
and into our heart before every particle o. % our me
wa i,o when she closed and sat down, AFTER nav
wa hed an immense audience for more ian az . "G
breatl,l,ss uionunn, " tui'e a"a!' " W.. ,,,n,r ace
4 .attiy lu Uurs-IS-sf wen