New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-04
TIE HARTFORD BIBLE CONVENTION.

this morning At the close of its deliberations on Sun
day next vote viii DO taken. and the question bs
settled one way the other. So that If people will
only have patience for four days longer all doubts about
the Scriptures will be solved, and everybody will know
just what to believe.
The Convention was held in an old Church with thu
pulpit knocked away, intended TO be symbolical wa
presume of the fate that awaits the Bible An Old
huge.paw of fellow, in one of the back pews at tho
opening of the Convention suggested doubts, however
about this result as he said he thought the Sprasts
would now find their match they had got into tusso
with the Almighty The assembly was not numerous
There were not many present would ordinarily be
found at morning Methodist Classmeetng In country
village. The concourse was however motey--there
being a sprinkling of blacks, persons with unshon
boards of a very quarterofa.dollarish air and
men of longing and enthusiastic aspects There were
those who seemed to be ambitious to play the Christ Of
the movement in so FAR as il could be done by parting
their hair on their foreheads and leaving it uncut behind
and wearing boards to match
The exercises we're as diversified as the audience
Man being an instrument of thousand strings, why
shouldn't We expect all sorts of tunes from him. The
meeting was opened with small sized sing in one cor.
ner of the Church, under the gallery exhibiting Kind
of Difference to evangelical modes Of proceeding which
dces After the music the Convention was organized
by the choice OF President, vcePresdent and secre-
tary, and without circumlocution or talk from
the President, Mr.. Andrew Jackson Davis was
introduced to the audience and read an address Of
an hour The manner and remarks of Andrew were cal
culated to produce the impression that ii his Con
vention He said the clergy had superstition that the
Bible rested a stable foundation He however be.
Ieved that God writes his religion on the everlasting
hills" and gave ROOM by broad hint for the Inference
that be had had any special conference with Mo-
He evidently did not believe In any writing on IA
bles of stone alone He declared that II was his inten
ton TO drive the pillow deep into popular theology
that religion not TO be found between the covers Of
any book" and that the man knows the less ne
beioyes and yet be deprecated the Judgment thathe
was eiraer anti-Bible or ti-Christ Mr. Davis Was
moderate in manner, and counseed moderation TO ALL
He seemed to be little afraid that people would lose
their tempers as they warmed up in their Investigation
BY one thing in Mr. Dayiss discourse we we're struck
He said, If the clergy would only let him and every.
body else have chance through the pnlpd, ii would
have superseded the necessity Of this Convention Az
this We expected to hear the parliamentary cry of "Oh!
" OH" among the audience, but we did not But as ne
could not be allowed to preach from the pulpit be meant
to talk from the rosirum Of the people
So far might be allowed TO Judge from the open.
ing DISCOURSE We should say the Convention was pro
jected from the physicospirtual plane and had
its origin in little lump behind the ear which the
phrenoogsts term combativeness and that lis object
hit al the priests II would be wearisorpe lob.
therefore, to follow out its stBgs and one not likely 10
Pay for the trOubleof doing.
After Mr. Davis, there bury fellow in the rear
of the Church who vOeerousy denounced the discourse
Of Andrew treason 10 the government and treason
to the bible and treason 20 all religion and branding IL
with varied terms Of nfamy The old gentleman for be
was little advanced refused TO be stopped but PLUNGED
on with great animation declaring his intention IN meet
the conspratOrs against order and religion and 0ove
ment to toe and hand to hand throughout tho ds
cussons He sad he mig be in the rear Of the Church
but he was in the front of the argument If the vl0or
Of bis reasoning should equal that Of his manner the
spirituaists are doomed 70 utter discontinue But We
ipprebend it will be found that the old gentleman IA. A
real little beyond his knosledge.
After this splurge, a crazy man from Wiscon.in
mounted the stage and addressed the audience for ,bou
fifteen minutes terng all manner Of nonsense but now
md then dropping remark not destitute Of point He
Ike the fathers and more members OF the Copyeu
ion, had evidently been damaged in the upper story BIZ
pirtual exercises and had drabbled through the mrs
# dogmatc theology ill he had become lost in utter be-
'hderfnent we reoiced that the presiding officer OF
he Convention did not the speaking Of this de-
nented creature, for his remarks gave good opportu
lily to reflect upon the vagaries of the human intellect
he they Afforded humilating spectacle Of the ends 70
bch all vain and unsubstantal specuations naturally
cad great minds II the words which the insane man
poke could have been rightly Interpreted BIZ the Con.
enioD it would have adjourned sine die at the close Of
is speech
After him Henry c. Wright spoke to rebuke the i'm
etuous castgaOr Of Ar Davis and to ayow that he re-
eced the Bible, and meant to say Just what he thought
hen followed an aged gentleman by the name of VIM
llman, an old wheel hone in the cause Of antsayery
I'd free discussion, who full Of his subject that
could not veil get out what he had TO say lie was
ervent and would have been eloquent il the words had
OF so obsnstely refused to come The sturdy veteran
aid he had always gone for freedscusson aud always
ould, and wanted 10 the Convention 20 on. But
bat while he ympahzed many points with friendshe
aw around him. he did not agree with them at all tho
Ible question. know" said he that the Bible Is
true and that is the Word Of God and know that
you caunot shake that You may bring on your
learned men, and your able men, and your ingenious
men--I don't for all OF them / know my
Bible is true and YOU can't show to be otherwise
II IL all I've got eft in this world and mean 10 stick
TO t. III cannot rely upon that, cannot rely upon
srxthinr But don't fear Il will atl fom All vour at