Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-07-22
THE CONFLICT or ACES!
BY DIR EDWARD BEEcHER.


This Remarkable York has reached IFS Fiji
Edition, IN the brief space of Four Months !
a success unprecedented ~ Theological Pub
iicdti0ns!
A N impression has already been produced by this
II mastery treatise, the most profound, wide
rcachipg, and permanent
II is perfectly manifest to all competent observers,
that VIC upon the Of theological discussion,
the most comprehensive radical and portcntous the
world has ever seem To this discussion this book
leads tho way, with momentum irresistible. There
is not question 10 Theology which is not destined
to como up for and thorough settlement in the
light of this final development.
All those who have Theological doubts and diff
cutics should examine the solution this work affords
Those who have no doubts, but who wish to study
tho history Of opnions in the past and to keep pace
with the Developments of opnon in the future, will
grieyousy err they neglect to make themselves ia
miliar with this book II contains the seeds Of the
thinkings and dcbatngs of tho next hundred years
The reception Of this work by the Tho logical
press Of the country, has been significant Equally
declining to accept his conclusion they do it OPP
posito and contradictory grounds. One half Of the
Theological press endorses the major premise Of tho
argument, and denies the minor. The other half
dorseS the minor. and denies the major And as they
are probably both right in their positive element and
wrong in their negative tho work has received Vr-
tual Endorsement of tho most powerful kind.
As regards the ability Of the work, and its claims
on the attention Of all, the following extracts may
suffice
From the Princeton Repertoyy- Old School Orthodor
1t ia characterized by great ability, by earnest
spirit, by frankuess, candor and courtesy 1t has
special interest for US. WE HAIL 1T AS AN ALLY
The author shuts his readers the choice between
Orthodoxy and the doctrine Of Pre- Existence.
From lilo Uni00sal,st Quarterly and General Re
Vieio, jan, 1854.
We have the novel spectacle of man clinging
with mastery grasp to all the fundamentals Of Or
thodo1y, y yet dealing it . blow boneath
which It reels.
1t would BIO difficult to find within the limits Of q
hundred pages any treatise or essay that can COM
pare in Importance with this analysis B iv) of Or
thodox doctrines DIR. Deecher has struck upon the
right principle in his theory Of typical Interpretation
in the fifth of Romans.
National Era.
This work has caused great commotion among
the DIS in our land. 1t merits their attention.
~ y. Tribune.
The most significant work on Theology which has
appeared Of late.
In many respects this volume is one of the most
curious as well as one of the most suggestive, pro-
auctions of modern American Theology
Philadelphia Presbyterian Quarterly, New School.
Able it unquestionaby is.
Westminster RsUie,c, England.
The Conflict of Ages" is, in effect, protest
against Cavinism by ono of the leading Calvinistc
divnes of New England
Boston Congregationaiist
very unsafe book for heresiarchs to put into
the hands of either Universast Unitarian of real
and manly mind, accustomed to deep and serious
thought. Whatever csc he may be or may not be,
he will be either ancien mt Socnian or mod
ern Universalist
PHILLIPS, SAMPSON, CO.,
May &c. Publishers, Boston.