New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-10
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

THE EPIsrLE OF PAUL TO THE ROMANS. WITH A
CoMnskrARY AxD REVISED TR.xsLarIos BY AslrL
Nichols L Co. New.YOrk: Charles S. Francis& Co.
The tone Of this new commentary Epistle
which has always presented such difficulties Of inter-
probation, may be understood from the dedication to
"the Liberal Christian of the United States, the
Church of the Future various bodice, but soul
1t aims to reconcile the teachings Of Paul with the
principles of modern INSTRUMENTATION, rather to
illustrate the system of the latter by an appeal to the
atoms of the former Mr.. Livermore, however,
sppesn to be but slightly tinctured with sectarian
spirit and in many of his comments, shows remark
able independence Of the suggestions of Others. His
mental tendencies are toward moderate eclecticism
He rejects for instance the doctrine Of the p;enary
verbal inspiration of the Scriptures, while he clrgs to
that Of supernatural, divine revelation Bu, his
views on this point are tersely expressed in his own
laaesage.
Zone Of the most common and fatal sources of er-
TOR In regard TO Inspiration all spn matters
the inclination TO 10 extremes in opinion ana in
no country more than America has this tendency been
sccet rated by the surrounding forces Of society II
IL an sge Of hsste. We precipitate ourselves with
the momentum Of gravitation on whatever we under.
take and apply minds TO moral and political sub
jects ashtrc.y as our axes to the ancient forests.
Americans like strong doctrines and strong lava
The medium, which Horace pronounced most safe il
too tame for their exssperated genius The law Of
extras and ultras is in the ascendant Hence rem Ark.
able results follow. They whet the i've points of
Calvin to sheir utmost sharpness OF break them of
atoe ether They raise the revival system 70 a white
heat and glory putting their quick
One dstiI,ashed divine declares Christianity to De
failure ana another aleviaes the irrational dogma Of
original Sin Iy the superstition of preexistent state
Hen has beec etormed and carried by ssssSlt by one
denomination and the Devil himself uncerenoniously
reduced to a nonentity. Extreme individkalsm is
crtmbhng up sresjy brokea sects into still smsler
fragments, as division were the only fundamental
rule Fanaticism knows no stop unul II inrents a
newsstyie OF MSsaometanism and plants new Mecca
for tie faithful IN the valley Of Utah. Ratonatsm
drives on full tilt ant it lands the cloud banks OF
Panthetsm. Thst bourne whence no traveller re-
turns IL now vested twenty times Of sn evening,
AID 70 road Is nor more thronged with corners and
eoee. The truth n, onr young blood bois too holly
In the veks to give as the grace Of stroIg serene
life. We ore eager, rush hesdlong go the whole do
dscrimi,ate and prefer smart brilliant De rsioxes
70 sound moserafe truths that startling No
where the planet does the uorsl pe dulum oscste
with Hder aseep fr, side TO side because nc where
else are the facilities of the whole man mustered a.
here 10 tie contacts of politics, nj rails science and
theology These extravaganzas Are more hopeful
than harmful for cey show that the dead add barred
souls of have hsSrd the trump ofresurrection
and though they stagger awhile in their
a did Lazarus 81 the broken tomb. they sha soon
hear commanding voice OF the Master, /" Loose
them; let them CO."
The volume is introduced by several essays, Of
which the above extract is specimen, displaying