Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-07-31
THE CONFLICT OF AGES!
By DIR. EDWARD BEEcHER.


This Remarkable Work has reached its Fifth
Edition, IN the brief space Of -Four Months!
A success unprecedented in Theological Pub
locations!
4 N impression has already been produced by this
II mastery treatise, the most profound, wide
reaching, and permanent
1t is perfectly manifest all competent observers
that wo are upon the Of theological discussion,
the most compreh radical and portentous, the
world has To this discussion this book
leads tho WY, with momentum irresistible. There
is not question 10 Theology which is not destined
to come up for new and thorough settlement In the
light of this final development
All those who have Theological doubts and diff
culties should examine tho solution this work affords
Those who have no doubts, but who wish to study
the history of opinions in the past and to keep pace
with the developments of opinion in tho future win
grievousy err if they neglect to mako themselves ia
miliar with this book 1t contains the seeds OF the
thinkings and debatings ofthe next hundred years.
Tho reception OF this work by tho Theological
press of the country, has been significant. Equally
declining to accept his conclusion they do il OPP
posito and contradictory grounds. One half Of the
Theological press endorses the major premise Of the
argument, and denies the minor. The other half en-
dorses the minor and denies the major. And they
are probably both right in their positive element and
wrong in their negative tho work has received Vir-
tual Endorsement of tho most powerful kind.
As regards the ability of the work, and its claims
the attention of all the following extracts may
suffice
From the Princeton Repertoyy- old School Orthodo9
1t is characterized BY great ability by an earnest
spirit by frankness, 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 tho doctrine Of Pro Existence.
From lilo Uaivrsalsst Quarterly and General Re
rfew Jan, 1854.
We have the novel spectacle Of q man clinging
with mastery grasp to all the fundamentals of Or
thodo1y, Jet dealing it blow beneath
which it reels.
1t would be difficult to find within the limits of
hundred pages any treatise or essay that can COM
pare in Importance with this analysis (B. ivy of Or
thodox doctrircs. Dr. Beecher has struck upon the
right principle in his theory of typical Interpretation
in the fifth of Romans
National Era.
This work has caused a great connection among
the D. DIS in our land. 1t merits their attention.
~ Y. T,ibun>.
The most significant work on Theology which has
appeared OF late.
In many respects, this volume is one Of the most
curious us well as of the most suggestive pro-
ductions Of modern American Theology.
PAiladelphiG Presbyterian Quarterly, Nsw Svhool.
Able it unquestionably is.
Westminster Reviea, England
The "Confict of Ages" is, in effect, protest
against Calvinism by of the leading Calvinistc
divines Of New England.
Boston COngvegationalist.
very unsafe book for heresiarchs to put into
the hands of either Universast or Unitarian of real
and manly mind, accustomed to deep and serious
thought Whatever else he may be or may not be,
he will never BIO either an ancient Socnan or mod
ern Universalist
PHILLIPS, SAMPSON, CO.,
May 26. Publishers, Boston.