Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-06-12
THE CONFLICT OF AGRS.
BY DR.. EDWARD BEEcHER.


TINS Remarkable Work has ysaeAsd us Fiji
n success unprecedented IN Theological Pub
locations!
A impression has already been produced BY this
N mastery treatise, the most profound, vide
reaching, and permanent.
1t is perfectly manifest to all competent observers
that We upon the eve OF n theological discussion
the most comprehensive RADICAL and portentous tho
world has ever seen. To this disc ussion this book
leads the way, with a momentum irresistible. TheIe
is not question in Theology which Is not destined
To como up for and thorough settlement Ia the
light Of this final development
All those who have Theological doubts and diff
cultes should examine tho solution this work affords
Those who have doubts, but who wish TO stndy
tho history Of opinions in the past and TO keep pace
with the developments Of opinion In the future will
gievously err they neglect to make themselves ia
mar with this book 1t contains the seeds Of the
thinkings and debatings of the next hundred years
The reception Of this work by tho The logical
press of the country, has been significant. Equally
declining to accept his conclusion they do il OPP
p0sito and contradictory grounds Ono half of the
Theological press endorses the major premise of the
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 neg alive the work has received Vr
tual Endorsement OF the most powerful kind
As regards the ability of the work, and its claims
the attention Of NIL, the following extracts may
suffice:
U--Ct1 OFfROnOTr
1t is characterized by great ability. by earnest
spirit, by frankncss, candor, and courtesy. 1t has
special interest for We HAIL 1T AS AN ALLY
The author shuts his readers the choice between
Orthodoxy and tho doctrine Of Pro- Existence.
From he Unipe,salia Quarterly and Geeal Re
Vtea0, Jun 1854.
We have the novel spectacle OF man clinging
with masterly grasp to al the fundamentals Of Or
thodoxy, yet dealing it blow beneath
VIII oh it reels
II would be difficult to find within the limits of n
hundred pages any treatise or essay that can COM
pare in Importance with this analJ sis B iv) Of Or
thodox doctrines. 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 great commotion among
the ID DIS in our land 1t merits their attention
W. y T,tbuns
The most significant work on Theology which has
appeared of late.
In many respects, this volume is ono Of the most
curious as we'll of the most suggestive pro-
auctions Of modern American Theology.
PHILADELPHIA Presbyterian QuDterly, New Suhool
Able it unquestionably is.
Westminster Reuiero EngLund.
The Conflict of Ages is, in effect a protest
against Calvinism by of the loading Calvnistic
divines Of New England.
Boston C0ngregationaiist.
A 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 no may be or may not be- :
he will never be either ancient Socnian or mod
PHILLIPS, SAMPSON, CO.,
May 26. Publishers, Boston.