Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-08-01
THE rasRLICT Or AGES!
By nR EpwARp BEEcHER

THIS Remarkable Work kas reached us Fifth
Edition, IN the bret space of -Four Moathsi
4 success unprecedented IN Theological Pub
locations!
4 impression has already been produced by this
IN mastery treatise, tho most profound wide
reaching and permanent.
Ii is perfectly manifest to al competent observers,
that we upon the eve OF theological discussion
the most comprehensive. radical and portentous the
world has ever seon. To this discussion this book
loads the way, with momentum irresistible. There
Is not a question Ia Theology which is not destined
to come up for and thorough settlement in the
light of this 6nal development
All those who have Theological doubts and diff
cultcs should examine tbe solution this work affords
Those who have no doubts, but who wish TO study
the history Of opinions In tho past and TO keep pace
with tho developments of opAion in the future win
gievousy err II they neglect TO make themselves ia
miar with this book. 1t contains the seeds of the
thinsings and debatings Of tho next bundled years
The reception vi this work by tho Tho logical
press Of the country has been significant. Equally
declining to accept his conclusion they do il OPP
posite and contradictory grounds One half Of the
Theological press endorses the major premise of the
argument and denies the minnr. The other half en-
dorses the minor, and denies the major And they
probably both right in their positive element and
wrong in their negative, the work has received Vir
tual Endorsement of tho most powerful kind.
"a regards the ability of the work, and its claims
the attention of ALL the following extracts may
suffice:
sFt0m the Pyihceton Repertoyy Oil School Oythodo1.
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 up the choice between
Orthodoxy and the doctrine of Pre- Existence.
From tho Universalsst Quarterly and General Re.
Vieac, jim, 1854.
We have the novel spectacle of q man clinging
with mastery grasp to all the fundamentals of Or
thodoxy, \ yet dealing it blow beneath
which it reels.
1t would BIO difficult to find within tho limits Of
hundred pages any treatise essay that can com
pare 10 Importance with this analysis d. 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 d. DIS in our land. 1t merits their attention.
NJ Y. Tribune
The most Significant work on Theology which has
appeared of late.
In many respects this volume is ono of the most
curious, as well of the most suggestive, pro-
auctions Of modern American Theology.
Philadelphia Presbyterian Quarterly, New SUlooL
Ablc it unquestionaby is.
Westminster Reoiesc, England.
The Conflict of Ages is, in effect, protest
against Calvinism by of the leading Calvinistc
dvines Of New England
Boston Congvsgationalia
A very unsafe book for heresiarchs to put into
the hands of either Unversast Unitarian of real
and manly mind, accustomed to deep and serious
thought. Whatever else he may be may not be,
he will never be either ancient Socnian mod
ern Universalist
PHILLIPS, SAMPSON, CO.,
May 20. Publishers, Boston.