Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-06-29
THE CONFLICT OF ACES!
BY DIR. EDWARD BEECHER

BY DR.. EDWARD BEECHER.
This Remarkable Work has reached its Fifth
Edition, in the brief space of Four Months !!
A success unprecedented in Theological Pub
licati0nS!
A N impression has already been produced by this
IA mastery treatise, the most profound wide
reaching, and permanent.
1t is perfectly manifest to all competent observers
that upon the eve of a theological discussion,
the most prehensive, RADICAL and pOrentous, the
world has To this discussion this book
leads tho why, with n momentum irresistible There
is not question in Theology which is not destined
to come up for and thorough settlement in the
light of this final development
All those who have Theological doubts and diff
cultes should examine the solution this work affords
Those who have doubts, but who wish to study
the history of opinions in the past and to keep pace
with the developments of opinion in the future, will
grevously err If they neglect to make themselves ia
miliar with this book. II contains the seeds of the
thinkings and debatings tho next hundred years.
The reception of this work by the The logical
press of the country has been significant Equally
declining to accept his conclusion, they do il op.
posite 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 tho major. And they
probably both right in their positive element and
wrong in their negative, the work has received Vir
tual Endorsement of the most powerful kind.
As regards tho ability Of the work, and its claims
the attention Of all, the following extracts may
suffice
From the Princeton Repertory-OH Schook Oythodor
1t is characterized by great ability, by earnest
spirit, by franknoss, candor, and courtesy IL has
special interest for us. WE HAIL 1T AS AN ALLY
The author shuts his readers up the choice between
Orthodoxy and tho doctrine of Pre-. Existence.
From M6 UniOersai.st Quayteriy and General Re-
vieW, Jan, 1854.
We have the novel spectacle Of n clingng
with q mastery grasp to all the fundamentals Of Or
thodoxy, yet dealing it a blow bcnoath
which Il reels
IL would be difficult to find within the limits of u
hundred pages any treatise essay that com
pare in Importance with this analysis (B. v) 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 a great commotion among
the ID DIS in our land IL merits their attention.
NJ " TylBatne
The most significant work on Theology which has
appeared Of late.
In many respects, this volume is one Of the most
curious as well Of the most suggestive, pro-
auctions Of modern American Theology.
PhiLadelphia Presbyterian Qua,feiy New School.
Able 1t unquestionably is
Westminster Repierc, England
The Conflict Of Ages" is in effect, a protest
against Calvnsm by ono Of the leading Calvinistc
iiVnes of New England.
Boston CongyegatiOnaha.
very unsafe book for herssiarchs to put into
the hands Of either Universast Unitarian Of real
and manly mind, accustomed to deep and serious
thought Whatever else he may be or may not be,
he will never be either an ancient Socnian or mod
ern Universalist
PHILLIPS, SAMPSON, CO,
May &c. Publishers, Boston.