Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-06-28
THE CONFLICT OF ACES!
BY DR.. EDWARD BEECHER.

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!
A N impression has already been produced by this
IA mastery treatise, the most profound, wide
reaching, and permanent.
1t is perfectly manifest to oil competent observers
that upon the eve of theological discussion,
the most comprehensive radical and portontous, the
world has To this discussion this book
leads the way with momentum irresistible. There
is not question 10 Theology which is not destined
to up for now and thorough settlement in the
light of this final development
All those who have Theological doubts and diff
cuties should examine the 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 the developments of opinion in the future will
grievousy if they neglect to make themselves ia
miliar with this book 1t contains the seeds of the
thinkings and debatings of the next hundred years
The reception Of this work by the Theological
press Of the country, has been significant. Equally
declining to accept his conclusion they do it op
posite and contradictory grounds. One half of the
Theological press endorses tho major premise of the
argument and denies the minor. The other half on
dorses the minor and denies the major. And as 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 the ability of the work, and its claims
on the attention Of ALL the following extracts may
suffice:
From The Princeton RepeyfOry- old School Orthodox.
1t is characterized by great ability, by earnest
spirit by fran knees, candor and courtesy. 1t has
special interest for US. WE HAIL 1T As AN ALLY.
The author shuts his readers up the choice between
Orthodoxy and the doctrine of Pre- Existence.
From the Umo9sai,a Quarterly and General Re
vte,o inn, 1854.
We have the novel spectacle of a man clnging
with mastery grasp to all the fundamentals Of Or
thodoxy, yet dealing it blow beneath
which il reels.
1t would be difficult to find within the limits Of
hundred pages any treatise or essay that can com
pare ia Importance with this analysis B. iv) Of Or
thodox doctrines. DIR. Beecher has struck upon the
right principle in his theory typical Interpretation
in the ffth Of Romans.
National Era.
This work has caused a great commotion among
the d D. in our land. II merits their attention.
NJ T. Tribune.
The most significant work on Theology which has
appeared Of late.
In many respects, this volume is one Of the most
curious as well as one Of the most suggestive pro-
auctions Of modern American Theology.
Philadelphia Presbyterian Qgaueiv, Nep School.
Able il unquestionably is.
Westminster ReUiero, England.
The Conflict Of Ages" Is, in effect a protest
against CaIvnsm by one Of the leading Calvinstic
diyines Of New England
Boston CongrsgGtfORoiih
A very unsafe book for horesiarchs to put into
the hands Of either Univcrsalist 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 ancient Socinian or a mod
ern Universalist.
PHILLIPS, SAMPSON, CO,
May 20. Publishers, Boston