Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-07-03
THE CONFLICT OF AGES!

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
lieationsi
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 are upon the eve Of theological discussion,
the most comprehensive radical and portentons, the
world has ever seen. To this discussion this book
leads the way, with momentum irresistible. There
is not question In Theology which is not destined
to come up for now and thorough settlement in the
light of this final development.
All those who have Theological doubts and diff
culties should examine the soluton 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 the future will
grievousy orr If thoy neglect to mako themselves ia
miar with this book. 1t contains the seeds of The
thinkings and debatngs of the 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 it OPP
posite and contradictory grounds One half Of the
Theological press endorses tho major premise of the
argument and denies the minor 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 vr
tual Endorsement of the 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 Repetory-- old School Orthodox.
1t is characterized by great ability by earnest
spirit by frankncss, candor, and courtesy. IL has
special interest for us. We HAIL IT AS AN ALLY.
The author shuts his readers up to the choice between
Orthodoxy and the doctrine Of Pre- Existence.
From the Unicrsaita Quarterly and General Re
vietc Jan, 1854
We have the novel spectacle Of man clinging
with mastery grasp to all the fundamentals Of Or
thodoxy, Jet dealing it a blow tencath
which it reels.
hundred pages any treatise or essay that can COM
pare in Importance with this analysis 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 comm otion among
the D DIS in our land. II merits their attention
~ L. Trtbuns.
The most significant work on Theology which has
appeared Of late.
In many respects this volume is one OF the moot
curious, well Of the most suggestive, pro.
auctions Of modern American Theology.
PhiLadelphia Presbyterian Quarterly, NcD School
Able il unqucstionably is.
Weaminst~ Revie,c, England.
The Conflict Of Ages is, in effect, protest
against Calvinsm by one Of the loading Cavinistic
diyines Of New England.
Boston Congvegationaitst.
very unsafe book for hcr.siarchs to put into
the hands Of either Universalist 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 Socinan mod
Universalist.
PHILLIPS, SAMPSON, Co,
May 20. Publishers, Boston.