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r;od tho ;nsn;rotion Of the Scripture . &c.

MED the inspiration of the Scripture &c,
and Luther admits it. Now for detini-
ton;
Infdel; One who disheleves the inspira-
ton of the Scriptures and the divine origin
of Christianity Webster
Let us turn to what Mr.. Wright says are
his views, leaving Luther one side for mo-
mont
In the preface to his work, "The Errors
of the Bible" page 4th, he says, "No doc
trine is tr-.. # false, no practice right or
wrong. because it is sanctioned or condemn
IT bv the Bible " ''lIe reads ttMt book Us he
docs others, rcgaring it simply as hHman
production, assuming that it may err, and
feeling free to reject whatever he deems to
be false and wrong This is plain talk,
leaving no room for quibbling, nor needs
any calculation.
O. All the information that we have
used. ilnlt receiving it ourselves, We obtain
ed from those who sympathized with Mr..
W, 50 all the moralizing Of this paragraph
is .wasted upon the desert air. But let
us appeal to the record We are tired of
taking Luther's interpretations of Mr..
Wright's views, and of his making mar
tyr Of himself and Mr. Wright:-wc don't
understand that Mr.. W. claims martyr S
crown, himself. Page 9Th. of the work be-
fore quoted from, he says: Gle regards him
(Jcsus) as a man, and thinks and speaks Of
him as a man; feeling as free to sit in judg-
ment on bis words and acts, us he does on
those of other men," There it is, 50 far as
the Divinity Of Christ is concerned rs for
the other branch of inquiry, as to its being
"immaterial whether such a person ever
lived or not" We will examine it but for n
moment. In Mr.. Wrisht's opinion, he WAS
but man in any sense. Then no good could
enure to him. only from his good example.
This example is merely a recorded one, and
it might as well be creation Of the imagin-
alton. as to 5c real. The character is per-
feet one, either way. Let us quote Mr..
W-Page IS, he says; My destiny de-
ponds not on Jesus, but en- my own charac-
tcr-on the organization of my body and
soul, and on its d,vel 'pm,nt.' Jesus is
not material to Mr.. VS. success, by any
fair Inference from what he says, and his
system is just as perfect without him, as with
him. There is nothing material to Us but
our own selves, according to his theory.
(4) This paragraph Of assertions is a
superAuity, and ought to have been in braek-
cts. No Esquire is called upon to swear 50
positively for his Knight. To use Luthcr 5
chaste quotation, it is .cuttins it fat. =
Seriously, we are to Judge of Mr.. VS. views
by what he has said. We have given speci-
mems Of his opinions: we add one illustra-
ton. My little boy uses Payson 4 Duntun' 5
writing books, with eagrased copies, to learn
to tetite by. 1t is iair5r and finer than any
writing. Gan he not lyarn to write Just as
Wen as if the cory was written one? Is
it material t. Lis purpose which it is, Will
all he seeks is copy worthy Of imitation
Mr.. Nri5ht-paso So. says; certain princi-
pies. which he cnumerates, "had been Just
as teaa. aaI adapted to convince the reason
md move the heart, had any ottr taught
Hem, (bssides Jrstis.)
(5-G) l d not conn lain Of lis an.i.slay-
err PRINCIPLES; all complain Of, is, that he
VIII WI nr.;l I,,,,,,, =, -, OIL l...
institutions are perfect. before he will vote
Do something. Votes put Mr. Wilbertorcc
in the honsa of Commons; and ten times he
moved tie suppression of the traffic in slaves,
and Was defeated rs often. Bat in twenty
four years from the time the six Quakers
met in London to tax Of the Subject and CT
ganizc a society to put down the slave trtde.
ro'es pat it down. The British constitu-
ton was as much of a pro-slavery instru-
ment as is ours to-day. There was as much
opposition as there's at the south, to med
ding with this subject. Mr.. Stanly in the
House of Commons said, that sit was the
intention of Providence from the beginning,
that one set Of men should be slaves to anoth-
er.' Lord Chancellor Thurlew from the
woosack, riliculed the friends Of abolition.
Yet it was accomplished b. rotes If the
Clarksons and Wilberiorces Of that day,
had been like Mr.. Wright of to- day, Eng
land could not make her boast, that a slave
becomes free on touching her soil
(s) l do not choos, to max. comp arson
between Mr.. W. and Christ. | have sid
nothing against Mr.. VS. peace principles,
nor anti-slavery principles; and l regret that
Luther cannot here distinguish a'hawk from
handsaw." 1t is not because Of these prin-
ciple,, but the manncr.of making them d,
execution, that his impracticability consists.
Our ''petty plane of emporary expelicncy'
is present duty. In performing that duty
We will work with the tools and the men
that will best accomplish the purpose il
view, and the quickest. We aim at results,
and study to accomplish them. No sublima
ted notion of superiority, of greater sanctity
and greater perfection shall deter US from
voting on question that will have to b.
settled by votes. We have not much SYM
patay with those who utter the prayer, s'w'
thank Thee, that We are not like other men
/ Qo) Isreis that Old prayer over again,
of superiority above using the means-onls
pointing the way.
/ 1t depends upon what kind of ''construc-
tivcness' is doyclopsl. If it is only pre-
dispaslon h ..huild castles in thu air we