The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-03-17
Independence Lectures.

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Independence Lectures.
EF The ninth lecture of this course
was delivered on Saturday evening last,
before very good audience. by Mr.. AL
FRED ISeALLs-subject, DEIsM vs. CHRIS
rrAsrrY. The lecturer gave, in a con
nected aud Ineligible manner, a sum
mary of the objections urged by lnfdels
against The Bible, as book Divinely in
spired, and commended that these objec-
tions were insuperable. He protested
10 show, from the writings of the early
Christian fathers, that much doubt and
obscurity prevailed in reference to the
several books of both the Old and New
Testaments, and quoted what he demon
mated good Christian authority to prove
interpretations, rnistranslations, and cur
tailments in and Of the several books now
regarded as Of divine origin. He like
wise contended that the great moral pre-
cepts which the Bible contains were pro-
mulged long before these Books were
known. BY Pagan philosophers. and con
sequenty these were, lie thought. no evil
dence of the books having divine orr
gin. TIE lecturers objections consti-
tuie very fair summary Of those that
have heretofore been leveled agains. the
Book of Books.
After the lecture Esquire CHANDLER
replied to one or two points in Mr.. Boees'
review Of his lecture. Mr.. CHAxDLEE
though: that Mr.. B. missta,ed him when
lie said that he Mr.. c. advocated Spir-
itualism in his address on "Progression."
lie was not present to hear Mr.. B., but
had been informed that he had SO mis-
represented. Internationally, he believed,
his Mr.. C.'s) views in that address. -
Mr.. BoGGs, who was present. told Mr.
G.. that he had been misinformed. What
he had said was, that in the lecture on
Progression" one or two expressions
occurred referring to the new truth"
which might lead to the belief that the
gentleman meant thus to designate Spir-
itualism ; but he had too high an opin-
ion Of Mr.. C.'s intelligence to suppose
that he could believe in the modern ex-
hibitions of ancient necromantic absur-
dities. Mr. CHANDLER replied that il
was upon these points precisely that he
wanted TO correct the Rev gentleman. -
First, lie denied that the expression g new
truth" had any relation whatever to the
doctrine of Spiritualisnl, and he read the
passage in his address to prove it. He
utterly denied having, in that address,
advocated or referred to that doctrine.
Secondly. he wanted to inform the gen
t.eman tina: he acas Spiritualst. and be-
lieyed in what he was pleased to term
the "absurdities" of Spiritual Nantes
tations. He thought the Reverend gen
tlemau himself placed implicit confidence
in these manifestations. He asked what
was the last and greatest book in. that
volume held so sacred by the gentleman,
buta spiritual manifestation The Book
of Revelation, he argued. was the most
astounding spiritual manifestation ever
recorded, and he commended that the BIZ
Die was full of similar instances. He had
also understood that Mr.. BoaGs had said
that be had no objection to The text Of
that discourse. which Mr. G. Interpreted
to mean that it would have been all right
had it come from any pulpit in town. but
coming from CHANDLER. the spirilualist,
IT was excep.ionable. Mr.. Boeas dis
claimed having used any such language,
or anyltha would warrant such an infer
snce.' The explanations were made in
courteous style, Mr. CHANDLER express
ing. as we know every man in the com
munity feels, the highest respect for Mr..
Booos, both because Of his ability, and
the uniform courtesy and kindness Of his
manner in the lecture desk and pulpit
and in social intercourse.
The next lecture Of this course will be
delivered on Saturday evening. by JAMES
JAMisos, Esq. Subject--CoINcIDxScEs
OF GEOLOGY. WITH Mosaic HIsrogY.