New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-03-16
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tn The mGn,her. Of the An,ertcnn Il ,hIe union,

To the Member. Of the n,erican Bible Union.
zion to drsc your ssuon to The Peptenh a. eesrd. the
ch,gs Of Bishop Coenso against its want Of Historic irph
aud Of ' not beus n; prodac ion Of S@gl, NJ, Nay
m Co.p.o IN he Preface 10 the 2nd Part Of his work
says. "Thpe that I hay. put ne msfn p'1, p ne a,gu
N pqh ana guai via Hlrep OF German only he riI
s gar f IA ~ a.. ' is'as ier statement our
ru,oo /. naturally diverted from tho various Srgunns
connected with ths.s Subjects and 20 'a1 ~
one, selected tho Bishop in bis ophioh' suhicn' 10
We ar. aesy Indebted to tho Bishop 70, having thus re-
s,rn so n 10 g. 70 our in HI. PTa.s subject tho
Mosaic Record Of the nsuge as sufficient no, on
wsnt OF Hrfc Truh in the Pen,struch out also 20
him 70 urge his ay Brethren require Parliament 20
the Fccl,cs Laws Of tho Country regard n,s
With preiuacs a. to render th-m iGoapai Of correct uds
and to treat his poor brethren Of the Cers wmo
c,pt the Record u the Deuge almost 90 persons
ouf Of no eqt,oorv of inquing honest m'n" No mnipcs-
tion Of the number Of the Records that DE-
destroy the force tho he h. produced are equsy P
plc.b'e 10 every other .r1
that Of giving TO the Of the Drluge n'ef|
attention free from prejudice" VITO am out an hnolo aJ
man. cannot perceive that that Record supports MS view"
The ssst may indeed avail himself o. our limited tnnw H
edge of tho Dsuge paint With much effect the natural di
cultiss attendant on such an eveDt-the harmony % ~c
the and the wild aud The tame Creatures mr.d TO-
ssther shut up 10 hole without air with bare sttent
snce and stale food. Or should he please TO draw NOE
agreeable picture. he may spportion to ga an hso
tsiion a. in the rsd.n and describe he tins as
passed In a bsfol trance But after ali snch sxhibtion
he h,s vanished tie single question On
answered Are such statements JUST Can the SnprnatrI
no weighed in Human boansef Can Finite man 20 far dis
regard the Laws OF Nsus to rec.vs That Noh ~a'p
uarnsd Of God pycdrh coming aood and pyepaye an
ark" (See Pet iii 2 aud then justly elas' II as oH!
qns OF n. great deep broken W and me pinfous
heare opened "thaI tho modes Of preserving life and the
Effects Of the a.ssmbayc, OF o. water
not effected by attended with results proper to-
NdfHroi operatHs Thus asking True Usdom 10 e. mist IL
Procleimi to the Su2erua:uf, Sea- hH'J" m1" ~'""
Had the design Of the Almighty alone been the destruction
o. the whole huuan rscs save the selected few lie might
h,vo effected by u,ny ar less cumbersome than the
Deluge ~ prence By famine. or by Hi 81 npe decree
thai It should be 90 But would uch v,sons have pointed
cut the LtEe CrtdOr. 20 those 4
,r Rereason unless In such visitation the
Natural Laws had b-eu .hewD to hsv. been disturbed
Had only Natural Results from the Deag' ~ any ofasr oc
currnce emaineJ to Ian where Is hi. proof hi there 10
God or sdmitD. the existence Of God tt he la, ever
coudescended to Revelation 10 Man what TO
ra.ls Blessed Lords claim to teach T4e arf' rua,s,
Bishop GoenD' SkH Oooroos, us POSSESSION oi
tlo Sup natural be s.en nom HIM
The ct Of tho D.lns produced by SuDrnGtlrql mean.
and aeudrd with SnPrrn0srdI results IN perfect scco
anc. and consicnCy Perfecf hensD deprive 4. sni
Divine Revelation Of the Srpsr1fsdi element aud Peef
R,a.on require. Man TO deprive himself OF Dey and Lvs
and everything tho RE which his own experience
has taught hin result oin his own existing tdpss
Bp. Co.n.o well EMIT cd to our thanks for stating MS
that proof that the Penrateuch rot the w3rs
OF Slug. Author placed beyond the possibility OF con.
rsdcon by the Record Of two events contained in IL INT
Of the Creation, aud. That OF the Flood Let 10 examine
s cn.nd. thu, in til. Record, of Creation in the first snd
are in direct contradiction to each oIer Respecting these
he thu, writes. pag. III: Tbs following are tho m',t no,
points difference between tue two mes"
ID Ia the the earth emerges from the ws'er' emf IT,
therefore ssturatsd with moisture, ssnd 10"
In .coId the whole lace oil tho souud requires to DE-
moi.tcned." H. 5"
If 3D. Coenso will refer to the language Of the 0rsins
R.eofi be will observe that tho fe Omitted before toe
Of the days OF creation II not Ihrf" dy-
The SECOND day SCI butt one ddy-t 'ennd foaC) dayd
h,d CnrJ day &c. till strives q, IN IN and sefeGh dGys
before each Of which days the A,fce prehHei thas might
Man know Modern Scholars discarded tue e'tsto Of
the fr,{t that 10 from me nrf day thai our present COM
put.,on and that previous thereto each
day although in itself laed IN extent Of nlo o
that Il our present Day GIT and IN ell probability
tho the other by min OF years Yea, by
bsyGsd the cG%pe, o. q. On
,ias sufficient for the eu,n ih9uys once 'aisatd U,h
moisiuys have passed into such state 40 TO rt2ns ne
,rh,!s tae. Of the croYnd to be mOisiensdN
% iat.drt :o.@oss"y,. the bird. and bs'''' are ere
a.. se.opd sa 10 crested before tbs birds and bea,s
I.tn, las, rsteuen, H.'oaAy tree. la H. and 10 there
/. record OF what God ID craft and out OF wh, He
SS.y Of cs,iiss them Il /, Bp Cosnso and not Ainsn
God that though, proper to Instruct Mankind
dn IL k- dr.t lcosnos uy). all fowl. thu, fly made
In Ito secoud the fowls of the made out Of the
/. ccn.,ien, with H.t T,um to say, that read IN
l. would be more us, to say. rade Il. eiea,ed
b. rate. If did read a. thu. God mot
SAY 81, Of ,aai sud therefor, u.y conclude
eta cment H. - = quite correct ind oHs y fhr yonnd me
art tn,t n ,ns Hebrew vssl, translated 20 bring JorA
aLbadIndy a. eated and H. -. r''ed oil mean ono ana
tue bin. namely create they would IL the Original
be- Que word and ths the Bishop ,nows that
tA.y are not
Inr bispoh further write.
,) h. tie tht cosoony) man created in the iusgs
OF God l. ~
.ecord /, made Of the du,, of the ground
aud n-rry the breath Of lite and it only
eating the forbidden iruit that tho Lord God said
Bea'd the na has become Is one OF u.s. to ino" good sud
TO lilly lie demands OF M,,rf 7,uta let i. DO noted
lat II atsa above in what Bishop Colenso ne
c0pd ecod MANS creation that his soy relation TO the
Man sed and c0u,equelty tie eecaEaiion
h IN. hr,t record OF what not in the
ou0 either sfmei related conieqnrnty, neither CT tho
record. contradict, III. other in relation thereto
w. In ,hs a.i co.mosOnyl made the lord of tho
whole srth l. 2b." ~
"eoad As mo'l, placed in the garden of Eden
fhs Bi.nop viii padon my observing. That tho word.
s.'Isa rs,.' $50. Tina, Adam. being placed 10 tho
garden of Eden to Dies, agd keep q, does not
ecods hi, eo3m.S, Of TSd. a, vs' ns .bas,
hare Z, maj n nc hsh Of s 'sd and or1 meJOpi me
ap lrrmg saHg that ogte!a U" "a. sarn and
40 OF the Records coatTadcIs
the othcr
t,i la the first cOsmVg ony) man aid woman arc created
teet,, ~ the closing and completing worA OF tlc whole
Cieatiol-ceaed also, Is evidently IMPLIED N the same
eros, ed they blessed together, 3D.
IN On, second tue beat. and bids are created befren
IN. man and tho First the man made OF the dust
Of tho ground placed " hseV IN the ssden chased
uL ohsuln eJmuisnd and thrrstcnod "ih cui"e 90
the beas and bds are made and she ma
s,r. names 60 them las y. aite al ths inc wV.s.
sa,ae OUT OF bls ribs but merely hepuAe i' Wv
Wnnt i: nitvic Trnth IL It H,oyieoHy lrne to stare
a., Nh and Woman created tgsfhs', meaHins, AZ
rs act lin because In n (etGOus "a no.hius IL ssu ~
,saton 10 Actu. ns) weIead $. va" a "a h.
0Es h, n,m Az ~ the when c.thsr Oh them
eo4ed cOsu.o that alone IN. " Sey wsfs
h"sJ 10 "a n eridsaay ,upiied, 3" the sam kha
or io Ds in relation 70 sh.' no term .o a
rh,t the beasts aud bird we're created oespss" .ao
tecOu ryomnnW All that read therein IL. Tha the