, 1869-12-05
ERNEST REMAIN,
BY REV. tosXF0 HAVEN. D. D.

Frptn TIE .s<ar Fork Independents |
at Tie nrpcs1aEce Of my neT woII Of geniai md
10 er outide At .ne paft,culas schoo! of tneolog-
ical belief 70 waen vc happen 70 belong, OF eYen
tezpstted b, rs. such books n1y not be the best
TO PET INTO the nADts Of children, or Of weak.
uir'ef ps1toLs OF adult age; they may, naTcT-
use them, and who have the gcod seuse 70 do 20.
The Rl1ls 0t Ernest Rcnan arc M example Of
the !lass TO ~hleh &c refer: particularly hts Latest
nansr, the "Et. Paul Of Rclan, Tor sEch It e.t,+
phaslcslly #. ~ htHestg4 IL TIE Christian fa.sa,
1t ,htse paEtr TO sLocs cur stps!bultst' and to
ieFe! NJ. II Is ippas. .atc, however. 10 dcny their
70 .tr, ecr q an!t'rnz 70 Be Ea,ued aS 0odeE>
rating The ability OF &c adversary.
II nu.t te culcedco, for orc thing. that Ernest
Retail htNgs to his vesk great wealth Of learn.
ne, lIis 'sho,ann.p Is ulqusstioasd Asa PHI
A. archIosoQtst he IL equally celebrated. Eash
vas hts frpoiat,cn 10 ,hfs department Of l.aranz
ut NJ oieau,zeo NJ czrtd.tion 10 mate explota-
'iuls IN ihGntc'an ntl!4aiEcs, Re1nu wal pu. In
ccroa atd 2: The exptditiop,, Setscd IN tne sci.
eLtt cl Antiquities, aad II t;a1 viii aucae:t ani
U.1crTal iat Eutees Rrnaa approaches tae &ciencs
c' E!hlca cr1ut,sn uus uti@rn:shed Tor hl4 Wolk
-att-ost, ~ regards tehoRrly gu 4insa1tonA Hu
| laid tLdef conutGuton, ancient uAnusCs1pts,
t1'ols. the wr.toga OF the ia1nsrs history, sc,-
ce,ce sfa,nS,h'nE ssesre. him: There Y 20 ped.
n di-flaJ, II the ctcbp iostn OF loot notes. 1t
rerse1ea tue whole texture G{ the work while tha
relck e. the wealth auo extent al TIE material u
TIE sn,nof '1ings 10 ha WORK. moreover, An.
othef defwaldt, co: Att0f1sci5 essential QaAl1a-
| cAtbL-'hc pclsoaai observation aud study OF the
plscts Ehich we're Ito prtlcipa1 scenes Of Pau,a
lcp he has made hlmseli pr,scnaily familiar vita
the scertz1 Ai4d geography Of tht whcla Fezlou
sfa.crstd b. the apostle In his missionary tours.
A. NC follow the par1a1se, Inc places Visited. the
ktLttai features of the co1ntrS the aspect OF tae
uoutlaibt, and pInir& and tlferfs the cities, the
1raaLe ers auo Customs of The tnhaoltants are ~ith
| fere NJ. -"
Auo this leads u to notice still smother element
p y ses ~ %,ssa q Msnao ~ Toe1e "a ~
faNl]iatit3 with seerts kad rlkces tne.f OF theu-
s1iySs. however desirable arr far from sufficient.
1ea,usrE. aowerer extensive AMI accurate, IL
1st'i Es9 Fa4ss4 Asf4s s s. Iii ,ada,7 Ts17
cola idt Istae acquisitions and go rnFcfer nftcr
| shs besss q onFdso usder nis had Of 'Scia acd
plsetens ttotset-uone Tho richer for What b. taf-
Ikk Taets u 20 do1nea. Ia ken.a. Tae glow VI
RcniuA sLiIuseS asl hfs NritlnR1 Ma works snasklo
aco Dash W1tn the fabt!e slcct1.c1.y OF Wit. Geas
! q thepght is scattered along h'a pages. Ills
,irsc, and lie cha;aese1sstic q she let French @
Et1,erR His Imagination Ia yislI ueoce he IL
ao;e 70 Icrsnlsce clearly sno vl.'dly 10 The med
| tal v1ttGn OF the ffRcer that which he has cccA-
p:c1tietque. The whpIe 1tatory at the HnNt .
stat o. Eur IN bold re1,ei a. We rua.l; everything
! Me@ tt1oIt c6-rlatet. krcces. cities, ncep-as 10
,t.:on or panorama Few writer's eqaa& him in
II. nut II description ulore. Whether ct p.oce,
q events, Thar the eepus cr Kelun Al a er7ter Il
mari est lie nas The art OF deilnea1,nE tho ea&t.
, sc,sI q {>enor. Of people. hy few bold and
F.a S.!ufes se es.s e.. rsei ea' en; :;
| tbaEEe otce tu Hfe-tne:' and OF AthepA il
| .et y hat might 10 called n city Of opsnsltap.
Autns nes ainsrs ia faros ~ ~ ia'i caoset''
BIr, with ali due credit 10 the learning and r.
tius nl Renap. nbd hts p0wer Hrtier, tnert II
smother esle 10 the picture which NC can1o. oEer.
} !ooh A!o;z with shtse excelltuccs there aTr
, ! The iaalss arc net less chaFscter:si,e aad
, naEhd than the e1ctlenCes. Tbs deyou,
Christian reader, VII nnd mnch 10 d,st1st
hs Interpretation OF scripture IS 5fIcu iorced anL
. Iaa1.tt.hse; ns n Eaty ol the references g1rer
y tle noftt. Which By 20 nrans bett ou.tne posi-
sht ) sfe lttkEdsd 10 sustain,
! uis rejection OF tie Epits!ta Of Timothy ant
Erouras- espcc:al, his ahsoiu.e and pcssnpios,
~ csoa Of ne eptIn sopeSnatnra, e,aue1t oi III
xs,,s,sn tst,ten. nis rr.ots' = .eeosnizc etae,
h ttc scriptures or IN the ['crfouA history OF Pau
!. licAl and ration slsre spT,r which b1tnsa everT
e hastss 4se Ese d
!. rsn, nersi, On ne bunsn sds. !: Is lic piaj
= WITH ;hc chhr1cstr OF Hamlet Omitted.
Eepsn oeiolRs etsen,,aTJ 10 The Tuh,patI
school Of cfticsn-tne school Of des.zrcs;re cit
,esn'. - 4 frequently AID not uuJastls called
= CLlAt Haucr. SttRcss. and othcfa Of thas school
J., | however, he Goes tncted Ahnn tic Cenutpen nese
= ano lp Tie Gata The h'stc,4c cIedn.u1y and ralut
Of The Euur Go+pels a.d lhe 5ctA me Pauline
T. hpNtIee, aiso with the exception OF tho4e Il
l tead3 Eenttored. arc admitted as seputtc, "in
taluAhie docune nents dotE3 honor 70 hi4 tl1eu1
ard e1oQurnee.~ But IN COMMON With these apt
etIer writers Of tbas school, the iaspirAtlop
whether OF the writings or the nhn, u wholly n
tected and tgnorcd. The npo.tlc bas the t1ultl
~ u all EIc1l men. he "a est uuea hsstf nj :
~ ttoc1te, prtoccnpitd With defending hitpyei,
= sHd combating bis rneutes- Ia eyerI
,, Respect the veritahle arceator oE Proiea.nustm
q lhu has lhe faults Of IIoteers.t.' lie u ha1ah
= hoaoyely, upcouc,1sat'oe. He hezps abuse upot
CeptAa lie qua11es with Peter. Hts spirit i
j. by co neact that o! the Sermon oa the Xorut
! 6hEh, IN hrtff. 10 lhc ST. pAul Of Repxn
= In en this he ur!te& Nke q nenthen PHILOSOPHER
y fAlntE Than ~ heaiesef IN tho CrTlsstau fa1;h
: lth e.s&psts1ly Pagan noos-tuch a. IN oil
: Roman OF The RHr nl thc Antoatnu*. euch IL IN
= | philosopher P11uy. or tho Emperor Marcus AZURE,
c sm nfqht have Er7tten Tht. OF eourse 10 CHI
= ahd scholar Of tne nineteenth century, With a
The evidences Of the Aupernssnra! oY.k:n OF Cnrs
ttanitJ before him has. a H9tt to co The f5utt
:! pnpafcoI able. Oycrn CERTAIN cltps ef rrt.,tS iii
e 1llrnet ce ot th*se ~rtt.nFs ~f1l Re tsn nu: u
have DO feat ef the Setr'al and ultimate tesul,
Tue Paul Of the >t1ipturts viii nc real I'd nt.rd
= loved, rGt n the PAU Of Rcoap md II oatno. sr
= | iorRtlen-