The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-02-06

By request of Rev. Mr. Hughes, this
gentleman, an eminent divine of the NJ.
E. Church South, of Louisville, KY.
visited Pulaski ana delivered two SER
mons, morning and evening, at the NJ.
Z. Church last Sunday. We cannot at
tempt to give a synopsis or even refer to
the many important points of truth and
doctrine he. so ably discussed and estab-
lished, but suffice it to say that the de-
gree of theological lore evinced by the
speaker and the wonderful mastery Of
language and power of expression and
application was never, in our opinion,
equaled in these parts. DR.. Ditzler al
so delivered two lectures, on Monday
and Tuesday nights, at Antoinette Hall,
to quite respectable audiences. The
subject Of the lecture of Monday night
was ''The Preservation of the Bible and
Literature through all Ages-the De-
velOpment of Science and Civilization
The speaker brought to bear all the his
! tory Of the ancient world, with which
he is perfectly familiar, to trace the
manuscript copies Of the prophets and
inspired writers of holy writ from their
origin to the year 1860, when a complete
manuscript copy of the entire bible, in
its original language and form, was
found in the very sight of Mt. Sinai,
and with his perfect knowledge of the
languages, customs, peeuIiarities of ex-
preston and diction characteristic of
those periods, and all the incidents con-
nected Herewith, he laid before the au-
dience in successive detail a complete
map Of the events which conspired and
were instrumental in preserving in their
original purity these divine relics, recit-
ing the many marvellous incidents Of
their miraculous preservation, and de-
ducing from the whole gigantic epitome
a clear evidence of their divinity and
salutary influence. In making the fol-
lowing statement, which we have from
wiser heads and which we do not doubt,
viz: that the lecture delivered by DR..
Ditzler upon this occasion if written out
could not possibly receive the justice
which would warrant its comprehen-
sion in a volume of less than several
once the impossibility of even giving an
abstract of a synopsis, and we shall con-
tent ourself with reitterating the uni
versaI sentiment Of those who had the
good fortune to be present on either oc-
casion, which is that the speaker is
man OF the most profound learning and
of the first order of intellect, scarcely to
be excelIed in the United States or, per-
haps, the world, that as Iinguist he
perhaps stands at the head of his fell
lows, and that his memory is as it were
a mechanical library in which the
events of ancient and modern times are
ranged on shelves with utmost precis-
ion, from which with discerning eye
and def hand he selects as occasion de-
mands the inexhaustible pearls which
constitute his store of theological, scien-
tific and literary lore, which lie ripe and
need but the plucking.
The subject of the lecture of Tuesday
night was ''the settlement of the Amer
lean Colonies and the distinguishing
characteristics of the early settlers.''-
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ceptions of the historians of that day
and brought to light r.any points in the
discussion that have been withheld from
the world. The lecture was highly in
structive and deeply interesting, butw
have not space to enlarge farther.
DIR. Ditzleris engaged at present III dis
seminating books of the Conference with
which he is connected, and his presence
among us is purely accidental. He has
! lectured over Europe and America,
raeating with rrnquanned appIoDauIUn
and regard, and was during the late war
sent commissioner to England by the
Confederate Government. We hope to
hear this learned scholar again. He has
left wonderful impress upon this COM
munity.
The proceeds of the lecture were $63,
benefit NJ. Z. Church.