New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-07

The autthess between Christianity and atheism would
thon DO papabe, and would be In Itself powerful arsu
a. The next point at which The Christian evidences
with greater unity and concentration. Hitherto they
have 9r inc most part been exhibited IN separate ar
tent and coherent scheme Miracles. prophecy moral
the headings gonery chosen and the character OF the
Savior and the success OF Christianity have in at
tho present writer that connected method might
be pursued This. In eoturng on his special branch
out He pas sought starting point principle o. elias
scation in tho manifestation Of ne divine attribute
OF which they carry conviction 70 tho human breast
nnty win each attribute he has arranged tbo eyi
dcnces ranking uDder the head OF Divine Power, the
tanity in general and from the personal experience Of
its saving efficacy under the head OF Divine knO LODGE
tho argument from prophecy and other ind catons In
Scripture OF supernatural knowledge; under head
Divine Wisdom. the visible adaptation OF Christianity 20
human want and min with the historic manifestation
OF the same attribute In preparing tue world for ITS in
Love All The transcendcn moral excellences Of Chris
tanity and those features OF benigny whereby u out
virtual though only provisional reply % the difficulties
connected with the origin and prevalence Of OWL; and
last OF all the combination and summation OF az thes
elements OF these supernatural and divine In the e ana
history Of Jesus Christ presented In the gospel MARIA
tyes. These statements submitted, not as an eh-
annie OF the best possible method OF rcmcdying the
ev,s Of nresentin the Christian argument IN detached
Which remains 10 be done in this field and an Incentive
to other laborers after that unity IN variety,
which strengthens while 1t adorns ali sacred Az
g. The third point in which the treatment OF the
Christian evidences might be improved Is in the eHhis
tory We no doubt have excellent histories OF apols
gecs though there is much In this department sun 20
histories Of Christianity IN this field itself defense q
Christianity, task which has hardly yet peeh yssS
vantage how much OF the heightened and apparently
endless the divine origin OF the Gospel from
Colenso to Renan reproduction and that whiia
there few original minds Ike Splboza ahd nubo
that give the faded arguments some air OF orignahty
the great mass Of tho negative literature, thef own
part of 10 not excepted Is repetition. IN ike manner
the variations inhdelty will be handled with mu9o
force tue variations OF the ancient ana lnooen scnoSs
the one accepting with Porphyry ana the jews miracles
and TO any extent the other rejecting the super
natural at one stroke the variations or the Eighteenth
Cen5ury and the Nineteenth tho one IN almost am Us
tanity with ntoerant rudeness. the other according
70 1t, though by no means Invariably, me1a-
variations in works Of the same assaant a. where
splnoza fuses his earlier negatons on IDeIsm ana ns
ardent Desn TO satirizng OF Natural Religion is well
as revealed, and 1t begins as wesleyan en-
place i'm such a hIstOricO-apOlOgetc argument might
be gwen To tho made OF tue corruptlons OF CTls
tianity TO inyadate its authority ana 10 the depend
ence Of nfdety not only for IFS 0bIecuons pay Tor no
whole form and color OF It's existence on te dieasou
and defective of the Christian church az any par
ticular time. The reactions or unOeueI upon Chrls
tianiy Protestant and Romish, and even upon Juu5,
as we'll as upon the moral and social state OF nations
might also be illustrated IN TINS point OF we" nu she
failure of its greatest EXPERIMENT. as reforming sho
reconstructye power would confirm the dlYlne ulsslsh
OF the Gospel 1t is believed that IN these ana Other
WAYS the history OF the defense OF CHRISTIANITY heshs
ITS numerous and successive Antagonists Yndc flhg
as IL would also do unity OF the Chrisan cause
from age 10 age the fertility ~ the church oi Chss
in competent and Jealous advocates, IS also It, oNo
TO convert as well silence galnAdyets, NOulu, ii
rightly prosecuted exert sautarY nnuenceln ae7tlhR
tLe course OF infdelty ana would give Lnat cfOWnlhs
yeriGcaton 20 argument which history can alone h0rd
and which n the ease OF the greatest history OF all
the history OF the conflict between tne tuh OF Coo ana
human error-may be expected to be most emphAuo
and decisive
The Rev. Dr. schaf explained that his beloved COL
league the Rev. Prof. Henry b. Smith, DID, LLDWho
il was announced in the general programme would de-
liver an address this morning, too mdsposed TO do
so at present Dr. SchaG alluded to DR.. Smith as one
OF the first metaphysicians and dynes OF tile age ono
of the founders OF American branch OF the E'ahSo
cal Alliance. and OF the orsnatorS ot inc IeA o.
General Conference in Now-York"
The Professor requested the Canadian delegates 70
meet this tuesday morning at a. H. IN the pArisr OIL
Association Hall.
The second topic OF tho day American lnhdeiIy.
its Factors and Phases" The only paper on tns sueo
was by the Rev. W. +. Warren, ID. d. President VI sns
University OF Boston. IL was as follows;