The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-21

fourteen to egheen years The congregation appeared
10 take u lively interest In the ceremony, the
greater part OF the people standing up during Its
periOr nance. AT IT'S conclusion Bishop Potter I'D
dressed tho newly made COMMITMENTS. ailuding 10
the Solemn responsibilities which they had assumed.
He the temptations which often bcsct tho
nnih OF the youthful CHRISTIAN and dwelt upon tho
importance OF continually suppncating heavenly aid
be enabled TO keep the vow made Tor them
baptism, TO continue Chrsps aitciu sodicrs and
servants their hfes end lie invoked the grace OF
God 10 enable live that alter death thoy
might DO made partakers Of His heavenly Kingdom.
DIR. SAMSON'S REJoINDER TO DIR.
BEEcHER.
few Sundays ago tho HERALD published q lot,er
from Dr. g. W. Samson. Of this city, on the duration
OF future punishment. in which no Incidentally
ierred 10 DR.. Edward Beecber's recent work that
subject. Dr. Beccner IN q later issue replied. and
Dr. Samson's rcJoinder IS as ioows:-
TO THE EDITOR TnE HERALD
Tho CRITICISM IN the HERALD OF March "a by Dr..
Edward Becchcr ON an articio upon tho topic ABOVE
named winch appeared IN the HkRALD oil March IL,
calls briel explanation rather than rcjoinder;
sLce Tor the Issue, tho reader Is referred 10
DR.. Beechers recent work 1.-The History Of Opin-
IONS ON SGriptural Doctrine vi Retributon." Dr.
Beccner's exceptions relate SUBSTANTIALLY 10 four
pv,u,s-,o the citation OF edition Of Aristotle TO
the meaning given tho word atom by Plato III his
10 the translation oil his quotation IRON the
Arstolc:sn oily IN piodorus ana to the mention an
oversight distinction carefully preserved IN
the Ou and New Isstamcnts betwoen "soul" and
spirit" into which Blshop Butter, Archbishop
w
The editions Of Plato and Aristotle used success
syeiy by the writer about tniry ve years, have
been those OF the Congress Library NJ Washington,
tho Cambridge Library nigh Boston, aud tho Astor
Library ut New York. The Congress Library - CON-
prchens,vo rather than special. The AsIor Library,
tnougn remarkably rich IN editions oil the Greek and
Latin Christian iathers, ana also OF lho byzantine
Greek writers, Is not possessed OF Aomc OF the more
choice editions vi Crock and Latin classic authors
In this latter held the Cambridge Library IS invaua
bio American scholars, ITS editions Of tho works Ut
Tho worlds Two great leaders III philosophy nliiLg
shon amer shelf Among the editions Of Aristotle IS
tho choice Allinc edition quoted w DR.. Bcechcr,
whose dale was, IN the article VI Marco IL, quoted
from imperfect notes.
DE- Beecner's ITO study OF Plato is appreciated by
all VINO know MN. Tho essential point 10 DO Oh
served. however, 10 fiato's oi
Ihis:-rhat It's specific meaning is not overlooked by
his general Application VI IL As IN ine Grccx
translation OF tho Did Testament. made about ono
and fifty years only ailor Plato and Aristotle
wrote the worus 'ever.astIng" AID '.etcrnal" ap-
pled God, REFER inieed, to Tho same beng Who Is
elsewhere called the "aliniehty," tno 'hoy," &C.
WINE the same tms the specific meaning OF the
words EN- poy ed designed 10 be distinctive, Is It
with piato's usage. A comparison ot the passages
qu0tod from the Timaeus, with The Greek Translation
oi Psalms. XIV, q, aud &c, !, VIII sufficiently nius-
tiate this lact rs 10 the use oil dt0H 70 represent
the Infinite Being As ctcrnaily existing
In the nliuson 10 Oiympiodorus the types, usually
oil accuracy rs they como from tho hauds oil tho
H.RALD's compoalor, could Tot solve ali INC intr-
cac.s ot the writer's manuscript, as casual reader
miyht Three aDio Greek philosophers OF THIS
ouf al alexandria, IN Egypt tue great contrc OF
puo.ophy during the nIth aud sixth centuries OF tho
Christian era Tho nrsL ,hese,was an AristoicIlan
whose memory Is preserved M dnly through his
Chr,suau pupil Procius; The second was Plslonisl;
Tho thi,d was the author OF Inc commentary
..Ansiotle's Moteoroloay," edited by Aldus aud pub
iishea Venice ~ lo5l. Tho point OF the writer's
criticism Dr. Beccnsr's translat.n the passage
cited TO this encct--that tue Oy mpIodorus
quoted was Aristoteiian aud thai The application
by him OF the word a.on Was IN accord Win that OF
Lis master Aristotle, whose explanation oi his own
use oil the word dion was quotod from the
"oaranes" Plato IKE Other paiosophers. Re.
ing three united natures; hrsi. that produe-
ing bodily organism and growth; second, that
serving Al guiding instinct and iniciliscncc
TO me animal Ia providing for Us bodhy wants and
third. tina. giving tho powers vi reason AM con-
science the comprehension OF tho true the beautiful
ANA the right. PiaIo, moreover, maintained that
these natures alike immortal whcu Drought into
being anu more, mat they existed IN u iornos abode
uciofe ineir union tncr earthly lie Arstotic, on
tho other hand regarded these turee nTurcs ia man
seuaraule--the plant having tho Drs, Inc animal
the nrst aud second aud man alone Tho hrst, second
anu third. In ms Psyche" tboox iiL chapter u;
Bekkors edition, book m. chr.er 8, las. paragrsph
no argues that ~ every ply seal organism has two
pars-lts matter thytsl aud ia inworAcr iaerDctdl
SO the (noDs) has It's uniin pfcssiDle tapdtes
unmixcd energy, which, when separated lch0risLer)
exists Of i,scil and nc says:-'Ih,s alone u unoyina
and immortal (ouio moaoat dthandion kli utlion);
and he adds:-"rnc impressibie miDu--i {, that
Affected through the senscs-s pcrishsble tho dc pa
net,kos gathdrtosl" Ihis, certainly /. the as
t,Iclou preserved the Greek botn oi tho uio and
Ne~ lesiam.nts between tnv soul ANA the spirit uf
man. Further tban this Aristotle also hs
.rueuma" tl.,liD, 'Spirnua'' which treatise follows
ia npsy chez tLaliu, .AnIna'J prepared tho way
Tor me distnetvu usas. of these Two words me
Old aud New Testament scripture. THIS usage
is so marked we'll uniform IN tue
Old Testament that IL guided The creek trans
lalors OF the Ola Testament 25u years
before Curist, and permitted Inc uistinetv.
80 cAisfuiy preserved IA tue Now Testament TnIs
dstiLctvn, again, Mas preserved ny jerome IN The
Attn cent ry tho Litin version when forms tbe
foundation OF tho Latin Vuisatc; specially
nainI,iucd by Tyndatc In hts carly English trunsi-
ton: and IL generally preserved III The Ger
aud kngish versions which now rule tue speech,
II not the thought ol modern Chrstian teach crs.
Ihc fact this distinction between the psyche and
pneuma. soul aud spirit, has been overlooked by
ths tour writer's namea VIII become manifest by the
following lscts While C,corl In The opening VI his
..pc Ollivusn declares himself to b. the main
Ar,sto.eiian No. ana hence disting bet
instinct IN brucs ANA reason IN uisn rs. l. ~ aud
nenc,. also brlwccn lmpuise in brutos aud lucas OF
riuut In man (B Z. l6), Bishop Butler admits that
his at Tor mans Immortality implies tho iII-
morality OF brutes; ana urges Vuiy TINT the IS
not oDjcct,on aUic (Anal. 4. l. 9. ~ Archbishop
WnaIcy ~ us Future state, quotes from solomon
auu others Old aud New Iestaivut, what Is affirmed
OF the ..soul us unconscious alter death" mIstaKug
solomon ; distinction between the soul spirt;
ne quotes frvm 'Aristotlss Etnics,' In when, ike
Cicero Arlstue Iutiinates that the "souP' proper 10
mortal overlooking tho plain distinction and stare.
eut ABOVE referred anu this abo, but orratic aud
unscnoinry authority Is the oracle OF modern annini-
latIvnsts.
Rev John Miller In his Questions Awakened by tho
BibIc,n not only luke Archbishop Wnaielyl quotes
Oid and New Icslamcnt Statements ms to the unccn-
scvus existence oil tue .suul' alter bodily dissou-
Ion. lhsy applied 10 lho "spirln but. In order