, 1880-04-11

u1s MORAL PRINCIPLES. CONSIDERED B1
PROF cURT1Ss-
Tb fAe Editor Of 1ns Chicago 1ftba"s"
CHICAGO, April SIN your issue Of March
promised to verify some statements made
By the Rev. Dr.. Goodwin in his sermon re-
specting christianity and 1nhdellty Tested
by Their Fruits" Since one Of his asser-
tions, based upon Homes Introduction, has
been challenged as "basely false" allow me
to offer an Introductory remark in regard to
the Rev. Thomas Hartwell Horne, Of ST.
Johns College, Cambridge, Eng. His" In
PRODUCTION to the Critical Study and Knowl-
edge Of the Scriptures " first appeared in
1915. According to DR.. Allibone Critical
Dictionary OF English Literature, ETC., Phila-
delphia, 1871, "it Immediately took its sta
ton In literature as the class-book for the
study Of the Scriptures in all the colleges and
universities Of the British dominions." It
passed through twelve editions, the last
appearing in 1869 in four royal octave
'olumes, to which one of the most eminent
Biblical scholars in England, S: T.. Tregelles,
IL. D., made Important contributions, and it
was published by one Of the most substan-
60. The following is the tribute which ALI
bone pays to Mr. Horne: 1.-THE tone Of Chris
tian charity and gentlemanly courtesy,
united with Jealous defense OF what he
believes to be sound doctrine, which distin-
gulshes the criticisms OF DR.. Horne cannot
escape the notice OF the readers Of the intro
duction. !. Our own obligations to this
work in the preparation Of this dictionary
Will be best understood by the many refer
ences to the introduction scattered through
II Dr.. A11ibone may freely use such an
Anf Stv Ssx f37a 49, r%oY nr1
dictionary, then Dr.. Goodwin is fully justi-
fed In making the public statement which
be did about Hume, and in referring
to Horoe's introduction. We have not
here to do with a clerical adveture1,
but with gentleman who was honored by
the University Of Cambridge, and who held
an u official position as an assistant librarian
has said that - a more useful, uninspired
writer has seldom appeared among men,"
1t IS certain that such man could not
pave fabricated the Statement quoted by ID.
Goodwin. It is certain that, if ''basely.
1aIse, !" it could not have stood unchallenEed
must suppose, then, either that Mr.. Horne
knew that Hume had maintained the sentl-
ments which he has attributed to him, or
tlat ne thought that they might be let1u,
1nateiy derived from his writings. It would
pe necessary, in order to prove that A1r.
4uuT mdAutd!Htu III 81 l19y NoAoo 1Ae.t
adultery must bepracticed if men would
opfaln all the advantages of life, that II gen
orally practiced it would in time cease to be
scandalous, and if practiced frequently ana
secretly would come to be thought no crime
q al, to examine not only the original edl-
uons OF MI: Hu1ne's works, put also nj ms
private papers in the archives Of the Royal
Society Of Edinburg. These contain pas.
saees which are not proper to publish, and
Inc public has no access to them. Alr. dofne
VINO was born in l760, and who, as we nave
SEEM was connected with the British Mu
scum had facilities which we 40 not pos
sess for knowing Mr.. uume's real opinions.
The only way III which we can form a
Judgment regarding the matter IS to exam
1he such Of uumc's published writings rs art
most accessible.
1t is well known that Hume: belo tongee
tne so-called utilitarian school OF phi!oSo
phers, and that he carried out the principle:
dls1avor, because the dangerous tendency OF
It's tenets was clearly seen fromshis reason
1ngs- The statement made by DR.. Goodwin
Is certainly involved In the following quota
aon T. Philosophical Works. Boston, 1854
VOL ~, p. 412): at is needless to dlsse1n
merce between the sexes, and OF their ny
ing much together, will often terminate
III inIigues and gallantry. We mus
sacrifice somewhat Of the useful l. e.
VI claSte WedlOck] II VIC be very ANXIOUS u
obtain all the agreeable qualities (arjsinE
from an unrestricted intercourse], and can
not pretend to every kind of advantage. In
stances OF license, daily multiplying, vii
weaken the scandal with the one sex, AM
teaehthe other by degrees to adopt the famou
maxim of La Foutaine, with regard 70 1e
male iufidelity, that, if tck7,o,cs Il, 1t Is bi
small nuttcr; If ono k,uotrs it not, It i
nothing" THIS involves Mr. Horne's state
nent~ But il may be affirmed that Mr. Hum
essays he has written against poiyganly ant
divorce, and {a) because the passage occur
III dialogue.
When We remember, however, that Bacol
IN his Essays wrote in the strongest term
against bribery, and yet was guilty OF u
greatest corruption, it is evident that Hume'
real sentiments may be expressed IN ~
above quotation. This Is not impr9baol
when we remember his letter to Col. Edmof1
stone respecting Q young man VINO uoupte'
VhgfhRr hp sfn11]d anter the ministry. sine