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A Discussion of the Doctrines of Endless Misery and Universal Salvation
A Discussion of the Doctrines of Endless Misery and Universal Salvation Author:Alexander Campbell Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: PREFACE. In presenting the following theological discussion to a reading and inquiring public, we do not deem it necessary to burden the reader with a long an... more »d unmeaning preface. We would simply say that the discussion was commenced in the " Millennial Harbinger," in 1835, by a writer over the signature of " Spencer," probably without any anticipations of the extent to which it has ultimately been carried. Mr. Campbell's Reply accompanied the publication of Spencer's letter. Some months having elapsed without any further notice of the matter, Mr. Montgomery, of Auburn, N. Y., took up the subject, and addressed a letter, partly in reply, and partly of inquiry, to Mr. C., who published the letter, together with his own rejoinder, in February, 1836. Here the matter rested till the June following, when Mr. C., on his way to Boston, Mass., visited Auburn, and Mr. M. held an interview with him. Mr. M. proposed to continue the discussion in a friendly manner with Mr. C., which had already been begun in the Harbinger. Mr. C. objected to it on the alleged grounds of Mr. M.'s youth and want of notoriety, saying that, should he triumphantly refute all that Mr. M. might advance, it would, for these reasons, be little regarded by the public. Mr. M. then proposed choosing a substitute to whom such objections would not apply, and mentioned the name of Mr. Skinner, into whose hands he would like to resign the Discussion. Mr. C. remarked that he would accede to this proposal, provided he did not engage in a discussion of the subject in Boston or its vicinity, where Universalism so extensively prevailed—that he thought Messrs. Ely and Thomas, of Philadelphia, had not done justice to the subject—that the subject was an importantone, and he meant to canvass it thoroughly, and wished to do it...« less