Mystery, faith, and progress clash in a digressive essay
A column extols religious mystery over pure reason, cites Lessing and Robert Hall, and defends revelation as inherently mysterious. It targets materialists, mocks atheism, and argues genuine faith requires acceptance of unknowns while praising miracles amid social anecdotes and a tale of boy hood and hymns.
Reply to the Infidel Attack on Christianity Continues
The article debates mystery in revelation and the Trinity, arguing that critics who demand full comprehension ignore the mystery of mind matter and law. It cites Luther and intellectual doubt, insisting progress does not erase divine incomprehensibility and urges maintaining faith amid scientific advances.
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Berliners’ drink culture sparks conflict with Puritan ideals
A fragment from a Berlin-Cura Cincinnati Gazette piece contrasts German amusements with Puritan American ethics. It describes heavy drinking, theaters, and open-air concerts shaping youth, while critiquing state religion and social order. a related note recalls a British Association of Science discussion on a percussion wheat mill improving flour quality and efficiency.
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