INTRODUCTION.

THE popular usage of authors or proprietors of books requires them to be prefaced with reasons for writing, and reasons recommending them to the public patronage. But in the present example, as the proprietors of the elementary treaties, designated as the new science, the policy of those concerned is that of controlling the copy-right rather than a speculation on their part, and what the authors have written may apparently conflict with our peculiar educations, and offers a good opportunity to investigate and compare the merits of both. They contend that they have introduced no new features into the modus operandi of Christianity, but maintain that Christianity is founded upon principles in nature, and as such requires to be investigated, studied and practised the same as other sciences founded upon principles in nature. In short the ground-work upon which they have based the elementary treaties consists in the following propositions: They contend that civilization cannot be based upon the language of parables without overthrowing it; also that no philosophy or science can be based upon parables and produce systematic and reliable deductions either in theory or practice; they maintain that axioms should be substituted for parables, in teaching a philosophy or science; and every philosophy should be reduced to a science as far as possible. Such are the propositions set forth, and if they are feasible, it is the interest and duty of every man to give them a thorough investigation, and more especially as a liberal number of creeds and doctrines are based upon the New Testament, without consulting science in their construction. Peradventure the truth

of inteligence is that which we are all driving after in this world, for which we go to Schools and Churches-read newspapers and books-study the sciences and arts. But our object in securing the copy-right, is laudable and Christian-like, thereby arresting the drive of the authors-the writing of another work on the construction of a system, (see page seventh.) At this point let well enough alone, and in justice to the retiring authors we feel it our duty to acknowledge the fact, that they have produced a work highly creditable to themselves, and will compare, either for mechanical execution or intellectual development, with the best production of the age; and in point of number of new ideas, originalities or definitions, simplified and condensed into so small a compass, there is no where to be found its rival.

Therefore we entertain the same feeling and good will, for the retiring authors, that is manifested by those who are intimately acquainted with them; to drive one of them from his untiring perseverance and indomitable midnight hobby of pen and paper,. would be a laudable enterprize for the fascinations of the fair, rather than the tongue of scholastic philosophy.

JOHNSON & HERBERT,

Proprietors and Publishers.

BALTIMORE, May, 1858.

ADVERTISEMENT.

THE passing philosophy of religion is the remnant of semi-civilization, and consists in the use of figurative language, with random deductions, reared upon a basis of latitudinarianism, and ultimates in the fact that the clergy promises all things, in the language of parables, to reward the faithful; and, by the exercise of faith in the use of figurative language, instead of obeying intellectual laws and actions, they deceive themselves, and neither one or the other show the evidences common among the primitive christians; and, when they could do good, evil is present in them, originating in the semi-civilized religious errors of their education. It is a difficult mental operation to obey systematic intellectual laws, and produce corresponding results, without the aid of systematic intellectual intelligence. Laws and actions originate within an intellectual organism, and implies systematic intelligence either to create or obey them,

and those who love intelligence, truth, and freedom are urged to coöperate in their dissemination.

Every principle in nature, identified with laws and actions is also the basis of a systematic science. To be religious is to obey intellectual laws and actions with mathematical accuracy. Hence, religion is a systematic science, and, implies a systematic, scientific, and intelligent operation and coöperation of the counseling faculties of the human intellect.

The object of the analytical and synthetical art of science is not to mislead or forestall the counseling faculties of the human intellect, but to instruct them systematically, scientifically, and intelligently; which results in creating within the human mind, intellectual intelligence, truth, freedom, and mental power-civil, political, and religious; and qualifies the counseling faculties of the human intellect to abridge labor, both intellectual and physical, by the simplification of science, and the introduction of new discoveries and improvements. Thus, science and nature go hand in hand; they employ simple, but systematic, means in the consummation of noble ends; and, moreover the utility and dura

bility of political and religious freedom is predicated upon the dissemination of systematic intelligence, and whoever will submit his counseling faculties to the guidance of science and her rules of action, will create within him a kingdom of mental power of civil, political, and religious freedom; and the combined forces of error and superstition shall not prevail against the kingdom of truth demonstrated intelligently.

We have devoted many years in experimenting and forcing the intellectual laboratory to yield up its modus operandi and laws of action in the contacting and collaborating of mathematical forms into the imagery of the intellect; and are now ready to recount our practical investigations and demonstrations to those who are qualified to teach the intellectual faculties scientifically; and then, by combining systematic, scientific, and religious instruction, the counseling faculties of the human mind will be qualified, intelligently, to consummate noble ends in reviving the religious mental power, common among the primitive christians. If money can be raised to semi-civilize the intellectual faculties of the barbarian in Africa;