THE WESTERN MESSENGER.

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II. REASONS. The Unitarian "sect is everywhere spoken against." persons think that they verily ought to do and say things contrary to Others, more liberal, ask, "may we know what this new doctr whereof thou speakest, is!" But there is no answer. We have no me of reply, explanation or defence. Smitten on the one cheek, we must b ally turn the other. The ear of the public is open, and the tongue of press, so far as Unitarians are concerned, is silent. We think the West mands and will support such a work. We believe that there is a spirit h which asks for LIGHT; which is testing received opinions, to determ whether they are consecrated by truth, or consecrated only by time; list ing to the apostolic injunction, "prove all things; hold fast that which is goo III. METHOD OF CONDUCTING.-The work will be conducted by the ass ation of Unitarian ministers in the West. It will be published at Cincinn under the special superintendence of REV. E. PEABODY. Local topics of terest will be attended to. General intelligence, of a miscellaneous char ter, will be inserted. New books will be noticed, and diligent observat paid to such matters as particularly concern the social or religious condit of the West.

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Cincinnati, June 1835.

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ART. I.-PRESBYTERIANISM AND CHRISTIANITY.—No. 3.

" THE ATONEMENT.'

THE popular doctrine on the above subject, is said, by its advocates, to embrace the only procedure by which the Divine justice and veracity can stand unimpeached; or, to express it in the language of some distinguished writers "That, according to the principles of moral government, obedience, either antecedent or subsequent to transgression, cannot avoid the penalty of law; and that pardon, upon condition of repentance merely, would destroy the efficacy of moral government."

"That an Atonement has been made for sin, by Jesus Christ, with reference to which, God can maintain the influence of his law, and forgive sin, upon condition of repentance towards God, and faith towards our Lord Jesus Christ."-Sermons by" Dr. Beecher, page 218.

Again. Another writer states the following:-"The violation of God's law is never forgiven, without a full recognition, both on the part of God and men, of the indispensable requirements of justice. In addition to repentance towards God, the Gospel requires faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. This is an act, emphatically expressive of the great obligation of man-the deep demerit of his sin, and the terrible degree of misery he has justly incurred," &c. "In the death of Christ, the believer discovers a display of the justice of God; so important and indefeasible it appears in his sight, that mercy could not be extended to sinners without a suitable substitute for sin."