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7.-The Obligations of the World to the Bible; A Series of Lectures to Young Men. By Gardiner Spring. New York: John S. Taylor & Co. 1844. pp. 404, 12mo.

We are glad to find that Mr. Taylor is encouraged to issue a new edition of this excellent book. It first appeared in 1839, and was then highly recommended by the press generally, and we hope extensively sold. Dr. Spring is one of our best and most useful authors, and this we consider one of his best works.

Young men and others, who will read these lectures, will find that the Bible is, indeed, a precious and peculiar book, and could have had no other than a divine origin.

The author, in fourteen lectures, exhibits the literary merit of the Scripture-obligations of law to the Bible-its friendliness to civil liberty-its influence upon social institutionsinfluence of the Bible upon human happiness, etc., etc.

8.-The Ciceronian, n; or the Prussian method of teaching the elements of the Latin Language. Adapted to the use of American Schools. By B. Sears. Boston: Gould, Kendall & Lincoln. 1844. pp. 184, 12mo.

We have received from M. H. Newman, this excellent contribution to our classical school-books. Professor Sears is one of our ripesť scholars; and we scarcely know a work accomplished by him, more important than the preparation of this little volume. The only fear we have about it is, that it will not be appreciated, that teachers-ease-loving teacherswill still prefer the old way with which they are familiar. So very few instructors are willing to take pains and spend time with their scholars. The fact is, very few who hold the office, are at all fit for it. The method explained in the Ciceronian is unquestionably the very best method of making effective Latin scholars. Would that it were commenced and pursued in all our schools.

9.-The Book that will Suit You; or a Word for Every One. By the Rev. James Smith. New York: M. W. Dodd. 1844. pp. 349.

At all events, the author was right in respect to ourselves. The book suits us well; and, we think, will suit every Christian. See if this will not suit the afflicted saint: "The love of Jesus does not prevent sickness; nay, sometimes it sends it. Lazarus was beloved, but Lazarus was sick. Sickness

may be sent for instruction: we often learn more during a short illness, than we do in months and years of health. Then we get nearer to our God, become more detached from the world, and enjoy divine things with a double relish. Surely this is love. Does the mother love her child the less, because she sees it necessary to give it bitter medicine? Or does a father love his son the less, because he must chastise him to prevent his ruin? Is it unkind to teach a pupil the most valuable and important lessons, even if it require confinement and close application for a time? If so, Jesus is unkind in send ing sickness; but instead thereof, it is love and kindness that afflicts us."

10-A Pictorial History of the United States, with Notices of other portions of America. By S. G. Goodrich, author of Peter Parley's Tales. For the use of Schools. Philadelphia: Samuel Agnew, H. Hooker. 1844. pp. 354, 12mo.

The embellishments of this volume are appropriate, and superior to those of the Pictorial History of France, by the same author. Of the latter, we heard a teacher say, that it was the only book he had ever put into the hands of a certain class of boys, in which they seemed to be absorbed. We think the present volume decidedly better than the other, in style and in interest; and we entertain the opinion that, if instructors and heads of families were to make themselves acquainted with it, it would be preferred to any other history of the United States for children and youth. We gladly recommend it to the attention of School-Committees and Superintendents; and as a good school-book on this subject is needed, we hope it will meet the acceptance to which its

merits entitle it.

11.-A Memoir of the Rev. Legh Richmond, A. M. By the Rev. T. S. Grimshawe, A. M. Seventh American, from the last London edition. New York: M. W. Dodd. 1844. pp. 362, 12mo.

This is a re-issue, by Mr. Dodd, of a memoir which some years ago attracted the marked attention of the Christian community. We remember to have read it with great delight, and to have heard others speak of it as one of the most interesting memoirs ever written. Legh Richmond can never be forgotten; and we gladly recommend the present volume to all who have not read it.

12.-The Mothers of England; their Influence and Responsibility. By Mrs. Ellis. New York: D. Appleton & Co. Phil.: G. S. Appleton. 1844. pp. 226.

To say that Mrs. Ellis has written a book for Mothers, is sufficient to secure for it a reading. The works, addressed to her own sex, have been deservedly popular in this country. We consider them wholesome in their principles, and tending to the very highest improvement of woman, in all the relations of life. To mothers she gives some admirable lessons, and we can only wish that these lessons were read, and pondered, and practised.

13.-Sermons, preached at Glasbury, Brecknockshire, and in St. James's Chapel, Clapham, Surrey. By the Rev. Charles Bradley. First American from the seventh London Edition. New York: D. Appleton & Co. Phil.: George S. Appleton. 1844. pp. 232, large 8vo.

This is a beautiful book of sermons. It is printed in double column, on a fine, rich paper, and with good letter, evincing taste in the publishers, and confidence, on their part, in the taste of the reading public. These sermons have been highly commended by evangelical men in England, and well spoken of by such reviews as the Eclectic and Christian Observer. They are certainly well adapted to family-reading, being written in a plain, lucid, chaste style. The sentences are short and pithy, and the matter practical, judicious, and devout.

14.-Prelacy and Parity, discussed in several Lectures: compris. ing a Review of Rev. Lloyd Windsor's argument on the Ministerial Commission. By Rev. William C. Wisner, Bishop of the First Presbyterian Church, Lockport, N. Y. New York: Leavitt, Trow, & Co. 1844. pp. 180, 12mo. We think Mr. Wisner has here furnished his own and other churches, with a most excellent manual on Prelacy and Parity. The essential parts of the argument are here compressed into a small space, and presented in a lucid and forcible manner. We rather think the Rev. L. Windsor is pretty well shown up, and along with him, the high Episcopal argument. We have not space now to enter upon a more extended notice of the work, but cannot but hope that it will illuminate many minds.

15.-The Family Expositor; or a Paraphrase and Version of the New Testament; with critical Notes, and a practical improvement to each section. By Philip Doddridge, D. D. American edition. With a Memoir of the author, by N. W. Fiske, Professor of Greek and Belles Lettres in Amherst College; and an introductory essay, by Moses Stuart, Professor of Sacred Literature in the Theological Seminary at Andover. With a Portrait, engraved from an original picture in Wymondley House. Amherst: J. S. & C. Adams. 1844. pp. 1006, 8vo.

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This celebrated Family Expositor is offered to the public, by Messrs. Adams, in one volume, well bound, and at a cheap rate. The work is too well known, and too highly appreci ated, to need any commendation from us. Whilst Philip Doddridge has immortalized himself by his "Rise and Progress, he has, also, illuminated many minds and refreshed many hearts by his Expositor of the New Testament. He was a man of good, perhaps of rare scholarship, for his day, and with leisure to pursue his studies, might have made one of the best critical expounders of the word of God; but he chose rather to prepare a commentary for the family-circle, than for the critical student of the Bible. In this he has succeeded well, and, although sometimes rather verbose, is, on the whole, one of the very best of popular commentators. commend the enterprise of the publishers.

We

16.-An Original History of the Religious Denominations at present existing in the United States, containing authentic accounts of their rise, progress, statistics, and doctrines. Written expressly for the work, by eminent theological Professors, Ministers, and Lay-members, of the respective denominations. Projected, compiled, and arranged by J. David Rupp, of Lancaster, Pa., author of "Der Maertyrer Geschichte," etc. etc. Phil: J. S. Humphreys. Harrisburgh: Clyde & Williams. 1844. pp. 734, 8vo.

We consider this a useful book, presenting in one volume the several histories of the various religious denominations in our country. The principle upon which the projector has proceeded is a good one-that of intrusting the history of each denomination to some prominent member of that branch of Zion. Still, its value will depend much on the qualifications of those selected, and their recognized authority to write for their several organizations. We presume the ability

of most of the writers of this volume would be granted, and probably most, if not all of the churches, would be satisfied with the representations made. We looked, very naturally, at the view of the Episcopal Church here given; and we confess that we ourselves are, on the whole, gratified to find that the article has abstained from those assumptions of superiority, which have been, of late, so manifest in some high dignitaries. No doubt, however, the article would have been more acceptable to some of the writer's own church, if he had represented it as the church of the United States, and not as the "Protestant Episcopal Church in these United States." He does, indeed, speak of the "doctrines of the church," but we presume he there intended the emphasis to be laid, not on the church, but on doctrines, meaning, by the church, that of which he had been speaking, and not it as the sole and only church.

The work is got up in a neat and substantial style.

17.-Hyponoia: or Thoughts on a Spiritual Understanding (σvveσis лvεvματinn) of the Apocalypse, or Book of Revelation: with some Remarks upon the Parousia, or Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ: and an Appendix on the Man of Sin. New-York: Leavitt, Trow & Co. 1844. pp. 707, 8vo.

This is a curious book, by a layman, as we presume.Whoever the author may be-and we divine that his name is revealed on the blank side of the title page, "entered, etc., John R. Hurd"-he certainly evinces industry, and somewhat extended reading; but whether his reading and industry, as here developed, will be of much profit to the world, we very much question. We are glad that our friends, the publishers, seem not to have invested much of the "needful" in the issue of it. This responsibility appears to belong to the author; and we very much fear that he will not be greatly encouraged to publish more of like description, by the sale of the present work.

The writer announces, in his first sentence, "that a design is attributed to the book of Revelation essentially different from that usually ascribed to it." "It is taken to be an unveiling of the mysterious truths of Christian doctrine—an intellectual manifestation, corresponding with what is apprehended to be the Scripture purport of the Second Coming of the Son of Man."

Hence we find, from beginning to end, a system of spiritualizing equal, almost, to Örigen's, the counterpart of the too great literalism of the present day. We confess that we have not the hyponoia to penetrate this "Hyponoia;" that we must have better microscopic eyes than those we now possess, be

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