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Vicarious Sacrifice, Grounded on Principles 

 of Universal Obligation," by Horace Bushnell, 

 D. D. ; " History or Romance ? an Answer to 

 R6nan " (in German), by Rev. Dr. Osterzu ; 

 " Eternal Penalty : Nine Essays from ' The 

 Northwestern Church,' " by Hugh Miller 

 Thompson, Professor of Church History in 

 Nashotah Theological Seminary ; " Slavery and 

 Southern Methodism : Two Sermons preached 

 in the Methodist Church in Newnan, Georgia," 

 by the Pastor, Rev. John II. Cold well; ."The 

 End, as Foretold in Daniel, with an Exposition 

 of Some Numbers, and the Chronology of the 

 Hebrew Scriptures," by Redford A. Watkinson ; 

 " History of Rationalism : embracing a Survey 

 of the Present State of Protestant Theology, by 

 the Rev. John F. Hurst, A. M., with an Appen- 

 dix of Literature ; " The Reformed Church of 

 Christendom ; or the Duties of Liberal Chris- 

 tians to the Natural Faith at this Crisis of 

 Opinion : " a Sermon, by Rev. H. "W. Bellows, 

 D. D. 



The number of RELIGIOTTS WOKKB NOT THEO- 

 LOGICAL (aside from religious books for chil- 

 dren -which form a distinct class) was consid- 

 erably smaller than the previous year, but in- 

 cluded a considerable number of very valuable 

 original publications, as well as some important 

 reprints. Of the former, the most important 

 were " The Mystical Rose ; or, Mary of Naza- 

 reth, the Lily of the House of David," by 

 Maria Josephine; "Home Scenes: or, Lights 

 and ShadoAvs of the Christian Home ; " " Jesus 

 in Bethany," by the author of " Allan Came- 

 ron ; " "Christ and the Sea: or, Sketches of His 

 Works and "Wonders in the Deep," by Rev. 

 John Spaulding, late Corresponding Secretary 

 of the American Seaman's Friend Society ; " The 

 Predictions of the Prophets which have been 

 most wonderfully fulfilled since the Commence- 

 ment of the Christian Era, and especially those 

 Predictions concerning the United States of 

 America," by Rev. E. P. Royse; "The High 

 Mountain Apart: or, the Desert Place a De- 

 light;" "St. John Land; aRetroprospective: in 

 Two Letters supposed to be written some Years 

 hence ;" " Sermons preached at the Church of 

 St. Paul, the Apostle, during year 1864; " "Re- 

 flected Light; Illustrations of the Redeemer's 

 Faithfulness in the Happy Deathbed Experience 

 of Christians;" "Counsels to Converts," by 

 Rev. A. 0. George ; " "A Sermon of Child- 

 hood," by Rev. Morgan Dix, S. T. D.;" "St. 

 Paul in Rome ; Lectures delivered in the Lega- 

 tion of the United States of America, in Rome," 

 by Rev. C. M. Butler, D. D. ; "A Pastor's Re- 

 view," a Discourse preached in Medway, Mass., 

 Nov. 2, 1864, on the Fiftieth Anniversary of the 

 Author's Ordination and Settlement," by Jacob 

 Ide, D. D.; "The Light of Life: or, the True 

 Idea of the Soul," by N. S. Saxton, M. D., 

 Greenpoint, L. I. ; " Hours with the Toiling, a 

 Book for Women;" "Spiritual Progress," by 

 J. W. Cummings, D. D., LL. D., of St. Stephen's 

 Church, N. Y. ; " The Christian Armor, with 

 Illustrative Selections in Prose and Poetry ; " 



"The Believer's Refuge; or, Meditations on 

 Christ and Heaven," by Joseph P. Thompson, 



D. D. ; "A Discourse delivered in Harvard 

 Church, Charlestown, March 12, 1865, on the 

 25th Anniversary of his Ordination," by George 



E. Ellis, D. D., with an Historical Note ; " The 

 Missionary Jubilee ; an Account of the Fiftieth 

 Anniversary of the American Baptist Mission- 

 ary Union at Philadelphia, May 24-26, 1864, 

 with Commemorative Papers and Discourses; " 

 " Our Country: its Trials and its Triumphs; a 

 series of Discourses suggested by the varying 

 events of the War for the Union," by George 

 Peck, D. D.; "Parochial Sermons," by Rev. 

 Charles Mason, D. D., late Rector of Grace 

 Church, Boston, with a brief Memoir of the 

 Author ; " Machpelah : a Book for the Ceme- 

 tery;" "Behold the Lamb of God!" by E. 

 N. Kirk, D. D. ; " The Waiting Saviour," by 

 E. N. Kirk, D. D. ; " Thoughts on the Death 

 of Little Children," by S. I. Prime, D. D., 

 with an Appendix, ^elected from various au- 

 thors, a new and enlarged edition ; " Hours 

 among the Gospels: or, Wayside Truths 

 from the Life of Our Lord," by N. 0. Burt, 

 D. D. ; " Notes from Plymouth Pulpit; a Col- 

 lection of Memorable Passages from the Dis- 

 courses of Henry Ward Beecher, with a Sketch 

 of Mr. Beecher and the Lecture Room," by 

 Augusta Moore, a new edition, revised and 

 greatly enlarged. " Questions for the First 

 Half of the Christian Year," by Rev. William 

 R. Huntington, Worcester; "Four Years in the 

 Old World : comprising the Travels, Incidents, 

 and Evangelical Labors of Dr. and Mrs. Palmer, 

 in England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales," by 

 the Author of " The Way of Holiness ; " "Vital 

 Godliness," by Rev. W. S. Plumer, D. D.; 

 " Daily Meditations," by the Rev. George Bowen, 

 American Missionary to Bombay, India ; " Some 

 Words of Promise; " "The Soul Gathered," by 

 the Author of " The Way Home ; " " Book of 

 Worship, for Private, Family, and Public Use," 

 by W. W. Everts, D. D. ; " Golden Sands from 

 the Ocean of Divine Wisdom," by the Author 

 of "Emma Allen;" "Gleanings from Pious 

 Authors ; " " How to be Saved : or, the Sinner 

 directed to the Saviour," by J. H. B. ; "Jesus 

 and the Coming Glory : or, Notes on Scripture," 

 by Joel Jones, LL. D., a new edition ; " An 

 Essay on Temptation," by E. C. Wines, D. D. ; 

 " Family Prayers, with Forms for Occasional 

 and Private Use," by the Rt. Rev. Henry W. 

 Lee, D. D., Bishop of Iowa; "New Fruits from 

 an Old Field," by Rev. Epher Whittaker. 



Among the reprints the following are most 

 noteworthy : A new and very elegant edition 

 of Jeremy Taylor's " Rule and Exercise of Holy 

 Living," and " Rule and Exercise of Holy Dy- 

 ing;" "Ore from Precious Mines;" a. new 

 edition of Paley's " Horse Paulina? ; " " The 

 Rhythm of Bernard de Morlaix, Monk of Cluny, 

 on the Celestial Country," translated by Rev. 

 J. M. Neale, B. D., Warckn of Sackville College ; 

 " Sermons of Rev. C. H. Spurgeon," preached 

 at the Metropolitan Tabernacle, London, Eighth 



