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i the Hlrtory of Slavery in 



by George II. Mo<>iv, Librarian 

 k llitorir::l .-Mu'ii-ty; "A Historical 

 IiKHii: '.iig Henry Hudson, his Friend^ 



.ml Early Life, his Connection with 

 :i|);uiy, and Discovery of Dela- 

 Bay," by .John Meredith Head, Jr. 



Tho historiet of other Countries and Time* 

 .nt than usual works of 

 original American research, though a few were 

 reprints. Wo may name among the most valu- 

 able: the tliinl volume of Mr. Philip Smith's 

 >ry ut' the "World from the Earliest Re- 

 cords in tlic rresent Time;" the 14th und 15th 

 volume- <>t' Henri .Martin's "History of France, 

 from the most Remote Period to 1789," trans- 

 lated by Mary L. Booth. These volumes treat of 

 tin- ikvline of the French monarchy. The sixth 

 ami concluding volume of Thomas Carlyle's 

 "Hi.^tory of Friedrich the Second, called Fred- 

 eriek the Great ; " Mr. George Makepeace 

 Towlo's '-History of Henry the Fifth;" the 

 third and fourth volumes, completing the work, 

 of Miss Harriet Martineau's "History of Eng- 

 land from 1800 to 1854; " the 5th, 6th, 7th and 

 8th volumes of Mr. J. Anthony Fronde's " His- 

 tory of. England from the Fall of "Wolsey to the 

 Death of Elizabeth ; " volume 2d of the Em- 

 peror Louis Napoleon's "History of Julius 

 Caesar, comprising the "Wars in Gaul ; " the 

 same work in the original French ; Rev. Dr. E. 

 II. Gillett's "England Two Hundred Years 

 Ago ; " a new and elegant edition, from the 

 latest rewsion of the author, of Lord Macaulay's 

 " History of England from the accession of 

 James II ; " the first volume of a translation 

 with notes, hy J. G. Shea, LL. D., of Charle- 

 voix's "History and General Description of 

 New France;" Mr. S. G. Drake's "Historical 

 Memoir of the Colony of New Plymouth ; " 

 " The History of Ireland, from the earliest Period 

 to the English Invasion," by the Rev. Geoffrey 

 Keating, D. D., translated from the original 

 (laelie, and copiously annotated by John O'Ma- 

 hony. 



In Eccletiattical Hi&tory, the most important 

 works were: vols. 2d and 3d of the Abb6 J. 

 K. Darras' "General History of the Catholic 

 Church, from the Commencement of the Chris- 

 tian Era until the Present Time," with an intro- 

 duction and notes by Archbishop Spaulding; 

 Rev. Dr. E. E. Bcardsley's "History of the 

 Episcopal Church in Connecticut, from the Set- 

 tlement of the Colony to the Death of Bishop 

 Si-abury;" "The Moravian Episcopate," by 

 Kdmund do Schweinitz; "Lectures on the 

 History of the Jewish Church, Part II., from 

 Samuel to the Captivity," by Very Rev. A. P. 

 Stanley, D.D., Dean of "Westminster ; " History 

 <>f the Seventh-day Baptist General Confer- 

 ence," by Rev. James Bailey ; " The Conver- 

 sion of the Northern Nations, tiio Boyle Lec- 

 tures for 18G5," by Charles Merivale, B. D. ; 

 ll..-v. Dr. Kaphall's "Post-Biblical History of 

 the Jews, from the Close of the Old Testament 

 till the Destruction of the Second Temple ; " I >r. 



J. II. Merle D'Aubigu6't fourth volume of his 

 "His'urv of tin- iMormation in Kurnpi- in tho 

 timeof Oalvin;" Kv. c. c. LOSS'S "Statistical 

 HUory of the First Century of American 

 .Mcthodi-m." 



\\ orks on TUEOLOGT wo have classed under 

 heads, General and Polemic, In the 

 former, tho principal works were: "Discourses 

 .m tho Book of Genesis," by Rev. II. A. Henry, 

 Ilabbi Preacher; "Lectures on Pastoral Theol- 

 ogy," by Enoch Pond, D. D. ; "A Commentary 

 on the Book of Ecclesiastes," by Rev. Loyal 

 Young, D. D., with introductory notices by Drs. 

 McGill and Jacobus; Prof. J. P. Lange's " Com- 

 mentary on the New Testament," vol. 2, " Mark 

 and Luke," edited by Drs. Shedd, Oostorzee, 

 Schaff, andStarbuck; vol. 3, "John," edited by 

 Dr. Oosterzee, and vol. 4, " Acts," edited by 

 Drs. Lechler, Gerok, and Schaeffer ; " A Critical 

 and Exegetical Commentary on the Book of 

 Genesis, with a New Translation," by J. G. 

 Murphy, D. D., T. C. D., with a preface by J. P. 

 Thompson, D. D. ; " Titles, Attributes, Work, 

 and Claims of tho Holy Spirit; " edition with 

 introduction and additional notes of Rev. Dr. 

 George R. Noyes; "New Translation of tho 

 Hebrew Poets; " "Ecce Homo, a Survey of tho 

 Life and Works of Jesus Christ ; " a continua- 

 tion of Rev. Dr. D. D. Whedon's " Commentary 

 on the Gospels, intended for Popular Use ; " this 

 volume comprises Luke and John; " Tho Minor 

 Prophets, with Notes, Critical, Explanatory, and 

 Practical, designed for both Pastors and Peo- 

 ple," by Rev. Henry Cowles ; and Rev. Dr. Wil- 

 liam S. Plumer's " Studies in tho Book of 

 Psalms, being a Critical and Expository Com- 

 mentary, with Doctrinal and Practical Remarks 

 on the Entire Psalter." 



In Polemic Theology, the contimied existence 

 of the controversial spirit in matters of faith 

 was evident, though, on the whole, less bitter 

 than at some former times. The most impor- 

 tant works of this class were : " Memoir of the 

 Controversy respecting the Three Heavenly "Wit- 

 nesses, 1 John v. 7, including Critical Notices 

 of the Principal Writers on both Sides of the 

 Discussion," by Criticus, a new edition, with 

 notes and an appendix, by Ezra Abbot; Dr. 

 Austin Dickinson s "The Resurrection of Jesus 

 Christ Historically and Logically Viewed; " 

 "Apostolic 'Eirenicon, 1 or Papal Primacy a 

 Figment, being a Reply to Dr. Pusey, by Catho- 

 licus Verus;" "The Temporal Mission of the 

 Holy Ghost, or Reason and Revelation," by 

 Henry Edward Manning, Archbishop of A\\s- 

 minster ; " The Church of England a Portion 

 of Christ's Own Holy Catholic Church, and 

 a means of Restoring Visible Unity, an 

 Eirenicon," in a letter to the Author of "The 

 Christian Year, by Rev. E. B. Pusey, D. D. ; " 

 "The Reunion of Christendom, a Pastoral 

 Letter to tho Clergy," etc., by Henry Edward 

 Manning, Archbishop of Westminster; 'A 

 Letter to the Rev. E. B. Pusey, D. D., on 

 his recent 'Eirenicon,' by John Henry New- 

 man, D. D. ; " Studies npon the Harmony of 



