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of the United States," by W. L. Bailey, edited 

 and revised by E. D. Cope ; " Prize Essays on 

 the Physical Indications of Longevity," by J. V. 

 C. Smith and J. II. Griscom; Dr. B. A. Gould's 

 "Military and Anthropological Statistics of 

 American Soldiers," and "The Physiology of 

 Man," by Austin Flint, Jr. ; ^'The Annual of 

 Scientific Discovery " a publication which an- 

 nually improves (as there was need) in the se- 

 lectness and sterling value of its contents 

 are the principal. To these we may add, "One 

 Great Force the Cause of Gravitation, Planetary 

 Motion, Heat, Light " (etc.), by Crisfield John- 

 son ; " Physical Media in Spiritual Manifesta- 

 tions," G. W. Samson, D. D.; "Planchette, or. 

 the Despair of Science," by Epes Sargent, and 

 "Wonders of the Deep," by M. Schele de Vere, 

 a popularizing of science with a mixture of the 

 poetical and the fabulous, the popular inter- 

 est in descriptive science is mainly gratified, it 

 will be seen, by the reproduction of European 

 books. 



VIII. THEOLOGY AXD RELIGION. A com- 

 plete list of publications embraced under this 

 comprehensive title, especially if those in- 

 tended for juvenile readers were included, 

 wduld be remarkable for the variety of lit- 

 erary merit exhibited, and as an indication of 

 the mental attitude of a large part of the 

 community. It has been justly observed that 

 the wide circulation of some religious books, 

 impossible to be accounted for by their scanty 

 literary merit, is evidence that they are prized 

 for their religious character alone, a fact of 

 some significance to those who imagine that 

 religious faith is dying out. 



Beginning with books of Biblical Exposition 

 and Criticism, we notice the completion (vols. 

 2 and 3) of Rev. A. Barnes's " Notes on the 

 Psalms ; " Dr. Henry Cowles's commentary 

 on Jeremiah; "The Gospel in Enoch," by 

 H. H. Tucker; Lange's commentary on Ro- 

 mans, and the volume on Proverbs, Eccle- 

 siastes, and the Song of Solomon ; Dr. Noyes's 

 excellent Translation of the New Testament ; 

 Lillie's learned Lectures on First and Second 

 Peter; Dr. A. Nevin's "Popular Commen- 

 tary on Luke ; " " Closing Scenes in the 

 Life of Christ " (Harmony), by D. D. Buck ; 

 " Moses, a Course of Lectures," by R. A. 

 Hallam; Renan's "St. Paul," translated (not 

 in the best manner) by J. Lockwood ; L. 

 R. Paige's commentary on the New Testa- 

 ment, vol. 6 Ephesians to Jude ; " Old Testa- 

 ment Shadows of New Testament Truths," by 

 the Rev. L. Abbott; "The Overture of An- 

 gels," by H. TV. Beecher; "The TVise Men; 

 who they were and why they came to Jeru- 

 salem," byF. TV. Upham, a thoroughly-studied 

 monograph; "Companion to the Bible," by 

 E. P. Barrows, D. D. ; " The Primeval TVorld 

 of Hebrew Tradition," by Dr. F. H. Hedge; 

 TViner's "Grammar of the New Testament 

 Diction," edited by Lunemann, a revised trans- 

 lation by Professor J. H. Thayer ; Smith's "Dic- 

 tionary of the Bible," edited by Professor Hack- 



ett and Mr. Ezra Abbot, vols. 2 and 3 ; "Studies 

 in Bible Lands," by TV. L. Gage. 



Of works in the department of Didactic 

 and Polemic Theology we mention the Ser- 

 mons of Rev. F. 0. Ewer on the "Failure of 

 Protestantism," which are more memorable 

 for the controversy they excited than for their 

 intrinsic claims to attention, though they show 

 considerable literary skill; the effective dis- 

 courses of the Rev. G. B. Bacon on "The 

 Sabbath Question ;" the new, revised edition 

 of " The Apostolical and Primitive Church," 

 by the Rev. Lyman Coleman, a polemic under 

 severely didactic forms ; " Living Questions of 

 the Age," by the author of "The Philosophy 

 of the Plan of "Salvation," and " The Doctrine 

 of the Holy Spirit, a Philosophy of the Divine 

 Operation in the Redemption of Man," by the 

 same author treatises which show something 

 of the power indicated in the book by which 

 the author first became known, but " following 

 it afar off;" "The Divine Human in the In- 

 carnate and the "Written TVord, and Some 

 Thoughts on the Atonement older than the 

 Creeds," by " a Member of the New York 

 Bar," marked by vigor of style, but more 

 adapted to popular impression than to aid in 

 the critical investigation of its topics ; " The 

 Oneness of the Christian Church," by Rev. 

 Dorus Clarke ; " A Doctrinal and Ritualistic 

 View of the Holy Eucharist," by the Hon. 

 George S. Lacey; "The Church Catechism 

 Verified by Holy Scripture," by Rev. William 

 Schouler, Jr.; " The Inspiration of Scripture," 

 by F. L. Patton ; " Congregational Church 

 Polity," by A. Fleming; "Christ and the 

 Bible, not the Bible and Christ," by Rev. W. 

 A. Muhlenburg ; " Bible Handbook Theologi- 

 cally arranged," by Rev. F. C. Holliday; "The 

 Secret of Swedenborg," by Henry James 

 nearly as close a secret as before with the 

 mystery of Mr. James added ; "Spirit Mys- 

 teries Revealed," by Andrew Jackson Davis, 

 and " The Question Settled : a Comparison 

 between Biblical and Modern Spiritualism," 

 by Rev. M. Hull. To this head may be reduced 

 volumes of sermons, including two volumes by 

 Rev. H. W. Beecher ; a volume by Rev. Charles 

 Wadsworth ; " Sermons in Grace Church," by 

 the late Rector, Rev. T. II. Taylor, D. D. ; Ser- 

 mons of Bishop S. Elliot, of Georgia, with 

 Memoir; of Bishop L. L. Hamline, with 

 Memoir byF. G. Hibbard; " Every-day Sub- 

 jects in Sunday Sermons," by Rev. R. L. Col- 

 lier ; " The Marriage of the King's Son, and 

 the Guilt of Unbelief," by W. James, with 

 Memoir. 



Some important Apologetic works have ap- 

 peared : " Evidences of Christianity," by Pres. 

 Dodge; "Studies in the Evidences," etc., by 

 S. G. Bulfinch; Bishop Clark's "Primary 

 Truths of Religion ; " Fenelon's " Conversa- 

 tions on the Truth of Religion," with " Letters 

 on the Immortality of the Soul and the Free- 

 dom of the Will," translated by A. E. Silli- 

 man ; "Credo : The Supernatural in the Bible," 



