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vines. " Seed Truths," by Dr. Pharcellus 

 Church, discusses the themes of religion from 

 the point of view of a spiritual philosophy 

 founded on a study of the Bible. " Ten Great 

 Religions," hy Dr. James Freeman Clarke, 

 compares the principal religions of the world 

 with each other and with Christianity, and 

 argues from this comparison the fitness of 

 Christianity to be a universal religion. His 

 definition of what he means by Christianity 

 would not be accepted by the great majority 

 of its nominal adherents, but there can be no 

 dispute as to the interest with which the 

 author pursues his investigation and sets forth 

 its results. An essay in the same general di- 

 rection, but from a less-declared Christian 

 stand-point, is the Rev. 0. B. Frothingham's 

 "Beliefs of the Unbelievers." "Christianity 

 and Skepticism " is the theme of a series of 

 "Boston lectures" that have been received 

 with much favor. "Religious Philosophy," 

 by the late Bishop Alonzo Potter, D. D., LL. D., 

 argues that man, Nature, and the Bible, are 

 three concurring witnesses to the truths of 

 religion. It is the substance of lectures de- 

 livered before the Lowell- Institute, and of 

 some of the later lectures only an outline is 

 given. It is marked, especially in the earlier 

 portions, by the large knowledge, the thought- 

 fulness and calmness of style, and the mild 

 spirit, of the lamented author. " The Life of 

 Jesus the Christ," by the Rev. Henry Ward 

 Beecher, of which one volume has been pub- 

 lished, is marked by the author's independence 

 of belief, his imaginative and dramatic power, 

 his knowledge of human nature, and more 

 than his usual reach of investigation and 

 thoughtfulness of style. The work is evidently 

 a favorite with the author, and he is doing 

 his best to make it a favorite with the public. 

 "The Religion of the Present and the Fu- 

 ture " is the title of a volume of sermons 

 preached in the chapel of Yale College, by 

 President Woolsey. They will be a legacy 

 held in much value by his pupils, and have 

 been received by the public with high ap- 

 preciation. A volume of college sermons, by 

 Prof. Eleazer T. Fitch, recalls the memory of 

 a man worthy of the reverence with which 

 he was regarded. " The Model Prayer," by 

 George C. Baldwin, D. D., is an exposition of 

 the Lord's Prayer for popular use, well suited to 

 that destination, though not adding perceptibly 

 to the standard literature of the theme. Un- 

 der the general title, "Mediation," an anony- 

 mous essay on "The Function of Thought" 

 finds a place here by reason of its being a part 

 of a larger work on the Mediator. In itself 

 considered, it is a psychological study, indi- 

 cating, on the author's part, considerable ori- 

 ginality of speculation. " Park Street Pul- 

 pit," a volume of sermons by the Rev. W. 

 H. H. Murray, would scarcely have attracted 

 the attention they did, had the author not 

 been otherwise known in the world of letters. 

 It may be considered a proof of merit that the 



favorable expectation of the public has not 

 been disappointed. A unique work, containing 

 almost a minimum of original matter, yet giv- 

 ing more evidence of learning than a majority 

 of the books named under this head taken 

 together, is Dr. Ezra Abbot's "Literature of 

 the Doctrine of a Future State." The great 

 number of the books whose titles are given, 

 the knowledge of their contents that must 

 have been required for their accurate classifi- 

 cation, and the skilful .analysis of the subject 

 with which the classification is framed, make 

 it a model bibliography. 



Without attempting an exhaustive list, we 

 mention also the following : 



The New Testament ; with Notes, Pictorial Illus- 

 trations, and Eeferences. By Eev. Israel P. "War- 

 ren, D. D. 



The Dance and the Martyr. Translated from the 

 French of Adolph Monad, by Eev. J. E. Eankin, 



Life at Threescore and Ten. By Eev. Albert 

 Barnes. 



"The Heavenly State" and "Future Punish- 

 ment." Two Sermons. By Henry Ward Beecher. 



The Conversion of St. Paul. Three Discourses. 

 By George Jarvis Geer, D. D. 



The License of Evil. By Joel Moody. 



Barnes's Notes on the Gospel. New and revised 

 edition. 2 vols. 



Barnes's Notes on the Acts of the Apostles. 



Barnes's Notes on the Epistle to the Eomans. 



Short Sermons for the People. By Eev. "William 

 S. Plumer, D. D. 



The Sermons of Henry Ward Beecher, from March 

 to September, 1870. From Verbatim Beports. 



Ad Fidem ; or, Parish Evidences of Christianity. 

 By Eev. E. F. Burr, D. D. 



Object and Outline Teaching. A Guide-Book for 

 Sunday-school Workers. By "Rev. H. C. McCook. 



The Union Bible Companion : containing the Evi- 

 dences of the Divine Origin, Preservation, Credibil- 

 ity, and Inspiration, of the Holy Scriptures ; an Ac- 

 count of various Manuscripts and English Transla- 

 tions, all the Chief Books and the Chief Doctrines 

 of the Bible, and Plans of Christian Work. With a 

 Copious Analytical Index. By S. Austin Allibone. 



The Kingdom of Heaven : What it is ; where it 

 is ; and the Duty of American Christians concerning 

 it. By Jesse H. Jones. 



Perseverance and Apostasy. Being an Argument 

 in Proof of the Arminian Doctrine on that Subject. 

 By Eev. Albert Nash. 



The Times of Daniel. An Argument. By Henry 

 W. Taylor, LL. D., late a Justice of the Supreme 

 Court, and Judge of the Court of Appeals, of New 

 York. 



Familiar Discourses to the Young. Preceded by 

 an Address to Parents. By a Catholic Priest. 



The Happiness of Heaven. By a Father of the 

 Society of Jesus. 



Popery and its Aims. By Eev. Granville Moody, 



New Testament Manual. With Tables, Maps, 

 Descriptions, etc. Bv Stephen Hawes, 



A Comprehensive History of the Bible. Mainly 

 abridged from Dr. William Smith's Dictionary of 

 the Bible, but comprising Important Additions and 

 Improvements, etc. Edited by Eev. Samuel W. 

 Barnum. 



God : Conferences delivered at Notre-Dame in 

 Paris, by the Eev. Pere Lacordaire. Translated 

 from the French, with the author's permission, by a 

 Tertiary of the same Order. 



Science and the Bible ; or, The Mosaic Creation and 

 Modern Discoveries. By Eev. Herbert W. Morris, 

 A.M. 



