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LITERATURE AND LITERARY PROGRESS IN 1874. 



Earthwork Mensuration on the Prismpidal For- 

 mula. By Conway K. Howard, Civil Engineer. 



Catalogue of Plants growing without Cultivation 

 in the State of New Jersey, etc. By Oliver K. W illis, 

 Ph.D. 



The Physiology of Man. Designed to represent 

 the Existing State of Physiological Science as ap- 

 plied to the Functions of the Human Body. By 

 Austin Flint, Jr., M. D. In five vols. Vol. V. 



ACollection of Tactical Studies. Translated and 

 put together hy Wyllys Lyman, Brevet-Major U.S.A. 



Chapters on Political Economy. By Albert S. 

 Bolles. 



Lecture Notes on Qualitative Analysis. By Henry 

 B. Hill, M. A., Assistant Professor of Chemistry in 

 Harvard University. 



Corals and Coral Islands. By James D. Dana, 

 Professor in Yale College. New edition, witli addi- 

 tional matter. 



Sophisms of Protection. By the late Frederic 

 Bastiat. Translated from the Paris edition of 1863. 

 With Preface by Horace White. 



Eating for Strength. By M. L. Holbrook, M. D. 



The Blowpipe; a Guide to its Use in the Deter- 

 mination of Salts and Minerals. Compiled from 

 Various Sources, by George W. Plympton, C. E., 

 A. M., Professor in the Polytechic Institute, Brook- 

 lyn, N. Y. 



A Brief Account of the Finances and Paper-Money 

 of the Eevolution. By J. W. Schuckers. 



Commercial Cryptograph. A Telegraph and 

 Double Index. Holocryptic Cipher. By J. G. 

 Bloomer. 



The Voice in Speaking. Translated from the 

 German of E. Seiler, by W. H. Furness, D. D. 



Annual Kecord of Science and Industry for 1873. 

 Edited by Spencer F. Baird, with the Assistance of 

 Eminent Men of Science. 



The Science Record for 1874. A Compendium of 

 Scientific Progress and Discovery during the Past 

 Year. With Illustrations. Edited by Alfred E. 

 Beach. 



The Stars and the Earth ; or, Thoughts on Space, 

 Time, and Eternity. New edition, with a New Intro- 

 duction, by Thomas Hill, D. D. 



Evolution and Progress. By Eev. William J. Gill. 



A Brief History of Culture. By John S. Hittell. 



The Moral System. With an Historical and Criti- 

 cal Introduction, with Special Eeference to Butler's 

 Analogy. By E. H. Gillett, D." D. 



The History of the English Language. From the 

 Teutonic Invasion of Britain to the Close of the 

 Georgian Era. By Henry E. Shepherd, Professor in 

 Baltimore City College. 



A Grammar and Dictionary of the Language of 

 the Hedatsa, with an Introductory Sketch of the 

 Tribe. By William Matthews. 



The Principles of Chemistry and Molecular Me- 

 chanics. By Dr. Gustavus Hinrich, Professor of 

 Physical Science in the State University of Iowa. 



The Conservation of Energy. By Balfour Stuart, 

 LL. D. With an Appendix treating of the Vital and 

 Mental Applications of the Doctrine. 



THEOLOGY AND RELIGION. As usual, this de- 

 partment of writing embraces a large propor- 

 tion of the whole number of published books, 

 and among them are to be mentioned some 

 of superior merit. Of works in scientific and 

 apologetic theology, of an expositional charac- 

 ter, Dr. Horace Bushnell's volume, entitled 

 "Forgiveness and Law, grounded in Principles 

 interpreted by Human Analogies," is especially 

 noticeable. It is interesting for its frank reve- 

 lations of the workings of a powerful and 

 richly-gifted mind on a most vital subject ; for 

 the ingenuity and suggestiveness of its thought ; 



for its sturdy, and sometimes daring indepen- 

 dence and originality of conception. But the 

 warmest admirers of the distinguished author 

 must confess that his style is sometimes need- 

 lessly harsh, and it is safe to conclude, judging 

 from the past, that many more will find food 

 for their admiration of Dr. Bushnell than satis- 

 faction in his conclusions. The Sermons of 

 the Rev. Henry Norman Hudson, best known 

 by his admirable writings on Shakespeare, will 

 extend his reputation as a master of didactic 

 composition. His style is that of one who has 

 been nourished in the best of the elder English 

 literature, the spirit of which has been thor- 

 oughly imbibed. "Religion and the State," 

 by Alvah Hovey, D. D., carefully discusses the 

 limits of civil action in matters of religion, 

 and maintains that the state can properly only 

 protect its free exercise ; condemning all alli- 

 ance between Church and State, and the exemp- 

 tion of ecclesiastical property from taxation. 

 The same author has put forth a brief popular 

 essay on "The State of Men after Death." A 

 volume at once forcible in argument, and of 

 excellent spirit and temper, is "Science and 

 Christianity, a Series of Lectures," by the 

 Rev. A. P. Peabody, D. D., LL. D. " Geometry 

 and Faith ; a Fragmentary Supplement to the 

 Ninth Bridgewater Treatise," by ex-President 

 Thomas Hill, D. D., LL. D., appears in an en- 

 larged edition. In a "fit audience," which 

 must necessarily be also "few," this will be a 

 source of great intellectual pleasure. Only a 

 trained mathematician can do complete justice 

 to the argument. " The Kingdom of Christ on 

 Earth ; Twelve Lectures," by the Rev. Samuel 

 Harris, D. D., Professor in Yale College, are 

 worthy of the larger audience to which they 

 are offered. "David, King of Israel, his Life 

 and its Lessons," by the Rev. William M. Tay- 

 lor, D. D., is a good example of Scripture biog- 

 raphy expounded in the light of contemporary 

 sentiment and character. The encyclopedic 

 commentary of Dr. Lange, translated and much 

 enlarged under the editorial oversight of Dr. 

 Philip Schaflf, is approaching completion. The 

 fact that so voluminous a work finds a remuner- 

 ative patronage is a striking indication of the 

 degree in which solid theological learning is 

 appreciated. A new edition of Dr. H. M. Dex- 

 ter's " Congregationalism," with much new 

 matter, improves and perpetuates a valuable 

 book of reference. "An Examination of the 

 Alleged Discrepancies of the Bible," by J. W. 

 Haley, is a defensive work, original in concep- 

 tion, ably executed, and in a style fitted for 

 general perusal. Of polemic theology several 

 noticeable works have appeared. -"Infant 

 Baptism and Infant Salvation in the Calvinistic 

 System; a Review of Dr. Hodge's 'Systematic 

 Theology,' " by the Rev. Charles P. Krauth, 

 D. D., amply exhibits the author's learning and 

 acuteness. Discussing some of the same ques- 

 tions, but adversely, is "Mercersburg Theology 

 Inconsistent with Protestant and Reformed 

 Doctrine," by B. S. Schenck, D. D. Another 



