complete my original design, when publishing my 'Studies for Sunday Evenings' to supply, namely,-Scripture Readings, of an evangelical yet practical character, for more than a whole year of Sundays." The subjects treated in this volume are-The Books of Judges and KingsThe Word of Reconciliation-Grace seasoned with Salt-Revivals---AntiChrist-Spiritual Darkness-The Book of Ruth-All things working together-Strength from Weakness—The Book of Esther-Knowing the Doctrine-Bereavement-The Things of Cæsar-Sins of Speech-Not Straitened in God-The Shunamite Woman-Self-Denial-The Book of Proverbs-Behold the Man-Weary in well-doing-The Communion of Saints Perfect through Sufferings--Asleep in Christ-An Old Disciple. The reflections on these subjects are enlightened, serious, and practical. PATER NOSTER; OR, WHOM AND HOW TO WORSHIP. By Rev. CHARLES WELLS, M.A. London: William Macintosh, 24 Paternoster Row. "THE following lectures," says the author, "contain hints rather than elaborate thought. They constitute a series, for they have a common aim, and are arranged in something like order. The aim is to obtain justice for Christianity by reducing it to its peculiar first principle. Attention to first principles is as needful here as elsewhere. By neglecting them Christianity is exposed to corruption. While in genuine Christianity there is nothing to offend a healthy moral sense, the hard, dry, mechanical versions of it, the caricatures of it, which are too often met with, are the occasion of much unbelief. When the caricature is mistaken for the reality, and the alternative is supposed to be the acceptance of that, or unbelief of Christianity, great mischief is done. Let Christianity only show as she is, and she will both command and attract mankind." We are heartily glad to meet our old friend, the author, once more in the fields of sermonic literature. He is always thoughtful in his utterances and stately in his march. These discourses are brief, but they are full of pith and spiritual pathos. RELIGION IN EARNEST. BY SILAS HENER. Second Edition. London: George Lamb, 6 Sutton Street, Commercial Road. THE subjects of this volume are- -Freedom of Inquiry in matters relating to Religion-The Bible and the Religion of the Bible-The Vanity of Worldly pleasures, and the sufficiency of Religion-The Nature and Fruits of Repentance-Regeneration, or the Spiritual Birth-Conditions of Justification-Saving Faith, and its Effects-Love to God-How to obtain Heavenly-mindedness-Reasons for Searching the Scriptures, and How to Search them-Intellectual Improvement-The Gospel and its Professors-The great Importance of minding Little Things-Finery of Dress and useless Ornaments-Christian Liberality-Love and Beneficence- -The Duty of Christians to care for Souls-Conditions of Availing Prayer-Entire Gratification-The Growing Beauty of the Christian Character-Persecution Inseparable from Eminent Faithfulness. These subjects are here treated in a spirit reverent, catholic, and earnest, and with considerable intellectual force and literary ability. FATHER HYACINTHE: ORATIONS, WITH A SKETCH OF HIS LIFE. London: Morgan and Chase. THE FAMILY AND THE CHURCH: ORATIONS BY FATHER HYACINTHE. London: Morgan and Chase. THESE Volumes contain the Life and chief Discourses of a very remark. able man, a man not only of great ability, extensive culture, and oratoric power, but a man of vigorous Christian conscience. THE GOSPELS INTERWOVEN: A NARRATIVE OF OUR LORD'S EARTHLY MINISTRY. By E. YATES. London: Morgan, Chase, and Scott. AT JESUS' FEET: A SERIES OF PAPERS ON CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE, LIFE, AND WORK. By R. C. MORGAN. London: Morgan, Chase, and Scott, 38 Ludgate Hill. THE GOSPELS INTERWOVEN.-An extract from the author's preface will give a description of the nature and design of this work. "All the Harmonies that I have seen, or can hear of, are either more or less paraphrases of the Sacred History; in other words, a translation of Divine writings into human, or else arrangements of the contents of the four Gospels in parallel columns. In the first, as it must be in such a case, the translation is so inferior to the original, that one feels, as it were, offended while one reads. Besides, in such a paraphrase, much must be put in to connect the narratives together, and much omitted in the way of details, too small apparently to be translated, and yet adding much to the story-picture set before us; and after all, the style is so different from the book itself, that it often seems to hinder more than it helps. In the second kind, one is often confused by the differences in the accounts being made so much the more conspicuous without any explanation, and while we perceive that difference is not necessarily contradiction, yet the effort to reconcile them breaks the thread of the story in one's own mind, and mars the profit of the reading. Then the bulk and consequent expensiveness of most of those books place them beyond the reach of many who would be very glad of some help in the study of the Scriptures; and to many again, this very learnedness makes them the more puzzling." This effort of the author's is most praiseworthy and useful. Every Sunday School teacher should have a copy and use it. AT JESUS' FEET.-We are informed that the contents of this little volume appeared first in the columns of the Revival, a weekly periodical. Our readers know what a revival theology and literature are, and this book is equal to the best of its class. The book will undoubtedly have what for many reasons it deserves-a large circulation. CONDUCTED BY DAVID THOMAS, D.D. VOL. I. EDITOR'S SERIES. [VOLUME XXVI. FROM COMMENCEMENT.] Price, 58. 6d. It contains EIGHTY-NINE Sermons, more or less elaborate. The subjects of which are 1 Life: a Week-day Homily for Thoughtful Men. 2 Vails. 3 Soul Priesthood. 4 Soul Education. 5 Soul Merchandise. 6 Feelings of the Good in relation to the Subjugation of Evil. 7 Picture of Suffering Sainthood. 31 Elisha and the Naughty 32 The Vanity of Man as a 33 Man made in the Image 34 Remedy against Sorrow 35 Conformity with Christ. 8 The God of the World as 37 Crucified with Christ. 9 God's Mundane Property and Man's Moral Obligation. 10 Christian Life. 11 Two Worlds of One Race. 13 Soul Architecture. 38 Phases of Christian Piety. 40 Death-A Way. from Genesis. 42 Solomon's Dominion. 46 Theology and Morality. 17 The Love of Jesus to His 47 Searching after God. 59 Things that occur when Men are first brought to Christ. 62 The Trees of the Lord. 66 Moral Significance of Life. 69 The Right and Wrong 71 Matrimonial Misery. 73 The Cry of the Poor. 75 Moral Contrasts. 78 The Wicked a Ransom for 79 Wealth in relation to Character. 80 True Pursuit of Mankind. 85 Wickedness. 86 Moral Qualities and their 87 Reputation and Riches. Besides all these Sermons there are various Articles on other General Subjects:-(1.) VARIATIONS ON THEMES FROM SCRIPTURE, by Rev. Francis Jacox, B.A.-(2.) The PREACHER'S DISSECTING ROOм, by Mathematicus, M.A.: in which the Revs. H. P. Liddon, M.A., H. Ward Beecher, C. J. Vaughan, D.D., are examined as Preachers.-(3.) BIBLICAL CRITICISM: Containing Articles from the pen of W. Lindsay, D.D., Dr. Clark, M.A.-(4.) PULPIT AND ITS HANDMAIDS: containing Articles from Revs. H. Maclean, B.D., H. Bower. (5.) LITERARY NOTICES: which contain Reviews of a large number of Important Theological, Homiletical, and other Works. THE EDITION OF THIS VOLUME 18 NEARLY EXHAUSTED. THE FOURTH VOLUME OF THE HOMILIST, EDITOR'S SERIES. This Volume, which begins in July, will, in addition to the Articles contained in the previous volumes, have Criticisms from the pen of Dr. Ginissburg, the famous Hebrew Scholar, Member of the Biblical Revision Committee; Homiletical Sketches on the Book of Job, and the Gospel of St. John, by the Editor; Pen Portraitures of the Representative Preachers of the age; Talmudic Studies with St. Paul; contributions from the Pen of Dr. William Rees, Liverpool, the greatest Welsh preacher living; &c., &c. CONDUCTED BY DAVID THOMAS, D.D. VOL. II. EDITOR'S SERIES. [VOLUME XXVII. FROM COMMENCEMENT.] LONDON SIMPKIN, MARSHALL & CO., STATIONERS' HALL COURT. It contains EIGHTY-THREE Sermons, more or less elaborate. The subjects of which are 1 Soul Literature. 2 Sore Pilgrimage. 3 Methods for Abolishing War. 4 The Sleep of Jonah and the Sleep of Christ. 5 An Implied Charge set 6 Methods of Study in Pre- an Earnest Inquiry. 12 Children and their Parents. 13 Servants and their Mas ters. 14 Soul Militancy. 15 Possession of the Mind of 16 The World's Light. 18 Pharaoh's Butler. 20 Where is Life? 21 The War. 30 Obedience: the True Test | 54 Autumn Voices. of Love to Christ. 31 Compassion of Christ to 32 of The Foolish Exchange. 36 Ancestral Experience: a 38 Death: a Sentence. 40 41 42 God's Voice to Sinners. 55 The Endearing Aspects of the Eternal. 56 Ideal Young Manhood. 58 The Gifts of Christ. 62 Life Prosperous and Peril ous. 63 Child Training. Laziness. 70 The Influence of a De- 45 God and the Human Race. nity. 47 God's Discovery of Man's 22 Christian Views of Divine 48 Sketches from Genesis (XIV.): Abraham's Victory. Sovereignty. 23 Reasons for the Existence of the Wicked on Earth. 49 Religion an Intelligent 24 Saul in the Cave at Endor. 27 The First Advent of Christ 29 Spiritual Aspects of Man. Besides all these Sermons there are various Articles on other General Subjects:(1.) VARIATIONS ON THEMES FROM SCRIPTURE, by Rev. Francis Jacox, B.A.-(2.) THE PREACHER'S DISSECTING ROOM, by Mathematicus, M.A.: in which the Revs. C. J. Vaughan, D.D., John Ker, Stopford Brooke, T. Binney, are examined as Preachers.-(3.) BIBLICAL CRITICISM: Containing Articles from the pen of J. B. Lightfoot, D.D., W. Lindsay, D.D. (4.) PULPIT AND ITS HANDMAIDS: containing Articles by E. S. Dallas, W. Benton Chilow, F. W. Farrar, M.A., F.R.S.-(5.) LITERARY NOTICES: which contain Reviews of a large number of Important Theological, Homiletical, and other Works. THE HOMILIST. CONDUCTED BY DAVID THOMAS, D.D., AUTHOR OF THE 66 BIBLICAL LITURGY," PHILOSOPHY OF HAPPINESS," 66 VOL. IV. EDITOR'S SERIES. GENIUS "THE LETTER KILLETH, BUT THE SPIRIT GIVETH LIFE."-Paul. LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, MARSHALL, AND CO., STATIONERS' HALL COURT. 1871. |