NOTICES. NOTICES. 319 THE WAY OF HOLINESS, WITH NOTES BY THE WAY: a Narrative of Experience resulting from a Determination to be a Bible Christian. New York: Piercy & Reed. 1843. We do not expect our female readers to buy and peruse every NOTES, EXPLANATORY AND PRACTICAL, ON THE EPISTLE TO THE HEBREWS. By Albert Barnes. New York: Harper & Brothers. 1843.-Mr. Barnes is a learned and pious divine book mentioned in these notices; but here is one which we are of the "New School" Presbyterian Church. For several years not willing to suppose will escape the examination of any he has been the esteemed pastor of a church in Philadelphia, Christian woman whose eye may light upon this recommendaand has blended with his parochial labors the diligent study of tion of it. Of all that has been written on the blessed theme the Bible, and has commented on several of its books. Some of entire sanctification, it is doubtful if any thing is better calcuyears since we read with interest his comments on the Gospels, lated than this to rouse pious desire, and guide the soul in its and have always since anticipated rich contributions to Biblical seeking. It is a narrative of the work of God in the heart of literature from his pen. His Notes on the Epistle to the He- a sister now alive, and held in high esteem by the Church. brews have just fallen into our hands. After a hasty examina- There is an unusual degree of simplicity in the narrative, such tion of several portions of it, we feel prepared to recommend it as we think could not be arrived at, except by the chastening as a most desirable aid to the right understanding of that most power of the Sanctifier. The author has but one aim, namely, precious part of Holy Writ. The reader will not, of course, to present pictures-Daguerreotype impressions-of her states expect to approve all the views expressed in the comments of of mind, from the time she started in the way to seek holiness Mr. Barnes; but he will always be pleased with the manner until and after she attained it. The difficulties she encounand apparent spirit of the author. Mr. Barnes is less philolog-tered, their effect upon her mind, and the manner of her esical than Clarke, yet sufficiently critical. His work indicates cape, are all so represented, that the pious reader readily apa good knowledge of the languages which contribute to the cor-prehends them; and often finds that "as in water face answerrect understanding of the Scriptures; but he gives us the results of his researches, without tracing, in his expositions, the steps by which he arrived at those results. The volume before us is a large duodecimo of 334 pages. The following remarks, in the Introduction, set forth with admirable force and justice the value of this inspired Epistle, and may move the reader to study it more carefully: eth to face," so does heart to heart in religious experience. We earnestly commend this little volume to all who hunger after righteousness. As an instance among many of the instructive scenes constantly recurring, in the progress of the narrative, we give the following extract: heart than that learned by mere precept. Passing through this painful process, the lessons of grace remain written in living characters upon the mind, and we are better able to tell to the travelers coming after us, just how and where we met with this and the other difficulty, how we overcame, and the peculiar lessons learned by passing through this and that trial, and thus be not only advantaged in our own experience, but helpful to fellow pilgrims.' "Scarcely had she finished speaking, when the prayer that she might be made a monument of the extent of saving grace to transform the heart and life, was brought by the Spirit to her remembrance, and the inquiry was presented whether she would be willing that the petition should be granted, if, in order for its accomplishment, it were needful that she should be called to pass through trials unheard of in magnitude and duration? "An unutterable weight of responsibility rested upon her mind, and she hastened to prostrate herself in solitude before God. She felt that it was an inquiry proposed by the Spirit, that searcheth all things, and was assured that the decision of that hour would tell momentously on her eternal destiny. "One day, after having given to a friend a narration of the way by which the Lord had brought her, and stated a variety of "This Epistle, therefore, occupies a most important place in experience, trials by the way, and the manner in which she had the book of Revelation, and without it that book would be in- been enabled to overcome, &c., the friend remarked something complete. It is the most full explanation which we have of expressive of surprise and gratitude in reference to the Lord's inthe meaning of the Jewish institutions. In the Epistle to the structive dealings. 'O,' said she, in return, 'this is the way the Romans we have a system of religious doctrine, and particular-Lord takes to instruct and discipline his children. That which ly a defense of the great doctrine of justification by faith. Im-is learned by experience is much more deeply written upon the portant doctrines are discussed in the other epistles; but there was something wanted that would show the meaning of the Jewish rites and ceremonies, and their connection with the Christian scheme; something which would show us how the one was preparatory to the other; and, I may add, something that would restrain the imagination in endeavoring to show how the one was designed to introduce the other. The one was a system of types and shadows. But on nothing is the human mind more prone to wander than on the subject of emblems and analogies. This has been shown abundantly in the experience of the Christian Church, from the time of Origen to the present. Systems of divinity, commentaries, and sermons, have shown everywhere how prone men of ardent imaginations have been to find types in every thing pertaining to the ancient economy; to discover hidden meanings in every ceremony; and to regard every pin and hook and instrument of the tabernacle as designed to inculcate some truth, and to shadow forth some fact or doctrine of the Christian revelation. It was desira. ble to have one book that should tell how that is; to fetter down the imagination and bind it by severe rules, and to restrain the vagaries of honest but credulous devotion. Such a book we "She thought of the various, complicated, and lengthened have in the Epistle to the Hebrews. The ancient system is trials, transmitted by the inspired page, also those that had met there explained by one who had been brought up in the midst her eye and ear, most formidable in magnitude and duration, of it, and who understood it thoroughly: by one who had a clear and after having weighed the matter, that she might not ask to insight into the relation which it bore to the Christian econo- be baptized with a baptism that she was not able to bear, prosmy; by one who was under the influence of divine inspiration, trate on her face before the Sovereign of heaven and earth, she and who could not err. The Bible would have been incomplete said, 'O, Lord, I now renewedly give myself into thy hands, as without this book: and when I think of the relation between clay in the hands of the potter, in order that thy whole will the Jewish and the Christian systems; when I look on the and pleasure may be accomplished in me. Let the petition be splendid rites on the ancient economy, and ask their meaning; answered. Let thy power be manif sted to transform and save when I wish a full guide to heaven, and ask for that which to the uttermost, though trials of inconceivable magnitude may gives completeness to the whole, I turn instinctively to the await me. I rely upon thy faithfulness. Thou hast promEpistle to the Hebrews. When I wish also that which shall ised that I shall not be tempted above that which I am able to give me the most elevated view of the Great Author of Chris-bear. But if thou seest, at any time, my faith about to fail, retianity and of his work, and the most clear conceptions of the || move the trial, or cut short the work in righteousness, and take sacrifice which he made for sin; and when I look for consider-me home to thyself; suffer me not to live to dishonor thee.' ations that shall be most effectual in restraining the soul from apostasy, and for considerations to enable it to bear trials with patience and with hope, my mind recurs to this book, and I feel that the book of Revelation, and the hopes of man, would be incomplete without it." "The seal proclaiming her wholly the Lord's was now more deeply enstamped, and she realized from that hour that she was taken more closely to the embrace of infinite love, and had cast anchor deeper within the vail. Ever afterward, in passing through the most painful complex trials, she found blessed sat isfaction in referring to this period when she had so fully || cupy a greater space than human bodies. 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Yet, notwithstanding this unpromising commencement, the writer does urge many forcible objections to the views of the Millenarians. He alledges many strong reasons for believing that there will be a great and glorious spread of religion in these latter days, constituting what is usually understood to be a millenial state. He objects to the theory of another dispensation previous to the general judgment, and brings forward many texts of Scripture, from which he argues with great-we will not say conclusive-force that no future kingdom awaits the Church, except the heavenly and eternal, or the kingdom of glory. He criticises, with much ability, some of the arguments of Mr. Duffield, and shows that his book is far enough from concluding the controversy between the Millenarians and the Anti-Millenarians, and that this thriftless dispute will not soon end. But mingled with the sounder views of this writer are some amusing mistakes. 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We feel assured, from the spirit which they manifested, that they will, under God, make the wilderness to rejoice and blossom as the rose. Louisville, the place where the conference held its session, is a beautiful city, of 28,000 inhabitants, and at present is rapidly improving. Its hospitalities to the members and visitors of the conference were most liberal and kind. THE LADIES' REPOSITOR Y . CINCINNATI, NOVEMBER, 1843. Original. QUAKER CHARACTER. amongst their sect. They were then of one heart and one mind, and "held their faith in the unity of the Spirit and the bonds of peace." But alas! time, which changes all things, passed a change upon them also; and when I went south the Hicksite schism had just taken place. Their Church was divided; the larger half, I was told, had laid aside their plain dress and plain language and become Unitarians. The minority had withdrawn and become a still more zealous and I KNOW of no situation in which the heart can feel so completely solitary and desolate, as to be in the midst of a populous city where one is entirely unknown, and where we are jostled on the pavement by troop after troop of fellow mortals, all hastening on, full of life and purpose, without a single eye to recognize or a voice to greet us; where all, all are strangers! This, surely this, is solitude. In such a situation I once found my-devoted people-living more in the spirit, and mixing self; and the reminiscence brings a chill of sadness with it even now. Our family had removed from an eastern to a southern city; and who that has emigrated from a New England home does not carry along with him a sad heart. Go where he will he must experience something of the desolation of spirit of our first parents when they turned their faces from Eden. "The world" may "be before them," less with the world. They said, "We can give up our house of worship, but we will not part with our religion." You will wonder, perhaps, how I, being not of their persuasion, got access, not only to the firesides but to the hearts of these people. It all happened, as I then thought; but I now fully believe in a special providence, which guides and governs all the events of life, and I plainly see that these seeming accidents were the way by which I was led to the formation of more than one friendship amongst them, which solaced me here, and which I trust will be renewed hereafter. Our residence was near the corner of a street leading to the medical college of the city, and during the lec and yet for the time, the impression is, that they have left the better half of life behind. It was thus that I felt but thus I did not always feel. For soon in this community of strangers I found access to many kind hearts, and had eventually much social and intellectual enjoy-tures I would sometimes look from my chamber winment amongst them. But more especially did I delight to mingle with the Quaker population of the place, and to study the mind and the heart, without the vail of the artificial world between, to conceal the impulses of the one, and to hide the motives of the other. dow and amuse myself in speculations upon the phys- From my earliest youth I had always had a great respect for the Quakers-my native state abounded with them. And many of them, though possessed of great wealth, were yet as unostentatious and as simple in their mode of living and dressing as the poorest amongst us; though they doubtless procured for themselves many indulgences of which the poorer were denied, and which they seemed satisfied to enjoy without a vain-glorious display-a display of those riches which are "shed alike upon the just and the unjust;" perhaps to show of how little value they are with Him who can withdraw them at his pleasure. I have said that I always had a respect for the Quakers; but there was not enough of impulse about them to engage my sympathies. This they restrict upon principle; and in the days of my girlhood, when fashion and folly controled my young heart, I have often marveled at their precision, their self-denial, and their contentment. Most of all, perhaps, I wondered at seeing so many fresh, cheer- And I thought, perchance, that while his eye looked ful faces looking out from such odious, sad-colored bon-heavenward to where hung the bright vision, it turned nets; and in my frivolity I doubted whether they could not again to earth, but still piercing beyond, a brighter be happy, and thought that I would not be of their sect and an unfading one has beamed upon his soul. I for the world. longed to know something of his history, but for awhile nobody of whom I happened to inquire could give me any information concerning him. I subse These Friends were the genuine disciples of George Fox before the enemy had sown the tares of discord VOL. III.-41 "Some mirage fair Had melted into empty air." 322 QUAKER CHARACTER. children in pity, rather than with harsher feelings, to see how, unaided by the divine Spirit, poor mortals will follow after and cling to the unsatisfying vanities of this life. She sighed and said mentally, "I will let them alone; the fancy and the eye have led them astray, but their hearts will bring them back again." And she judged rightly; for she felt that she was a dying woman, and that through her sufferings their faith should be perfected. She had long been lingering under an incurable disease, the nature of which had not yet been revealed to her children, but the time had now come when concealment must be laid aside. The physicians had held a consultation and pronounced her disease a cancer of the most inveterate kind. But said they, "There is a possibility that an operation may lengthen out her days to many comfortable years." To this possibility her husband and children clung awhile. With one voice they urged the knife; and for their sake she submitted. But the disease was found to have struck too deep into the principles of life to be eradicated; she lingered many weeks in great suffering of the body, but rejoicing in spirit; and her death-bed exercises were one long sermon of silent or oral preaching. Their consciences and their hearts received it, and as they sat by her pillow, day after day, witnessing the triumphs of the dying Christian, they drank in of her spirit, and never again thirsted for the vanities of a world that lieth in wickedness; and for the residue of their lives they were seen walking in the "beauty of holiness." quently learned that he was a young Quaker physician, devoted to his profession, and that his office was scarcely a square from our door. Months passed away and I saw nothing of him. At length an invalid brother required medical attention, and having no acquaintance with, or prepossessions in favor of any particular individual of the faculty, I proposed sending for him, offering it as my opinion that our brother would be safe in his hands. A family assent was given, and a note dispatched to his office, saying that his professional services were required at such a number, in such a street; and we soon had the satisfaction of seeing him at our door. We found him gentlemanly and refined in his deportment, and prompt and skillful in his practice; and our brother, who was rather fastidious in his taste, pronounced him a true gentleman. At the close of his professional visits, which lasted some two weeks, he observed that it "was some years since he had mixed with the 'world's people,' and that he had thought that he should never have wished it again, but that he had found us so rational, (so little harm in us, I suppose he meant,) that he felt constrained to ask for the privilege of sometimes calling to see us, now we were well, and of bringing a sister with him;" a request that was cheerfully granted, and thus a friendship was formed with them both, which grew and strengthened, until first the brother, and then the sister, went down to their early graves, missed and mourned by all who knew them. They were the youngest children of a large family. They were similar in their tastes, closely united in their lives, and in death not long separated. It The Doctor wrote his mother's biography, with an was from the Doctor himself that I learned something account of her exercises during her sickness. It was a of the private history of his family. Their parents most interesting memoir, which he valued next to his were of the stricter sort of Quakers-their mother was Bible. I felt it a privilege to be permitted to peruse it. a preacher-the children numerous. The elder mem- It was truly a "Christian's Pattern," and reminded me bers of the family married one after another, until these, of the little work by Thomas â Kempis, bearing the the youngest brother and sister, only were left with same title, and which was translated from the Latin by their parents. The education of all the children had Rev. John Wesley. As I have now given you the outbeen, after the manner of the sect, thorough but plain; line of the history and character of my friends, I will but with these two it had been somewhat more liberal, introduce a few anecdotes illustrating their manners in to meet their wishes, and just enough of the spirit of social life during the several years that we lived in the the world had thus been imbibed to make them feel how enjoyment of their society. "The Doctor," as we much of indulgence was yet denied them; and they be- called him by way of eminence, was generally at our gan to think and say to each other that Friends were door about twice in the week, either with or without rather too strict with their young people. They had too his sister, but they never called at the fashionable visitmuch respect for their parents, and were too amiable to ing hours, lest they might meet with some of the rebel in the least thing against their will, yet would "world's people" more harmful than ourselves. If perthis spirit of the world manifest itself in various harm-chance they found us engaged with company, they withless strivings to be genteel or gay. In the brother, drew without entering. When we were by ourselves, perhaps by a narrower brim to his hat, a more modish they were frank and unreserved, and sometimes faceadjustment of the cravat, a certain freedom of hair, and tious. The Doctor was much given to argument; and altogether a more gallant bearing. While the sister, not being myself a great logician, when he got in this to whom curls were out of the question, would wear a strain I made him over to a more gifted sister. But tasteful braid across her brow, and a ribbon with a when he was inclined to be quizzical or critical in deeper blush of "ashes of rose," than other young small matters, I gave him as good as he sent. I reQuakeresses indulged in, with a nicer fit of the slipper, member he called one evening to ask us to go to his with perhaps a flesh-colored silken hose, &c. All these meeting, saying "a strange Friend was to preach." I little aberrations were unnoticed by the father; but to said to him, "Now Doctor I have caught you—how do the mother's quick eye and more spiritual discernment you know that he will be moved to preach?" He renothing passed unobserved. But she looked on her plied, that he did wrong to speak positively, but "that QUAKER CHARACTER. 66 323 as friend W. lived very much in the Spirit, it was ex-the usual way I was more easy to convince than silence pected he would preach." We consented to accom- I soon made out another list of questions for his next pany him; and the weather being cold and the time visit-the first of which was, Why do your people evening, I was preparing to throw on a bright plaid adopt a uniform? Dost thou, (for I sometimes used traveling cloak, an article much worn in those days, the plain language sportively,) dost thou not think it when half in jest and half in earnest he begged that I somewhat in the spirit of the Pharisee-I am holier "would not wear that Babylonish garment." I told than thou."" "Friend, there thou, with many others, him that my heart was not set upon the things of art mistaken; we did not adopt it—it was the prevail"Babylon"-I would substitute something less hurtful ing dress of the days of George Fox, and we have onto the "conscience of a weak brother." I exchanged ly adhered to it-all other sects have been following it, and we went to meeting, where the Spirit did move the "strange Friend," as "was expected," but not greatly to "edification;" so that when the mystical signal was given for dismissal, I went home rejoicing that I was not a born Quaker. The next time the Doctor visited us I was determined to attack him upon what I considered the deficiencies of worship in his Church. I had ever found him ready and willing to "give a reason for the belief that was in him," and I wished to understand the grounds upon which they rejected Church ordinances, and I put the question direct. He said that they considered the services of all Protestant Churches in the same light that we did the Romish ceremonials, and as worse than useless-that they were a hindrance to the devout soul, and often a false rest to the less fervent. He said they rejected an elementary supper, because they believed the real supper of the Lord to be entirely spiritual. On the same grounds they rejected baptism, because they believe in the baptism of the Spirit only. "We admit the ordinance of matrimony," said he, "but we do not think that the ceremony of other Churches is necessary on the occasion; we think it sufficient to take our chosen companion by the hand, and to rise in the public assembly and to call upon God and the meeting to witness that we promise to live together-after the manner of Isaac and Rebekah-until death shall sepaAnd we think our free voluntary promise is as sacred and binding, as the interrogatory of the priest, Will you do so and thus,' as in other Church rate us. after every idle change of fashion. Which dost thou now think most consistent, my people or thy people?" "But, Doctor, there is one thing very manifest in thy people-they are as exact in the arrangement, and pride themselves as much in their primitive dress, as we do in our more modern one;" and here I named several instances in their female attire, which he professed to know nothing about. "But," said I, "Doctor, thou, even thou, whom I consider the most consistent specimen of thy sect, hast thy inconsistencies." He began to look alarmed at my boldness; but I soon explained what I meant, by pointing to his exquisitely fine broadcloth, and asking him how he could consistently wear such a coat, whilst every argument was in favor of a coarser article. It was cheaper, warmer, lasted longer; and what was of still more importance, it was in better keeping with those self-denying principles which he professed to follow." Here he was self-convicted and speechless, and seemed to have no voice for reply; I had gained the victory. At length he answered, and said, "I plead guilty to the charge, and I deeply lament the bondage; the love of fine broadcloth has indeed ever been a right eye sin with me, and I shall never esteem myself a worthy disciple of George Fox until I can cheerfully renounce the love of it." "And now friend Augusta, I am sorry to see that thou, too, hast thy inconsistencies." "What hast thou, a Christian woman, to do with heathenish devices as are portrayed here?" placing his hand on a chimney screen, (which had a beautiful representation of Cupid and Bacchus, drawn in a car by two tame lions, to show I suppose that love and wine can conquer the fiercest of animals.) I laughed, for I was ever more ready with laughter than logic, but promised him I would substitute a plain drab fire screen for his approbation, whenever I caught him in a coarse coat for mine. The next visit he made us, was during their yearly meeting, and as usual there was a deluge of rain, and notwithstanding all guards, he was dripping with water. When he came into the parlor I said to him, "Doctor, I am really concerned to see thee thus." He replied, he believed there was "no harm "But, Doctor, there is one delightful Church ceremony that you have not mentioned. Why have you no singing in your worship?" "Delightful I grant thee, where we can give utterance in song to the genuine feelings within; but I would rather ask thee, friend, how thou canst all, who are in various frames, (some sorrowing and some rejoicing,) join in the same song done." of Zion, at the bidding of thy priest? Where the language of the lips contradict the inward exercises, we think there can be no acceptable offering to Him who readeth the heart." When he finished answering all my questions, I told him the victory was his; for though he had failed to convince, he had succeeded in silencing me; whereas in When I told him I did not know what he thought about it, but that I esteemed it no light matter to see a hickory Quaker transformed into a wet one. A few days after this I called one morning at Dr. H.'s, the Episcopal minister, whose residence was in a Quaker neighborhood. This gentleman observed that a day or two before, as he was standing in his front door viewing the rain descending in sheets, and observing his |