New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-11-19
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
-.THE WESTMINSTER REVIEW"

Dus-.,.d London bookseller whose name is well
eeN; !, connection with various works on theology
"s.h,osophy that have excited good deal OF at
10th bv their ability and their deviation from
s'.-.,Ins canonical standards in England. 1t
Wr,.r.,ood that this Review Is TO receive large
n.-s;o, Of editorial force, although it has hereto
.vh;bted as great vigor OF thought and freedom
"s,..ussson as any of the English periodicals.. The
80. however, will probably add to the interes.
o., -h;cA it has long been cherished by the most
,"..vessive minds. We notice statement in one
~ =. .ecsaran journals Of this City, to the effect
a., mr. Westminster is not sound in religious mat
49,, ,nd in fact is the declared champion OF inf
] s.lty This bugbear cry will no doubt scare away
,ne readers from its pages while others, II they
a. not been told to the contrary by The Ne'o- York
Osxrsr, would never have suspected of inhdelity
,,ch passages as the following. They would rather
,.,s aiken them for expressions OF Jealous Christian
hdh
WHAT rs CHRISTIANITY
aThe one idea of History" Is a theocracy and
..tholicty is the essence OF every creed that has
.vsr deserved the name. or enjoyed permanently
Hsveperation OF mankind. THIS is peculiarly true
- respect 10 Christianity, when regarded by the
Ssht OF a sound philosophy, and with the 4" single
ssesss Of faith Christianity essentially pro-
~ against national" and established religion"
Inch had "made the word of God of no effect sy
w. traditions" 1t appealed from nation TO man-
ard IL proclaimed emphatcally that the " KING
Som Of God is within us" Its main doctrines are
essentially both spiritual and catholic, and apply
irost exclusively to the domain of the conscience
and The regulation Of the inner life.
THE TRUE PRIEST.
The true priests of every age are they who lead
its intellect and touch It's heart but at the present
tune il Is the press alone that GUIDES and instructs'
h,ie the cleTgs are content TO trade IN the super
snt:ons 4 the people. Sooner or Later priesthood
must and will be regarded simply and solely as the
moral to achers of mankind and their spiritual power
oTU the souls Of men Will be commensurate win
he depih of their personal inspiration. And when
dis principle is conceded n will be indifferent
vhether they be consccrated to their Office BY the
4 imposition of hands. order OF council the
Z pnsst and schoolmastes will be regarded as the
same The true priest must feed his flock as the
& pelcan feeds her young, with food torn from MS
avn breast lie will be to them the spiritual reality
ne expounds, and then VIII the moral wilderness
around him "blossom as a rose" Then he Will
ueak as one having auth )rlty the authority OF
4 Gods spirit shining brightly through pure life
/ aVitue will go out OF him." aud health and saliva.
ton wait upon his words. The divine love and
braht faith OF Charming the simple piety of George
Fox, without his fanatclsm, and the sublime IDEAL
Ism M Malbranche, without his mysticism, must
center IN his nature, and then viii men once more
"leave all and follow nm.
REVIVAL OF THE RELIGIOUS LIFE.
We have little sympathy with that 1--WE fear) in
cressinp class ofthnkers, who would ignore Chris
tisnity altogether, because it has, apparently, be-
come superannuated under the cOrruptng influences
M hifelipq priesthOOds but we can fully under
stand and make allowance for this very natural
Kind of nhdelity. When men hear one religion
preaehed in eur churches and behold another prac-
ucsd In tic daily life around them when they hear
one morality taught IN the pulpit and see another
observed in the mart when the Gospel OF Christ Is
proclaimed in the one and the Gospel according to
/ Jeremy Bentham openly professed Ia the other
when The divorce Of the living spirit Of Christian
| sthico and the genius of modern Churches, has BE-
come 90 utter and notorious, that OF the clergy
themselves are for very shame, beginning 10 sentl-
mentaze about " Christian Socialism; y II is hardly
be wondered at that PLAIN men should suspect
he soundness OF creed of which they see little but
the abuses. When men hear bishops with E2O,OOO
year, pously preaching mortihcanon ana content
nsnt to the lean artlfcers" OF Spitaiheds, whlie
hey themselves Capped IN luxury and surrounded
By pomp) are defending the revenues of their sees,
and even their ill-gOtten gains, with all the Keen
ness Of the most INSCRIPTIONS attorney, they very
naturally turn away IN disgust, and refuse evento
look for reality amidst such revolving inslncerlty.
When, moreover. men hear from Christian pulpts
and platforms, the language of savage hate alter
a mating with pious shpslop-curses mingled with
4 uzyers and meekness illustrated by suggestions OF
PRACTICAL persecution: when they behold the TWO
q reaA establishments of Christendom lnv0ved an
deadly struggle (malniy for temporal preemnen.c.e,'
In which all decency and all charity are forgouen,
4 and the combatans united only IN common
adherence of all who believe more anu All VINO De-
heve less than themselves when suen Is 'ne oohu,
ton of Christian Churches after the lapse OF
eighteen centuries II is quite lnteillgloe now some
thing OF the odium contracted by these raise oieIa-
zen, should attach to Christianity iseii
y, however, is not fairly answeraole for the errors
spdcorrupiions of it's teachers. That II contains q
Avns sprit OF truth, which adapts itself freely to
the genius of humanity is sufficiently proved by us
history amid all its corruptons, and the part 10 has
payed I'm the propress of civilization The only tfuV
remedy for The dark inhdelity and cold mater asm
that thrC aten the utter destruction OF the Ieheus
life, in large portion OF the people, Is 10 give 'hem
HING fah-ffre to the conscience true 70 the IN
,eect irue to the realized science OF the age Inc
spirltuahst is professcdly Struggling for te Ieaiza-
L. ha trfntS ,fn
and the execratons of fanatclsm. The work OF
reformation has actually commenced, and Its hrst
fruits are bold, teeming and Signhcaht literature
Believing the work to be righteous ana necessa'S
the fortunes of Christianity everywhere we near
nly wish II Goods speed.
R"THE LONDON QUARTERLY for Oc-
os treats of several important topics. The article
On "Widow- Burning in India" contains many de-
,alsofgre at interest Purtansm in the Highlands"
relates the history Of remarkable outburst of re-
hEsss fsnatieism in the North Of Scotland. Revo-
hhoNary Literature is desperate onslaught on the
writings OF the French Socialists Maurice, Kingsley,
LamNtine and others. The panic OF the author is
more obvious than his intelligence. Bishop henn,'
"Sr Thomas Brown" Mirabeau," are the SUB
scts Of papers containing some historical and bio
graphical discussions, that are well worth reading
"Lyeh on Life and lis Successive Development
Will attract the attention of the scientific reader
L. Scott Co.
"THE SOUTHERN LITERARY MEssEN
esR, for Nov besides its usual variety of good 1T
erary matter has two articles from different pens on
The question Of what is TO be done with the Free Ne
goes. One OF them defends the plan OF African
colonization, while the other, by Lieut. Maury,
doubts its feasibility These articles, as well as the
Magazine in general, deserve attention as giving
able expoSiions of Southern views on existing con-
1ovsFsed issues. Apart from It's political discus
s'cns, the literary contributions TO the Messenger
are always Of high order, including frequent spe.
einens of excellent original poetry tSod by Dewitt
&DavenporD