The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-01-02
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THs rArHwArsASD ABIDING PLACES or OUR Io,D Al
York: ID. Appleton & 20. For sale by Tsylor m view
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The Rev. Dr. Wainwright. the autbou -. -.
very beautiful work, does not pretend to furnish
anything new concerning Palestine He v;st,1
its consecrated places with feelings of faith ana
reverence, and bis book is the product of a mind
keenly alive to natural scenery, and imbued with
fervent piety His style of description ia easv
and impressive, and his comments are pertinent
and instructive. The work is got up in the high.
est style Of art: and is illustrated by eighteen
beautiful engravings, picturing the PATHWAYS
and Abiding Places Of cur Lordn
1t is rare gin book for the holydays
The FvsrrIvK SLAVE LAW, A Discourse delivered i
the COngres Church in West Bridgewa.er Mass.
chusetts, by G. Forman, Minister OF the Congreg.,on
This is one of the ablest and boldest of the
many pulpit protests against the uprighteOus
Slave bill. The infamous enactment is held up
in the light Of common humanity and Christian
revelation, with the blackness of the pit clnOinc
about it. In the authors view, the law demands
of the citizen far more than the Constitution itself
requires, and Of the Christian, that which is e1.
pressly forbidden by Divine authority and that
both are thereby absolved from the duty Of its
active support, and at liberty 10 choose its peSAl
ties rather than incur the criminal responibIitv
Of its execution. jew
a BUSDLR OF MfRRH
Is the quaint title of a Sermon Preached on
Thanksgiving Day, at Newbury, Massachusetts
by Leonard Wilmington, ID. d. The authors
leading idea is, that in forming a platform or
creed for sect or party, the difficulty has been
that the materials have not been harmonious and
wisely selected, so to comprehend all those eter
nal and needed varieties which can alone for any
great length of time command the faith and in.
spire the conduct of mankind To use his own
words, the platform Of religious and political par
ties should be ga Bundle of Nj rrh,' compO.
sition where all ingredients harmonic; such az
securing the conscience, commands the assent Of
mankind; such as enforces the laws of man by
immortal sanctions, producing no war between
reason and feeling, between truth and beauty be.
tween the citizen and the Christian, between the
conscience and the heart" After giving variety
Of pertinent illustrations from the history of
secs, parties, and schools of philosophy he comes
down to the actual condition of things in Masss.
chusetts; and addressing his congregation
who are nearly all members of the Wing party
he tells them that he has no doubt the result Of
the election has disappointed them, but that for
his part he feels quite resigned. He is sorry for
their disaster, and his sorrow is deep for it goes
to first causes. He then goes on to tell his hear
ers that party whose newspapers and political
leaders maintain that no man has RICH. to sner-
else his conscience In respect to human laws that
peace is to be purchased by injustice, and trade
promoted by irreligion, deserves to be defeated
and takes the very best measures to insure de.
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