Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-06-21
LITERARY NOTICES.

LECTURES ON FEMALE SCRIPTURE CHARACTERS
BY William Jay, of Bath, England. New York
Carter Brothers. One vol. Sold by Gray Bal
lantyne, " ashington.
Usually, all such works are little else than
examples of the skill of diyines and others,
showing how much can be said on very brief
text--a sort Of spider expansion Of a wide web,
all spun out of their own bowels And with
this feeling we opened this book.
These Lectures were delivered forty-eight
years ago, and the venerable author, as his
last effort edited and published them. His
style, well known to multitude Of readers in
this country by his Morning and Evening
Exercises" Ia work of the highest excellence
invests with beauty every subject which passes
under his pen. It is not a book full Of pretty
sayings to pretty ladies' about ladies, the bellies
Of their times, centuries ago, and so to DO spo-
ken of as bellies and ladies Of fashion are spo-
ken Of in circles Of "up-town best society"
No! these Lectures are upon the characters
tics Of Women recorded in Scripture history
The SHUSAMrTE; MARY MAGDALENE; HAN.
NAH; ANNA, the prophecies; the WOMAN OF
CANAAN; the Poor WIDOW; MARTHA and
MARY; LYDIA and DoRcAs--who were all most
excellent women; also, the Woman Of Samaria,
whose example has not become obsolete, and Of
Lots Wife, whom we are always TO remember,
but never to initiate.
vARA; or, the Child Of Adoption. New York Car.
tor 4 Brothers For sale by Gray a Ballantyne,
7th street, Washington, ID. O..
IL seems to havc been the design Of the au-
thor Of this book to correct some misapprehen-
sion existing in the religious public, concern.
ing tho duty and privileges Of Missionaries
The popular notion that they are or should be
clad in sackcIoth, and 60 mourning all their
days is amusingly oaricatured and satirized
The very reasonable and sound doctrine that
the laborer is worthy Of his hire is boldly
avowed, and the question is pertinently asked
why men who forego the pleasures of civiliza.
ton, tho society Of thoir friends, and tho lucra.
tive pursuits Of life, should be required TO dony
the common necessaries of life, while men in
the same religious society, who are just al
much bound to do their part 10 carry the Cos
pei to the heather as the humblest missionary
are living in luxury at home! How common
is the mistake, that the Lord has laid unequal
burdens on his followers
The author amusingly describes the amaze.
ment Of an unfortunate youth, whose mother
had persuaded him to give up the use Of butter
for a whole month, that the saving might 70
to the Missionary fund, when 'hc discovered
that Missionaries had houses to live y, abund
ance of provisions and fruit, flowers, birds, and
other luxuries Of the climate, as in the Sand
wich Islands, and servants TO do all their hard
work. Was it for such as these he had eaten
dry bread for 80 many weary days? II war
too bad.
The DrsowSED The following offspring Of
the Baltimore Democratic Convention Of 1852
has boon disowned, and sent forth upon the
world without friend TO sustain it. or TO vouch
for its legitimacy:
Resolved, That the Democratic party 'ch
resist all attempts at rsns,cing, an Congress o.
ont of IL, the agitation Of the Slavery question
UNDER WHATEVER SHAPE OK COLOR
THE ATTEMPT MAY BE MADE"