The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-01-30

| this single name. The Character of tho
Westminster is well known Radical in
politics as Roebuck, Mill Bowring, and
Others would have it, it has been as Unitn
nan as the Martineaus, and writers of their
school could desire. At one time influenced
| by Germanlsm, at an another by English
sceptiCism, always conducted with talent,
and often replete with scientific articles of
profound research, it has been faithful
servant of lis party, and well worth watch
ing by the friends of Revealed truth. Int
tery another change has taken place in i,s
management, and now the editors profess
lheif Willingness TO receive talented articles
from eminent men, in advocacy of The
writer's views, while the editor DOES no, hold
himself responsible for the writer's sen,i
ments. Under this system some very re-
malkablc articles have appeared of late on
its pages, among the number we would in
include an extraordinary paper on John
Knox. Even DR.. McCrie is not more point,
ed in his concentrations, nor more eaIoqis
tic of the Scottish Reformer, than this WI
ter IN the Westminster Review.
The great movement which led the Fry.
Church out Of the Church of Scotland was
instrumental also in originating the North
British Review. 1t could not be expected
that the Quarterly, or the Westminster, un.
der their peculiar management. would take
any interest III the movements and objects
OF the Scottish Ecclesiastical RetOrners.-
The Edinburgh, had generally at the begin
nlnG, either eScheWed religion. or. when adj
verting to Scriptural truth, thrown its in
luence into the adverse scale so much so
indeed had this come to b. the case that
lautudinarianism and hostility TO revealed
truth were often lamentably obvious in its
pages, and under the management Of lat.
editor this state of things had reached a
depIorable height When the disrup,ion
took place in the Church, the great leaders
of the movement felt that pure religion had
suffered much from the manner in which
IN the great organs of the empire, Literature
and evangelical religion had not only been
dissociated, but often plocclin antagonism.
to the injury of both. Hence iudicous
and successful effort was made to establish
the North British Review. Our readers
Will err If any of them consider this period
zeal to be merely Theological Journal
lhe object of its founders was to raise it 10
as nigh literary eminencc as had been ob
tanned by the Edinburgh or The Quarterly
ana instead of limiting its articles to pure
theology, It's staff of contributors were TO
sweep over the whole circle Of scientific
'"'', anu ~ Bdtller treasures out OF all de-
partments of ancient and modern lore. The
names Of Chalmers, Sir David Brewster.
Drs. Hanna, Cunningham, Candligh. Humil-
ton, Gordon, Buchanan, Isaac Taylor, Prof.
fraser, McCosh, and others, are associated
with the eminent success Of this Review
the appearance and prosperity of which has
had remarkable reflex influence on the
Edinburgh of most desirable Kind For
several years past, indeed since the establish
ment Of the North British the Edinburgh
has done vast service to the csllse of reH.
iglon, III so far as the articles Of Rodgers. on
ReoSoH ond Faith, the Anglo Catholic The.
ory, and other papers on the iniidclity whicl.
had resulted from the labofs Of the Oxford
school arc concerned In this connexion
the services Of the Edinbiirgh have been Of
eminent value, and we are satisfied that the
Evangelical tone Of the North British, and
It's success in the country, VIII not fail to
lead the Edinburgh less and less to seek to
pander to the reiigioUSly negative, or posi-
lively hostile spirit Of what was called the
philosophical party.
OF Blackwoods Magazine, known al the
world over, read BY political foes as we'll an
Iby political friends, and esteemed by each
alike, even when dissanted from as TO its
conclusions, nothing need be said-but that
among Magazines it is what. the Quarterly