The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-11-29
VOL. TX.
Tbe 8ebith.

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TIE GLORY REDEENEE HIS PERsoy AND WORK
BY the Rev Octavius Winslov D. D.. author OF Mid
night Harmonies," Practical Views Of the Atone
! ment~ &c Philadelphia: Lindsay Blaki,iou I~55
| For sale by Taylor * Maury, Washington, u. C.
"To aid the spiritual mind in its endeavors
to obtain an occasional sight Of the Redccmcr's
! glory in this vale of darkness and Of tears, Is
the simple design of this work" Such is the
authors own statement Of his object. He has
chosen, indeed, lofty theme. Inspired men
have found words inadequate to "reach I'D 70
the height of this great argument" and the
mere unaided powers Of the human mind nust
ever fall still further short of it. Conscious Of
this, Mr.. Winslow has, however, believed that
it still may not be without profit to the serious
reader to direct his thoughts this way. aud has
sent this volume forth, that it may refresh the
| spirit, shed light on the path, and impart com
fort to some toiling, perplexed, and sorrowing
child OF God. He has treated his subject scrip.
turally, bringing on every page numerous quo.
tatIons from revealed truth, to establish and
| illustrate his position. The style is glowing
and elevated, the order of thought clear and
well defined, the spirit that breathes Throughout,
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man whose own heart has been touched with
the utterance TO it Of the great doctrines he at
tempts to set forth His own needs ard his
own experience of the practical bearings of the
connected truths, which cluster around and
within the theme Of his meditations, press cut
on the readers view, aud serve to bring us into
communion with his heart, as well as instruct
us in the deeper source of sympathy that calls
for alteration and praise.
The division of his subject is natural one.
and though the point from which he takes hi,
view will not commend their aspects TO all w,
many Chrstian reader will feel that any other
would have left void unsatisfed to the crayip-
spirit of sin-oppreSsed men.
AS given in the Table, his chapters embrace,
the Pre- existent Glory of the Redeemer; the
Redeemer the Revelation Of the Fathers GLORY;
| Typical Glory of the Redeemer; the Prophet.
cal Glory Of the Redeemer: the GLORY of the
Redeemer in his Humiliation; the GLORY of,he
Redeemer in his Resurrection; the Glory rthe
| Redeemer III his Ascension and ExaItation: ib,,
Glory of the Redeemer in his People; the HOLY
Spirit clarifying the Redeemer; the GLORY Of
On this latter topic, Mr.. Wiuslow, ike man,
writers Of the present day, adopts the view O.
the literal restoration Of the Jews to their own
land, and also Of the personal reign Of Chris.
for a thousand years, though he does not AT
tempt to define the time with the precision
which some do. 1t is obvious that single vol.
ume can give but glance, as it were, at the
subjects contained in such Z division. Many
! have treated and more will treat Of them con.
nectedly or separately, and still leave room for
others to dwell on the unexhausted and mex.
haustible theme. But none can rcyerentialy
approach it, and go away from its contempa.
! ton unidentified. g.
TIE PAEAGoJc TEACHING OF CHLisr: or tine Z cray.s.
Of the New Testament By the Rev d = X Drum.
mond b. A. Oxon incumbent of -. Thomas Epi,ro,si
| Chapel Edinburgh New York: Robert Carter a
Brothers ISIS For sale by Gray }al.an,yUe Wa.h-
| ingou, d. c.
| Several authors have written on the Para
| bles. The name Of this writer is new to ms.
Yet he is a vigorous thinker, who needs no her
aiding Of a previous fame to establish his merit
as an accession to the ranks Of religious litera.
ture. While in many respects agreeing with
, French in has able expositions, he more fire.
! qucntly we think, comedies with Afford. tone
Of the most recent editors Of the New Tesla
ment in the original tougue,) in the nterpre;a-
ton he gives TO the text. lie takes a more
generalized view Of the design of certain para.
bles than is customary and supports his expo
sition with much plausible reasoning. tn.
style is impressive, aud often eloquent. lie
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press he leaves on the mind Of his reader is
that Of deep sincerity and alec.iouate desire for
! his highest welfare.
! The method he has adopted OF bringing 10
| gether, in one section or chapter, a number Of
parallels, whether pronounced az the same lime
or not, and thus regarding the general end, AMI
the individual ones supplementary 90 the
others, has some advantages, and gives him the
power Of enforcing great truths with stronger
effect. We can scarcely doubt that the perlsal
Of this volume will lead many reader 10 desire
| to see more Of our authors writings, and that.
having begun 80 we'll he may go on tncreaainr
in strength. s.
The PREMIUM BooE. - The CorrcspouGm.
| Secretary Of the American Reform Tract AMI
! Book Society, Cincinnati, requests as 90 saY
! that the Committee for examining the mann
scripts for the Prize Essay for the best Anti
| Slavery Sabbath School Book, are prugressing
with much diligence as circumstances vii.
| allow. They have received forty four, many %,
! them well written Essays. = h. Committee
! hope to make the award by tie 18th OF Dccem.
| Der.
| From the National Intelligence
HON HORACE MANN
There are many Of our readers who hay.
differed entirelj in politics from the Hon. IIor
ace Mann, formerly Representative in Con.
| gress from Massachusetts, and now a resident