The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-05-17
Such men constitute the true wealth of our

edition. Philadelphia: w. s. Young. For sale by
Gray Baantyne One vol, PIP. 3e4.
The book is written to show the evils result.
ing from this secret order of our countrymen.
and the point made, which seems to be the one
of weight, and must be So if true, is, that it
usurps the place of the Church of Christ. OF
this we see no satisfactory proofs in anything
we have seen in the Order as it exists. 1t is
among the events of this century, that Secret
Society, whose name is already myth, has
become the largest society in existence; not
even Knop Nothings" can compare with the
Lodges of Odd-Fellowship for number and
memberships The Church of Jesus Christ is,
after all, the best of all associations to do good
and of all other societies in existence we prefer
that and for ourselves, we are confident that
good Christian is the highest style of Man."
Nor does the open daylight of the Masters
teachings, his world-embracing sympathy, fail
to command our deepest reverence. ~
ASHTON COTTAGE; or, The True Faith New York: Car
ter & Brothers. For sale by Gray Il Bslan,yae Wash
ington. One vol, illustrated.
A pious tale, beautifully illustrated. ~
ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY For 1855 Edlted by Da
vid A. Wells Boston, Gould K Lincoln. For sale by
Gray Ballantyne, Washington One vol, PIP. 39i
This work has now become standard pub
LEGATION, and the series are valuable contribu-
tions to every library. The amount of labor
and research which it has cost, cannot well be
estimated. We have here in this one volume
the most important discoveries and improve
oil fba al
arts, made in all the world for 1854, reported
in the various publications of societies devoted
to science, in this and other lands.
This volume has very excellent likeness of
Lieutenant Maury, of the National Observatory
of this city, who has laid commercial men of
all countries under obligation to his contribu-
tons to science. M
The WORDS OF JESUS One vol, PIP. l3 The MIND
JESUS. One vol. PIP 1872. BY the author of Morning
and Night Watches" New York; Carter & Brothers
For sale by Gray x Ballantyne, Washington
These works are full of pious thoughts, grace
fully expressed, and are well worthy of the pop
ularity they have already attained. ~
WIsDoM W.T. AND WHI,Is OF DISTINGUISHED ANCIENT Pm.
LosoPHERs BY Joseph Barnard, A. NJ. New York
Sheldon Laniort x Brakeman. For sale by Taylor
x Maury and Gray & Ballantyme, Washin gton One
vol. PIP. 4OS.
We have had this book on our table for some
months, every day reading it with pleasure and
profit far exceeding any other book which it
has been our lot to meet with for many day.
1t is full Of riches-the biographies of the great
minds of all ancient times their brightest say
ings, their choicest wit and their various eccen-
tricities are all here, culed out of library of
ancient authors. In the price, there is no book
which has been printed of late which will so
well repay the money back to the purchaser
who shall transfer these pages to his brain.
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A HISTORY CHRISTIAN CHURCH. BY DIR. Charles
Iuse, Professor of Theology in the University Jena
New York ID. Appleton & Co. For sale by Taylor &
Maury, Washington, ID. C.
The popularity of this work is shown by the
fact that it has passed through seven editions
in the German, each time having received the
careful revision of its author. The present
translation, by Professor Blumenthal, of Dick
inson College, and Rev. Conway P. Wing, of
Carlisle, Pennsylvania, is from the seventh
German edition.
In the form of large octave of over 700
pages, it presents the great drama of the His
tory of the Christian Church, free from those
partisan comments and cumbrous details which
render ecclesiastical history so unattractive to
the general reader. 1t will serve alike as a
manual for the scholar, and a compendium for
popular use The translators, whose judgment
is entitled to great respect, remark, that the
work @ is not merely history Of the hierarchy,
of the nobility, or of great men, but of the
Church. His descriptions therefore embrace
especially traits of common life, the progress
of the arts, and indications of advancement in
social freedom"
TIE HEALING THE NATIONS. by Charles Linton with
Introduction and Appendix by Nathaniel p. Tall
madge. Published by the Society for the Diffusion OF
Spiritual knowledge New York
1t is an illustration of the spirit of the age
and the genius of this country, to see an Ex-
Governor, an Ex-senator, and x-Politican
generally, changing his whole life, and devoting
himself to the cultivation of the science of the
Invisible and the Spiritual. Mr.. Tallmadge
clearly is believer in the new science, so
called and Jealous apostle of it. He informs
us that this volume, large octave of 536
pages, is the work of Charles Linton, a young
man of good natural capacity, but limited edu-
cation. native of Bucks county, Pennsylva.
MIA, he obtained such information as could be
furnished in the earlier common schools of his
district, and never had an opportunity of going
beyond the common branches of education.
AT sixteen, he was apprenticed to blacksmith,
and continued in that calling till he was TWEEN
ty-two. He then became clerk in dry goods
store, Philadelphia, subsequently book-keeper
in another concern, and, while thus employed,
became what is called "writing medium"
A year ago he was directed to quit writing in
desultory style, and to give his attention to
a work which would be dictated to him through
spiritual influence. He procured, accordingly,
a thick, bound blank volume, of the largest
sized letter-sheet, commenced writing, and the
present volume is the result.
Such is Mr.. Tallmadges account of it, who
adds, that the chrographyis beautiful, entirely
unlike his ordinary handwriting; that there
are 43O pages in the volume, and not a word
of importance in the volume erased or interlined
throughout; that large portion of it was
written in his presence, and from five to ten
pages written day.
All these circumstances being duly vouched,
it must be admitted that the work is a very curl
Gus one. CHANGING here and there at its con-
tents, and remembering the age, ordinary abil-
tiles limited education and onportun;tiaa ne