Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-12-19
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Trr Mrnc,S rurir. sketches G"sral'C' G,d NM l1,-
rri tive, Of Iiyug American Preachers ana i' l't-
i.r, Movement. and distinctive Ideas Which they rlrc-
s~L by lleNw rowiIn PROF 90 Of i"V," economy
: vSorR j. ii Fairchiid Co.. Eyst ut Crosby, Nicl
o.. Co. l'5o S'o. PIP 5l5'
We have had this remarkable volume on
hand several weeks, hut not till lately have
we been able to give it an examination ac.
crdipg to it's merits. We call it remarkable
ecau &c it differs entirely, in its conception,
fro biographical works, properly SO called.
It's neither a biography nor a collection of
lc,r plies. 1t is not life Of DR.. Cox, or
of pr. Tying, or Of any other man which the
reader has placed before lin. The man is
prc, sntcd as representative, or mainly so,
Of tone peculiar devcloremcnt of sentiment
or FRI ctisc peculiarly religious, or at least
clio, BY allied to the religious sentiment of
man. There is indeed enough of the man
he re us to enlist our synpathies in him as
an IN liyidual, but the influences at work in
great multitude are what give breadth to
to ne picture, ard enlist our lasting interest
in it.
Though each chapter nominnlly forms
a e. stch of itselfit after all appears to be but
one If a series and the whole take within
their scope great diversity Of religious sem
tinents and action, as found in the different
rclaicus denominations Of the country and in
did rent divisions of them TIL, whole having
intiini te relations to each other. They do
not n Iced present n complete picture Of the
rcii IL us sentiment of the American people
bu, certainly a very large and comrreh ensivc
onv.
The names of the men who are brought
prominently before the reader as rerros nta-
tive men among the American Trel'h,r5 Of
the ,spel mot always as representatives, Of
the denominations taken as whole, to which
they t9vcrally belong, but in many cases, of
son well marked popularity Of movement to
be d nd in them,) show at glance that the
uui lot's plan WAS broad one. They are
Re, It. Edward n. Kirk, Chester Dewey,
Ro EFT Baird, John p. Dustin, WA. Henry
Nj burn, Henry Ward Bccchcr, VIM. K.
W iliIms, Charles &. Somcrs. oryiil" Dow, Y,
Fro rick u. Huntington, Leonard Bacon.
Thcodore l.. Cuylcr, Samuel H. Cox. Francis
J.. Hawks, George W. Bethune, Richard ;.
Storr., Stephen II. Tying, James w Alex
nnd,r George B. Chceyer, Albert Barnes.
Bcsid these, under the head Of " Pioneer
Pr. &c lers,' are notices Of VIM. Burke.
Bislo, Asbury, James Craven, Father llnx-
ley. 4ter Cartwright, and William Pitner.
Notwithstanding the length Of this list
mt y others could he na,ucA who might with
oqu Il fitness be brought before the public
Vie, in work Of this sort. OF this the
nu: lor seems to have been well aware ; hut,
liatat sJmeW here was thing of neccs-
sity. The work is but single volume, and
no. cycloImiia.
carry out successfully plan like that
Of h work under notice. requires in the
au atr union of qualities not often met
wi i. 1t needs a nan who delights in good
rrCrc ling wherever it can hc found. and who
has ID abundant opportunity to hear Ii
VIII a. heart responds to every earn It cxIros-
sion of deep and sincere love for .hr honor Of
Golind the temporal and eternal wof.r2 ot
his fellow men who believes and feels that
CHI stan brotherhood is not fenced in by the
shibh Jleth of a mere sectarian phraseology
whJ, though decided in bis own opinions and
frall in their uttcrance whenever there Is a
r. prcall for them fully realiscs that the logi-
cal y or illogically formed Judgments of mems
un.'e standings are not in the sight of God
49, oght not to be in the sight OF man, an
IN ailing test Of the principles which their
il, ,o,t souls obey who delights rot in
searching after and exposing detecs Of char
nc.sr. bot even if constrained to notice them
81 IL goes away from them to contemplate
the 5oI qualities which far outweigh them
in hit estimation.
Add to all this he needs lively power o
dis Elimination, u genial tempcra ment ant
rrclt 4 xiblity Of thought and language
tina. Ia may represent Justly the men, thu
zen .irents. the actions and the times abou
,rh oil be discourscs.
10 rr view the work before US is remark
hcnltonly for the novelty and interest o
It. plum, but for its appropriate execution
1t W much research and a happy adapta
tiou cFample materials which the author la
DR. from great variety Of sources. F.
SAYS. fragments of sermons, critical notices
To'itra newspapors and whatever else in thu
lit nature Of the last thirty years would hes
serve his purpose have been laid under con
triJrton The work is cnlvenel by aucc
doe and bits Of cotemporancous history Nn'
Dc ijes the broad views which it presents O
~ religious and social movements Of larG
a.1luuuit..s, it contains great deal Of rath
r. er curious information, the whole set fort
ma lowing and lively style There are also il
tho look good licensees engraved on steele
fevei'll of the eminent preachers spoken Of il
it. ]. Is brought out in n manner hiGhl
cr 4 tube to the publishers and We ar
hc;1y 10 learn that so excellent q work
r, eyed with corresponding favor hy tn
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