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Christian Examiner for September 1883 Boston Cros-
by, Nichols, Il Co. Editors Rev F. Hedge Brookline,
Mass; Rev. f. E. Hale, Boston
This is certainly one of the best periodicals
received OF our office. Its topics are generally
we'll selected, and often DISCUSSED with more
than ordinary ability, almost always in a fair
and liberal spirit. II is published tri.monthly,
in numbers of at least l56 octave pages, at 81
a year.
The North British Review August, 1883 New York
Leonard Scott Co. For sale by Taylor Maury,
Washington, ID. c.
The North British maintains its reputation
for able discussions of Questions Of Science,
Politics, and Literature, controlled and deter.
mined by Religious Ideas One of the best
papers in this number is a review of the Re.
searches on Light Sanatoy, Scientific. and
4E'thetical ; another is a Dissertation on Egypt
and Syria in connection with Western inHu.
ence.
There are several other papers on topics of
great interest, which we have not had time to
examine.
Henry Gosdby, NJ d. New York: ID. Appleton Il Co
For sale By Franklin Philip, Washington, d. C
DR.. Goadby is Professor of Vegetable and
Animal Physiology and Eatc nology in the State
Agricultural College of Michigan. He has pre-.
pared this book-a HANDSOME octave of 800
pages, illustrated by upwards of $50 engra.
viugs-for the use of schools, seminaries, and
colleges, in this country.
DIR. Goadby, we fear, has consulted more bis
own tastes and his familiarity with the develop.
ment of Vegetable and Animal Lille than the
capacities and wants of thoe who have yet to
be instructed into its mysteries. His book will,
doubtless, be servicesble to scientific teachers,
as furnishing general met jod for instruction,
but ordinary teachers would find it as difficult
to use as David did the ar cor of Saul. Por-
tons of it may be read and studied with much
interest and benefit by any student, but there
are many parts which must confuse the be.
ginner.
Memoir of Joseph Garter BY yIiss sedgwick New
York: Harper & Broihors. For7ale by Taylor Mau-
ry, Washington, d C. :
Miss Sedgwick as done Wi in presenting to
the world this unpretendinr memoir of phi
lanthropist, who never sounCed the trumpet be-
fore him, but, during lorg life, went about
in the thronged city. doing good to thousands,
who still bless his memory. 1t is a delightful
memoir, written with grace, snd conveying from
beginning to end an impressive lesson to
young and old.
The Coopersi or, Getting Under Way. BY Alice Ha-
ven. New York ID. Appleton Il Co For sale by
Blanchard & Mohun, Washington, D. C.
The writer ia one of the favorite teachers of
the People. AS in her other works, such as
Calls Not Gold that GliAers," "No Such
Word as Fail" &C., 80 is THIS, she writes with
view to practical life, without exsggeration,
without sentimentslism, brt with force and
piquancy. The story is a ID ost agreeable one,
and shows how marriage, ssen when entered
its great responsibilities, MAJ be made to work
out the highest happiness 70, both parties.
Sermons Preached at Trinity Chapel Brighton By the
late Rev. Frederick w. Robertson, NJ A The Incum-
bent Third Series. From the Second London Ediuon
Boston: Tcknor & Fields. 1855. For sale by Frank
lin Philip, Washington, ID. C.
We hardly need repeat tbe high estimate
which has been so generally accorded to Mr..
Robertson's Sermons, and in which we fully
concur. They have much originality, are high.
~ suggestive, and the style is terse and pointed
In many respects, they present an admirable
model to the minister and theological student,
and may be read with interes, and profit by the
private Christian. We now and then, indeed,
meet with expressions of opision in which we
cannot entirely agree; but, is whole, they
possess great excelency. They labor under the
disadvantage of not having oeen prepared for
publication by the author hiu5 self, nor are they
from bis previous manuscript; but they are as
we are assured in the preface, q for the most
part, recollections of sermons, written out the
day after delivery at the urgent desire of friends
who were at distance"
The favor with which the FIST series THAT has
already reached its twelfth edition) and the
second series THAT in 5welvemonth has
reached third edtion) have been received.
fully justiGes the publication of third one,
which will be welcomed by many who have al.
ready found pleasure in the former. The re-
print OF these three series is Uniform, and in the
neat style of Typography usutl with these pub
fishers. The present volume iE likewise adorned
by striking portrait from bust of Mr.. Rob.
ertson; and we are glad to see that still another
containing notes AMI expositions on
Genesis, Samuel, Corinthians, & >, is promised. :
We shall wait for it with expectation. !
The religious Aspects of the Age With Glance at the
Church of the Present and the Cburch of the Future
being Addresses delivered at the Anniversary of the
Young Mems Christian Union o. New York on the
l3n and 14h days of May, 1858. New York Thatcher
Hutchinson, SD Isl Nicholas HoseD Broadway 1858 !
The Young Mems Christian Union is an
association of Unitarians ard Universalists,
similar to that of the " Christian Association
of the orthodox churches. Tae volume before
US contains thirteen sermons and addresses, by
some of the most able and eloquent writer's and
speakers of the day, among them, DR.. Bellows,
DR.. Chaplin, Rev. Mr.. Forthinghau, DR.. Osgood
and Horace Greeley.
The American Merchant
The September number of Bryant & STRAIT.
pms american Merchant" has q well.exe.
cuted likeness of Governor Kiag, of New York, !
by biographical sketch, togetb.
with other interesting matter.
Hay a friend has sent US specimens of an
envelope, patented BY Charles Phelps, of Salem,
The object is to proven. delay ,
and trouble in opening the envelope, which is !
effected in the simplest and u,ost eff,ct;vs vav