Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-12-04

SELECT DIscoURsEs, BY AdoIphe Monod, Krum
macher, Tholuck and Julins Muller Translated
from the French and German, with Biographical
notes, and DIR. MonOd's celebrated lecture on the
delivery Iof Sermons. By Rev. c. Fl. Fish, and D.
W. Poor d. d. New York sheldon, Brakeman, and
Co. Boston, Gould & Lincon London Tribuer
6Co. 1855.
Although in this volume the writings of
MONoD appear to occupy the most promin-
emit position, and il is also embellished with a
fine steel portrait of this eminent divine, we
must confess that he is not our greatest fav-
orite. That doubtless is the fault of our
own minds,--not of his. We read with
great pleasure his Lecture on the delivery
of Sermons" and judge he understood, this
subject profoundly. We have less faith in
him however when he talks to us about the
Mission of Woman and the Life of
Woman" His opinions upon the impor-
tant subject WOMAN, seem to be formed accor-
ding to the laws of old established Custom
which because it SIS, )" is SO often considered
''right," of course we are for having WOMAN
TO live in accordance with the Gospel,--bu
we take the liberty of giving the Gospel
somewhat different Interpretation from that
held forth by DIR. MoNoD. We believe it
better to depend little more upon the
Gospel of Christ, and little less upon the
Gospel Of st. Paul.
The "gem'' of the volume in our humble
opinion is a discourse by the German THoLUcK,
upon the text" Verify Isay unto you, ercept
ye be conperted and become as tinle children, ye
shall in irise enter the kingdom of hearea," and
entitled. "The Christian life, glorifed
childhood We cannot better express the
peculiarities of this and his other "discourses,"
than by adopting the language of his biog-
rapher, who characterizes them as distin-
guished by a remarkable elevation and rich
ness of evangelical sentiment; no display of
abstruse thought or dry discussion; liveliness
and exuberance of fancy; vigor, sprightliness,
aud boldness of expression, and peculiar
fervor, and tenderness. and child-like sim
plicity, which warm, and attracts every pious
heart" For sale by W. T. BERRY & Co.
A Pooh FK11ow; BY the author of (which; the
Right, or the Left " New York: Dick and Fitz-
gerald, No IS, Ann Street 1883.
A very readable book;-the freshness of
incident and vigor Of style, connected with
evident good intention, and earnest purpose,
counterbalancing the sectarian tone, which is
of the hardest kind Of Calvinisn. The story
is interesting, and well developed, and we
like the book for its earnestness, notwith-
standing we would find it difficult to SUBJ
scribe to all its doctrinal tenets. 1t is some
thing, nay it is q great deal, if an author
himself be fully imbued,-protoundly pen
etrated with the doctrines he advocate, it Is
q thing which must make an impression, even
on the most superficial reader.
The morale Of the work may be gathered
from the following passages-an isolated ex-
tract. The subject of course is man. " A
Poor Fellow and so he is. Look at him in
Infancy, and what can he do for himselfs In
childhood, and what would be be without
parents and friends to provide for himi In
youth,-and what is he but a mere dreamer,
and thing of hopesl In manhood,-a
thinker perhaps, but after all, only mere
leaner on society, which furnishes him with
suggestions. with knowledge, with work, with
age,-still dreamer; still adependent leaner
on society; only partially .conversant with
the past and present affairs of the world in
which he lives, and knowing nothing of has
o,cn knowledge, of any other sensible only
that he was born without his cogs;zance or
consent !; that be has been jostled along by
varied incidents, and with conflicting feelings.
from the first consciousness Of his being, 10
bis present gray hairs, and infirmitiesi that
while few Of his desires have been gratified,
the majority have been thwarted that the
friends of his affections have fallen, and that,
although in the midst Of men, he is like one
alone that he has. as II were, In his journey
30 far, been everything but his own master I;
that whether willing or not, or ready or not.
he must ere long, fall as his friends have
fallen, and that his departure will make no
difference in the great march OF Events. and