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-. of .his work sss born IN Loader, OF
e.. t,,h.r and an Enslish mother, and while stu
v.,v Young, took up his res;dsncs in Pms WIS.,.
ss.sr completing his education, be obt<nea "s
- among the medical men Of thai msuoPOi'' -
tSo4 having scarcely finished his fveDheth yeA' a,
vs. appoip,ed 1esioen. student u the bcsPtas sn'
80. devoted himself to the stady OF The dseas" 0, INC
Ain. in the department of P,Of Bi'tt- his "orA VI
xi, subject il founded on the chemca esoons
ssS, sccoi ding to compe''nt professionals su'u'
tAs ro.t valuable tresiise e1tAnt on 'he co.'s % W.
..,es IN which il IL devoted. To th's dsy ~ e'H
.r. use. not only in the meoeai ooNsgeo VI I ,,1
bua in those Of England ard the oni'e' o'"'e' pPy
harmed in the physical nature OF nN'' 'A.,H 10
,t,S,.d with irdefstgsble yea iof more 'han 'uHH
x..,, through the various forms OF heah ana u'sa'e
S.b.S.l some eight years pnor TO hs oes'n' resolved
$500 . nrofound analysis Of the spiritual elements
- h,n.n nature. To this difficult tssk he brought
IND Injured 20 compile Ated researches singulsrly free
s.o,o s,sn1ce and arderty desrous to unravel the
srtb from the tangled me,hes Of philosophical specu-
,.,;ou His problem was TO trace the origin Of the
lsgv in order 10 ascertain to what extent hss science
seres, with toe different opinions Of socient and mod
arm philosophy, 10 establish the bsss Of this alliance,
ard 20 dsnonstrste the freedom Of the human CDR
eiou,p.ss in the midst Of the moral circumstances by
vhieh be il surrounded" The main result Of bis In
suiyi,, a. presented in these volumes IL se convchon
Stone crest prmevs revelation 'front.' Creator toths
sr,s.nre In which be made known his existence 70
nan and of the renewal Of this revelation by the ad-
x,rt of Christ His work il divided into three parts
of Positive Faith; Q, OF Divine Faith and 3, Or
Christian Faith. The first part gives eomp'ts sur
vsy of the history OF philosophy reviewing the systems
of Plato. Aristotle, Descartes, Bacon, Locke, Rod,
nd Hamilton, and the grand panorans of German
specustion, as Represented by Kant Fchte, Scosrg,
md Hsse He endesvors to sustain The charge OF IN
sgainst each of the systsms under discus
sion and especially regard TO the two great qu's-
tons Of the pvtoyi and O pOstert0ri knowledge OF
Gsd The innate idea Of God he does not find 10 the
human mind, but traces the universal conception to
the influence Of the primitive revelation The pos
tsrori doctrine he rejects altogether maintaining that
the notion Of an Infinite Being is beyond the scope OF
human intelligence. His argument in support OF the
primitye revelation is conducted with remarkable
scutspess and fortified by an extensive array OF cru
dition Among the considerations on which he lays
xrest stress is that derived from the remains OF Ian
rusees showing a similarity in sound ADD significance
of the name Of God, through all the theogones OF the
East and West. Whatever conclusion may be formed
O. 10 the success Of the author in his comprehensive
undertaking il will not be denied that be has engaged
Ia II with rare resources Of knowledge, patience Of re-
search subety Of thought, and elevated and rever-
sst spirit.
THE PIONEER BISHOP On, THE LIVE AND TINES or
FRMcIs AssURY. By w. r. STRIckLAND Win an
INTERPOLATION by MATTHIAS BANGS, d. d. l2nop 1876 Carl
ton Porter
It IL somewhst remarkable that the biography Of
sach distinguished pioneer Of the Methodist Church
n this country as the subject Of this memoir should
lave remained 80 long unwritten; but the work has
now been 20 faithfully perormei that there s less res-
son 10 regret the delay which has caused the duty to
be placed in the jealous and competent hands Of the
author of the present volume. Bishop Asbury was
born in England commenced the work OF the ministry
an the sixteenth year Of his age and after nine or ten
wears of laborous and successful service as travelling
preacher in that country came to America in III.
His manifold activity from that time TO his decease 10
1876 is wildly described in this memoir. The chsrac-
ter and effects Of bis labors strkingy set forth in
the following paragraph.
Well did Methodism find lie way into the Ststes. IL
had NO ruies or lawn that il feared TO coil no pow
dered locks that it feared 10 disorder no buckles 1t
was afraid to tarnsh. 1t lodged roughly ana isre1
scantiIy. 1t tramped up muddy ridges, it swan or
forded rivers TO the waist II slept on leaves or raw
seerskin, or piuowed its head on ssdde-bags, It b
vouacked among wolves or Indians; now it suffered
from ticks or mosquitoes il attacked by dogs,
vas hooted and it was peltedi the hurricane blew
down trees across its path; it lost IFS way in the
woods il was stricken by fever and wasted by pes-
Ience il was fined maltrested and imprisoned, but 1t
tbroye, Through the ample woods of the West, TAX
ing long wipdDgs to AVOID the swamps, skulkng out
Of Eight Of Indians foosiDg by the dim light OF some
backwoodsmsn's blaze, drifting along great silent
rivers 10 poor settlers Init giving even the shlr
of lite back worn, weary, raindrenched, yet pursuing
Its noble mission and making foOtpaths for love and
foDdners, Methodism went on till 10 had crossed the
ontier Of States. The only distinction Of lie bishops
was one of bodily toll personal labor. They ira
versed elk thousand miles a year through country
that thsd no ions, no roads where they and their
horses when they had any, were hungry and shelter.
lees. IL they wanted dinner they hsd to hunt 1t,
and then cook il by fire that would not blaze and
the rain ard wind often put il out IL wss feast day
when they dped on racoOn or bear steaks, and olted
on q road full of ruts in a forty dollar chsse Per-
haps even Bethodism would not do i'll 10 recall the
history Of rome of those early pioneers. Nicholson
is nov power in the States Its loyalty is no longer
called in question, ct the time of the Declaration OF
Independence. West and South II is paramount
Foremost IN that band Of tireless itinerants WAS
Francis Asbury the pioneer Bishop Of the Methodist
Church in America. Always and everywhere VITA
harness ready for the spiritual warfare he may be
said almost 10 have created the Church 10 its present
form and during his long and active life kept I'll its
departments in motion. lie ordained upward Of three
thousand preacher and preached seventeen thousand
sermons, beside attending 20 the various and multi
tudnous duties connected with his peculiar relation 20
The Church and his episcopal Office. Though dead
he yet hvet in the affections Of the great Methodist
public, North and South, numbering upward Of mill
Ron. So eoo,ualy has he stamped his 20 verful mind
upon the OF Methodifm al over this vast CONT
pert from the hills Of the Arcostcok to the slopes Of
the Pacific, that no time change effaCe the inn
preston. What the name of Washington is TO the
nat not Americans charm and watch word in what
ever pertains TO liberty the name OF Asbnry is 70 the
American Methodist in whatever concerns the genius
and mission Of Methodsm.
The volume is embelhshed with portrait Of Bishop