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1t that the selections are good, and the ar
rang men:s also well made; the book i
s. valuable. For sale by Fuller.
n BATTLE OF HUBs ,Rrov.-The Historic,
g Address delivered at Hubbardton, Vt. Jul,
, 7, 1889, the Eighty-Second Anniversary o
}, the Battle of Hubbardton. by Henry Clark
Il with an Appendix containing the reports o
q the proceedings. as gwen in the Northern
e Visitor, the Rutland Herald, and the Yer.
{ mont Watchman (the last containing in sub
: stance the address of Hon. E. P. Walton on
the Occasion.) is published in neat nan-
phlet from the press of G. A. Tutte & Co.
TIE MONTHLY LAW REPORTER, for October.
, contains memoir of Chief Justice rThoophi-
: las Parsons, Of Mass. and the usu,l variety
of Rerorts of Cases in this country and Eng
land. Under the head Of New Publications
appears an elaborate article on the subject of
Trial by Jury.
Snow PATHFINDER AND RMLwAf GUIDE.
for November, an Indispensable pamphlet for
the Traveller in New England, is received.
The SABBATH Hymn BooK.-New York. Ma
son & Brothers
This collection is edited by Messrs. Ell
wards a. Park, Austin Phelps. and Lowell
Mason. and is an admirable one, with conf
Gus and discriminating tables Of classification
and indexes, of great value to all who wish
to use 1t. We understand that it is comm,
into very extensive use.
| IHE Bo * OF THE TWELVE MryoR ProPHrrs
translated from the original Hebrew. with
commentary critical. philosophical. /
and EHes tical. by E. HENDERSON. d. D.
with Biographical sketch Of the author /
ny b. +. BARR1ws. Hitchcock Profess n /
AndOver Theological S.ninlrv. w. m
Xxx 458. Andoyer W. F. Draper, 1860. /
Dr. Henderson has long been favorlbly !
known to ourr ligious public, from his kind
ness to American scholars. his editions of
various Ameri an works, as the Com
mentarIes of Stuart and BIrnes, and still
more for his valuable labors in the field Of
sacred literature.
Disappointed in an attempt in 1906 to 90
as Missionary to the East Indies. he fund
missionary work nearer home, and hyino
aside his original purpose he spent twenty
years in disseminating the Bible IN the n nth
OF Europe, from Iceland TO the Crime.-
During this period he made himself fam liar
with most Of the Northern and the Orient,
langnag's. Returning to England in 1925,
he was afterwards engaged with little inter
ruption in various chairs Of instruction. :Ill &
his death in May, 1858.
With the exception fhi- WORK on ..Icc
land, ," published in 1918, an abr;dcalnent of
which appeared in this country, he was
mainly known as a Commentator on the
'o' 'f'1leo. The peculiar trials of lis anrlJ,
lite, and his practical acquaintance with the II
world, bad dispelled rom his mind all ten h
dency to mere theory and speculation. He il
dealt with facts. He cared more for data
than for opinions, and his conclusions cum- 0
lnonly rest on a solid basis. II 4nce, undouht-
edly, his nabit Of restricting the prophetic
declarations to specific events, and his rel C. t.
ton of the theory of double sense" in f.
which all biblical scholars will hardly agree. ii
1t is this practical .)od sense Joined to the l
N Dst thorough and extensive erad ton that W
give 50 great a val Ie to all his wort-,-and ~
not the least 50, to the on helor. Us W
The piellces to each OF tra hooks are mod C
is Of brief and comprehensive statement b.
The notes. though intended especially for "
Biblical students. show great care and learn q,
NJ, and give the reasons for any changes
rom the common version, for which he ever Il;
hows the greatest respect. in
The differences however from our received =.
-ersion are very slis hit in regard to thought ia
II words, and are commonly in favor of n
,reater clearness and simplicity. Our vi-or- II
us Saxon speech is faithfully adhered to. w w
n the sixth chapter of Hosea for instance, Sc
obtaining 268 words. there are only fifteen 81
t Latin, one of Greek origin. 50
We observe that the original word - Jeho- bl ba
ah is retained instead of The Lord, >" and tn
he more exIct word "natlons'' for heather IL
S in our common text. We are also glad in
, see the poetical portions distinguished .to
'om the prose as in our paragraph bibles, l.,
nd that the division into chapters is made -, -,
18th moro reference to topics, though dif.r- cia
2 out little from our common Bible. e.;
On turning with some anxiety to that fine an
de in the third chapter Of HAbakkuk. we bo bn'
ere grAtifel to find it not only unharmed pu
ut improved, especially in the second and as, rs,
lnth verses in the first Instance by rem ap
ering that preserves better the logical con- on on
ection, and the second by the restoration of
lie original bold figure. al' m
prayer of Habakkuk the prophet; with tri- the
unpha music. be
OJehovah heard report of thee, I was afraid del
OJ' hovah revive thy work in the midst of the tia
years; int
In the midst of the years make it known: AZ
In wrath remember mercy. of
sep
Naked and ba-ed wa. thy bow, tho
" oevens OF spears was thy word Pause ple
Thou didst cleave the earth into rivers exr
We commend this work as most valuable
ntribution to RihlicaI T ;ta,at,-o Tho,ro-k refe
~ He
the American Editor has besn well done. of q
well written memoir furnishes the most 81,
at we wish to know of the author, as well by
prepares US to set proper estimate upon W.. TU'
e value OF his labors Inc careful Versi1- red.
tion of the numerous quotations from ori- the
tai languages, and the thorough revision of cree
Q entire volume by so learned scholar as OF
r. Barrows will add much to its worth with
blical stu tents. aga
We have only to add that the mechanical N
ecutiOn Of the work does honor 70 the An. by