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Chrvsostom s church, Liverpool, some
wears since, wrote stout duodecimc
volume entitled, +" The Doctrine of In.
spiration, being an Inquiry concerning
the Infallibility, Inspiration, and Au'
thority Of Holy Writ" In this work he
surrenders the infallibility of the Bible
adduces instances of errors and contra
dlctons in holy writ, and controverts
the ideas of the inspiration of the scrip
lures which are maintained by the evan
gelical clergy generally, and by tn
popular christian evidence writer's. Ye
the Rev. John Macnaught was then, ant
is now, regular incumbent in the Epis
copalian church. So. too, in Scotland
the Rev. George Giflian, Presbyter
ian divine, well known both in his owr
country and in this, in work of his en-.
titled Christianity and our Era" makes
admissions which Theodore Parker OF
Joseph Barker might consistently adopt
as their own opinions. But the Essays
and Reviews of which we speak, have
a significance above and beyond the
treatises of Macnaught and Gilfillan
They not only come from divines of high
standing and celebrity, but from pro-
fessors in those old and evangelical in.
situations, Cambridge and Oxford-no,
only from religious but from education
al leaders. 1t is this which makes the
book important and matter of interes
to all who would have knowledge o
what trauspires in the theological as wei
AS the political world. Before speaking
therefore, of the contents of the work
we will give the names of its authors.
1t consists of seven Essays and Re
views, "written in entire independence,
Of each other, and without concert o
comparison. The first article is emit
tied The Education of the world" b,
F. Temple, D. D., Head Master of Rug
by. This divine, known rs fellow an,
tutor of Balliol College, Oxford, now oc
cupies the place of the late Rev. DR.. Ar
mold, at the head of the most nfuentia
school Of Great Britain. Among the tn
tors of Oxford no one had more credi
and influence than DR.. Temple. Th'
second article is review of "Bunsen'
Biblical Researches" by Rowland Will
Jams, D. d., Vice Principal, Lampete
College. DR.. Williams is we'll known ais
as tutor in Cambridge, and is now vic
principal of training college for TIL
clergy themselves. The third article i
entitled ." On the Study of the Evidence
of Christianity" by Baden Powell, M. A
Professor of Geometry, Oxford. He WA
also Savilian Professor of Astronomy a
Oxford He is now deceased, but WA
considered one of the ablest and mo,
learned sons of that University, and hi
left numerous writings behind, all n
plete with sound and vigorous though
and all successful in the republic Of lie
; tiers. The fourth article is entitled s.
ances Historiques de Geneve.-The N;
tional Church." by Ii. B. Wilson, B. ID
Vicar of Great Staughton. The Re
Mr.. Wilson is another of the sons Of O!
ford, where he delivered the Bamptc
i Lectures, and is widely known and e.
teemed as scholar, lecturer and a
t author. The fifth article is entitle
Q Or the Mosaic Cosmogany," by
w. Goodwin, M. A. Mr.. Goodwin
j, the first layman in the list, but has lon
been engaged in pathological and Bibles
S studies, and has attained great EN-
: nence in them. The sixth article is Ell
: titled " Tendencies ofReligious Though
! in England, 1688-1750," by Mar
: Pattison, B. D., and the seventh is 90
: the Interpretation ofScripture," by Ben
, jamin Jowett, M. A, Regius Professo
( of Greek. Oxford. Both of these gentle
men, SO far as intellect, standing, an
scholarship are concerned, are worth
J compeers and colleagues of the other e:
saysts. Such are the subjects and sue
the authors of the book in question.
Our article is already too protracted /
admit of our giving a synopsis of tn
contents Of the volume this week, br
we will briefly do SO in your next mum
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