The Portland daily press., 1862-12-24
New Publications,

11. Il,
Davis, 53 Exchange St.
The Country Parson needs no introduction
to American readers. Like his "Recreations. !"
and his Leisure Hours" whatever he may
write will be widely read and speedily forgot
ten. In the seventeen thoughtful essays which
compose this volume, the same clear, nervous
language, the same manly, though not pro-
found thought, the same piquant dash of ego
tlsm, which are familiar to the readers of his
former works, appear, softened and toned down
to the gravity of his present themes. The
tinted paper and exquisite Typography of the
book are positively luxurious-and no won
der, for on the back of the title page we read,
| "Rirerside"
LECTURES on the Elevation of the Laborinp
Portion of the Community-By Rev. VIM.
e. Claiming, ID. ID. Boston: Crosby &
Nichols. 12mo. pp. 124. For sale in this
city by III. Packard, 81 Exchange St.
This volume contains brief sketch of DR..
Channings laborious life, and three lectures on
the general subject indicated by the title, one
Introductory to the Franklin lectures, deliv-
cred in Boston, September, 1888, and two de-
livered before the Mechanic Apprentices Ii
brary Association during the winter OF 1889
40. As published, the two latter contain
fullness of treatment unsuited to the lecture
room land in fact quite large omissions were
made in delivery but very welcome to the
reader. The three exhibit very completely DIR.
Channings views on the important subject
considered. Substantial binding, a handsome
fifla ma oa nrintad in calor- and stoal a,..r.,x
ing from portrait of Claiming painted in
1889 by S. Gambardella, make up the sum of
external attractions. The letter-press is far
from perfect
A PRESENT HEAvEN-Addressedto Friend
by the author of "tEe Patience of Hope"
Boston: Ticknor & Fields-I6mo. DID. 172.
For sale in this city by H. L. Davis, SO Ex-
change st.
This authors former work was introduced
to the public by the poet, Whittier. The pres
ent volume comes commended to everybody's
notice by the faultless Typography, and heavy
tinted paper with which the publishers have
fifty graced it. The book is full of the
results OF much patient study, the ripe fruit
of profoundly religious nature, subjected
to rare religious culture. Its contents are five
essays: /. Introduction. 2. The Gospel re-
ceived Partially. 3. The Gospel received His
torically. 4. The Gospel received Prophet
cally. D. The Gospel received Implicitly
"All renewed life" the author says, sbeng one
with that of the Renewer is one life,
whether it be spent in heaven above or upon
earth below Passing over the Introductory
essay then, it is urged that this Gospel, these
good tidings," are not fully or heartily but
only Intellectually received; that they are re-
ceived as true of the primitive church, or of
the church triumphant in another life, but not
in this workday world where we move and
have our being; while the fifth essay illustrates
the true faith, which believes because it knows
by indubitable experience. OF conrse in the
discussion OF such mystical doctrines 1--WE use
the word in its philosophic sense) logic would
be as much out of place as geometry, The
book must be taken as evidence, not as argu-
ment.
Wids of Africa. by X. NJ. Ballantyne. Bos-
ton: Crosby & Nichols IL mo. PIP. 40S.-
For sale in this city by H. Packard.
This is a genuine boys book, not "Robin-
son Crusoe," for "Robinson Crusoes" do not
grow on every bush, but full of life, and ad-
venture, and fun, and coarse wood cuts, the
especial delight of boyish eyes. The cuts are
quite as trustworthy as the text, for Mr.. Bal
lantyne Robert Michael, il FULL has a way of
illustrating his own veracious histories, as the
readers Of his "Coral Island, &C., will remem-
Der.
THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY for January 1868,
is out, and ready for subscribers. The follow
ing is its list OF contents: Happiest Days, by
Gail Hamilton; The Promise of the Dawn a
Christmas story, by the author of Life in the
Iron Mills;' In the Halfway House, by James
Russell Lowell; Mr.. Buckle as Thinker, by
ID. A. Wasson; Recollections of a Gifted Wo-
man, by Nathaniel Hawthorne; Mr.. Axtell,
conclusion; The Legend Of Rabbi Ben Levi,
by Henry W. Longfellow; Ny Friend the
Watch, by George William Curtis; Benjamin
Banneker the Negro Astronomer, by NJ. d.
Conway; The Sleeping Sentinel; Iron-Clad
Ships and Heavy Ordnance, by Alexander H.
Holley; Andrew Rykman's Prayer, by John
G. Whittier; The Strathsays, by Harriet Z
Prescott; The Fine Lady, by Julia Ward
Howe; A Reply, addressed to the Women of
England, by Harriet Beecher Stowe; The Sol
diers' Rally, by Elbridge Jefferson Cutler;-
Overtures from Richmond, by Professor Fran
els J. Child; Reviews and Literary Notices of
Brookss Translation of Richters Titan, Prof
Browns Works and Memoir of Rufus Choate,
Mrs. Fremonts Story of the Guard, and Seven
Little People and their Friends. Professor
Childs lively song, which we published yes
terday, is happy reproduction Of the famous
"Lillibuero," which was so popular with all
classes OF Englishmen during the revolution
Of 1888. The song takes its name from the
wild Irish chorus, "Lillibuero, bullen a la"
and celebrates, ,satirically the approaching tri-
umph of Popery and the Irishry under James
III. aud his lieutenant, Tyrconnel. Sterne,
who had associated familiarly in his boyhood
with many old soldiers of the revolution, has
kept the tune alive on the lips of his Uncle
Toby. The woods in part and the music may
be found in Tristram Shandy. The song is
preserved in full in the second series of Percy's
Reliques. Its reputed author, Wharton, boast
ed that he had sung King out of three king
doms
The PROGRESSIVE ANNUAL for 1868 has
been received at this Office. 1t comprises an