, 1863-07-03

this afternoon from Banks department.. This
| regiment was in the fight ut Warrenton.
| The 121th Illinois regiment, formerly Van
Arman's,) which, under Col. Eldtidgc, has
been III occupation at the post at Chckasaw
Landing, and been doing picket duty ia the
rear, has been ordered to the front. Captain
Gillette. Of that regiment, retains his position
| as Provost Marshal at the post. WALDO.
BOOK NOTICES.
| TEE RACES OF TIE OLD WORLD. A Mammal
ToIk: ehss: scri5nel: ii Grand Al p stieet GSG III
cago: S. c. Grigga g. Co.
"The Races of the Old World'' de-
serves a much more extended notice
than 1t is possible to devote to It In
newspaper. The subject of which It
treats is OF the first interest and importance,
as philosophical study; and although the
author has thrown no new light upon it, he
has collected an admirable history of the vari-
ous races Of mankind, and put it In SO popu-
lar form that he is sure to find many thank
ful and appreciatiyc readers It is not writ
ten, indeed, for the scholar, but for the peo-
ple-for that large number Of persons who
arc interested, as he says, in the study Of his
tory, whether in academies and colleges, or
among the people Of business and professions.
Such often desire to ascertain readily the po-
eition Of certain people, or tribe, among the
races Of men, or at least to know the latest
conclusions Of scholars in regard to them. To
them, history is usually 4 mere diary Of facts,
and they want some link Of connection, somc-
thing which will unravel the confused web of
human events. This treatise is intended to
fill these wants, and 1t docs so in very pleas
Ing and attractive manner.
The book is put into eight divisions. The
first treats Of the Leading Races in tile earliest
historical period; the second, Of the Priml-
tive Races In Europe; the third, Of the Lead
ing Races Of Asia in the Middle Ages; the
fourth, Of the Modern Ethnology Of Asia;
the fifth, Of Oceanic Ethnography {Descrip-
lion of Raccs); the sixth, Of the Ethnolcgy
Of Africa; tho seventh, Of the Races Of Mod
ern Europe; the eighth, Of the Antiquity Of
Man, and the question Of Unity, or Diversity
Of Origin.
Over this wide field the reader is conducted
by wary and intelligent guide, and is shown
all tue wonders OF the Journey, with eyes Of so
cleara vision that they look like personal
experiences. Although Prichard stands Mt
the head Of the science which this book Gov
ers. lie is not likely to become so popular a
fayo1ite us the author Of the Races Of the Old
World.
SCIENCE FOR TIE SCHOOL AND FAMILY.
Part ]. Philosophy. By WoR1H1xaToS. HOOK
BIothcrs. cli:aso; !. c. @ Gfieya 81; CO. nA'ps'
This is good school book on the subject
Of Natural Philosophy, which is Wcn treated
in its pages.
Western Religion and tllc War.
Rev. Joseph G. Roy, Of this city, in an ad-
dress at the anniversary Of the Home Mis-
sionary Society, in New York, May 13, gives
capital synopsis Of what the religious Interests
Of the West are doing for the war Of course,
he refers mere especially to the Home Mis-
sionary pastors and their people. The whole
speech is i most excellent production. We
extract the following paragraphs:
When the rebels proposed to reconstruct
the Union with New England left out, what
they meant was to leave ont the poity and
the theology Of the Puritans; or, as Howell
Cobb has recently said, to lcayeou Plymouth
Rock and original sin. Little did they think
that Mem England, according to the great
patert Of 1920, Ind stretched itself across the
continent iu zone Of Puritanism, and that
to join in alliance with the Northwest, which
tley affected to love so well, leaving ont tho
hated element, would bo but to ,nnrrJ the
daughter Of tie mother they had divorced.
INDEED, that worthy dame may rest assured
that, III case OF heed, her Western sons, nat.
ural, adopted, and foster, will be ready to
fight for her al against this sJcophant mons
ter. When, at the first clash Of the rebellion,
our beeieged capital cried out for help, and
the men Of The Bay State responded instantly.
"Wc are coming Father Abraham,' - and when
still later that sAA1e common wealth led the
charge against our home tr.litors Of prejudice
and caste, by ar1niBg the manhood Of the
black ma,l: none shouted more Justify than
eetts!"
Who docs not know that the loyalty Of the
West, which along with the East has gone
down against the South as did the hordes Of
large extent by the sturdy Influence Of the
pioi Ger missionaries: Everywhere patri.
otic, everywhere rallyiDg the people and
using their rulpits for recruiting stations,
they have but reaped The fruit Of
ass sntd5 5mf5 f, teachings 7a on IN F,n hs enlist
their sons and the strength of their temporal
support By response to u recent circular,
we learn that the Congregational churches Of
Illinois lavc sent to the war one In e;yAs Of
Minnesota, one In seren Iowa, one In fpe;
making in NIL scvera1 1ronsidc regiments.
All this, besides their influence upon enlist.
mcnt generally. And now, as tho war sick
ems our hearts by hope deferred, they are fore
most in fEsptriting the people, in minIstering
moral and sanitary succor to the braves Of tue
army, ard in sustaining the hands of the
Government.
If you would trace the practical effect Of
this cvangelizing enterprise, yon will find
that the STAN, along which our Government
has cracked aeunder, was the Southern line Of
our general home missionary operations.
These 1abors were not welcomed, nor scarce
1y allowed at the South. Never over
hdy Of the regiment Of a thousand mission
aries were employed there, aud these were re-
laid down the rule Of "no more shareholders
in the missionary churches.h And yet the
Society is ready TO rc-cntcr the field as soon
as ponderous war shall have battered down
the walls with which our Southern bazbarism
las encirc1cd itself
thanks in behalf Of the West for what this
Society has done there, thanks for the gift of
those hundreds of men who came from the
East 10 endure deprivation beyond that of tho
foreign missionaries, 60 far as temporal COM
forts are concerned, aud without the stimulus
at home, which those Of the other field enjoy
and ell to plant the Gospel in our wide,
wide wastes, to organize society, to train our |
gigantic growth, to cement our grand domain |
into the fabric Of our national Union, and TO
build it into the kingdom Of God on Garth!
Whatever We may now claim Of the advan- |
tage Of educating men at the West for the !
West, this is evident, that nearly all that has
yet been accomplished there has been By the
hands uf those who came from the East with
an earnest, sclfdenying, cheerful spirit that
made Its way to our hearts, and caused the
wilderness to be glad for them and the desert
to rejoice and blossom Us the rose. Some Of
them, in their thirty years. war;" while their
ar1nor is :s bright as ever, have grown old
little, so that NC, their sons In the Gospel, be-
gin to take to ourselves the boast, "Whose
are the tathers.'' But may their sun go tar
Oily down, and their twilight long abide upon
the horizons they had blessed, while we, who
are the s native preachers u will watch for the
falling Of their mantles, and, as The best re-
turn Of our gratitude, endeayor to be true TO
the Inheritance Of their mission Of Christian
izing our whole country.