, 1865-08-05
Gblea9o Qribnne.
SATURDAY. AUGUST S 1885.


NEW PUBLICATIONS.
TUE HISTORY OF Tae !Ezs FROM TIE
EtES. By HrNHI HAST Nnk.K. D: p.
revised and nd corrected ne Iaadoa eti.Ion. II three
volumes, T. ma. E.9, 4a7 I'D ~ p.-<6.
Whether VIC consider the vrst range Of
time from Abraham 10, tie Rothschilds, OF
scope Of material from The unfolding Of the
Law On Sinai to The persecution OF tho Jews
In Polxad, OYER which this history. extends,
or tie difficulty Of determining where the hu-
uau causa lion ends and the divine inferno,
sitiou be slns, what is natural and what mir.
aoulous, y lat is credible aud what exasget-
x4td, We must rega:d it. Al one of
the most instructive / yet difficult
fields Of historic research aud. study,
The distinctive feature Of Dean Mu-
mans work, quito rs fully adhered to In tic
present revision as in hia Il: :st edition, Is the
freedom With which he accepts many Of the
conclusions arrived at By Bunsen, Strauss,
aud other German otlenta1lsts and cr1ties, r.
latiVs to the chronology. literal accusacy,
and many Of tie narratives Of miracles Inter
woven In the ear1ier historical scriptures Of
the Jews: disposition is best setforth IN
his own language, p: IS: -
"As to Wh1t is called tha Bible chronology Of
the carly per I'd. every wct feAd man ktoSs that
there Ii no such thing. So common book as
Dr- Hsle,s '.ChFcnoloEy" Will eho1 that a-ra
founded on tho Scriptures, differing II the dlsta
OF the Rte st evEnta to the amount Of a thousand
ye,r.; Ard that there are II least four eDnlct1pg
Of the Old Fest.ment ccnicss toat, my cone,n.
eton Is TINT there Is Ieithef present trFTouad 1pr
1utnre hops for any precise o. Trustworthy chr5.
Where EnowtccEe eeenA urhttatnaolc. Tbs onl9
result which am d!eposcd to vtn1urc, on historic
Rfonnns. ttae biological question leave to geol-
scope Tor ,hes c.lculauons,) is tbs. the Law and
polity Of Moses are Of much later da.e In the
hlk'vry Of mankind than ls commonly thought"
Hc d:sposes cf the questions arising out Of
tic large numbers aecribed to the jews In
Exodus, as follows:
"Therc were indeed peculiar reasons wh5 The
Ssws taona h sTpeq ~, AZ 10 ~ meoy nd5 hFs H. MN
rent srgrmep. against th:m at Aiexatdr1a and
e9sewbtie teerc. % have been th.t they we're a
nlsefs ole and Insignificant hurde of 1epetg, caft
out OF Egypt in Eeern and contempt. Their NJ.
tto.Rl pride would b. tempted not mafelJ to the
legitimate totst OF the Touoers Of the1r exod7s,
s1t TO- i;a s1sE fT% r.
swelling lhtit numbere would grow and become
"Aeove twenty years sgo, expressed my op!r.
Ion that tho Lum pefs as they appear in our pres.
enl S.cIed Books Ntre u1tenab.e; = further IT,
qul13 tne ccEarneE ne In this view. Maintain
The np1nse1s IS they stlnds sec no wsy without
cpe vstt eolttuous miracle out OF tho difficulties,
contradictions, anp1ubatili ies, tupo:slbsllues.
Reduce them and all becomes credible. eansstcEt
'End haImonlous."
Throughout the work the author treats
esch il diyiduni abatement Of scrlptural his
tory as it arises, as standing OF falling By
iteu without necessarily involving the other
portions OF tie narrative, or having any
bearing whatever upon the truth OF Christi
anity. The literary style OF the work Ia
1narcd by involved and complicated sen
tences, and singular tendency toward
pe:enthetica1 and inte,jaculatory remarks,
which give species Of hitch to the writer's
gait, that is far from AddIsoulan, and not
altogether worthy Of. a work upon which
laye BEEN expended so much learning and
research. The Inherent .intercs. Of the sub
j.ct Is very great 10 all vi 70 feel an interest
In tracing to their human sources the rel:g-
ious element In our civilization, and who are
content to sec the exploration conducted
with no ether motive than a candid and sin.
gle purpoEe 10 clear away error and unfold
historic truth.
LESSONS IN ELoCuT1oN; with numerous ;pe-
.eecire a4d .psaking ies schools. seninsr1es,
p,ofcs.nr ~ EInrnt,on m r-inctos1 ns H.,.Vss
Inst,tQ ., Chicago Adsm., BLsckmer 4 Lyon,
milwaukee: 1 r a;ttcmcre. 1865. 22a pp., 5ro,
$50.
Seventy pages of this work consist OF yalu-
able sne gestions and directions which reduce
the study ofthe art Of Elocution to system
In y aich yoca]ixation eseectallri is th5rcugh-
IL treated. Tbs whole system Of tnst-rc;ion
n n,ac+ic,,,v deye1onsi and the work ,s
well adapted as handbook tor leach.
ers who NAV be 1css skillfuI as elccu
tlcnfsts. or less expe,;en :ed in thls de.
nart1nrnt of teaching. than the anthor.
Tha selections for exercise arr fiesh
from the mems Of living Vtitera. ana the e1,ps
- 1,,.;-s ensaIars ~ t,.o 49, ~; ~ ~
- Ae'Ss 'fe"A~A - NA1 .A- VIZ -" 49,.
into every school room In which II may be
ndopted tbe yital essence Of the principles
which are ro4 the principles OF the age. Fur
these strong merits We can commend Prof.
Gs.llith's work above any VIC have met, TO the
teachers and supesintendents OF public IN
struction in the Northwest. It is, besides, L
thoroughly western book, aud should have
precedence in the western field, where the
study Of elocution should be as universal
among youth, as the liability to be called
upon to speak is common among meu.
nroe.Ssn+ ~ ~ Nr.tSs Srstes rnrr4s:n,,e ID