The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-04-10
NEW BOOKS.

Church Of Charleston, S G. Enlarged Edition n:
Charleston Printed by Joseph Walker, Agent corner
Meeting and Market streets 1867.
This book, of over 800 pages, is by far the finest
piece of typographical mechanism we have seen
issued in this city, and reflects much credit on the
gentleman whose imprilnatur it bears. The
arrangement selection of types for head lines, etc.,
is very tasteful type, ink and paper, all OF the
best the binding also masterpiece Of it's kind
The book consists of the one formerly used by
| this congregation, with some additions, taken
chiefly from the collection Of Services recently
put forth by number of the leading Unitarian
Ministers of England. 'sThe only important
alteration" says the Preface, other than this, ls
in the directions as to posture during worship. IL
! has been thought advisable to recommend kneei-
ing during prayer, as more devotional than stano-
ing !; and standing during praise as more suitable
and natural than sitting"
| The CHRISTIAN HYMNAL,-Hymns with Tunes for the
Services of the Church, compiled and edited by Kew.
Frank Sewan. Philadelphia ]. B. Lippncott Co..
1857 Charleston j. III. Greer
This is very neat collection of hymns and
tunes; which should find place III every
hristian household. The hymns are divided into
two parts the first comprising those on the lncar-
nation and Redemption, arranged in the order OF
the Gospel Narrative, or the Christian year; the
second containing General and Occasional Hymns,
arranged occording to their topics.
The materials of this volume, says the editor IN
the preface, have been collected from the vide
range of English, German and Latin sscred poetry
| and harmony, both old and new. To number OF
| hymns Of genuine excellence, endeared and "a
mihar to us from long usage, and welded to tnelr
quaint but pleasant old melodies, the compiler has
added many beautiful modern English -lymns and
tunes, together with good number OF celebrated
German hymns, in most cases translated in thor
original metres and set to their proper chor ais.
Versions of number of the old Latin Hymns, the
favorites of many ages, have also been introduced,
and these. with the German transladons and
chorals are, it is believed now for the first time
made accessible to singers of scored music IN thus
country. number Of the translations and hymns
are original, and have never before been pub
lshed.
Among the Latin hymns we regret to miss the
Dies Ire and Stabat Mater, but are thankful for
others Of equal excellence, and but little less re-
nown as THOMAS AoU1NAs' Pangc hngua glor'oss,
BERNARD DE CLuNY's Satue CapW cruentas'tra.
This collection is for purposes Of devotion only,
not for the qualification Of the scholar There Is
Ian almost entire absence of historical or expana-
Itory notes of any kind such as we have IN the
rich collection Of Archbishop TRENcHs Early Latin
Hymns, and in many other works on hymnology.
| The collection from the best German hymns ls
| well made. Here also we of course miss some we
j should have been pleased to have had but hr.
SEwALL has presented us with excellent transla-
tions of Q number Of hymns, approved and WIDELY
sung BY the entire German Church. Among them
LUrHERs ssEine feste Burg list unser Gott;" PAUL
GERHARDTs ssBefehl du deine Wege," translated
by JOHN WESLEY; ANaELUs' .'Guter Hirto whilst du
NIGHT, and GERHARDris rendering Of ''salye cuput
cruentatum" Haupt vol Blut und Wunden." )"
This book as We have already said, is decided
acquisition for every refined and educated Chris
tian family in the land.
Wicked. Revised edition, with Notes by Professors
/ a. B. Hacket and ". s. Tyler. New York D. Ap-
pleton Co., 1867 Charleston John Russell.
This treatise Of the old philosopher who was
salmost q Christian,"- (as the learned WYrTEF-
RAcH speaks of him. ib expected to bespecially
useful to theological students, as meanso OF keep
ing up their knowledge Of the Greek language and
making still further progress in it This treatise
of PLUrARcH has been selected because it bears
on question that must have been Of all the most
perplexing to. the thoughtful heathen viz how
the impurity and not unhequently the signal pIos-
perity ofthe wicked, can be reconciled with the
doctrine of Just Providence or, in other words,
with the beEiefof q Deity who observes the right
and the wrong of human actions, and governs
world according to the principles Of righteous
moral retribndon.
The text used is in the main WYrTErIBAcH's. An
elaborate treatise on the sStructurs and Argu-
ment of the World, precedes the critical and
pathological notes and the question "Had PLu-
TARoH any knowledge OF christianity 2" is answer
ed in the negative in an Appendix.
The Typography of the work is excellent, as diff
ferent as can be, from the medieval Greek books.
BERLIN AND SANs-Souc1; Oh FREDERICK THE GREAT AND
:: his FR1ENDs-An storical Romance, by L. Muhlbach
New York: D. Appleton Co. Charleston: John hus-
SELL f!4#
This is the sequel to story by the same author
ess published in this country about year ago. un-
| der the name of Frederick and his Court. Of
course FREDERICK is still the great central figure
round which the other characters are grouped, as
suited the purpose Of the authoress,-as they
promised to contribute more or less to the dra-
matte interest Of the work.
I The chapter relating to VoLTA1RE, and his cor
| respondence and personal intercourse With the
King, is perhaps the most interesting part Of the
volume Their first meeting is thus sketched BY
the authoress
The King awaited Voltaire with impatience and
now he heard the rolling of carriage wheels then
i @NP
the first impulse Of joy he sprang from his feet Tee
and advanced eagerly to meet Yoltaire, but reach
| ing the threshold Of the door he stood still and
considered. mo-" said he, 81 will not go to meet
He turned back to his chair and took up the book
/ he had been reading. And now some one tapped
! gently upon the door, servant appeared and
announced ssMonsieur Voltaire," and now figure
stood upon the door sill. =,
! This man, with small, conhncted chest, with u
back bowed down by old age or intirmities; this
| man, with the wondrous countenance, of which no
one could decide il it was the face OF satyr or
demigod; whose eyes flashed with heavenly IN,
spration at one moment, and in the next gloWed
with demoniac fire; whose lips were distorted by
the most fightful grimaces or relaxed into the
most enchanting smiles-this man is Voltaire.
AS Frederick's glance met those burning eyes,
Voltaire's baseness and vanity; he was to him tho
spirit of the age the genius Of the world, and he
hastened to meet him, opened his arms wide, and
pressed him tenderly to his heart. Welcome,
welcome, my lord and master" said the King; II
receive you as becomes pupil, in my school
room, surrounded by my books, whose mysterious
lessons Of wisdom, you, my teacher, will make
clear"
EsOn the contrary, sire,' said Voltaire, with a
soft voice and most enchanting smile-son the
contrary, you receive mo with all the pomp OF
royalty seated upon throne, which is not yours
by inheritance, but which you have conquered;
upon the throne Of knowledge and learning,
crowned with the laurels which the gods conse-
crate to heroes and poets. Alas my eyes are
in humility before this lordly head adorned by two
royal crowns and reigning over two mighty king
doms Receive me- sire, as all ambassador from
the realm of poets. whose crown you wear with so
much grace and dignity"
Frederick smiled kindly. ':Let me be only a