Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-03-06
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| Tax CHRlsF or THE APosrLE's CREEp: The
voice Ofthe church against Arianisih, StranSs
and Renan. with an appendix. ny rev: w.
| A. Scott. ID, pastor of Forthwith street
Presbyterian Church. New York. Fer sale by
/ w. c. Collier. Price So %. tgFEs
1 This il a late book from the scholarly
| pen Of Rev Dr. Scott, of New York. The
| subject which he discusses Is worthy Of his
pen, and his pen is worthy of the sabiect.
The author in his preface says, The
Apostles creed is common 10 all believers.
IL no more belongs TO prelatical and papal
communions than does the Bible, or than
Christ himself All branches of the one
great holy Catholic Church claiming 10
| hold evangelical or orthodox doctrines, be-
lieve in the Apostles Greed AZ fully az they
do in the Ten Commandments, the Lords
Prayer, or the Sermon on the Mount. IL
is part of their symbols, and is taught TO
their families and schools. They do not
hold that the Creed was given in its pres
ent form by inspiration, but that itembOdies
the fundamental doctrines ofihe Gospel, as
believed and preached BY the Apostles.
And lin some quarters there are signs OF
unduly exalting the rites and formations
or Christianity, or such a tendency in some
prelatical zones towards Rome, there are,
on the other hand, evidences Of deep
and earnest awakening, as we believe, TO
the great doctrines of the Cross, indicated
by an increasing desire, in many non-pre-
latical communions, to make more promi-
neut the doctrines oftheir ancient symbols,
and to adhere more steadfastly 10 such a
platform as the Apostles Greed. This,
with an outpouring OF the Holy Spirit, is
all We conceive to be necessary for the lat.
ter-day glory" 81 .1.f5r -res
DIR. Scott brought to bear on this vital
question a heart imbued with the true
spirit of the Gospel and mind enriched
by the accumulated learning and observa-
tons of Lighifoot, Baronius, Barrow,
Hooker, Bingham, Lardner, Leland, Char
mock, Bates, Leighton, Ridgely, Dwight,
Hill, Dick, Calvin, and many others.
His learned and searching analysis of
the theories of Strauss and Renau, who are
the two greatest Apostles of German In
fidelity, under the guise of philosophy,
brings out the Christ of the Apostles
Creed, as the central figure of the universe.
This work is a valuable contribution, both
TO the world of letters and theological
science.
THE Law REGISTER FOR 1868, prepared
by John Livingston, New York, eompris-
ing the lawyers of the United States.
THE STATE RECORD, containing the
State and County officers, the organization,
jurisdiction and terms Of the Courts for
every State and Territory.
THE OFFICIAL DIRECTORY OF THE
UNITED STATES, containing the officers of
the Federal government; the duties of the
several departments; sketches of ali the
members of Congress, the officers and terms
of the Federal Courts.
THE COLLECTORS ASSISTANT, giving the
laws for collecting claims, executing deeds,
verifying claips and taking testimony,
with forms for every State, with much
other useful information.
THE CESTURIoNs OF THE GosPEL By Rev W
A Scott, ID For sale by W c Collier, 40
Union street. Price 81 so.
The discourses in this volume were writ
ten before the late war, and have no refer
ence to it. The authorsays, "his great aim
in gratefully recording the power of the
gospel, and making mention of the eyi.
dences of true piety, furnished by the Cen
turions and by soldiers of more recent
times, is 10 awaken in the breasts of his
young countrymen the conviction, that emf
nent piety Is not a real hiudrance 10 sue
cess in any of the honorable pursuits of
life, bot is decided advantage in them all, |
and that even in the military profession, it
is Bible truth, that true religion is the |
way to make the best of both worlds.'"
Vivid sketches are drawn in this work of |
the Christian heroism of SuWarroW, Have |
lock, Wears, and Graham; and also a
very entertaining account of the religious |
character of Gen. Jackson, drawn from a |
long personal acquaintance with the Hero |
of the Hermitage, The book, written in a
graceful and sprightly style, is well worth |
the price.