New-York tribune., 1868-12-18
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

c.i-',or+oi, PHYSICAL Sciences, there IS 10 uo-
20 .,+,,,e in which so large advances la'e !
boor ,,,Je within generation as ID tn"' Va ;I
.rd rcclcsiastical Literature. " "'lnln '"'' -
- Gained what we may consider an "'''i','
tost 80 tbe Sacred Scriptures, made up rom
collation. of all known manuscripts 10 WIZ" any '0''
,Ioritv can be conceded, and II Is h"IuN W ~. ga
ticinated that any considerable auulI'oiS "Ni 10
- to our sources of information. Gesemus ana
his followers. mostly German and AmeHcan-loi
I7oIi.b and French writers have done almost noun
in, IN this department worthy of note-haye MADE
a. VoIrey language or rather that part OF 1t pre-
scrvcd in tbe Scriptures almost living tongue Our
o,cp lamented Robinson, using and greatly supPle-
rncutinp the labors of Wahl, Bretschneider Nlher'
and other Germans, has, in his New Testament Lex
iconp given the most perfect example OF what
Lexicon should be- Any student in hIs secohu
theological year ought now to be Detter ~ ~,
braist and Graecst, so far as Christian ~
eraturo is concerned than the most amply | -@
nishod scholar who died halt-cehluS e.
Moreover scholars explorers and travellers loIoio'
among whom we must place our own kooil'son % ". lS
Thomson. have explained TO us the customs anu
habits of the almost interchangeable Ouentais upon
knov.ledce of which depends so much OF O'i "IPiV
citation of the ancsnt records. Ihcre arc souCoiJ
seore of alusious and references 10 ahcehV Ao'I''
and customs which may not now pc thoroughly u"-
derstood OF those few unexplained ones-Such lol
examnlo as the baptism for the dead. WHEREOF faul
sneoks-ve fear that we must ever remain IN lgnoI-
onco The history of doctrines and teachings has
also been thoroughly written What was taught ny
Augustine and Calvin; by Pelagius Armimus, ana
rociurs. bv Ambrose. Cyril, and Chrysostom and
tbe long list of Greek aud Latin Fathers remains
written. and has been thoroughly analyzed But the
results Of this study are scattered among thousands
Of volumes. mainly in the English and German IAN
euopes Unless a student had access to some great
library he could not avail himself Of this store OF
Knowledge. If he had access to such library, nc
know hardly where TO look for what he wanted Inc
thing which sti remained to be done was 10 OI4ns
together this vast accumulation OF khoNIeugo !"
such shape as to render il aocesslbie 10 put II III
one work alphabetically arranged, so tbat the S'"-
dent NAV find any topic, as easily as he can "uiu
in Dictionary. This is the task which Doctors Me
Clintock and Strong, aided by large corps oI
associates have seriously taken in hand. There are
snecoI reasons why such a work should be
copfded 70 Mcthodiss. This denomination holds
r,ddl. cround in the Christian world In doctrine,
il is Arninian, midway between AugustInsm on
the one hand and Peagianism on the other. IN os-
cipine it is midway between Episcopacy ana Con
gregatonalism. 4 Methodist therefore. Wh!c hold
ing to his own middle ground, can appreciate the po-
siton of those who stand at the extremes on either
tors McClntock and Strong have each a special
adaptation to the parts Of the work which they have
undertaken Dr. McClmtock's broad culture and
-onial nature fit him TO give fair view OF every
thing relating 10 what may le styled the history and
representation of thought and opinion III SuoHg
accurate scholarship and untiring industry insure
that in the domain of fact nothing shall be wanngto
bring the work up to the point Of the latest research
The work was undertaken rs no holiday task. More
than ten years Of the two conductors was gwen tolt
before word was put into type More than score
of cOllaborateurs were also engaged upon various
departments The leading articles have been written
but not given TO the printer until the last moment
in order to secure that every article should be as per
feet as possible. In Dr. StTongs department. every
proper name whether of person place, is given rs
it appears IN Hebrew, Greek, or English. with its
literal signifcation and in so far as is now known
each place is identified with its existing representa-
tive. Every animal, plant or implement mentioned
In the Bible is put down and far as is now known
is identified Every custom or habit referred to IS
explained. In DR.. McClntOcGs department every
phase Of opinion thought which has found place IN
the Christian world is set forth. As rule articles
relating to the different Christian denominations
have been prepared OF revised by members of those
denominations Thus we have not what opponents
supposc them to hold; but just what they hold ana
teach. as enunciated by themselves. The two vol
umes now before the public enable MS to Judge fairly
as to tho worth of the whole work. We have had
occasion to test them in the only available way; that
is 10y constant use. We find them IN every respect
satisfactory. As we count, these two volumes con-
tain about GOOO separate articles Most of these are
short, comprising only few lines; very many, how
ever are long and elaborate troatses fairly exhaust
ing the subjects discussed. Such papers, for exam
PIE. as those on the Authorized English NeIsOn" Of
the Scriptures, "Augustinc and Augustinism," the
Scripture Canon" the 'Decalogue" the "Deluge1
documents relating to Biblical History, aud
scores of others are models of amplitude and thor
oughness Few students, even Of the clergy,
will need TO 90 beyond these yet appended
b each is list Of the main works upon
these subjects, sometimes numbering hundreds.
There are innumoIable subjects which can be
better elucdated by pictures than by words. These
two volumes contain nearly 1900 pictorial ustra-
tiOns none of them introduced merely for the sake
Of ornament Thus there are maps Of regions and
views Of places referred TO in Holy Writ representa-
lions Of animals, plants and other objects Of natu-
raj history; fac-similes Of portions Of important
manuscripts, and. above all, the coins, medals. and
inscriptions which form the best basis for the history
Of the early ages. We know of 10 special work on
numismatics so complete, and therefore valuable
as this, upon this one topic of coins and medals.
Taken all in all we consider thatths CyclOpRdia is
admirably designed and exccllently executed. We
think that il should De set down indispensable for
she library of every biblical student whether cleric
OF layman. He should have it as certainly as he
should have dictionary. 1t is for him simply Ia
oOr-saving apparatus. From it he can learn in few
nours that which he ought TO know. and what woud
cost him weeks OF months TO gather up from the
thousands of volumes scattered through hundreds of
n civ IN oil