, 1869-01-20

3u,noy, Who has succeeded to Mr.. Eortop'a,
chair, provea equal TO the demands Of thc
posltlou. The number for January Of this
solid and brilliant quarterly does The highest
credit to tho edltor- Except that It. comes
once In three months, Instead of tvsce
month, wct might congratulate ourselves
npon having publication worthy TO be Gun.
pa1ed with that Incompatible repertorJ Of
literature, the Reru< dts Dtur Aondki. In |
the first of the ten articles of-the present |
number, Nj. A. r. hroeger, IN ardent stu
dent Of speculative philosophy, sketches the
Lie, genius and philosophy Of ufLdbnItx. "Tae
Mental Faculties OF Brute." arc the subjcc. OF
auggcstiye paper By Mr.. g. L. Cary. 1na
vAluablo dlscusslon Of ''Thc Tariff OF the
United States" Mr.. E. u. Derby reaches the
conclusion thAt We can adosd 10 place nearly
= fourth of our ippottations On the free List,
bringing down our tariff nearly hall way to
its level besorc the wnr, Or from Il to N aver
age Of s. per cent, and year by year add fur.
thtr relief, Until spirits and tobacco alone are
subject 10 duty. Mr. Tuckeruan's essay on
"Str Richard Btcclef' Is In the best style of
that clever fstay'st. Library committees and
book collectors, md thosc who use libraries
will be instructed By Mr.. Cutters cIaborste
critiel.m Of " The New Catalogue of Harvard
College Library" The. paper oi Chas. Francis
Adams, Jr., on "Railroad Tuaatlon,'' II ought
to be universally read. The lonG and graphic
account which Ar. q. Willard giyes or the
cnreer' Of BIsmazk WILL amply repay ettep.
tive perusa1. Prot. Goodwin Smith prophc
sicss IN his usual clear aud vigorous style. az
The Revolution in England" while Prof,
Lowell, In j" A Look Before and After,n fore
casts IN sagacious spirit our own in mcdl.
ale political future. Tho sl1ty paees Of
:" Critical, Notices" which conclude Tie
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treasures. With the. opening Of a new year.
NC trust many hundreds among the more
thoughtful citizens Of tho West Will enrol
their names AZ subscribers TO this puh1IeA-
uon. The price Is bnt sir dollars q Scar, or
fve dollars 10 my subscriber to the Atlantic,
or Young FRks, OF Epe7y Saturday.. =
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at Andorcr, Mass, by Warren -g-r-nraper,- u
N honor to, American seholanhlp. Edited
by the distinguished Andov1 Professor, Rev.
E. 4. Park, y. D., assisted by various e,nL
nent scholars. It. Is. alvaya evangelical .bui
never seetarian and It reflects IN 4 @crr b}oh
degree the catholic spirit of real learning and
profound Thought, IT, article. aer tuyar ih,y
tho fruit Of able ind scholarly suvcattsatiou..
Anu rn1cly flu OF marked literary excellence.
No minister or student Of theology, whatever
: hls fect or creed, and no private inquirer into
: matters Of higher religious discussion, should
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The very low price Of three dollars q year
places 1t within The rraeh of eYcr
one. In the current number, the list
-of topics treated is as'fouows: TIE Origin Of
the First Three Gospels; Christian Baptism,
considered in reference to the Act aud the
Subjects; Exchange and Currency, the tls,h
OF se13@4 Of essays on The NATURAL Tbeolo.
~ Of Social Science; What Wine shall VIC
Uee 1t the Lords Supper Notes On Rru.
toloT Notices Of Recent Publications, in
cluding valuable noses on German works, as
well as English and American and Biblical
Notes. Among other valuable articles In
preparation for coming numbers is, ser3ns
-oh- different methods Of preaching extern.
porarcous, mcnoritcr, written sermons, 6c.-
by ProE Park, Whosc solid eloquence Is one
Of the highest achievements Of the modern
pulpit.
The Es,0, Eng1aadw, which represents tho
Yale College and the intueucea Of New
Haven. conforms to a popular standard,
somewhat, III Its thoughtful and learned dis.
cushions, and Is peculiarly adapted to general
| circulation. It's frequent and earnest at.ea.
ton to the questions Of ths day, aud to top
les which arc not chiefly Of scholarly Inter.
est, Justify Its claim to speak for the psacu.
cal mind Of New England. ReY. Proe Seq.
r Fisher, the Leading editor Of lhlk uscful
quarterly, is 1nc scholar and a graceful a.
well as strorg writer. Presideut Wool.sr. q,
the college, and Prof Eprte1, frequent con,
t1ibptors to the Keu Enqlaafer er, are a,nono
| tho most accomplished directors nj etncatior
and promoters Of learning IN this eoun,rv
Around these marked minda are p..h4,Aa !.
circle Of able writer's. u,anv of thrrn ronn1
and fresh who make their IA rorIte rrr,ew !.
treasury Of auo etddies bt fact nh,Io.o,b,
land affairs. HI we'll NJ +bcolopy NJ :tuat
Gus person who can afford iutei,ectus, nlcas
| ures should BE- without. th,s publicatfon. :,
| the number lust Issued. uThe system nj n
structlon 1t West polnt,n is comusrcd win
| the common gyutcm Of orr college,. !. Z. NON
to Build Nntion,' Ia elonnent,v fola . uTh,
"reminiscences In China, Is DESCRIBED. tn .hov
that q great awakening of the chi
pese mind Ii eofnp m : thu casa ~ ~,
"Amcricau Colleges and American pnb,tc ,
Is wisely considered .by profesaor po-tor
"Protessor Portef,s Work m thc Hmm,
Intellect, is reviewed at length ~ Tbr Prss -.
bytc4ian Disruption of 1s8sn i. ate,chra
and "No,ices ol New Hoota n. r,,k.tx =,
candid determination and suarettirr m .,
tions, fll,about forty parts. The ar,5c1. -
China Is. by Rev, Dr.. r.. A. P. Ms,
TIN, whom Nj, Burlinrame nrononncr
the highest authority on n,l ths
pestaius. to tho Ca1e,t{a, FmnIr<
Dr.. Martin c1pain, The. new policy
the Ch{pssc Government. and tran,,.}ce
. paper drawn up by leading Chinese .t.tr
men. to prepare the public mind Of China +,
the changes resolved upon, He viii contril
! ute 10 ihe April yxm Eno,ander A n,ner y
the Religions OF Ch,na.,,
IL Tie Catholic World for r.b,n.-v ,.,tn
. nroremcnt. evr.n rnon N. c1cr11cnt rnn,,a,
rrcentty ,ssned. Cnmhintnv ,he ch,-..t.r.
a review, With that Of a map.,{no II, IL ,ra ,
the most Interesting Of tbc mor,h1,e. r.,
nresent number contain. uWho sh.u I'M
| Care Of the Poor p, uTto c,th,1f. va
Puhl,c Educ.t,on In ~ 11,,,od s,s,a.
uThe Teachings OF Et.ti.ttc, Conrsrn,,
: the Freedom pi the uuman yHlr ran
latcd from the German: nCardiunl X,m,n<,,
) and other pspers, = -.
, The duanttt for February has scv,,a1 ~,
, e3es which arc 6f particular interest. AZ
, Stoves personal recol,ec,ioos Of ne Du,
, und Duchess Of Sutherland m.ke a no,cwo
4hr raoer s,R,+ro,,e, I, r,.,..a,,