New-York tribune., 1870-05-10
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

VAR, 1nd VoOf is the title Of little cOllec-
tio, Of poems by SAMUEL wuLoUGHBY DUFFIEID, re-
Gently published by A. ID. F. Randolph d Co Inc wrter
has considerable poetcal feeling, facility In Verslnea
ton and refinement and decacy Of expression, though
his powers are not we'll sustained, and his flight is never
a very high one
The Rev. JAMES A. BOLLEs, ID. d., formerly
RECTOR Of the Church Of the Advent in Boston, has pub
Nshcd little treatise Holy MGtfmony in which ne
endeavors to correct Of the loose and delnora
izng notions touching that ordinance which prevail in
modern society," and set forth the strict doctrine which
The Protestant Episcopal Church has borrowed from
nrmitivc Christian practce. He holds that marriage Is
not merely civil contract, hut sacrament; ne con-
emns divorce except for adultery and would not make
1t too easy for that cause and he peheNes ,a'
marriages ought to be soemnized with all possible
religious formality and reverence Many VIII no oo"u'
deem him too strict but can deny that the e's
against which he writes monstrous andt tendency
of bis book is in the right direction. Qiurd& HouGhlo
An excellent series of little books entitled
aAnccnt Classics for English Readers Is now puohs
fng hy Blackwood in Edinburgh and j. b. Lpplncotl "
Go PHILADELPHIA The first is The Iltdd by the Rev. W.
IucAs COLLINS 1t consists substantially of prose par
anhrase Of the story which Homer has told in verse In
terwoven with illustrations, comments, and explana-
tions and set or with occasional specimens borrowed
from Lord Derby Pope, and other standard transators
The idea very happy one, and II has Deeh very nap
py carried ont The constant illusions to the ancient
classical writer's the literature of the day render at
least superficial acquaintance with them an imperative
necessity for many a who has not enjoyed the ad
yantages Of classical educaton and has not time 10 re-
pair the defects of his early training In this convenient
series will be- found all tha such persons may require
In Miracles, Past and Present Nields, OsSood
a Col the Rev. WILLIAM MsUNTFoRD makes very
earnest and effective plea for revival Of faith III the SUI
pernatura He believes that the church OF the future
must recognize did the church of the past the pres
ence about us of dsemboded spirits who manifest them
selves in various ways to intelligence the reality or
emonac possession and the truth Of those supernatural
occurrences outside the ordinary operations OF the so
called laws OF nature, which commonly denominate
miracles Professionalism has placed itself AT great dis
advantage in its controversy with the old faith by deny
lng the existence of wonders which the Catholic admits
pn apparently rrefutable testimony The truth is just
such miracles happen in the bosom OF Professionalism
every day. The phenomena Of Sprituaism and the un-
explained marvels which scientific men are fond OF at
tributing hyseria caalepsy, somnambuisn, &c are
substantially identical with the ancient miracles, super
natural nterventions and vagaries of the possessed
Mr Mounford develops his belief with superabundanee
Of words, and is not always clear.