, 1870-01-08
NEW BOOKS.


MONA BY IsoRxxr LAIRD CoLLIkR. Boaton:
American Unitarian Assoclauon. Chicago:
Wesft1n Ne"a Company. 1870
We give The preference In space this week t.
This work, becaute II is BY Chicago author, and
III a clergyman well Known, both In and ont OF
bis Denomination. Mr. Collier. as "a I.millhr to
the religious wo,ld wss originally fdentiued with
the Methodist Church, aud renamed in 1t up to q
recent dkte. His severance from the Methodi4's,
and his ldenstncat1on With the Untar,Au.. a. pas
tor OF lhe Church Of the Messiah 10 thla citg grew
out OF tho lact that his theological aud vital lib
cIslsu came into direct contact both with the
creed and practice Of the former Church AZ the
COLLISIONS were both tteqIen', aud sharper Niih
each new one tie only resource left for him uas
to assoctate himself with sect which Afforded
room 1or expansion ard toleraton for persoaaI be-
lief. II the little volume before us, We hare IN
an X direct way. The grounds for hts secession,
aud the later fruttlon Of hts theological lie In the
form OF Bc1mops which we're preached IL the
CLmch OF the Messiah, based upon prominent re-
i.e!ous ard social phases Of life, aud delivered 10
the you.g men Of bis congregation, with whom
Mr. Collier, naRtidcently def}in& old age,
peril tentlg Identifies himself. Nearly, 1t not
quite. all fhese di<oourses have been pub.
ll.hed heretorore Ia The columns Of tue daily
p1ess Of Chicago. aud Will, therefore, be familiar
10 a wide circle OF readers, who, however, Will be
none tie less desso7a 10 preserve thau In pes1ns-
pent form, "a they touch ioptcs which EiI laays
EaFe vital Interest," The su ojects treated are
ytry d1sers'ced In character, and yet all haze
direct prtctical bear1nRi and ara treated IN psac.
ical wag. For Instance, We have plea for mercy
which - TO pe e1tended By forgfyiug aud cot pan
tEh!Dg er1ors; tnosnuRhy liberal tsea.iae on
sr-usenen's; under The tEe OF "chrlst Abroad
81 spFeniios uutyerstl brotherhood and hunarl:y.
.'Tte Gates Shut" ia den1nclaEon OF farms and
ceremonies. He Is opposed to the conversion Of
the Je~e. becan:e he believes It would be pro-
ereta backward to have the Jews converted from
the Jndalem Ct tsus to tne Christianity Of Gavin
OF P1us II. Ii "0ecupationa for Young Men,"
he display souLd eense and practical observation.
In "G4it,nH and G!vltg," We have hts Ideas Of
possession which he teraely suas up IN the state
uent that "he receives most who distributes
nost." "Father Hecker's Prophecy IL an an.
swef 10 the assertion Of the emlnenI Roman caiu.
ole dirtEe that America Will eyentuaIy become
Of rhet religious faith. "Ocr Wletcaed Neigh.
bo1s'' deals with philanthropy, and su3geats
as the cure 1or cslme provision aga'nst
the lgLoIance of the people. The
dncourtes on !" The Orthodox Hell, ""Loge OF
the Troth." and "ThlnRs which Epdnre," are OF
go recent Origin that they Will Ike familiar to the
reader without specification Of their particular
polGis, especially The fsft named, which f4lsr1
quite sW arm Ct hornets arouLd the teRefend gea-
tenana ears against WHICH. no ever !. IL due 10
MN 10 say tnal ne oeieuoeo lmsen qu1se vaIan-
y. .--......
VIC nave perhaps, oeea t1e h'ost inleses1ti u
LUG d!EEohrse VI the Aaea.1e' tae opera' ooo
tae enu1cns III " n.ea ~. eoii'e. Du''e9 ~ essao'
itn tne ptopet ie'"ssone VI tas sAa3.u ~ nln"so'
etllkes ibe keynote when he gsJe: II DO not suo-
pote that theatrical managers are dttereut from
ottet Hen. AtaAe hie' Stae'eo tueS supply los9
"nas 'pe community oemanas. "nen our MUS
iets I'LL onl eoais io'h "t' ~ oot w uea1 iae
best operas eaa the p.st setlnS, aaa "Al 1fo1n
co~n peisopal!s, anh W tae1s l-uueuee, every
tat1A uss tusa auu 'tnsu1' ''eu Ine unoske'
mint Il these fhesIes VII! iuthth inst the actioe
81 q 1oEt Tue Singing ne cal ICE. Iais Is tne 20
elt!on we have often taken on the auustmra1
| question. Whether It would VOTE M efIectuai o.
permaIett charge, Of eanrse, would oe fnatsefo Of
experiment, cul u Is none tae less 1act lhaL "
ho.dlpg Itself aloof from annsements' the chaece
has Eo fLGneEce upon themt one way or 1ae othe5
! There IS no denying tne tact tnat Al' co1'el
Vrises eftau9'ael'eal y on Inc sao)ect oi auose
! nebt7. as witness the 1o'lo"'bE; coaut II oue
OF the krgr!a' fetc'tles Of ny lie 10 nave aeaFo "a
boul {cspoui y IN ae gfeat character al tfFt-PeT'
whilst IN Paris IN the summe1 Of 1853. lie ass CONT
Into lie woIid. Al he Has sent IRON uo 10 au1 u
the SEN OF Tue ORG napp'nees and IS ID a's WY
,,,s = s.,,o,n,'s s.,,s,,t N oivo thc so,1 n,
,.,r1-..,n -, ,,,r, nowar ~ encn n roIca =,
lo&ee nlfhcse-*estus power u saeH tolss
Cabouif." WY tatou' Hsa'n
Mr. Collier IL 'naootaoly neat Oh she aueat'o
o. Inc Fdcal anH'Hes VI TUE S1eas VA:n'aea'a
teLof Esrohl- oos me msntlou ~ ~ nnsns s's
| Feste ~ va AeE.s :" 49, 49, W. ... -, 49, -
MI. Collier 81 me te9t i9F auo'ael al'sou.s.
"nen nus,c fAe1~ sasn A .e.s,on. ~ 80 ,4nusn. ~. y,
utNn tne .e1s' ~ sa, as ~. ~ s.,, =, ~
neal 4uIs'oo' - ~. ..as'"s'n a-as.a, +ha onn,
WY ooes ~ u'u4uss Nv 49, ~ ~.
elte ltsuit hpou VIZ o.net way ~ 80
cans ile luz taos. Nusiluo-'9as " ~ -
Escs9 Hny 10 caufcn cnous "tatsse ~. ~
cats Reo dfEa over Fe'15 nonsense w
1fe 80 noby attssta IN 'nc cpt1atic. as "tN
dramatic EeridI co1bthn''y lnvo!'ea !" isHnorn'
ties OF FH!ions descriptions! why IS II that
proinleeLt HefchAnt q! F"tAs "as seeen.ts 1ea'
10 advance my sum "h'en won!a sena capo
himself 10 America, 80 aa to hush np lidio
and ira: CspouI would gladly have come had r
the ruh,,c ,nterfered. and compe,Ied him TO k-,
NJ. spr.can ent wt,b me o,rra ComfoueS WHY
n maj there ts tcarce1y a tuusicisu, from the 4
der who ad,,1es for hla beer, in concert hail,
the s,ur ming tenor OF grand 6pero, u no Is not
n ost con,tan,,y troubled WITH moral ub,qat,y
ZONE tescrlp,ton. We confess It hus s11aTs be-
a nrot,en IN M whtcb re cannot eolye. We ha
ma tnfrr nf,een .r,1., exnartenea N asa,,a7 v,
ma c,smat,c ana the one,attc stage. ana no srn
o1nonnt nj c1ner,ence with the nettv details
sm.tsnr rr,sr, anh This fact ps. a}Ha4s sseyed
IN I ,he T.ceW,Sa, % music bus no eleya.Ipe teuaep
t,aneons IN ne TENOR OF III. Golfers d,scoart
pu, it is one NC you'd Ike to hear bis op:nl
!, upor, perrrtheles'. ......
.. The main potrts o! the discourse arc exceeding
,, sell taken. The great body Of the religious wo.