The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-12-20

HISTORY OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN
SOUTH CAROLINA. By George Howe, D. D.,
u, Professor in the Theological Seminary, Co
lumbia, s. C. Volume l. Columbia: Dufie
d Chapman.
We would call the attention Of the reading
public to the above work, (Which will at some
some future time, If encouraged, be completed
in another yo!ume,) and urge its claims for
purchase and perusal upon two grounds: First,
Its intrinsic interest and value; and secondly,
its claims ais work Of Southern authorship.
Southern history and Southern manufacture.
First, the book contains q valuable outline
fthe history of South Carolina, in its religious
aspect, preliminary to its permanent settle
ment in the year 1868. This occupies the first
book, containing three chapters, detailing
those events which led 10 the emigration of so
many of the original settlers Of this country
from the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, Ire
land and France.
In book second will be found detail Of the
leading events. connected with the permanent
settlement of South Carolina from 1868 to 1855.
The remaining thirteen books give US very
interesting contemporary history Of the
formation, early struggles with the Indians,
and various trials of the French and other
Presbyterian refugees from the religious bigo-
tryand persecution at home, and of their va
rioas vlcssitudes of progress and prosperity,
and as to some decline, until the Year 1900.
The history of the French Huguenot
churches, from their first formation in various
portions of the low country, until the final alb
sorption of most of them into other churches,
will be found given with great minuteness of
detail, aud must be very interesting to the nu-
merous descendants from those honored
exiles.
In the second place, we would urge the pur-
chase and perusal of this book. by all who can
possibly afford it, on the ground Of patriotic
support OF wnati is, in every sense, Southern,
and especially South Carol!nian. The author
is one OF the oldest and r,ost venerable profess
sors of the Theological Seminary at Columbia.
: This work, as we can testify, is the result OF
his patience, through laborious and wide
extended researches for period Of twenty
years. The work is got up with good paper,
type and binding BY Messrs. Dullle Il Chap
man, OF Columbia, and at price which re-
.quires the sale Of the large portion of what Is
printed to pay expenses.
1t is notable and encouraging sign Of
Southern progress that three works of such
permanent value, prominent interest and large
expenditure as DR.. Dabney's work on Sacred
Rhetoric, Dr. TlornwelIs works, (of which
volume is now ready,) and this work Of Dr..
Howe, should be presented to the Southern
public by Southern publishers about the same
time. And as 1t Is of vital Importance to the
South to foster and reward its own author
ship and publications on educational aud all
kindred subjects, let not this spirit OF enter
prise oe discouraged or swamped. Let all
who can buy, andif the volume be not wanted
for self.use, lei il be bestowed on on who will
use it to advantage.
Copies OF the work may be obtained from
the publishers in Columbio, or from Mr. J. N.
Robson In this city.