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trial, that they found an earthly Paradise in the
Eternal CITY.

AID CLBRuM: ADviCBs TO A YOUNG PREACHER BY JcsEPH
PiRKER d D.. limo. pp. 266 Roberts Brothers
In this reprint of an English work by the
author Of "Ecce Deus" have a companion volume to
the collection OF essays and lectures by the author
OF "Ecce Homo" although nothing could be more UNI
like than the mode OF thought and style Of expression OF
the respective writer's Professor Seeeys manner is inc
fruit Of the highest culture OF the age but retaining
natural freshness and juoe-with all its holiness "
pungency, never falling to show certain schoaiH "
fnement,-and with a decided stamp OF Wha' Is Pu'
aud best in the old traditions eyincing fer'en'
ton 70 freedom Of thought, Of which his wruns
q noble example. DR.. Parker, on the otner manu-
earnest preacher Of the evangelical schoo-HanA'
ment, -spoken-with all the fire, but IL" y, '-
groces of regiors eIoouence-borrowlng no aid from
the entcing words of mans wisdom,"-but trusting 700
certain heavenly junction TO give efficacy 10 MS
His book is devoted TO the instruction anu aino . -
the Younger members OF the clergy, whom ne cA"V % y
aim AT the highest standard Of excellence III the
If their clerical unoons but 1t has nothing OF the o
malitv and stiffness OF the usual didactc stye' Nu
,ss with stale preccpts than living examples; an All vi
oolooual familiarity animates every page ana apart
from its scrviceableness as manual ior 'ho P'V'H
office II abounds with startling illustrations ana mar
rowy anecdotes which source OF constant eher'u-
ment 10 the reader. Dr. Parker has the naDlt OF nc
oucnty referring conspicuous pulpit orators IN eiuc
datjon of his teaching Thus in comparing Henry
Ward Reecher with Dr. Harris the celebrated English
divine he gives us to understand that Harris is an artist
Beecher an orator; HaTis's sermon Is an essay,
speech Harris reads at yOu Beecher speaks
10 you Harris conducts you TO conservatory of arti
cal flowers Beecher leads you into garden where all
is life, and bloom, and fragrance. The author pro-
nominees Mr. Beecher the best models Of pulpit
addresses with which he is acquainted They full OF
matter philosophical without being metaphy sical,
Astounding in illusions TO common life, and the universal
experience OF mankind conceived the very spirit Of
the gospel and expressed with pathetic persuasive
sympathy al have reason" says Dr. Parker, with his
somewhat turgd huency, ITO speak gratefully Of Mr..
Beecher his words, natural human, yet divine,
have stimulated and blessed when the refined analysis
of Bushnell, the vehement eoquence of Chalmers the
beauty of Harris, and the perspraona rhetoric OF
Melville unsuited TO my spiritual condition" The
author handles, with deserved severity, the olcOus
chureh1ncmbers who often thorn in the flesh 10
the faithful miniser These laxative selEcOnhden and
pertinacious individuals who gather round them hafa-
dozen clerks apprentices and errand boys that have
studied the art of impertinence in mutual improvement
societies." enough drive every Of intelligence
and good feeling the church meeting The minister
should always he his guard against these persons
whose highest idea of chuTcfe is that Of religious
caucuses committees and resolutions. amendments and
riders and who are signal disgrace TO ecclesiastical
republicanism. Dr. Parker shows his wakeful common
sense his urgent eXpostulaOns Of this character He
evidently understands human nature from long ex-
perence in ways and its dOngs, and places little
in the busy politicians who love TO feed their petty
ambition by converting the quiet OF the church into
arena OF strife. Many things in his spicy volume de-
serve to be taken heart by the cation well
the pastor