Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-03-23
Devotional Reading.

Devotional Reading.
Piety is a Development, a growth, and
must have food as well as exercise. Its
food is religious thought-its exercise good
works. To those who desire fresh and APP
propriate religious thought, we commend
Morning and Evening Exercise" select
ed from Henry Ward Beecher's writings
and sermons, and carefully arranged and
edited by Lyman Abbott, and recently
published by Harper and Brothers. 1t is
"a large duodicimo volume of $50 pages,
with Morning and Evening exercises"
for every day in the year. 1t is accom-
panied with a very natural portrait en-
craving of Mr.. Beecher. The thoughts
are appropriate, often original, clearly ex-
pressed, not unfrequently with striking
AMI beautiful figures of Rhetoric. Pro-
perly used, it may be made a great help
to the cultivation of a devotional spirit
and growth of piety.
Light AT EVENING TINE" is the til
tie of a book of support and comfort for
the aged. Edited by John Stanford
Holme, d. d., and published by the Har-
pcrs. In this age of the world when peo-
pie are prone to worship the rising and
the setting sun, we are glad to find some
thing prepared and published for the edi-
~ication and comfort of those whose sun is
fast descending to its Western horizon
Here is a beautiful octave volume of 352
pages. with tinted paper and large type,
full of thoughts appropriate to all who
have come to the frightening shadows of
evening time. While so much is written
for the young, let us rejoice that the aged
ere not entirely forgotten.
KERL's SHORTER COURSE IN ENGLISH
GRAMMAR, New York, Ivison, Blake
man, Taylor, d Co.
Designed for those schools in which only
one English Grammaris to be used. The
book is printed in clear type on fine white
paper. 1t is divided into ORAL COURSE
and TEXT COURSE. The first embraces
an Introductory outline of Grammar. the
second treats of the language in general.
Many things are found in this book to
recommend it. 1t is concise, and yet full
enough for all needful purposes. The
manner in which the author treats false
Syntax is very commendable as far as we
can Judge. Our teachers will be greatly
benefited, no doubt, by examining the
work. Sent to teachers at 40 cts per copy.
The DESCENT OF MAN, M SELEC-
TON In RELATION To SEX. By
Charles Darwin, NJ. a. f. r. S, etc. with
Illustrations. Vol. 1. II. mo-. cloth
pps., 400 price 81 ODD. Appleton
q o .,New York.
Whatever may be thought of Mr.-Dar-
wins theory that man has arisen within
the order of nature, and by secondary
causes, one thing is evident, he has writ
ten a most interesting book on life and one
which will do a great deal more In Great
ing a kindly feeling towards the inferior
animals than any book that has ever
been written.
In the first chapter, the author treats OF
the evidence of the decent of man from
some lower form, using the homogeneous
structures in Man and the Lower Animals,
miscellaneous points of correspondence,
and DEVELOPMENT, as facts bearing on the
origin of man.
This book will be read and criticised.
perhaps severely, in some quarters, but
Notwithstanding some of Its Materialistic
views it is a book of wonderful scientific
research and will attract much attention
and. no doubt, illicit no little discussion in
literary circles.
The Arpletons issue the second book
vol ii. uniform with vol. i.-price 81 90.
GERMAN ECuo.-This work is edited
bv James II. Norman, A. NJ. for the use
of American students and is published by
the enterprislng house OF AZ. barnes q
Co, New York, whose books are found in
in all our schools.
WoRMAN's GERMAN COURSE, consist
ing of Elementary German Reader Com
nlete German Grammar. German Echo
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The German Echo is certainly a great
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