Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-11-01
Ne7V Publications.

Ne7V Publications.
THE CITY OF COP AND THE CHURCH
MAKERS: an Examination of Structural
Christianity, and Criticism of Christian
Scrbcs and Doctors of the Law. BY II.
Abbey. New York Hurd and lIoughton.
Cambridge: The Riverside Press. There
is sharpness and pungency about this
book which will awake attention in the re-
ligious world. Promising that some of the
greatest hindrances to the spread of Chris
tanity are found in the Church, it pro-
nounces the strife as to organization about
a myth, fact that never happened There
are twenty-four pop ular errors respecting
the origin and nature of the Church which
the author assumes to correct, twenty-four
substituted theses which he pronounccs in
controvertible. Having thus announced
his purpose in unmistakable language, DIR.
Abbey proceeds to his task. His first du-
ty is to expose the fundamental errors and
plumbers of the most popular teachers of
religion, two-thirds of the book is taken up
with running fire at four hundred and
forty-one marks, and having with wit,
shrewdness, and hard hitting reduced his
opponents 10 silent condition, he leads
the reader through sixteen short chapters
which discuss pointedy the leading facts
respecting the City of God, as he terms in
Biblical language the unorganized body of
believers in Christ. The work is worthy of
candid perusal, and may be found ut Che
ney Il Clapps.
THE GIFT OF THE KNEES or the Minis
try of Prayer the Ministry of Power. Pub
lished by the American Tract Society
through Hurd and Houghton, New York:
The Riverside Press, Cambridge. Any
one cunversaut with current religious liter
AZURE must he struck with the prominence
given to the subject Of prayer. Every re-
ligous paper discusses the subject in its
various bearings, and new books are con-
stantly appearing, all of which indicates the
interest which people are taking in the
matter. 1.-The Gift of the Knees" is the
| quaint title of the latest book which the
| Tract Society has issued. Following the
| introduction are three stimulating nara
ttves i'll ustrating the subject, two by the
well known author, Mrs. Shipton, and one
"Three Days in the Life of Gellert," 9
charming tale from the German, which we
are confident will become very popular
| The whole book is crowded with reading
and will prove cheap and acceptable book
| for general reading and for Sun day school
libraries. For sale by Cheney q Clapp.
BoARDING-sCHooL DAYS, by VieuX Nous
tachc author of "Two Lives in One" and
"That Good Old Time; or, "Our Fresh and
Salt Tutors" With illustrations by +. O.
| Houghton, New York. The Riverside
Press, Cambridge. Vieux Moustache, al
old boy, records the froics and adventure,
and sober second thought of his school life
good many readers will be able TO sup
ply the right names of people and places
one need not go very far up the Hudson
River, TO dis cover the source of this story
The book is one Of the heartest and mos
entertaining books for boys, and is no
marred by extravaganza or ill-breeding
Cheney & Clapp have it,
APPLES OF GOLD, an illustrated weekly
issued by the American Tract Societ,
through IIurd and lIoughton, has beer
published in a bound volume which in
cludes all the numbers lortho present year
II is designed to interest the youngest read
ers, and is handsomely executed.
DIR. j. q. Hollands new novel, "Arthu
Bonnicastle,' begins in Scribner's for No
vember-the initial number Of another vol
ume of the magazine. 1t will be a New
England story, in auto-biogrlphical form
In the opening chapter the hero describe
notable event of his childhood, and in
PRODUCES the reader TO some curious char
arters DR.. Hollands editorial contrIbu
tions to the present number are more ex
lensive than usual. In "Topics of tn
Time" he discusses "Pere Hyacinthe'
Marriage" which he strongly defends
"Ciyil Service Reform" prayer an,
Pills" "rne Outsiders, aud 1.-The Powc
OF the Affirmative" The first article of tn
number is a plofusely illustrated paper b,
Miss Edna Dean Proctor, on "Northerl
Russia and 81. Petersburg" f.. w. Stur
dy, an officer of the L. S. Navy, describe
most vividlJ "rhe Earthquake Of Africa
, and the illustrations to this article are su
| perb. An Interesting feature of this mum
Der is group Of five poems by five celC
, brated women-poots, Christina G. Rossctt
> II. H., Celia Thaxter, Mrs. a. d. n. Will
ney, and Elizabeth Akers Allen. "Kat
/ Parkmans Wedding days." by Eliza Woo,
6 is far above the average magazine stories
: the day, and contains passages OF remark
: able originality and power. Col. r. v
!, IIgginson contributes an admirable crit
cal paper on "lIawthornes Last Request
Moucure d. Conway tells about "rhe ID
mons Of the Shadow" and Edward Kin
d of the Boston journal, gossips very plea
Q antly about "Tho Coming Man." in a p
0 per on "An Expedition With Stanley"
The November number of "Old al
. New" contains much live writing referrir
8 to subjects of present interest Mr.. IIa
. in the introduction boldly defends as a ma
IS azinist his right and duty to discuss pol
8 tics, very much as the minister's used to (
in the Kansas times. His story Of "uI