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iyermans Life and Times Of the Rec. John
"es'ey VIII probably supersede all other biog-
raphles OF the founder of Methodism. The
second volume, which takes us from 174a 70
1767, or from the 10th to the Gath year of Wes-
ley's life, is much more interesting than avon
the first volume, and establishes Mr.. Tverman's
work as the standard life of his great master ,
The book is not only interesting as record of
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that of his brother Charles and of whiteield
1t is curious fact that in his fiftieth year Mr.
Wesley, who lived to be eighty-eight years old,
was given over by his friends as victim of
what they called ''galloping consumption"
Even Whitefeld, with whom he had just had
his celebrated quarrel, wrote him a farewell
letter which is worthy of preservation as one of
the most touching compositions ever written
But after a retirement from active work, and
especially from preaching, for a few months,
he was good for almost forty more years of ar
duous labor. Mr. Tyreman, being Methodist
Clergyman himself, of course esteemed Mr..
Wesley very highly, but he conscentiously alb
stains from mere eulogy. The third volume
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The third and last volume of the Life and
Times Of Lord Broughona has Just been issued.
This is remarkable work, if we consider the
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events in which he was an actor The record
closes with Brougham's retirement from the
position of Lord Chancellor in 1884. nearly a
third of century before he began, at the age
OF eighty-three, to write an account of his
life The. last chapter is taken up with bio
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John ID. Baldwin of Worcester, Mass, who
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Prehistoric Nations attracted considerable at
tention, but his book just published, treating of
ancient ADaerica, is much more interesting to
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American antiquities such as has not hitherto
been found in any work published in the Eng
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that the author began his work anew and pro-
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Old and Neso for April is a capital number
Mr.. Hale's introduction comments on the JAP
anese Embassy; Charles A. Cummings gives an
interesting article on the labor question; parts
of the regular serials are given, and timely
article on American Poetry. The miscellane-
Gus departments are well filed and good bits of
poetry are interspersed throughout. Publish
ed by Roberts Brothers, Boston
Memoir Of Robert Chamberi ,cih Autobio-
graphic "reminiscences Of William Chambers.
ANY account of these distinguished scholars
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Travels in ARABIA, compiled and arranged by
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works of the best travellers and explorers in
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