The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-08-25
THE WESTMINSTER REVIEW,


The Westminster Review, for J,ly
has just appeared from the presslof
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tents as follows:
]. Sunday and Lent.
II. Macready's "reminiscences.
III. Allotropic Christianity.
w The Pacific Islanders Proteo
ton Bill.
Y. Education in Prussia and Eng
land.
VI. The Guicwar of Baroda.
VII. House Ventilation and Warn.
ing.
VIII. The Evidences Of Design ii
Nature.
Contemporary Literature.
Article l., beginning with Lent
maintains that there are no valid 81
clesiastical reasons for observing il.
traces its history sin the early Chris
tian church and in the time Of tho /.
Reformation and refers to such of
the various practices and ceremonies
connected with it as are likely ia
prove interesting points of contrast
between the past and present; and
then discusses the question Of the
observance of Sunday, the nature of
its authority. and the degree Of its
obligation.
Article II. A dissertation onSthc
decadence Of histrionic art enters
largely into this article, which is "a
Their an essay on Macready and the
character Of the stage than review
Of the "reminiscences.
Article III. "When gas assumes
a form SO far differing from its nor.
NAL form as to be practically dis.
tinct gas, it is called by chemists al
otropic. Thus ozone is allotropic
oxygen Now as ozone differs from /.
oxygen, SO does Mr.. Haweis' Chris
tianity differ from the Christianity
of the New Testament Hence We
have yentured to giveto the religious
system set forth by Mr.. Haweis The
name of Allotropic Christianity
The article is devoted to ssthe consid-
Grafton Of Mr.. Haweis' theory" 'sof
what is called Natural Religion, and
then his theory of Christianity
Article w, relates to the slave
trade now practiced among the ma
tives of the South Sea Islands.
Article Y. A history and compar- !
ison ofthe British and Prussian cd
ucational systems.
|. Article VI. The Gnicwar having
fallen into lawless practices in regard
to his own subjects, and been rcmon-
strated with by the Brit;;--,.- ss. S,
|ment, is supposed tohave instgatcl
al attempt to poison Colonel Phayrc,
1.-THE British Resident at his COURT
1.-The governments slow about tax
ing any decided steps in regard to
the matter, and the inefficiency Of
the Anglo-Indian administration is
severely criticised.
Article VII, explains the evils To
which We are subjected by cold
draughts and want of proper yenti-s
lation, and gives plan for supply
ling houses with All unlimited supply
Eofpure warmed air.
Article VIII. This long and in
teresting article carefully reviews the
evidences ofdesign immature, coming
to the conclusion that they are not
oaly insufficient, but absolutely mil
It then gives hypocritical sketcllof
| THE history Of creation, based upon
the theory Of TRANSFORMATION by
natural selection and survival Of tlieSl
fttest.'
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fLiterature are as full as usual.
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