The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-05-12
BRITISH QUARTERLY Rrv,.s

The Leonard Scott Publishing s,
No. Al Barclay Street, New y,. =
have just republished the ~.
Quarterly Review for April. 1e s,sa
The contents are as follows; s's
l. Gaspard de Coligny.
II. The Higher Pantheism
III. Bjornstjerne Bjornson !. J.
Novelist.
". Livingstone's Last .1on,..,
V. Kinglake's History of thu ~
mean War. w
vi. INSTRUMENTATION and Civ;, !,
legiance. s
VII. Mr.. Gladstone's Ret;re,..
from the Liberal Leadership.
| VIII Internal Evidence in c..
of Disputed Authorship.
"The Life of Coligny," with vb;,,
this number opens, may be loot ~
upon as either a biographical J,
historical article, so closely is 4.
life Of the great Huguenot Lead
connected with the political ,n,,.
ments OF his time and country. n.
writer, while he does not portray \.
as a faultless man, gives him c,.s.
for all the good he attempted and !,
complished.
The essay on *The Higher pa.
theism" begins BY explaining that
is neither review nor reply. 4,
simply a discussion Of the theor, J,
Pantheism, as set forth in Mr.. p,,
on's book reviewed in former nu,.
Der. Each standpoint Of the work /.
taken up separately, and exposed ],
the strong light of the Bible, i,
conclusion, the writer remarks n,
Mr.. Picton 'thas yet to learn Il.
further lessons of the weakness. Z,
the strength, of human powers. which
may make him glad to grasp, J,
Burns confesses he was at reyeaha
religion"
The third article gives a short and
interesting sketch ofthe life and ~.
roundings of the Norwegian noyel,s.,
whose works have lately become 4.
millar to us, but is chiefly deyotelh
\ review of his novels, of which i
copious extracts.
1t is followed by Livingstone.
Last Journals" a paper which fir,t
describes the physical character i
Africa, and its effects upon the race,
hat inhabit it, and then. tells the Sta.
y of Livingstone's wanderings, and
he love and courage of the native
attendants, who undertook a nina
months journey to bear his remain,
o the coast.
Kinglake's History of the Crime.
IN War" has reached the fifth yol.
inc, synopsis of which is here pre.
entcd to the reader.
"Ultramontanism and Civil Alles
'iance." This paper begins by d..
ming Citramontanism, as explained
y Archbishop Manning, AMI then
cts forth the growth Of Papal power,
nd its claims to supremacy over
'ivil power, in cases where the tNo
onfiet. This power of the church
ests its claims upon the Dogma q
nfallibi'ity, and the relationship ii
hose who accept that Dogma to the
government cannot be the same a
'rmerly, because, ''if the Infallible
sstre a man that obedience to the 81
lrone involves the loss of the soul
nd disobedience to the throne i,
'erlasting life and reward, it is easy
see what devout spirit, ambitions
notoriety and martyrdom, who be.
ewes what the Vicar of Christ en-.
ins, is likely to de-"
"Mr. Gladstone's Retirement from
he Liberal leadership" In this Is.
" the principles of Liberalism, The
administrative talent necessary in
atesman, and the duties of prime
and cabinets, are discussed,
we'll as Mr.. Gladstone's particular
'tion, and his papers on the Vatican
screes, with the several answers they
ave called forth.
In the last article, the authorship
the code to the Cuckoo is com.
ented on at some length, and the
'mber closes with the usual notices
Contemporary Literature.
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ne London Quarterly, Edinburgh,
estminstcr, and British Quarterly
evlews, and Blackwood's Magazine,