, 1876-03-25

bsroWH "a HtfonetV1 ~ II Ii unnatural
Mrs. Whitney Ia q uisctple Of ths New JeruHa- |
lem Church, and. in Ter onthltsnau, for tho doc.
tEluoa OF BHodenborg, ahe creatcA ovorv possible
for e1pounding thom. Quito ono
third, II not onoha, Of tho present book 10 given
up TO MI calculation ,ot Tho deas o. tho Swedish
especially Of tho doctrine Of cor
Something OF thih may bs inter-
esting to thoAo who sro not, like Mrs. Whitney.
bellosess in the Nov DiapensAsion but there Is
altogether too much OF II, IN "Hights aud In" /
sights, =" for tho Average toader. Il eivea tho |
work more Of tho character Ut D treatise on |
theology titan Of = novel or book OF travel. |
llavo Bomo faith in tho divine mission Of Swc-
denhorg.
PREHTIcE'9 POEMS.
THI pokMa or dxonoE D. PRENTICE. Kdled, With |
Biographical Sketch, by JOHN JANIS Pa7T. limo,
m. 2lo. Cincinnati: 1sobert Clark h On.
The works Of tho journalist seldom survive |
him. Their influence may have been Immense |
upon their ago; but thoy wora roneved ovory |
morning, to perish with tho evening, and pase
into tho forgo.fulness that awa!ta ali cphonoral
things which ha7o accomplished tboIr cnda and
completed their usefu1ncss. Tho uanes Of tho
foremost men who hAvo made tho newspaper.
press tho Instrument Of thelr power may DO re-
mcmborod beyond their own generation; hut
gradually tliey must fado, or DO embalmod chiefly
In tradition, like tho names Of the actor anl tue
orator, uhoao tgiumptq aso for the hour. and
whose laure1B rest upon living brous, iustenl OF
crownIng with po8thumous famo their hAltoved
gravos. ,-..
For nonrly forty yeara George D. pront,co WAS
ono Of tho most active and prominent mon In
our country. At tho head OF the Louisviile
journal, which paper ho founded in tho fall Of
1850. ho oxcrtod sway over public affairs, from
LIS seat In tho Southwest, only inferior 70 thas
OF tho Tribune, in tho North and tho East.
Ills reputation was national; and Tho witty, and
pnngent. and potent paragraphs he tossed from
tho point Of hie pen from, dny to day, Tho ~hoie
yenf rouud, wera read, md repeated, and copied
from ono ond of the land 70 tho other. Thcy
cven crossed tho Atlantic, aud Wsro frequently
iuacrtcd in the journals Of England aud frsnce.
A volume of these bright and terss passages
culled from tho columns Of tbs Journal: which
for 60 long overAowed With them. Maa published
In 1850 BY the author, under the title Of "prsu-
tlccana." But, like most other editorial work.
ehelr flavor grow ntals With ago. They Woto
mnde to bo takon frcah Of tho n1ousut Of taesr
| production aud It WAS almost wrong to expose
| them to tho eE1ccta OF tlme, which must rob
thom Of their finest qualities.
emotional nature of Mr.. Plentico would natural
| fy DO tomptou to casay poetry. 1lo not only
prac.iccd tho art himself, but ho encouraged tho
habit In othotB. aud Tho Journal was for yenEu
favorito medium through which writess who
1ovcd to clotho sho.r thoughts ~ vorse commit
ntcatel u.om to the public, Mr. Prentice de-
cliuod to publish lila poems during his life, but
| m apprecAtiyo f-ieud bss now gathered them
together. aud, prefaeing them with blogsspti.
ical sketch, placed tbom ID . permanent form,
Among the most pleasing pieces IN tho collection
We may note tho two entitled Come to he In
| Drckms" and ITO an Absent Vile"
LORD sHELBuRNE.
| L1rx Wi1IyAn, EARL OF SnELruRNE. AFTER
Wards Finsr MARQutB OF LANapownE: WITH EK.
| rnAors PROM HE rAfRNs AND CokatsFeMpENcE-
ny Lord EpuosD F1TzMAuntoE. Volume II. l766
-l77G. svo, pp. 377. London; Macmillan b Co.
Chicago: Junscn, AicC1urg Co. pzscn, a.
This volume carries tho lifo Of Lord shel-
bu1no forward only ten ycarR 5st those geara
worc marked by Important evcuts. At the bo-
ginning of tho docado, Chatham formed Ills sec
ond Administration, aad appointed Lord Shell
burno ouo of the Bocreta1ios Of 6tuto. although
tho latter visa ut tho time but 90 years OF a8e.
| Tho arat chaptor In tito volume reyiows The his-
tory Of 8lclburne's management In his trying
position, whore he was loft, during tho nystort-
GUS illuoss OF Chatham, occurring In l7Go. 70
represent loader with whom ho was den!od all
In the book portray the condition Of irelat,d in
1TG7-'G8, tho connection Of Hhelbnrnn nha tue
Bedford Wings, tho course OF tho United oqpo-
eitton and Of the Divided Opposition. nnd tito in'
ciaents preceding tho struggle Of England Will
lor American Colontcs. Some fow passages tE
the private life OF Lord sholburne find thoir va,
into tho narrative. which IL otherwise wholly ta
kon up with political oVonte'
THE stcX.RooM.
Broo.ar.oSa ron THE slex.looM. Compiled b, =, ~
= .aopa MaR Co. p es IT, Co
It should DO regarded as an essential part 0
tho education Of every woman to longn the gentl
art OF uuIAtertnE 10 tho bick-room. II Ia ono o
the especial privileges Of her bigthsight to hoa
the wounds and tho bruises, aud aootho tho mafa
dies, that alllIot' humanity. Sho should apprc
cato the duttos aud tho responsibilities ontnile
by this high prcroGativo, and not fail to fl her
self for q ready and efficient performance 0
tllom whopeyoE chauco may impoao them upo
many dolcaso and holpful HerviceH foI the sick
aud yct, for the proper caro- Of tnvalids. thclo
mead OF much sagholons instruction. Tue iitt!
MANUAL before us will, in the absence Of dtree
II has boou nicely complied. and. In Its compac
: pages, tolls wi,nt tho attendant ought not 10 dt
~ woll AB what ehe ought to do, IN tho stcl
room. A copy Of tho book should bc iu ever
: housohonld, and should be studied by Ill wome
who mo not already adopts at nursing.
ESSAYS.
= AI r1tns. II. A. IL. L.. As,,ssnt Librarian, sal Fo
ncry Lecturer on Philosophy, 1t Harvard un!ye
~. limo, rp. $40. noaton: James Il. otsood
Tho papers contained In thla volume arc mai
Iy reviowa of notable works tha. hayo como fro
o the press during tho last nlne years. Tho fir
lAalr-aozan treat Of tho toplca most vital in Il
faith Of tho Ohtis.isu, as "Tho Jesua OF I'll
y tory;" 1.-THE Christ Of Dogma" "Miraclea
o and "TLo o-Morrow OF Dcath." Tho romI
der nro Of miscellaneous chnracses, bea1in
~ among otlors. Tho titles "9pain and tho Net
Is erlands !" - Tho Famine of Ito In the Nothc
10 lapda -" Historical Dlf!cu!tiea;' = aud " Alb
"a nian and American Lifo." Tho papors arc Il
~ nrofluet nj a soho1arlv writer and lnfuapd