New-York tribune., 1878-02-19
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

NEW PUBLICATIONS.
TIE BOOKS OF JOSHUA. JUpGEs, ,,fs,s ASD RUTH svo
Tn This new isSue of the revised translation
of the Old Testament by the American Bible Union the
same rules have been observed which guided the ''pors
OF the In the portions OF the WORK seay pre-
scented to the public rigid adherence To the ogna te
has been aimed at far was consistent WIN Ehgsh
idiom and usage no liberties have been taken with tbs
literal expressons Of tie Biblical WRITER'S thrir meaning
ba beeu carefully investigated aud faithfully rendered.
and tic general effect Of the now version informing
and suggestive; although many readers may mics the
simple and venerable grandeur OF diction with when
they have been familiar from heir childhood lhs
famous passage Joshua about thu standing sti OF the
sun and moon at the battle Glbeoh il thus rendered;
SUM- be thou still on Gideon,
And thOu, moon, in the valley Of Ajslon!
Aud the sun was still and the Iyoon stool,
Until the nations avengeton their enemies
"Is 1t written in the Book OF the UrrShl Anu VIC
IN the middle OF the heavens ana hsS'eo o
10 90 down about an entire day And there was no DAY
like that before il and after It, that Jehovah heaihso
to the voice of man; Jehovah fought for Israeli
The passage TINS gains eraluess without losing ID
poetcal FORM sti leaves to the commentators Tue
question OF It's significance. In the story OF Ku'h te
translator preserved the aress naiVete ol e oris
nal and hy the simplicity of his dcOn has perhaps EN-
hanced its pastoral charm The version s accompanied
with brief notes which are always judicious ana IN
sirucve without eneumbering the text with protracted
details.
in TEXAS On HoRsEBXtK'o By II NcDAMEiD
aud y. A. TAYLOR 12mo. pp. 3S9 A 5. Barnes q o.
Books of travel within the boundaries OF our
own country getting hence this volume re-
doent OF fenceless plains, chappara buhal0es ana "o
mustangs comes TO us pleasant snrpIlse' In i's
freshness raciness infectious how OF animal spirits
1t reminds OF volumes written thirty years ago. oy
HaadIey and Wise and Mayer The suthors made
hat adv iOnrnpY
horseback through Western Texas. in the region yuS
between the Colorado and the Rio Grande, and then
record thereof gives clearer CLEANS OF scenery See
ment and life in that region than We have yttieceVeu
from any other The work needs only hius
udicous prunng-such for instance the omission of
the quite necessary story of Strap Buckner ana OF
numerous haekneyed poeca quotationsto be an excel
lent literary performance Messrs McDanied and Isy-
lor have vivid faculties of observation and very veW
aud graphic Of description; they arc eseely
happy in their pictures of landscape and the chase nor
do they neglect those details Of the fora ana fauna
which give so much reality to narratives Of travel Tie
volume should properly have been illustrated and sup
piled with good map. II Is well worth snch aoJuhos
and we do doubt that the additional circulation
which would have received would justify the expense
PIP. 26O. JamesR. osgood 6 Co.
The first edition of this work was published
by Dr. Edkius 10 1859 and the hearty appreciation
of scholars at that by its intelligent exposition OF
the three prominent religious systems of the Chinese
people-ancient and modern Taouism and Buddhism 1t
has now been revised in cOnsOnance with the addtod
details OF knowledge which the author Las acquired IN
the course of twenty years. and is modesty presented
us temporary substitute for tie cOmpeicr WoA when
is expected from Max Miller Nevertheless, It may
safely stand upon its merits for long time TO come
Dr. Edkns writes with the hrTnness and cleafness OF
mind that Las mastered lis subject and few scholars
will require competer statement OF the principles OF
the Chinese tbeolOgies, their development, present
phase and cOntrasted character, than he furnishes
-Four chapters containing an of imperial wor
ship and OF an exceedingly interesting Journey TO the
femous Buddhist shrine OF Woo-tatsban, nave been
added to this edition. and the history of Christansmis-
sionary work China is continued up 10 the Present
time
ORTHODOXY. WITH PRELUDEs ON CURRENT
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The Boanerges of Boston appears with q
third volume constructed from the reports Of s Monday
lectures Tie "Preludes Current Events are re-
tanned the former two, and the work curious
hash-like character Of mixed theology aud securisn
The preudes are necessarily superficial IN their c0rac
ter and discursive Ia manner which probably added 10
their interest when spoken but gives them an air OF
looseness-at times almost Of fippancy-in printed
form Mr. Cook is of his strong point, which is
rhetoric; and often skuly gives 70 rhetoric some
thing the character argument He Ia in
stating his epgrammatcally possible. for as
he says Boston clear ideas" But succession OF
eplgraIns does not always constitute lOg!c and Ir
Cook frequently logical only to those who believe as no
does He Is fond sounding eIfthet TO be consis-
tent thinker bui mampuator OF phrases ne has few
equals
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int vain iEu
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statesmen all who desire to keep pace with the
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In fact, with the general progress OF the world-w
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