, 1879-06-14
RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY.

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY.
The posthumous work Of Gcorgc Henry Lcwcs
on The Study Of Psychology Ia understood to
hare been rcviscd for tho press By bis widow.
OF course Mr. Lcwes writes from the empirical
and n,atera1.sttc standpotns, Ard rejects alto
ge.lcr the intutiyo philosophy. Tile doctrine
pl mental freedom he denies, holding with
some distinguished t,ico1og1ans OF the present
time that the will Is absolutely determined III
its choices By the constitution Of tho person and
by nnterlal forces externa to itself It is inter-
eating TO uotice the Inatertailat ind The High
ChurchMan meeting nnd shaking hands OH the :
by she same process OF reasoning. The Psy-
c0ology Of Mr.. Lswea deserTes, a. 1t Will re-
ceivc i'1c attention Of others besides skoptics
md mater1alsts. Tie author. WIS IN earnest
iirst philosophers. Z. Probleins Of Litc and
Mtnd,n third series. BIZ g. Il. Lewcs. Problem
1st: Study .of Psychology, 8Yo., ST., Boston:
Hough.on, Osgoo1 u Coz
''11,o Historical Poetry Of tho Ancient He,
brows,'' by ,1tclaoi uet]prln, goes far beyond
Ewulti, and rfyals Kucncn Ia Its skcpttcat cr1ti-
csn of the ancient Hebrew writings. att.
Hcilprin regards the stosica Of thy ratrarclls
u,d Of Israel befora the times Of Samuel aa
historical poetry, or series Of 1nytlIs. OF
eoursc, the Who!S volume NON aetoro lis
ahounds in suggestions Of critical doubt. Tlte
author docs not appear to be an original fnyestf.
gatur. While Ills CONCLUSIONS will By accepted
BY na rcnds'S thsy wy hs Fsessd BY s
ciunt flebrows.m Translated and Critically Ex-
atni,,ed. }Y Atlchuel 1ic1lprin, Vol. |, 8yU.
~, New York: D. Appleton 81 COY
Tho Rev. ". II. Platt, Of San Francisco, CAL,
las published o little volume entitled after
Dgath-Whati'' Ills object Is to drIend the
doctrine Of future rewards and punlsllmonts by
arguments aranh from sclcnec and philosophy.
Tie volume embraces ttu substance Ut throe
lectures iurlncrly delivered In tho authors own
su5sh rns !, anas r. s iotM ,
Christian preacher. tbs skopttcat argument
fron science is mainly given iu tle words OF
several popular WRITER'S to which thu psencher
| replies mtth asuleness and force, TIE work
with interest and profit. "Aftcr Dcatll--WLatt
| or, Hell anA Salvation Considered In the Light
| ot Sclcnco and philosophy" tan Francsco: 4.
H. Bancroft u Col
| The snnll work Of DR.. Alden on the Relg-
iGs' .lo Isaa pen Of William Cullen Bryaui, wileh
WINS found amoug llis papers after hts death.
This is thu !atost mud the tuost dlsttuct utter
arce OF Mr.. BRYANT Oh the subject Of Religion
the serious attention OF all thoughtful readers.
Its asa, is rather practical tlian theoretical.
G. Thoughts on the Religious Life" By Joseph
Alden, D. D. H.. D., With ~ lnt5odurtlon BY
put"s@'s m'ta'n s" sous. isJ. S' sl,) 'N 1'A' " l.
MONO-AIErAL1sM AND nt-MErAL-
| ISM.
Mr.. ], D, Howe, whose "lollttcal Economy ia
tho Use OF Money" was noticed IN tllrso col
ulnns year ago. has written att essay On " Mo
no.tnclalsIn und Hl-snetailfm." which, bc
thIuks solves all tho di!l'cultles connected with
tllat perpIexing subject. His argument Is based
on the theory that "no muhaY, not eyep gold OF
silver has, or BY any possibility can have. 40 lat
| as It is money, any commodity or mercantile
yaluu whatever" Iay ing cnlcay0red to estRb
lisl his thcnry Of money In this eassay, und in
his opinion established It, tliu author says:
| thpn procuyt. tU examine mono-1nctatism md
bi-mutul,sn, In The light of that theory. nccause
gold ana silver G.ed Nv lnone5, etthoE III company
meias!p, ais ' not commaii,ses, whiln ID buiilon
cxclahgu they ars canmodttIrs, whose yaliIrs thsl
s,I1ss plsio, and other comsoditios inade d Goli
cnange u ra.io BY ,o,ernsatonai Or eonseat, @ W..
Ties Vt largo viii ca'.ae rlso m bullion eomnod
e. ws n9 oSS:s b.
ndturAed upside down.
We fear the geu.1e reader, as well as Ill.
MONETARY exchanges, il Ill extrctne danger Dl
Mr. Ilowe's powerful Reasoning. II y .l!stross
ing under thc circumstances TO be told that iht
allhor ''tluus not favor unlimited conlKe o
silver by Tho United States, but directly HI op
| posIte couFsu," anl that In hls oplnlon slt
United states ought to coin ei!ye
for subsidiary uses only. and cotn at 1531 to 10
coiucd Ut IT," MIR. Hows'a theory will no
rroyo tlIu great rcgcuer4ttys forcs that te bc
lleyrs 1t to be. Ills arguments II they arc teart
OF understood ~ all, WI! fail On deal ears
II A!ouo,,netalls,n 4nd BI~metaltarn3 or, I'h,
keieuco oi Monetary Values" DyJ. u. Howe
lGluo., a0d pages. 81. Boston: HougAton
Oseootl d. COY
HOW TO GROW HANDSOME.
A now edition OF DR.. Jasquca' book, Whicl
bears tho misleaaing aud ollenslyo title, " llos
to Grow Handsome" has bean Issued by Me@sra
8. X Wells q Co., Of New York. Tho bool
; It4alt is fitted to serge = useful purpose. !
statea In simple and concise language the funds