, 1880-02-07
THE aATLAS ST1c MONTHLY"

JI4s Ds3 l-ltSJilG1t VA UAjjillCCNtu AH1EkEs 4NGN
York: Charles s. Scribner's Sons. 1sSo.
Price, S1.) X. W. +.
THE "ATLAST1C MONTHLY"
Wu have received tho numbers Of this ex.
ccllcnt American magazine, for 1870, bound
In two handsome volamcs,-an ornament, as
well rs n welcome addition, TO my library.
Tile tables Of contents show MI unusual
number Of imposing names, anil the various
articles combine n large nlnnuut ut choice
md tlpseryrtlly 50. Under Atr. liDwells'
management 1t has grown IN popularity and
strength, altl now rnhks alnollg thu first Of
Its clNss.
('rhe Itlnnttc Monthly for 1870. Boston:
noughtol, Osgootl 4 Co,)
TIE ar<\SLlNEss OF CHRIST.
A useful interchange of Christian lit
erature r. made FROM time to time between
Great Britain and tic United States. A
pleasant little volume has Just been republlsl,-
Cd from Good Words by l1ougl,ton, Osgood l.
Co., Of Boston. The title Is "The Manllncss
Of Christ.H 1t consists of q series Of papers
written by Thomas Hughes, Q. c., OF Lo1l-
don, wl,icl. were suggested by the 1norai
wants Of boys and young men Iii connection
with n prevailing impression that the methods
adopted by certa!n Christian laborcrs Ind II
tendency to hinder the development OF
truly manly character. The nu.hor, after
distinguishing genuine mai!Iness from mere
physical conragc, considers tlliS noble virtue
rs illustrated III the llfe Of Christ. The dis
cussf0ll is good, and allaptel 10 make n
salutary impression OIL the minds OF young
Inell. We cannot perceive III the style Of It,
however, sltcit attractiveness as its purpose
seemed to require. Books Of this general
cl.aracter, are needed IT. these, days of
epilc,neral literature. They ought to tic Ut
tentiycly read by tic boys md young men Of
this country as well rs England.
We APPEND two or three paragraphs from
the closing, mrt Ut Mn address By Mr..
hughes, wl'icl! for.lIs< tue "conc1usion" of
- must bring these remarks to MI end,
and yet hare only bcen able to touch, and
TINT very lightly, the fringe Of II great sub
Jcct. nn sure many Of ,you have felt this;
mrs not already listening 10 nc Will shade
of Jealousy i!t your minds, which might
formulate Itself soIlchow, perlal's thus: Is
this talk about ideulistn quite strMghtfor-
$slf1icniai, simplicity q ilfs, e. so'1rase, asd
tianitty as we hnve been taught lt?'
"To %hlGl un Elad ,s1, to reply firm ny
chrst fhn t. idccd e. tic srsSt M Idcas ai 'S'Esss y
Is tile ideal Iie sets before ,ls-t!lo only one
WlitclI Is perfect and all-sutficEng. But
ny ny object has teen 3f, t9 Kset , you to, TO-
experiences mid, us have said already, the
youngest liAS s0,ilc experience In theso deep
inattcrs,-witlout connecting. tlscnl for the
laoment With my ~ torn. m of r@sllEiol. @
of Christcn.l0l,. 10 disappear tomorrow, tho
sn,ne thing would, nevertheless, be nccurrlng
to You, nlll me, md every. man. We should
each Of us still be conscious of Il PRESENCE,
which We are roauit aaite s',rs y not orss II
colnlnllnlng with lis there, and calling
us to tukH np nitr twofoll btrtlrtght ns
mall,-tho mastery over Visible things, and,
ubovc All, the mastery over our own bodies,
growing, q tilis mysterious communion wifi,
~ "t is, therefore. that havc sbstainel
from the, Use ot religious pl!raseology,-be-
Ghrisilan revelation, tiie i,aailst wiil, and
must nlwnyx re.IuisI, llelrcst tu the Invisible
w;oIrllS, aMl therefore most powerful is tl1is
,,g grhs Alnn'|pess ,nLr r. crls. 1i y by Themes n!,omas
Sch9oinays," etc. Dost0n: liouEhtnn, 0s'
MAGAZINES.
The San'tnriu1l continues It's publication
of the proceedings Of the American lIealtll
Association. giving In exteiIso tho different
lmpers read there. T'llcrenrs also other short
articles, OH "Memphls Drinking -WRtsr";
"Soll-Drainugo III tho Vicinity OF Suyar-
,lah"; "lInru Times" ETC., etc.
Tho american Naturalist for February
contains articles OH "Obseryations upon the
llubits, Structure, a1d Development Of AM
pht0xus LancGUlatus"; IA Sketch Of Com.
pnrattyo Embryology"; "Tho Convolu.Ion
nt tho Tracl,ca III tho Sandh!ll and WhoaplnE
CrAlleS"; "Illo Development OF Al0iNa,"
Ctc., Dtc.
Tae a,astne 1 # ;'ft , for Iaaaary . so',.
INV stons';; "Eayorls, ,SketehIng.Graant,s;:
",Wnnd.EpErnv!slg"; j" Italian Monumental
A,,t" II tajns Ms5z sfSr'ys Datsfs
Aiarn;edn y; "Ariisi!a lt"'i.Werk"; "sI
Mark's, ,Venlce'"'; F" Pictures of tho Year
Dudley Gallery"
THE. LIbraTy, :Maaazlnc, published by tho
fo|lowin$ nstlsisf for ~ FeernaTy nH9bcp
"..lIllerbas}t Spencer on the Data 81 Ethics,";
!ITsat IT,; "!tsaitj; Gil at l!2ns co!q5aaem;
SIis {Sfsa 4Ssv V"ynra to 'SsSa PaSnas
lonesl Gardening u; "Frayrr Aiming All Nu-
tiolls''; IAN Antiquary'a Ohost-St0ry."
The .H4Gtortur ieutc'u ,conleH all the way
from Melbourne, Australia, 1t ts 4 new III.
stitat!al, ant jadsnK from IT, tirst n'!,''bsr, ~,
YonLer humber are: "'Tic Ficbisclta =; "A
iast Wor! o tbs b., EdusHton a! Quss.tlo,n.r;
nss'sasfi ss ss'a finatya III 'Se SGIvisie a's % W,toat
2sI!s'S" ; r.sA Avs,n!x vGsnnx G!,5sn tI,, Of hs ths
Sauattiny LEASES y; "WlIl tho Anglo-Aas.
trnltan Itnee negencratc ~; "!Vool md
Woolen lrlustriHS, Ut tie United States";
"A Lad Dargn!n."
We have received tho second volume Of L.c
Mnsec 4!rttStttIt:Ss &c e L!!tcralre fSr ls1e,
issued iii I'aris, aitl i sister Of lie famous
onrna <irf :h Th9 RrcssiHit .si,io;N %nnber eppea5s
illustratlom ut tic Salon Ut i87V: Tjtv woDti-
s!s ary a;l,nlrably a, r'.l; sSsv4tea a ths yelune
1t liz ti1 works exhibited III Paris last year.
There aru, nlsn many other illustrations of
works OF the old nlnsters, Iha summary Of
nrt,un,yp nj tla alNyA nf pAcll WEAKLY number