Morning journal and courier., 1881-01-18
REGENT PUBLICATIONS.

1 D. Appleton Co. have published vol | ume entitled ''Scotch Sermons: 18S0." The i work consists of twenty-three sermons from | thirteen celebrated Scotch preachers, among them Principal Caird, John Cunningham, D.
 J. Ferguson, William Kent, Robert Herbert
 Story, Adam Semple, John Stevenson, Will 1 liam Knight, William Macintosh and Allan l Menzies The volume is dedicated to Dean 1 Stanley. The object of the compiler is to l show the manner of thinking and modes of expression in the Scotch pulpit. He has col | lected therefrom such sermons as he regards as representative, and as pointing out such | method of presenting Christian truths as
 shall show that they are adapted to the needs of humanity, and are in harmony with the results of critical and scientific reasons.
 From one entitled Home-Spun Religion, by Dr. Cunningham, we quote a passage:
 eNothing,'' he says ''has exercised more
 pernicious influence on religion than that un-
 happy divorce which has been effected be-
 tween religious duty and the every day duties
 of life. When mother is faithfully tending
 her children, and making her hearthstone
 clean and her fire burn bright, that every
 thing may smile welcome to her weary hus-
 band when he returns from his work, it is
 never discovered that she is religiously en-
 ployed. When man works hard during the
 day, and returns to his family in the evening
 to make them all happy by his placid temper
 and quiet jokes and dandlings on his knee,
 the world does not think-perhaps he does not think himself-that there is religion in anything so common as this. Religion IS supposed to stand aloof from such familiar scenes'' For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller
 '' Young Ireland" by Sir Charles G. Duffy, is one of the best books on Ireland ever written by an Irishman. The author was born in 1916 of distinguished family; he founded The Dublin Nation, which was for years the best of all Irish journals. To- gether with Smith O'Brien, Thomas Francis Meagher and Thomas Davis he formed the Young Ireland party, which seeded from O'Connell After the revolution of 1S4S he entered Parliament. but subsequently, eni- grated to Australia, where he became prime minister. He has arrived at position in which he can say that he has '' no longer anything to ask or fear from fortune" Hence he can afford to, present true and faithful story of the Young Ireland party, it's efforts and its failures the work which it at tempted to do. Published by D. Appleton & Co.,, and for sale in this city by Judd the bookseller
 The Magazines.
 The North -Anae,dcdn Reoie1 for February is first-class number. First we have an earnest and patriotic article by General Grant, advocating the Nicaraguan canal project. The genial Autocrat of the Break fast Table, Oliver Wendell Holmes, follows with an essay entitled 'sThe Pulpit and the Pew,'' written in the best spirit of the Chris tian philosopher, in which he endeavors to show the need that he believes to exist fora revision of the prevalent theological creeds. Under the quaint title of s'Aaron's Rod in Politics. Judge A. W. Tourgee emphasizes the obligation, imposed upon the Republican | party by the Chicago platform, for making l provision for educating Illiterate voters. l James Freeman Clarke makes valuable con- l tribution to the discussion of the authorship | of Shakespeare's plays. The grave evils that | may result from the partisan character of | the United States Supreme Court are pointed | out by Senator John T. Morgan. The sixth | of Mr. =Charnay's papers on the "Ruins of l Central America" is devoted to a descrip- l ton of the Pyramids of Comalcalco, which l must rank among the most stupendous mon uments ever erected by man. Finally, Walt | Whitman writes of s'The Poetry of the Flu | ture." The ReDieao is sold by booksellers generally.
 Hdrper's for February continues MT. Con- ways spirited sketches of the English lake country, with MT. Abbey's still more spirited illustrations Another elegantly illustrated article is '.The Gospel History of Italian | Painting" by the Rev. Henry Van Dyke, Jr. Other illustrated papers are: Literary and l Social Boston," by George P. Lathrop, l an article on the pottery industry i in this country, and one on the | old New York volunteer Fire department. | The third installmnet of Miss Woolson's | novel 'sAnne'' is given, with an illustration | by Reinhart and Hardy's "A Laodicean" is | continued. Both these series are works of | unusual power 'Puss Tanners Defense" by Richard Malcolm Johnston, Is Georgia | sketch, very strong, and full of humor. Mrs. | Margaret s. Mclean contributes romantic | short story entitled ''The Fire-Fly..' Apro- | pos of the recent publication of Trevelyan's Early History of Charles James Fox" MT. l John BigeloH, under the same title,s contrib | utes an admirable review of the career of | that distinguished statesman. The editorial l departments are full of fresh and interesting 1 matter The EGsy CNair discusses Beacons- fields latest novel, and gives charming de- scription of the first production, at the Acad- emy of Music, of Boito's opera 'tMefsto- fele"
 AppEetoas's Jour7aGz for February has rich and varied table of contents. including criti- cisn, romance and essay. The second in stallment of Ercknann- Chatrian's novelette,, The Veterans of Yesterday" and a very effective skctch by Rudolph Lin dau, entitled "A Deadly Feud,' give to the department of romance unusual interest. Miss Birds, .wanderings in Japan;"