New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-25
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

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"Thomas Carlyle" by Moncure u. Conway
Harper X Broth"rSl, comprises an interesting
Sketch partly reWiuieccnoc AMI partly biography,
considerable portion OF which has appeared IN
HGrpeis N0ga<iae 70 this sketch Mr.. Conway has
added account of Carlyle's funeral, and col
lection of between forty and fifty let IS addressed
by Carlyle two of his college friends. to Leigh
Hunt. to Is. W Proctor, Mrs. Basil M0ntagu ana
TO others. Mr.. Conway intjmGtes that his BOOK Is
protest against the falls, image oil Na1iyAo '"'-
jurcd up by the unfortunate publication oil tho
"Reminiscences" and he has set hllnseh ~ d 'aooI
Of love aud loyalty exhibit the aullahe auo SC'r
ling qualities of his friend, as he learned 10 Know
them in q long and intimate Intercourse win inc
household at Chelsea. TO certain extent Mt.
Conway has succeeded. The hest side OF Carlyle is
shown in this memorial of affection. 1ct II Il not
likely that the Judgment of the majority VIII be
scnsbv affected 10y it. Too much OF 1t agrees IN
the main with the Image which royorcrt friendship
believes 10 be a distorted one. The letters here
printed belong chiefly to Carlyle's youth, and are
deeply interesting they exhibit the gradual con
traction of his sympathes and the development o!
his cynicism aud intolerance. As early as 1880 he
wrote to Mrs. Montagu: Goethe is To ne the most
venerable man cxtant, surely the only literary
man whom amid all my respect, my admiration,
can view hout Il considerable admiXturc OF con -
tempt" He wrote in the following way to Leigh
Hunt about an artist,tnd man of letters whom he
was plainly incapable of understanding, yet whose
ACCOMPLISHMENTS he perceived without beng more
than half willing to acknowledge them: One of
my people 20 night, accomplished kind OF Ameri-
can has begged card of introduction to You. lie
is q son of a certain noted Judge story; is himself
j believe, kind of sculptor and artist as we'll as
lawyer. Pray receive him if he call; YOU will find
him friendly and entertainable and entertaining
man."
6 ii Inv thn RpV
Silas Chatard, d. d.. Bishop of vinccnnes, Indiana
has been published under the title, Christian
Truths " Che Catholic Publication Society," tour
of them, relating to fundamental DOCTRINES the
Personality Of God, the existence Of the soul, keVe
lation and Faith, recently delivered IN Indian
apols; the others, treating of the Bible as the hule
of Faith. Iniabtv. the Liturgy OF the Roman
Catholic Church Penance, the Eucharist and
Early Christianity illustrated IN the Catacombs,
belong to the period IF the Right Reverend authors
residence in Rome where, previous to his appoint
ment as Bishop OF VinccuncS, he was Rector of the
American College. Ills purpose in this publication
is to furnish Young Catholics with manual
which will be useful to them in meeting the vital
questions of the day in manner suited to parry the
attacks against the faith" With thus object in
view he has studied simplicity, brevty ana Gle II
ness and he mas set forth the doctrines of HE
Church. and some of the standard arguments bv
which her theOlocars support them, IN n manner
which Will only commend his DOCK 10 tile CLASS
for whom it is primarily intended, but also to Pro
testants who may be curious about Roman Catholic
teachings Dr. Chatard's style is direct, lucid,
readable and quite free from the rhetorical eXuber-
ance which in discourSeS such as these would be an
obstruction rather than an ornament. We may cX-
plain that the "young Catholics" for whom he
writes are not schoolboys, but men and women in
the active world.
Ode Enhance an Marriage" Lyons Nitte ct Per-
risseN is the title OF a treatise the and edu
cation of children, which. although written by an
American woman is first given to the world
through the medium Of q French translation. The
author is Mrs. RhOda L. White, widow of the late
Judge White of this city AND herself for many
an admired figure in New-Yorll society. The wise
Laws down in these two excellent volumes are con-
veved in the guse of little story, contrasting the
fortunes of two families the ruined by the prev
alcnt foies and errors Of fashionable life the other
blessed in virtuous and sensible training. II IS
no secret that in the deneation of the happy Chris
tian household Mrs. White gives us something more
than an ideal sketch. Her frcsidc has illns
trated that beautiful home life which the glory of
our country, and will be its salvation; and ii is
impossible to read er eloquent pages without being
conscious OF the strong personal feeling as well as
the lofty purpose which annates aud adOrns
them. Having done Il precious service to society by
her example she has doubled the value of the
lesson by making graceful refined and attractive
record of it, which we trust she viii soon PRINT in
the original language.