New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-16
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.spEcyrs OF CHRISTIAN EXPERIMENT. By % @
MSRRI, n d. Bsh9g q the Ms s,0%n
Church. Cincinnati: Walden q e'o"o W
Philips 4 Hunt 12mo 297 PIP .,,o
r,rr Wv MAN AND ETERNAL LIFE Notes , on nc
reiterated Amcns Of the Son OF 900. ID! ono 9o6
LIKES. New-York: Thomas Whitaker i-"o -''
THOUGHTS ON PRESENT CHURCH TR9D i 81 s..
Sccqrrng in four sermons sso wih preface
BY IL p LIDDoS, u. d. New-fork; t. l. D"'''D
co. l2mo 81 up. ,., eoven
Chapters OF the First Gospel and Qt l 81 Ten,rlc
JosEPH PARKER. d. d., Minister OF tie , o by
Holborn Viaduct. London. Win on !, M X Funk
CHARLES f. DEEMS, LII. ID. NeW-ioiA'
4 Co. SvO BOG PIP. . ,, of q
Bishop Williams undertakes the disouso'' ,o,oI
large questionable power Of .Christ"niS ,,a,on,tv
onjng modern civilization. lie mas 'no -,;aoI
&c dcol,rg with SO large n subject greatly inoui"0'
e. no. the number of really historical
" .;oa oo,,,,,red with all the countries OF the
..-I5 = reiativeIy small. The stream OF hi''o,'0
,.r :; r,ainlv limited even TO our OWL uaS@ oS
- .fourth and sXtieth degrees ol hol'"
,a,;.uao embracing not more than hlteeh io"lS
historical countries all OF which hau ho' AMY
entered on their development at the prth o. "'i9'
He shows how the contact oil Eastern an" go
patioualities the development oil OrceA ou''''U
of the ,;reek language, the fusion oil "reeh i"'O'
,,hv and Jewish faith III Alexandria ana '"0 u s"-
;zinc mower of Roman civilization heiPou 10
1he way for the Gospel; and III the seco"u ,'.
shows how Christianity combined ana uNo" ''iT'0
varjous lines of preparation IN accompllSs I'i 40
100 Tho work TO which they had all tended. Inc
Bishop handles his subject with learning N'so' "1
breadth The book is thoroughly manly, pervauoa
with the force OF intelligent cohVlc'io" anu Gus
cestive Of longer lines OF though''
Passing from the apologize TO the prac'lcai' "0
end another Bishop treating OF the aspects Oh Nh'
mar IN its character and must be treated popularity
if il is TO be treated successfully. inns Is ,no
.rtbo,,s declared intent. The book is lntendeu
Gov tbe ordinary Christian reader; and the OF
a;nory Christian reader may reasonably expect tht'
- s,iritual guides shall meet him. on tine eNperr
mental side of his life. with homely ana simple
counsel knowledge of the weakness oil inc nu'n""
heart. sympathy for its nfrmty, and heipS oNoi
Lord nlaces No one can deny that the truths winch
Rshop Merrill discusses III this volume arc liupo4
@ant but we have seldom seen more sl&hai laIuno
20 construct book of general interest lor the aver
ace Christian reader 1t Is fearlully ana Wohuoi-
tulv dry though entirely clear and iuc!d III sVa'c
ment
In striking contrast is the volume by Mr.. JuKes'
who is known to American readers Uy LIS hes'l-
4ntion of All Things" and " The Law OF the OHeI-
,rcsv The conception of the book is novel. start
ing from the title Amen" which Chrlst gives 10
uinself in the Apocalypse, he finds in the twelve
ntteraoces of the Sa yiour introduced by Amen
~ ayerily~ fundamental truths, permanent
landmarks in an age of sceptcism and of rapidly
sbiftinr Thought Each of them treats OF some
basa of Gods life IN human nature, some dlstlnc-
live neculiar,ty of this heavenly life whether as
seen in Christ or in His followers. Thus We nave
uThe Home of the New Man." " The Birth OIL the
Now Man" "The Law of the New Man ~; MS
aMeatn his Liberty" his Divine Nature" MS
aSacrlfce" Humiliation" and Sorrow and JOY.
DIR Parker is a preacher of quite different type
q preacher. we had almost said s"' Gener'S. Inc
present volume is prefaced with somewhat glow
ing eulogy by DR.. Deems, IN which we nave only 10
object to his calling DR.. Parker's City Temple O.
anoble structure; for interiOrly 1t 10 hideous.
The first part of this collection consists OF eXposi-
tory discourses the opening chapters OF
Matthew; vet il is kind of exposition over whlch
n nrofossor of homiletics would knit his brows 1t
!, no sense scholastic there is no display OF crtl-
cal e,uditon and none of the processes of exposl-
,io onnear in all which respects il is heartily to
he commanded What is more doubtful is that the
Dreacher does not impress as trying to show what
the massage means; but rather as using the passage
o.. nucleus for his own thoughts Yet 1t must be
confessed that his method is employed with mucn
mower Perhaps the nearer could not give sa1ls
factory exposition of the text after hearing one
these sermons but the text would certainly carry
with it a new suggestiveness to him. Dr. Parker Il
emiuently practical. We can easily believe ina
with the addition of the preachers strongly vital
;zcd nbvsiaue and great voice. these sermons nigh
be more than usually effective. lie puts things Il
a fresh and telling way lie can write well, bu
these discourses have no pretensons to elegance o.
diction Their dominant Characteristic is robust
pess We must add that there is degree Of
1urpidity about the style, and n certain turn o.
phrasing which savOrs of having been studied FOL
effect and besides class OF expressions and lint
Of thought now and then which we should thinl
xould not be absolutely clear to the unculturet
part of ali audience.
Passing from the practical to the ecclesiastical
Canon Liddon's little volume will be interesting
mainly TO those who have followed the history o
narties ia the English Church for the last few
wears. The Canon's popularity as a preacher
somewhat unusual in one who is by constitution
scholar and who Is identified by his solid iearnln
with the profounder questions OF Christian the
olocy The significance of the present volume turn
n, the ouestioh of the constitution of ecclesiastical
courts The author pleads that " the courts whicl
determine ecclesiastical causes should be place.
upon footing in harmony with the diviney ap
nointed constitution of the Church and with tn
.,reat statute of the Reformation, that tn
Snnreme Court Of Appeal should be Reconstructed
so as 10 consist of Bishops, elected by the epscO
pate advised by lawyers and divines, with an an
neal in matters OF faith to the whole body o
English Bishops
THE AMERICAN IRISH AND THEIR INFLUENCE
on IRISH POLITICS. by PmLr H. BAGENAL. ]
A. Oxon. l6Ino. PIP. 236. Boston Roberts Brotl
This volume contains an English journalists in
pressions of the position of the American Irish i
this country and their influence on IRISH politics
These notes make up body OF the work. but for tn
sake of historical sequence an outline of the move