New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-19
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

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lanes r. Osgood Co. lsmo PIP aoo ~,
r.;s Sc a gpide-book for an experienced tra'o'i.i
who REQUIRES facts at short range anu SUI" ,,uon
sentiment and historical ASSOCIATION Y" wa"
convenience. At the outset there il d i"ap w" ~
~;u hiring n CLEAN Of satisfaction W any w
that has pored and fretied over baeucNV' 80
Nurrays pages until vexation OF Spl'v
.ro,,od feeling OF homesckness. 1t is commune
~'o,,,liDeof the railway system of the Continent.
with the lines marked in red and only 'el'ui"1'
oints and the most conspicuous cities Indicated.
!. PRECISELY what an American needs ID ronghS
-lanvinq an European tour before ho leaves hoiuo'
and when he has once started on the ROUNDS " -"
,b,,s him TO find ont in the twinkEng OF an eye
xbere he is. where he was the previous day a anu
xbene he will be the next day ino
other mans Of capitals ana oou-i
tries are equally. lucid and conr ai,,
beas,ve. the design beng to present ~ ,:s,,i,r
lines o. railway communication "i'no" rI.ua,,oh-
the sight or causing mental perturoa .ion 600
-, ,ho ,olr,re local railway and steamboat i",''
ou' ~ ,.;,h naipstaking accuracy, so that tho
- cor, count the cost of his journey peloie
,o..or,s and avoid beng cheated when Tic is vi
a. 81 AZ the same time scrupulous at'eu'ion -
noid 90 all the practical details OF European u"V.
,rhe hes, rontes are definitely outlined; thc
nous objects Of interest are pointed oul oiN'""N,
are accurately stated hotels are named IS,os '.N
ona6 and curccncy changes explained anu "r ~
;,tor,no,ion which an intelligent and sys'eha'ic
,r,,st reonires is TO be found here III oIuei'S az"
compact form. o1 .lot hos
snch volume as this supplies g heeo tn'' i 90
nover before been adequately mot iii"'0 -
,"n,fle TYNE an good paper aud securely bound IL
W, 10 carred IN n coat or dress pocket or III
Io1v,s 1nuff and can be consulted at moments no,
,nes and in all places and the clearneSs CT us OK
,lorotions and the precision of IFS method anu ID,
,,oe,oeut add 70 the attTactveness OF form ana
,,noororhv II NAV not he the only guide-oooA
rbicb the American tourist needs when ne Is uO-
ING the Continent" 1t may be that his sense VI ~
Eoions awe will be increased while nc Is uaiHii"s
.-o,d down ruiued churches if lie can cram III ad-
vance all the varied historical references
contained in the conventional manu- oooN'
II NAV be that he will be less patron
ling and more sympathetic Ill MS Sciu'i"S
of The Madonnas if he thoroughly dlgeS's lis CON"
,lo, Raedeker. II NAY be that he will be more
successful in edifying the home puohc' "iiioh 70
laboriously following his journey in the country
,,ou,.naner if in his correspondence he can men
ton q more elaborate library of travel bis OF
,;ctnresone desert pton and summaries OF historic
lore But il he be an American of the pes' sor''
neither underdone nor Overdone, who wants 10 see
what there is to be seen and TO go about it IN the
right way without making an agonlZ!lhe IuSti'''
OF pleasure, he will keep TINS DOCK Ill HIS poON''
THE WAY OF LIFE: BY GEo9GE ;. o MEEE,AN hoS'oH
George II. Ellis. Emo 200 PIP
The author has addressed himself TO very iarge
question:" How TO i've successfully ana Vlc'ori-
nvslyp For the supreme example of this noble
living he points his rea lers the Founder o CHRIS
tianitv. and the more practical part OF the book
nv All aualVRlS
.hc character of Jesus Christ The character thus
no,t,aved is that of man. without superhuman
nature or miraculous power. The external facts OF
his life and the nature of his teachings are measur-
ably obscured and perverted By legendary addiuons
horn of the credulity Of his followers such, LOT
instarce as tie story of the Resurrection. Inc
historical Jesus cannot be regarded as the corner
stone # our religion I" the search Tor truth IS not
70 have limits imposed upon 1t IN the name OF
Jesus" This life thus void of the supernatural
this character thus beclouded has its chief sign
oa;ce in revealing to us that We are sons OF 600.
and in showing how to fulfil that high Destiny
Whether. alter everything supernatural has been
e,uina,ed from the character of Christ, enough
remains to make the character itself or its revela-
finn. or example of enough value to warrant the
writing of q book about 1t, Is point on when
oninons NAV differ. We certainly do not see that
the warrant is borre ont by Mr.. Merriam's book,
which is singularly weak and vulnerable. The
whole ethical system OF the Gospel as II STANDS Is
bound up With the person of Christ and rests upon
snpcrna,ural basis The Christ of the Gospels, in
person. word act and spirit, is charged and pene-
trated with the supernatural; and to abstract tina!
element is TO tear the very substance of the Gospel
and to mutilate its central figure beyond recogni-
tion The postulate coolly assumed by the
author that the Gospels are mixed with legend
and beclouded by mistaken enthusiasm, cuts the
ground from beneath any assertion he may there
after make going 10 commend to men the character
or example of the Son of Man. For, in the absence
of anv infalible objective test by which TACT can
be siited from legenda test which the author does
not pretend to supply, and which no prophet OF his
school has ever yet furnished,-we are thrown
hack for our exemplar of holy living from the
Christ of the Gospels to lay figure constructed by
AR Merriam out of such residud he is pleased TO
consider unlegendary. If such history as that of
the resurrection is Legendary, what is to prevent
our challenging any OF the words or deeds which
the author imputes TO Christ as legendary also
Unfortunately, the next who shall attempt to
Spoint out the way OF life may be Impressed with
the legendary character of some OF Mr.. Merriam
material and may give us gate new model from
which some OF his favOrlte features are wanting.
THE CLERICAL LIBRARY. Three HUNDRED Outlines
of Sermons the New Testament. A q Armstrong
q son. Crown Svo. 275 PIP
We have no means of knowing, from this volume.
whether it is a reprint of an English publication or
not If it is that fact will account for the very
meagre representation of American divines which it
furnishes These three hundred outlines represent
seyrnty-two clergymen, eleven of whom ale Ameri-
cans. and three Scotchmen residing in America. A
little over one-tbird Of the outlines are furnished
nv four preachers: thirty by DR.. William NJ.
TAYLOR. forty-one by Canon Liddon twenty four
nv MIR Spurgeon and seventeen by William Morley
pnnsnon. There are fifteen by James Vaughan, of