Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-01-11

will have the benefit Of all that could be
desired. Every lecturer mas revised the ab-
stracts Of his own lectures, ami the state
ments of doctrine and argument are made
briefly and clearly, SO that the reader can
grasp readily, without reading the full lee
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the school which he represents. One lecture
will be printed in fuil-that OF Prof. Car
man. of Amherst College, who is President
Seelye's assistant in the department OF Men
tai and Moral Philosophy. This is concise
review of the reasoning BY which DIR. L. 7.
Hickok meets the ma:erialislic agnostics on
their own ground, and has been approved BY
that veteran me.aphysician. A special lea
ture is made of The Emerson commemora-
ton; abstracts OF all the papers and ad-
dresses will be given. All the poems
read at the Echool-including Mr..
Alcott's monody on Mr.. Emerson,
entitled "Ion," and Mr.. Sanborn's
opening poem-will be published in full.
The volume will also contain briet histori-
cal sketch of the school, with complete
programmes of the fret three years OF its
existence. Among the lecturers whose lee
lures are given in this volume are DIR. w. 1.
Harris, DR.. II. K. Jones, Mr.. F. 3. Sanborn,
Mr.. A. Bronson Alcott, Prof. John Watson,
Mr.. George P. Latbrop. Mrs. Julia Ward
howe, IIOl. Nu6fl6b z. MISE LII Il
beth P. Peabody, the Rev. DR.. c. A. Bartol,
The Rev. R. A. Holland, Mira. Ednah D.
Cheney, Mr.. Rowland G. Hszarc, Prof.
Geo.ge Fl. Howison and Mr.. John Albee.
The volume will contain nearly 200 pages,
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The ATLANTIC MONTHLY is perhaps the
ablest OF the American magazines. From its
initial number 20 the present 1t has been
edited with signal ability, depending solely
upon the power and interest of its articles
add serials for the widespread popularity
which il enjoys in all parts OF the
country. Recently it has given some
attention to this section, and is now pub
fishing series of studies in the South
which deals with all phases Of life here
among blacks IS well as whites, in free,
fair and candid spirit, nothing extenuating
nor aught setting down in malice. The jan
u@ry number of the Atlantic contains
the eleventh installment of these
studies, among which Meridian
editor will 6ud his photograph very we'll
done. The venerable and yet young and
sprightly DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes (may
he live thousand years) makes his re-entry
on the literary stage and proposes hereafter,
and we hope for many years, 10 indulge the
readers OF the atlantic in AFTER Breakfast
Talks" The Introductory "talk" is per
vaded by the gentle, persuasive humor Of
! the doctor, and is as engagingly fresh as if
the weight of three -score-years-and-te ten rested
on other shoulders. After this, the most
notable of the contents Is the first part of
the late Prof. longfellow's dramatic poem,
"Michasl Angelo;" next comes the Sec
ond chapter of the late Nathaniel
Hawthorne's weird and ghostly romance:
"The Ancestral Fuolstep" "a Sum-
mer Pilgrimage" is a delightful poem
| by Mr.. Whittier, as characteristic OF HE
peculiar genius az anything he ever wrote.
Mr.. Warner describes Wagner's Rarsifai, not
as a musical critic, but win keenness snd
humor which make the article delightful, as
| anything from Mr.. Warner is sure TO be.
at once learned and thoroughly interesting
OF "An Apennine Valley" H. H. contrib
utes a travel sketch, "Chsnce Days in
Oregon" L. c. Wyman, who over the
| iuitisls S. A. L. E M, wrote
"A Child of tie State" and some
other short stories which have been noted
for their power and pungency, contributes TO
this number 4 story of equal excellence en-
| titled "A Stranger, vet al Home" The adj
mirable series of Studies 10 the South" Is
concluded in this number. There are poems
| by E nth M. Thomas and Maurice Thomp-
| son, reviews of the latest books, and an in
| teresting variety in the Contributors' CLUB
concluding a very noteworthy number OF the
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