New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-05
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
SOME RELIGIOUS WORKS.

xs Iam.s @ p,sh In ." The Evidence Of Faith" u. II.
Oscood o Co, nroposes TO treat of faith as something
which has its support in the heart OF man. I'D su'9
evidence "uuassaila5le by human reason" as os''h'
guished FROM belief, depending upon TRADITION a".
ternal testimony. lie is persuaded he tes' US 'a' w,
kind of teaching which this volume conveys Is
nv tho state Of inquiry among many seriou'
minded people, and that inc intoio.N
Of Christianity most Of the churches are im W
the want of such teaching Mr. Bush does not appear "
be auy too we'll informed as to the charaocr VI Wv
teaching I'm most OF the churches little wider KNOW"
edo uond satisfy him that other minds besides his OWE
are awake TO the religious problems OF the hour' ana
are dealing with them with quite as mnch FRANK
ness and vigor, to say the leaS', DIS n''
Tho suggestion that the clergy arc nv
dealing honestly with the people. is. to put u as lS
"a possbie in bad taste. and will require weghtior e
dence to indicate 1t than is furnishe1 py h' whine
rhs hook claims certain unity, but neither unity nor
progress OF thought clearly nanfestih sno su'
sye discourses The treatment of the themes Is NOV
inal and tho style of illustration Is commonplace
book is evidently tho work oil man WV S
"a aware of strong scientihc an"
o.,,o, drif, in religious thought, without
firm and large grasp of its issues, and apparently
without adequate knowledge Of what other minus "io
doing to breast and direct It, Inc sermons oo"'"N'
mueh which is good and comforting IN itsei' pu' ID VI"
light of the authors avowed purpose IL 10 h"io " ~
sufficient reason for its publication .,,,
ot Eatbp bv Newman smyth Scribners). DR.. smyth
has become we'll and widely known by his 1--WE oooAs'
"The Religious Feeling" and "Old Faiths III No"
Light" as popular exponent OF the reaction iio"h ~
older and more mechanical theological methouS iHo
whole drift OF the present volume, which consists Vi
series OF sermons, Is practical 1t s aimou 10 ieet
craving for the living and real in CHRISTIAN iSi'u
and practce and grapples vigorously with the great
nnderlying yertes Of the Christian conscoushcs us III
terpreted by the Bible DR.. Smyth Is no dreamer Vi
speculaor Behind his direct lively ana poh'eo ueV
,nent of his topics thorough mental discipline wioe
and critical ACQUAINTANCE with tho history OF theology
and comprehensive and discerning survey OF the reia
.ion. of modern science religion The book Is sigu
larly stimulating and suggestve peryaded Win oeeP
reyerence warm Christian sentiment ana hrm
and Intelligent faith in tho Gospel.
vIoorous in STYLE fecitous in illustration
aud cannot fail to be both helpfu ana useiuI W s
class Of earnest thinkers.
History OF the Andover Theological Seminary" by
the Rev. Leonard Woods, ID. d., u. X. os-
good & co., is given to the pubic
under the supervision OF tho Rev George Baker, OF 81
Lukes Hospital NewY York. who states that his cdtorla
responsibility has been confned to clerical work. The
material for the book anassed by Dr. Woods the rs
Abbot Professor of Christian Theology in the seminaryat
whose death 1t placed in the hands OF his son tor
publication The son, however, died in 1850, leaving
the work still unpublished SO that thirty years nave
eansed bet ween completion OF the manuScrlP. anu
its Issue In present handsome style Inc wOTS VIII
mo interesting mainly alumni o; Audoyer ana 10
hstorians of religious thought fl America. TO sucn
cannot fail to a valuable manual OF reference as te
work OF an eye witness Of active partclpator IN
history of SO important factor in the religious develop
ment OF Now. AndOver Seminary mas oeeh so
carefully and Faithfully recorded. large part OF inc
volume devoted to the question OK subscription 10 Tue
formula which oil the professors or tho seminary are 10
mi. day reoured to sign and the history OF this as
cussio while IL emphatic testimony TO the severe
and noble of the founders OF the ID
stitution, is equally emphatic comment upon me
short range their theological outlook anu standing
tha foil oil
vance and immutably. the forms In which growing
science like theology shall voice Itself 70 coming hes
The first volume of "Univcrsaltsn In Alncrlcai
History by Richard Eddy. ID. d.. has been brOuSh out
by the nversalist Publishing House. 1.-The maj hol-
ness OF all men through the OF God revealed III
Jesus Christ which, according TO the author is Tue
doctrine of Universaisn, has been held IN some
form all the Christian ages In the latter part OF tae
fifteenth century the term derisiveiy applied 70
Protestants mostly French and Germans, against the
reprohaon theories OF Calvin Amyraldus ana Cameron
were the chief of this faith, In tue schIc uc
fncd by Dr. Eddy, the seems 10 nave Oeeh HrSt
used In England about the middle OF the last century
This volume attempts to tell the story or tue progress
Iniversasm close OF the eighteenth century ana
10 that time as we'll give what Biographical ihior'
nation conld be obtained concerning the early supporters
and defenders OF that fth The field OF the history Is
limited TO the United States, the more general hsto!
hcinr covered BY the works OF BaOu aud WhittemOre
In the earlier part volume the author follows the
traces of Universalism among the different sectslhe
Mvsiics Drinkers, Moravians, Ep!scOpala1s ana Con
gregatiOnajsts The remainder is deVoed 10 DIoGraph
zeal sketches The book is readable and interesting