The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-11-27

Parker, of the City Temple, London, the Gel
ebrated Congregationalist preacher, who
has been entertaining Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher lately. He is Orthodox, but main
tains moderate mean between extremes in
matters of exegesis. We can recommend
the book as on the whole sound and who'e-
some, and calculated to serve a useful pur-
pose, though one SO disposed might find in
them, as in other books, things which he
would have put differently.
NATURE: AND OTHER ADDRESSES. By Ralph
Waldo Emerson. John B. Alden, publish
er, New York.
This is one of Mr.. Emerson's best works.
1t is, as all the world knows, fresh, stimu-
lating and suggestive. Emerson does not
give his readers dry, stale food for the mind.
The work contains the spiritual essence of
the poetry of philosophy. 1t illustrates En-
erson's wonderful power of logical interpre-
tation. He reasons with the imagination,
and his poetry is argument. He sees and in
terprets the spiritual truths in nature and life.
The subjects discussed will give some idea
of the drift of thought. These are. Nature,
Beauty, Commodity, Language, Discipline,
Idealsm, Spirit, Prospects, The Method of
Nature, and Literary Ethics. The publisher
should receive the gratitude and patronage
of the reading public for his effort to give US
the best of books in cheap editions. This En-
erson is printed in good style, on fine paper,
strongly bound in cloth. One hundred pages.
40 cents.
In Whist Scores and Card table Talk, by
Rudolf H. Rheinhardt, we have volume
which would not be approved by Rev. Sam.
Jones and other severe moralists, who con-
slider cards as the DEVILS picture books, and
all who use them as out and out gamblers
It is, however, very entertaining little vol
ume, and contains a great amount of very
curious information which will be appreci-
ated for its literary merit by many who do
not care to enlarge their knowledge of cards.
1t contains photography of the subject,
chapter on games and gaming before cards,
and a history of playing cards embracing over
one hundred pages, with various selections and
chit-chat relating to cards and card playing.
Blanks for whist-scores and the autographs
of the players occupy each left hand page of
the volume, and the literature of the subject,
with rules and directions, is given on the right
hand page. The volume is a unique contribu
ton to a study which dates back certainly to
the twelfth century. The illustrations are
very curious, many of them taken from the
collections of the British Museum and the
United States National Museum. good
deal of out the way history may be read in
the matter accompanying these illustrations,
and a fund of pleasing anecdote is embraced
in the work. The book is beautifully printed
and the mechanical arrangement is in excel
lent taste throughout Rudolf H. Rhein-
hardt is evidently a pseudonyna for some
one whose study of history and general liter
ature comes into play Cd very handsomely
in this unique and attractive volume. Chi
cago: A. G. McClurg & Co. Price $1.50.
Verify this is the Millennial of cheap litera-
ture. We remember, years ago, when books
were SO high, how we envied the Chinese,
who, it was said, we're able to purchase the
classic productions of their great authors for
two and three cents apiece. But the English
Americans privilege discounts that of the
Chinese now when we take the different
scales of living and wages into account. We
have before us series of ten cent books,
classic, all of them in paper cover, by the
well-known firm of Cassell q Co., 1874
Broadway, New York. Among them are: 1.
"My Ten Years. Imprisonment" Silvio Pei
leo. g. "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage" By
ron. 8. ''The Autobiography of Benz Frank
lin" 4. "The Complete Angler" Isaak
Walton. 5. "The Man of Feeling,n Macken-s
zie. 6. 1.-THE School for Scandal and The
Rivals 7. Sermons on the Gard and other
Diseourses," Bishop Latimer. IA. "Lady of
the Lake." Scott. 16. "The Wisdom of the
Ancients," Lord Bacon. This gives some
thing of an idea of the range of this series,
already noticed several times in our columns.
Godets Commentary on the Ne,o Testa-
nlent, Gospel of st. John. Vol. I. Bible
Students Library. Funk & Wagnalls, New
York. The great work of Godet is widely
known to Biblical scholars as an able and
scholarly work. 1t is a critical commentary
a contrast with the work of DIR. Parker men
toned before. 1t deals with choice of words,
and the nice points metaphysically and relig-
iously involved. 1t is the book for the Bible
scholar as the Peoples Bible is for the or
binary reader or the student of expository
preaching. 1t treats critically the text, and
quotes the observation of the great doctors
and scholars of the church; it is thoroughly
evangelical in the best sense and opposes the
absurd theories of the bald ''rationalistic"
school. 1t is a work which would form a real
addition to any Bible students library.
An edition of Sir Walter SCOTS Ira,ahoe is
issued in Messrs. CHM Il Co.'S series of
"CIassies for Children" 1t contains an ad-
mirable introduction by Miss Charlotte NJ.
Yonge, a glossary and foot notes on words
and phrases occurring in the text, which are
necessary not only to eulighten children, but
those of older readers, whose knowledge of
history and general information is not equal
to understanding the story "a it came from
Sir Walters pen. The volume is printed
without abridgement, and from large type.
II ia an excellent edition and makes us wish
that the entire novels could be produced in
this popular form and under this capable ed
itorship, Boston: CHM & Co. !