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SOME RELIGIOUS WORKS.


nrofound reverence and deep spirituality in treat
inc Of questions relating to religion have com
,nended him TO all Christians. I'm the seconh
volume of his Commentary on Isaiah' tf'nk
& WagnallsJ he fully Susans his rcpu'atloh
and has completed work chat will donpti'6S
take It's place a standard "NNectcM co''-
mentary on the greatest Of thr Hebrew prophets
While it can be fully appreciated and underNt"o'
only by scholars fairly well acquainted WIN
Hebrew, there is much Of il that the in'cIl'gch'
student Of the Bible. familiar only with EnslSh'
can understand. Deltzsch's style - som"wha' dN
and formal, but his information is always wlde
and bis thoughts arr clearly expressed me
present volume has been smoothly and idiomatl-
cally translated and is we'll worthy OF pace
on the shelves OF The Bible student.
The Sotnriologv Of IN" New Testament. ny
William PorcIcr DuIosr VI. \. s r. d. Mae
milan & Coz. is learned. and in most respects
satisfactory treatise II is, in brief. an cNplana-
ton and definition OF salvation as set forth IN
the New Testament The plain Christian meht
suppose that he already has sufficiently Clear
idea OF this great doctrine, ana 80 doubtlcSs ne
has for all practical purposes. But there are
MANY especially those engaged in the study OF
theology who desire 70 90 more deeply mo TIC
subject TO learn tho rational" OF salvation. the
relation of Christian salvation 70 the general
scheme of human life, but most OF all. IN"
differences or shades OF cifrrtnce, mat "NlS'
between the idea of salvation as embodied IN the
New Testament and the popular ideas Of saliva
ton now currently held. Professor DuBoec has
in a measure attempted to meet the needs Of
such students: and though his work Is not free
from n certain ecclesiastical and Theological bias,
il is marked by great ability and religious In
sight in its treatment Of the subject The style
Of the writer Ii clear and compact If we mistake
not. this is Professor DUl;oSc's first effort IN
authorship II exhibits. however. none of the crude
and muddy thinking which is so prevalent in
tbc maiden efforts of budding thcoogians. On
the contrary the author shows himself 10 he
man with a clear, though NOT ALWAYS conipre-
hensive outlook, and one possessing the ability
20 state his conclusions both clearly and logically
As contribution 10 the study of Biblical theology
"a branch of study destined sooN 10 absorb the
attention of all the great leaders of Christian
tbought-his book is well worth careful
perusal.
"Our Moral Nature, Being Brief System Of
Ethics" by James McCosh, D. ID. Charles
Scribners Sons. is brief. the title Indicates
but gives with clearneSs the salient fea 'urcs OF
Christian ethics as understood by the venerable
ex-Prcsident of Princeton. He treats first of the
fundamental principles. such moral obligation,
conscience and the will. which condition the
human mind, AMI then he goes on 10 explain the
moral ideas and the duties which foif" from
these principles The treatise Will I" fond use
full by ali beginners in the study of metaphysics
and moral philosophy.
1.-THE Sources OF Consolation il Human 1lf',
by William Rounsevic Algcr Roberts Brothers.
is an interesting book. Treating of a subject
concerning which so many inanitlcs and vapdities
have been written. il is sngularlv free from the
cant and commonplace Of The conventional con
socr 1t is moreover characterized ny knovl |
edge Of human nature and the world. and by |
literary charm IL is prc-cmfnentlr a book |
for those who have suffered pain grief and loss
The Baker 4 TAYLOR Company Issue in y
neat volume twelve sermons preached by the |
Rev Dr. Arthur T. Picrson in the Metropolitan
Tabernacle. England DR.. Fcrscn enjoys wide
popularity as a preacher and religious writer.
and his friends will enjoy these sermons. which
have all the peculiar charac:erstics Of his style
They simple. vivid and devoutly evangelical |
E. g. J. b. Young & Co. issue three hand1sm"
volumes. containing the cJ"rscs Of lectures DE-
livercd before the Church Club EpiS"opal OF
this city, in the years $751; 1850 and 1890 The
course for 1855 on the History and Teach
ings of the Early Church." and the lecturers wcrc
Bishops Coke and Seymour, and thn Rev. ORA.
Thomas Richey, J. +. Garrison and John ii
Fgar The topic for 1889 "The Church in
the British Isles" the lecturers being bishops
Doane and Kingdom and the Rev. DIS. Samuel
Hart. A. V q. Alien ard Thomas l. Gailor.
The course for 1890 related TO the pos-lcstora-
ton period of the British Church. and the leotu7'r'
were Bishops Perry and MrIarcn and tho R,v
DIS. A. G. Mortimer. Thomas Ricacy, and F. =.
Davenport The lcctures are rhetorical and rOpu-
lar presentations of the Protestant Episcopal view
of Church historr rather than original contri-
buttons to the literature OF the subject and they
are probably published more as compliment 70
the DISTINGUISHED writers than bcccusc of any
permanent value they possess
James Pott & Co. issue tht " Elements Of MolAi
Theology, Based on the 'Sumua fheoociar' II
St. Thomas AqunaS,' NY John J. Lncndori,
s. T. D. learned High Church thoolocian Of the
Episcopal Church. II is wcll-known fact That
tie study Of the works Of Thomas Arhnas li1s
been for many years almost n fad with ultra
High Church Epscoralans, many o. whom LOOK
upon him AZ the greatest theol"elan that
Christianity has produced. not even except
ing Augustine This prcdilccton for the great
schoolman was amusinaIv illustrated a fnw years
ago in the General Theological Seminary OF THIS
CITY, when q dozen 20 rituaiiStic students pict
together once oI twice week, and Listened
fevercntly to the reading OF his Suinna In L1un
the implication being that the mere hearing oi
the sacred words Womb In some way, make far
edifcqtion Dr.. Elmcndorf hes rendered a service
TO all such admirers Of Thomas Aquinas 10y Civ
Ing the main elements of The SnmIHa Thcololia"
in English, with such explanations and comments
as seem to lin appropriate and hclpfll. lie
modestlv disclaims any originality in this work,
bat he clearly exhibits his competency as
disciple and Interpreter. lie need not be SUP
prsed however, If his labor receives little rccogn
ton outside of few speculative theoo2ians; for
the tendency Of religious thought to-day Is almost
directly away from the metaphysical spccnla