New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-20
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

The Rev DR. Norman Fox's /" Sketch of the Lie oi
Thomas Rambaut DID," FOrds, Howard d HulpeTu'
Is a kindly and we'll deserved tribute 10 III h""'o'
who was for many years one OF the most Plo"'''0''
Boptjst clergyman In the country. lie was wei Known
In This vicinity having been pastor of church III
BrookIyn a few years and more receh". VI
church in Newark lie will be remembered as Il
faithful pastor and godly man, rather than rs graz
nrcacher though as preacher he was often Po"''i"'
and always effective. .,,-.. c
Macmillan d Co. issue a volume OF Nnhso 90
preached BY the late Dean Church. al Whd'eeS
,,, 90, cberactor,zed hy the solid and robust plety
SIMPLICITY and dircnees OF DR.. Church, ana ai7
eminently readable. OF the thirty-two sermons III u"
volume there Is not one 10 which any e.a"sen'"'
Christian can take exception an interesting lac' winch
We remember how strong an Anglican Ohnrchunn INC
Dean was As models Of simple and earnest ''ospei
preaching, these sermons might wen be stuuio" W ~
younger preachers Of this country
The same publishers have brought out n Voinhe Ell
titled The Leading Ideas Of the Gospels os WINS"
Alexander, Lord Bishop OF Derry ana kaphoe nisnop
AIexander's approaching visit to TINS couh.is " "e'
a course OF lectures In New-YOrk will doubtless sunni
lat. tho interest of theologsns in this work and IL Is
safs M say that those who be thus led to read IL
will NOT he disappointed. Taking up the GospeIs ser-
Atm he sets ont unfold the ideas "hich they "eio
intended to emphasize an apparently unnecessary
task but one which is amply justified by the hih'
nopnlar misconceptions Of these writings He lays down
The propostion that the Gospels are not regular ana
.omnlete biographies, miscellaneous COLLECTIONS
n, Nous anecdotes but selections from vast treasury
of recollections arranged according to methoa
NJ their own around certain leading ideas II TINS
he tr,le IL is most essential TO proper understanding
NJ the Gospels to discover what these leading IDEAS
were. Proceeding from this general statement 10
oorticulsrs Dr. Alexander finds that there are lh
the Gospe Of Matthew two leading Ideas Ihe prso
Is the desire of the writer 10 give the discourses Oh
Jesns and the second is to contrast the true VIII
thu false Judaism The main characteristics Vi
Marks Gospel are its vividness and the inhuenee oi
Peter on the author; and its leading IDEAS are ,a
Jess is lord Of the human heart, and that MS et'
life wos one OF alternate rest and toll III LUNG
the leading ideas are that Jesus Is the saviour OF e
world the importance OF grace and forgiveness au
60 on In John the Divine glory OF Christ, ana 'io
relation OF character to belief and unbeiei' aro
dwelt on ,. -. M
We have given only the mereSt skeleton Oh VI
A,exander's argument. but sufficient perhaps ="
indicate its character II remains only to say tho
1, develoung It he brings 20 bear in remarhs s,
deoIee the profound learning ana cluC'u 49,
To- which he is noted At the same tinle M ~ ;"
g. en- clear forcibe and direct that the aVerage lat a
unfamiliar with speculative theology Will h',u t tuO
Wninme AT ouce interesting and helpluL ~ IN a.,
rished with a copiOus index, which hahes "i iO'
topcs easily accessible to the student.