New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-06

RELIGIOUS LITERATURE.

The Rev DR.. William NJ Taylor needs no intro
duction to intelligent religious people in America
and they will find in hi last volume OF sermons
THE Boy Jesus "a. c. Armstrong e. SOM. all the
old-time consecrated fervor and spiritual insight
that they have learned TO expect from niin
A volume OF Sermons for the Church. BY the Rev
Caleb Davis Bradee, u. d. George H. EMS hos-
tom. presents an excellent example OF that newer
religious outlook insight whichever one may
choose to call it, that is characteristic OF Ne"Hng
land preaching today. There Is little more IMAM
suggestion Of theological dogma IN these dscourses
but they are fun Of ethics as related to lie ana
conduct. The same publisher issues COLLECTION OF
sermons by the Rev. Edward II. Hail. OF cam
bridge Mass. book which will be pernsed WIN
interest and pleasure by those VINO haoi'ua''S envy
the reading of sermons.
1.-The Christian View Of God and the World as
Cen;rlng in the Incarnation. by James orr ~ w.
Professor Ct Church History in the United fresDy
terrain College Of Edinburgh (Anson ID. f. Randolph
g. Col is a learned and able exposition Of dognauc
Christianity II is honorably distinguished from
many such reatises by the fact that us style Is
luminous and eminsnty readable Ihough 'ie
writer Is emnently familiar with all the newer ce-
velopn,ents Of radical religious thought he nous
firmly to the traditional theology OF Christianity
with the Incarnation of Christ the great central
truth
HYMNS" bv the Rev DIT Charles 5. Robinson. or
this city who ranks among the greatest H'lhs
hymnologists Of the world The book gives con-
else biography OF the authors OF nearly d" "ie
popular hymns in the English language ana an ac-
count of the circumstances under which they wrote
The volume. is cmbellishod by portraits OF many
noted hymn writer's and Is well adapted for use IN
Services Of Song" for which II was especH'l!
prepared.
Tho Haker g. Tavior Co Issue The New Acts OF
the Apostles" by the Rev DR.. Arthur l. Person
which he originally delivered as series Oh ec'u'e'
on the marves Of modern missions. IL Is he!eu u.
spirit of glowing exuberance that will commend II
10 all sincere Christians, but which sometimes pre-
vents the writer from giving an entirely 'ieai per
spective of the environment in which the MISSION
aries were placed Accompanying the book IS a
large map on linen showing the relative strength
OF the prevailing religions Of the world
sabbath Hours" by Lehman Adler CThe JEWISH
Publication Society Of America, Philadelphia is a
series of thoughtful sermons on passages from 'ne
law of Moses They were preached by MT Auei III
the synagogue in Chicago Of which he was rapo'
for so many years
THE Symbolism of the Churches and Church of-
naments" by William Durandus Charles ocTiplei >
Sons) is a translation Of the first book OF 'he wen
l,on,n .Pa+ionale Dyinorum Oficiorum' of Du-
randrs This by the way, was the first work from
the pen of an unnspired writer ever printed ne
edtIo princeps issued from the press OF r aus,
IN 1883 being preceded only by the Psaliers OF 1870 anu
1859 While the work OF Durandus is OF permanent
interest az one Of the great medieval Classics II
nossesses a distinct value OF It's own as an EXPOSE
ton of the symbolic character of church archi'e1
ture and oinamentation. Even in this materaNs'c
age such questions still interest large nuinper Vi
people: in fact materalism itself has some'hiis "
do with the new impulse that In these Ia'er years
has heen given 10 religious art and architecture
The presen. volume is furnished with an introduc-
tory ESSAY :nd notes by the Rev. John Mason
Neale and the Rev. Benjamin Weoo