New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-25
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
SOME RELIGIOUS BOOKS.

An that is known about the Apostle Peter could be
given within the compass of a moderate-sizen ie"s
paper article. Bu: Simon Peter. His Later Lie anu
Labors" by the Rev d.. Charles 5. Roonson
frbo-r,s Nelson G. sons, makes a goodly octave
volume As he explains in the preface, however III"
hook is not really a biography at all IL cohsis'S Vi
thirty chapters. each one of whicn taxes up 'o'
incident in the apostles life. whlch is maze 'ne "
for hometical discourse that is generaly ih'eie''
ing and suggestive. The volume contains se'e'"'
good Illustrations.
Charles scribner's Sons issue "a Selection from
the Writings OF Dean Stanley. when 'hous' So"e
wha. "scrappv" contains most OF the striking pas
,a,os IN tho works OF the Dean. Probably no Eng
usb Cburchman of modern times said ana oo 80
many things calculated tc shock the pre'n"''
average Anglican Churchmen as Dean 9'a'ley' t
We, so strong and winning was MS person""|
few dgnitaries Of the Church more cohp'e"'' S.
ed the respect and admiration of that Church, bui
,, b,s lifa q was the custom OF those VINO olnereu
With hin, TO make excuses for him, on the erou"'
tha. ne was in many ways sui generIs. Una. ne wa"
really a better Churchman than he aio"eu "','ae,i
n annear and that he led TO take many OF MS
,,oe, objectionable positions because OF sol' VI
.hol,,,,csl s,rablsmus with which he was ainc'eu.
cucb excuses were themselves striking evidence Vi
.he vay IN which he swayed opinion bu' ma ~
mower was not altogether due TO MS per ,.,
moved bv the fact that since nis dei'h MS ~
continue n exert a great influence on Anellcah re-
lyiO
.t',. or = nrafound scholar. for he was neither;
nv, because everything that ne wrote was character
zed by the English virtues OF honesty. u.' V0'"e
and common sense In addition 10 inns ms 49,
was clear and picturesque. People n's"' No"'
,oc,s and DISPUTE his conclusions. but they were
obliged 10 acknowledge that he happily eNpfeseu
a.. sn,r, Of sturdy natura,ism which is the dls'h-
o,,,sbing note Of Anglo-Saxon thinking Inc present
volume OF selections from his writings, WHO"
made accessible by an index Will whe' ,"e app'ie
or those who are not familiar with MS co"p'e'e
works.
Tho SIX lectures on 1.-The Rights and projections
~ the Roman See" delivered last year peiore '"'
church Club of this city. are brought OUT IN oooN
FORM bv F. & j. r. Young They thrash over ''o
"a s,ravv ~ the controversy between the Roman
catholic Church and the Protestant hp'soop'
Church without throwing ray or new Hsil' vi Wv
subiect The Episcopal rtualist VINO reaus '"e'"
I'LL think them unanswerable. unless he should con-
c,ude 10 go over to Rome, while the roman N"'
would pronounce them az weak as dish"a'ei. A ~,
,a,ter Of fact they are good from controversial
no,,t Of view; but do not believe that inc ''"
.ro,,orey between Roman Catholicism and Protes-
tantisn is going 10 be settled by aca"e'i''' "'"'e'
between the partisans Of both SIDES
The second and last volume Of the institutes OF
+,e christian Religion" by Professor kmanue '.
Gerhart u. D.. IL" D., OF the Relor'neu
seminary Of Lancaster. Penn. Funk "agnals
,,oaDv, ,s AZ hand The volume Is thouShuui
"a c,rearva,ive exposition of Christian theology as
:, crows ont OF what the learned author regards as
the central truth of Christianity namely the union
NJ sovereign love and human autonomy in the per-
son Of Jesus Christ the final revelation ana the only
oae-nc,ion Professor Gerharts doctrine OF eschat-
o,og, is especially uncOmpromisng in its adherence
10 the traditional teaching OF Evangelical Chrstiah
~ in regard 10 the future state of the wicked ana
.ba GOOD The authors treatment Of the subject OF
Christian theology in these two volumes Is somewhat
Cd ppp
,podern readers; but the subject Is .arge one ana
tbosa who desire 10 study il expect IL 10 DC dls-
cussed IN all its bearings.