New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-16
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
SOME RELIGIOUS LITERATURE.

"a a,couY the most satisfactory that nave !e' up
,.ared IN this series The Book OF >u''oe
MAYS an important part in the discussions "
-, e,h,ical criticism. The author mas d
s.riking parallel between the book ana the "i.eN
d-oma. He traces the likeness in the prese"'""o
Of a main idea, the relation OF various e'o
nersons carrying out or opposing 'ha' MAJ" w.,
.nh tho puritanism Of form and situation ,''
nure ethical strain and its .oity rehgious '"e"'
Mace II in a niche OF honor far above 'ha' y. -
airarv historical record. Indeed. the pooh 10
not co much a history of Israel as resea,'o
O. Jehovah's care for Israel All these anu Iva and
tocts DR. Watson brings out with c'ea"
consn,cuous ability. He is thoroughly al ho''e
a.. ~. u,era.urr OF the subject. which ne mas
so Completely assimilated that the reauer Is N''
made unpleasanty conscious OF II.
",h. Commemorative Concordance OF the r'ois
scriptures" oy the Rev. j. b. Waihei ",~,1.
t,onal sunday School and Publishing "o''e's.
cos,nr, ,s in many respects a great Improvement
On cruIon The latter indeed has helc us PlaDo
as a concordance since it first appeared ~ TO-
not so much because Il was perez
cause II was better than any Si'"''a WIN"
rs defects are familiar TO ever! s''''
~. E,bIo II does contain thousands u
,o-.,,t references while. on the other hahu'
4, contains references to unmportant words such
nc Not So BE. etc Its alphapetical III I"''5o'
&c faulty and many OF its explanatory parasr'pnS
a obsolete Mr. Walker does not claim that MS
II Is no larger than Cruden, though II conTaihs
20 ooo more references. 1t Includes references to
every important word in the Bible IL rs con-
cordance simply. is rgidly alphabetical in arrange
ment. gives The proper names in then aiphdpe"Ca'
order md correctly accented is printed in clear
tyne with the caption words in black letters ana
contains no irrelevant or needless matters. II VIII
be found complete text finder is portable III
form and is issued at price thdt VIII prihs 1t
within the reach Of all 1t is prefaced by an his
:orical introduction by NJ c. Hazard, Pm. ID.
"St Paul's Conception of Christianity ny ITO
lessor Alexander Bamain Bruce. of Free Church
College Glasgow Charles Scribpers Sons), might
with some propriety be called "Bruces conception
of 81. Paul" And those who are iamilar Win tne
brilliant work previously done by the uIaSson
professor in the field of Christian scholarship VIII
think none the less Of the present volume because
II Is so largely tinctured with his personality
Professor Bruce gets his conception OF ST fau'
conception of Christianity by making close ana
naturalistic analysis of the Apostles controversial
cpistles. namely those TO the Churches OF "a'aua'
Cornth and Rome He does not deny the super
natural but evidently has very little use for II
IN working out the Pauline theology. This anti
supernatural bas-for II almost amounts 10 tha'-
and his failure to cite authors with whose views
he is not in accord give the book polemica'
rather than a judicial character. The AuSustiniah
view of Paul and his theology finds little FAVOR VI
the authors eyes He holds. indeed that WINE
the Vugate is grammatically wrong ii Is essen
TALLY right in translating Romans " L. 10 the
effect that all men did literally die IN Adam anu
become doomed to death. But he soon ueser's
Augustine for Socnus and John Locke IN assert
ing that in the passage death means only physicai
dissolution He saws that Paul did not use the
word adoption in reference to the Roman or
Galatian custom. is so often assumed out IN
tended ii describe stage OF development
rather than change Of relation. This helps 10
he OF
OF God while. on the other hand. 1t relegates the
doctrine OF regeneration TO a comparatively uhi"-
portant plan. In general, 1t may be said that tne
tendency OF the volume is TO minimize the oio
traditional theology that has been constructed
out of Pauls epistles. and to suggest an inter-
pretation OF them in closer harmony with the con-
illusions of modern Christian liberalism The Work
is marked by the briniancy OF thought and lucidity
of style that have come TO expect from iro-
fessor Bruce and is useful contribution to the
vo.umnous literature on the Pauline theology
The Sunrise Publishing Company. OF this city
has Just issued unique book entitled, lesat
Nassau; the Story of the Life OF Jesus, the
Nazarene" The joint authors are Peter Y. f.
Mamreov Anna F. Mamreov and b. y. h Mann
reov who were born in Jerusalem OF Russian
parents and who spent many years in Syria.
Palestine and Egypt The authors and tAer
father had exceptional opportunities TO study me
conflicting dogmas OF the Christian jewish ana
! MahOmetdn
use; and one OF the results of their investigation
and study Is the rock now before The story
IF Jesus as it is told therein follows closely the
christian and Jewish secular and religious his
tories as well as the traditions and legends OF
Oriental and Occidental nations. and IN" -
Christian and Jewish secular and .eigious his
tories as we'll as the traditions and legends O
Oriental and Occidental nations. and the person
ages who figure in the tale are presented as every
day mortals Christians will find in the book nc
only substantial re!teration Of the main feature
of the Gospel story. but many interesting particu
lars not found in the Gospels collected from ancien
writings The whole has been woven together
a chronicle, which, though somewhat long, Is an
will prove very helpful to those who desire
acquaint themselves with the manners and Gus
toms OF the period when Jesus lived The boo
represents many years Of painstaklng investgf
ton on the part OF the authors. They haV
treated their subject with becoming reverence
and their work will do much TO enhance the Intel
est of all who wish 10 study the earthly life
Jesus.
Charles Scribner's Sons bring out "Protestar
Missions; Their Rise and Early Progress" by G.
Thompson. The writer is lacking in the histories
temper which would alone give his work pc
,nanent value bu, ne presents In popular for
many interesting facts about the early mission
OF the Protestant Churches.
William r. Gay, OF London. issues the work
an anonymous writer. entitled The speech
Man and Holy Writ" The authors object seen
10 be to prove that language is a divine gift; 81
his arguments are inconcusive. and his thin
ing SO muddy. that perusal OF his book VI
leave most readers in fog compared with whi1
their own previous uncertainty will seem clearne
Itself.
The Rev. DR.. William F. English has written
clear and logical essay on the natural theology
evolution, which has been issued by The Arei
Publishing Company. under the title "Evolutic
and the Immanent God" Believing that the theo
OF evolution Is founded on truth. the author holC
that the time is ripe for Christian thinkers to a
propriate for their uses the light furnish'
by Il, and II in the battle that they a