The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-01-31
In the Library.

"Biblia" has been combined with "'The American
Antiquarian and Oriental Journal, and will be edit
ed by DR.. Stephen ID. Peet with DR.. Charles H. S.
Davis associate, and will be devoted mainly to
Oriental and Biblical subjects Recent discoveries
in the Far East have become very important TO Bible
students. This journal will be devoted to making
these discoveries known. American Archaeology and
Ethnology will be given the prominence as here
to FORE Published at 43S f. 57th Street, Chicago.
Dr. Poet is the author of a number of books Pre-
Historic America, "The Mound Builders "The Cliff
Dwellers,' etc.
The proceedings of the recent InterChu Con-
ference Federation will be published by the Elem
ing II. Revell Company during the month of March.
The Report will be a sx-hundred page volume with
great many illustrations, and will contain com
pete record of the acts, resolutions, committee re-
ports and the text of the addresses.
The Salvation Army is about to embark OH course
of training in Bible study for of its young of
fcers. The text books will come from America for
an order has Just been placed with Revells for a
large quantity of DR. Sells series the sale of which
has already reached to six figures.
DR.. j. B. Shearer, of Davidson, has ready for the
printer another little volume in the list of his Bible
studies that from time to time he is publishing This
new work is "The Sermon the Mount Those
who have read the manuscript say that it is dis
tnct not to say notable, contribution to the large
literature already to be found this part of the
Scriptures.
Among the books that will no doubt interest
many of our readers find the following announced
by the Revell Company:
John Witherspoon, biography by his grandson.
David Walker Woods ,Jr. The biographer treats
the life in four periods showing the part PLAYED bv
his subject in the struggle for popular rights in the
Church of England; the administration of Princeton
College; as sgner of the Declaration of Tndepend-
ence and an active in the conduct of the Revou-
ton.
the French Blood in America, by Lucian l. Fosdick
The author has collected great deal of fascinating
information of the French families that came to the
colonies and the part they played in our development
tie shows how names that household words in
american hlstory-Revere Faneuil Bowdoin and
Danan IN New England, Jay, Desbrosses, Hamilton
and host of others in New York. Girard and Bavard
in Pennsylvania-came from among the French
refugees who sought asylum in our colonies at the
time of the persecution of the Huguenots in France
Many OF the best family names in Virginia and the
VarolInas are those of their Huguenot ancestors
The Princeton Theological Repierc. January. 1906
THIS number of the representative review of mum
oer OF Presbyterian and Reformed churches is not as
tu and weighty as usual. There are but three pa-
Pers and these are of some length. and each one a
continuation of articles in previous numbers DIR
- b Warield writes second article on "TertulIian
ana the Beginnings of the Doctrine of the Trinity"
a contribution to historical theology The Rev !
Gresham Machen, b. D.. has a second paper of a very
scholarly and thorough discussion of '"The New Tes-
lament Account of the Birth of Jesus" DR. r. T.
roIherlngham contributes third article on '"rhe
poctrne OF Baptism" Under Reviews of Recent
Literature there is largo amount of criticism Of
new books in all departments of theological and hi
blical literature.