a Handsomer Man," "Over the Hill to the Poor-House," were so genuine, simple and touching, that they secured for him at once a wide popularity. Their scenes are in common life, and the speech is from common life-but all is genuine and hearty. These, with other ballads, and some occasional farces, are collected in this handsome, well illustrated volume, which will make its way to many a fireside.

The Harpers also publish another volume of their beautiful, convenient and cheap edition of the Works of Dickens, viz., The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, in which Mr. Pickwick and his friend are portrayed in fifty-two characteristic illustrations, by THOMAS NAST, who, however, does not appear to so much advantage here as in his satirical political sketches.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Africa and Colonization. An Address delivered before the American Colonization Society, January 21, 1873, by EDWARD P. HUMPHREY, D.D., LL. D., of Louisville, Ky. Published by Request. McGill & Witheron, Printers, Washington. Dr. Humphrey, in this clear and impressive discourse, shows with all that beauty and force of style of which he is master, that the mission of the Colonization Society, so far as it had direct or indirect reference to the institution of slavery, or the disposal of the slave population of this country, is ended by the extinction of slavery itself. But he no less earnestly maintains that it has a mission of the greatest moment in the future, viz., the evangelization of Africa, and that no substitute can be found for its beneficent and indispensable agency in this respect. The arguments in this behalf are presented by Dr. Humphrey with great cogency and conclusiveness.

[Several book notices have been deferred to the next number for want of space.]

ART. XIII. THEOLOGICAL AND LITERARY INTELLIGENCE. GERMANY.

Among the more important papers in the Beweis des Glaubens (the apologetic monthly issued for nearly nine years at Gütersloh, under the editorship of Andreæ and Brachmann, Zöckler and Grau), are the following: Teichmann on the Evidence for Christianity in the Social Developments of our Time: Grundemann on Madagascar; Morality and Darwinism; Greve on the Lord's Ascension as History and Doctrine; The standing still of the Sun (Josh. x); Vilmar on Moses; Materialism in the Common Schools; The Testimony of the Assyrian Monuments to the Reliableness of Old Testament History; Maisch on Modern Political Economy viewed in the Light of the Gospel; Graf on the Philosophical Proofs of Immortality as related to the Doctrines of the Scriptures; Hemann on the Development of Christian Ethics under the influence of the Heresies of the Early Church; and Hardt on the Dogmatics of Heathenism. The brief "Miscellanies," over the initials of Zockler, which from time to time treat of current discussions and the freshest literature bearing on the relations of natural science to the Scriptures and Christianity, are of great interest and value.

The latest numbers of the Deutsche Blätter contain articles on the Revision of Luther's Version of the Bible; on the Ideal Trait in our German National Character; on the German Empire as it is and was; and on Old Catholicism and its Relation to the other Confessions (by Frommann); and on the question, What is Christian ? (by Dr. Braune.

Of the leading Quarterlies, No. II. of the Jahrbücher für Deutsche Theologie is the only one that has come to hand since our July number. The articles are three : one by Weizsäcker, of Tübingen, on the Apostles' Council; one by Gass, of Heidelberg, on the Moral Worth of Asceticism; and one by Sack, of Bonn, on the Birth of our Lord' (Luke i. 35). The usual elaborate and valuable critical notices complete the number.

The literature growing out of the Vatican Council and the Old Catholic movement, grows in variety and completeness. From the Romish side we have Vol I., Part I., of Cecconi's "History of the General Council in the Vatican;" Bishop Martin's "The Labors of the Vatican Council," and "Omnium Concilii Vaticani documentorum Collectio;" Hettinger's "Plenary Ecclesiastical Power of the Apostolic See ;" and Kellner's "Constitution, Teaching Office, and Infallibility of the Church, according to the Views of Genuine Old Catholics." From the side of the "Old Catholics," we have such productions as Huber's "The Order of the Jesuits, in its Constitution and Doctrine, Work and History;" Langen's Vatican Dogma in its Relation to the New Testament and to Exegetical Tradition;" Michelis on "The Infallibility of the Teaching Office of the Pope;" and numerous pamphlets from Bishop Reinkens, Prof. von Schulte, and others. From Protestant sources, Nippold's "Old Catholic Church of the Archbishopric of Utrecht," and Friedberg's "J. B. Baltzer," throw light on interesting historical phases and relations of this movement, which has recently in several points made important gains.

Strauss's Alte und neue Glaube passes through one edition after another, and has called forth further replies from Beyschlag, Frohschammer, Zirngiebel, Wislicenus, and others.

No questions are now more widely interesting all classes of all Confessions in Germany than those that bear on the relations of Church and State. Aside from numerous articles in papers and reviews, we mark the appearance of volumes like Zeller's "State and Church;" Rev. Dr. J. P. Thompson's Church and State in the United States of America ;” Krabbe's "Testimony against the Present Direction of Politics in relation to the Church;" Zeising's "Religion and Science, State and Church;" with others by Baumstark, Körner, Von Glinka, etc. Those who come from Germany and other parts of the continent of Europe to the October meeting of the Evangelical Alliance, will expect on this point, more perhaps than on any other, to derive advantage from their visit to this country.

From among the theological publications of the last few months, we select, as most worthy of record, Heyse & Von Tischendorf's edition of the Vulgate version of the Old Testament, based on the Codex Amiantinus; Vol. II., Part 1, of Ewald's "Doctrine of the Bible concerning God, or Theology of the Old and New Testaments;" Sevin's " Synoptical Explanation of the first three Gospels;" Anger's "Lectures on the History of the Messianic Idea ;" Leuschner's "Gospel of St. John and its Latest Assailants;" A. Dorner's "Augustine; His Theological System and His View of the Philosophy of Religion;" Schroder's Ezekiel and Erdmann's Samuel in Lange's Bibelwerk; Part I. of Von Ettingen's "Christian Ethics," (being Vol. II., Part I., of his larger work on "Moral Statistics and Christian

Ethics); Æger's (Catholic) "Moral Philosophy on Christian Principles;" Part III., Section I., of Hausrath's "History of the New Testament Times ;" The Series of the Kings of Judah and Israel, according to Biblical Accounts and Cunei orm Incriptions," by H. Brandes; Gebhardt's "Doctrinal Ideas of the Apocalypse, etc ;" and Lehmann's “Luther's Language in His Version of the New Testament." Of a more miscellaneous character are Müller's "General Ethnography;" Vol. II. of A. Bastian's "Ethnological Researches ;" Part I. of Baer's "Prehistoric Man;" Windelband on "The Certainty of Knowledge;" Lüttke's "Egypt's New Era;” Vol. II. of Miklosich's "Dialects and Wanderings of the Gypsies;" Part IV. of Hartung's "Religion and Mythology of the Greeks;" and Von Mohl's "Political Law of the German Empire."

FRANCE.

Recent numbers of the Revue des deux Mondes contain two excellent sketches, by Chs. Louandre, of the North of France, (Picardy, etc., with an account of the feudal relics and of the ravages of the recent war; two by Chs. de Mazade on the Siege of Paris, giving a rather unfavorable view of General Trochu's command; M. Marc-Monnier on Manzoni's Life and Works; Fernand Papillon on the Constitution of Matter and Spiritual Dynamics-strongly put against the materialists; Alfred Rambeau, the Great Army of Moscow, from Muscovite sources; a highly eulogistic biography of Gen'l Robert Lee, by Blanche Lee Childe; Boissier, The Doctrine of a Future Life in Virgil; Edmond Planchet on Chinese Coolies. The most interesting paper is a posthumous one from the pen of M. Amédée Thierry, on "Profane Literature in Gaul in the Fourth Century-the Great Schools, Ausonius and Rutilius." It was written on the eve of the author's decease; he even corrected a passage of it in the delirium of the last hour of his life. It shows his wonted penetration and his wonderful skill in the grouping of large masses of historical facts. Thus he divides "the six centuries of Latin literature into four successive periods corresponding to each one of the great nations that made up the Western Empire. The literary sceptre passes in turn from Italy to Spain, from Spain to Africa, from Africa to Gaul--the very order in which the western domain of the eternal city was founded. It may be said that at the touch of the Roman sword, the most sterile of soils was transformed into a fruitful land, wherein afterwards letters and the arts could germinate and expand." The first epoch was the Italian proper, ending with the Republic; the second was the Iberian, when great writers from Spain founded a school, illustrious with the names of the two Senecas, Quinctilian, Lucan, Martial, etc.; in the the third period "Numidian impetuosity succeeded to the Iberian grandiloquence (Cornelius, Fronto, Apuleius, and others); the last epoch, the subject of the present paper, is that of the ascendancy of Gaul, renewing the glories of the Latin tongue. Another essay, promised by the editors of the Revue, is devoted to the Christian schools of the fifth century.

The Dictionnaire Général de la Politique of M. Block is rapidly passing through a new edition, thoroughly revised and largely rewritten. While its topics belong mainly to Politics and Political and Social Economy, moral and religious subjects are by no means excluded, so far as they assume forms which the state must recognize and with which it must deal. They are treated of course from the historical and political rather than from the theological side, and are, so far as we have observed, ably treated. Barthélemy St. Hilaire, M. Nicolas, Coquerel, M. Batbie,

Laboulaye, Baudrillart, Jules Simon, Franck, are among the best known of the contributors to the work, about half of which has been received.

French literature is regaining in a good degree its old richness and variety. From among the "Meditations" and "Conferences" which are so marked a feature in French religious literature, we especially note "Christian Meditations" of the Abbé Bautain (posthumous), and the Advent Conferences of Lescœur on "The Revolutionary Spirit," and of Matignon on "Jesus Christ and France;" from Biblical literature Schobel's "Demonstation of the Authenticity of Genesis,” and Guillemon's "Key to the Epistles of St. Paul;" from Theology and Religious Philosophy, Coquerel's "What was the Religion of Jesus?" Rabbinowicz's "National Religion of the Ancient Hebrews," Vezes on "Religion and Religions," Pruvot's "Resurrection of Jesus Christ, its Reality and Importance," Viollier's "Resurrection of Jesus according to the New Testament," Guyot and Lacroix on "The Social Doctrines of Christianity," and Renan's "Anti-Christ;" from the borderland between Science and Theology, Abbé Fabre d'Envieu's "Origin of the Earth and of Man according to the Bible and Science," Valroger's "Genesis of Species," and Riolacci's "Antiquity of Man proved from an examination of caves and lacustrine cities;" from the department of Ecclesiology and Ecclesiastical History, De Gasparin's "Innocent III., etc," and his "Luther and the Reformation of the xvi. Century," Picot's "Sovereignty in the Church," Michaud's "The Anti-Christian Papacy," and Dumesnil's "History of Julius II."

Several contributions, of a descriptive and historical kind, to philosophical literature, have attracted our attention, such as Richard's "Study of the Speculative Mysticism of S. Bonaventura," Semerie's "Positivists and Catholics," Chaignet's “Pythagoras and Pythagorean Philosophy," Ribot's "Spiritualism and Materialism," and Fellens' "Pantheism." From other departments we add, A. Nicolas' "Revolution and Christian Order," Ribbe's "Families and Society in France before the Revolution," Combes' "History of Germanic Invasions," Bourloton and Robert's "The Commune and its Ideas along the course of History," Naz on "Pauperism and its Remedy," Belot's "History of the Roman Equites," Castan's "History of the Papacy, Vol. 1," Mortimer D'Ocagne's "Great Schools of France," Montalembert's Letters to a College Friend," two volumes of Lamartine's Correspondence, Duvergier de Hauranne's "Conservative Republic," and Mezières' "Goethe; His Lite explained by His Works." We select these from among the publications of the last few months partly on account of their intrinsic interest, and partly as an indication of the recuperation of France.

ENGLAND.

The Bampton Lectures for 1872 and 1873 have been issued from the press almost simultaneously. The course for 1872 was delivered by Rev. J. R. T Eaton, on the Permanence of Christianity, and that for 1873 by Rev. I. Gregory Smith, on the Characteristics of Christian Morality. The latter volume is issued without the copious notes which usually delay and enrich the published lectures. The volumes are timely in their themes and worthily continue the grand series to which they belong.

Eight volumes have already appeared of Clark's admirable edition of Augustine. The series of 16mo volumes issued by the Christian Evidence Committee of the Society for promoting Christian Knowledge has been adding useful volumes, naturally of unequal interest and worth, to our Apologetic Literature. It now includes

Litton on Miracles, Warington's "Can we believe in Miracles?" Birks' "Scripture Doctrine of Creation," Ackland's “Story of Creation," Hessey's “ Moral Difficulties of the Bible," (2 vols, containing the Boyle Lectures for 1871 and 1872,) Kawlinson's "Historical Illustrations of the Old Testament," Row's "Moral Teaching of the New Testament" and Gresley's "Thoughts on the Bible." The series deserves to be made the subject of a more extended notice.

Of the recent theological works whose authorship and subject will at once invite attention the most noticeable are Earl Russell's 66 Essays on the History of the Christian Religion in the West of Europe," Norman Macleod's "Temptation of our Lord," William Howitt's translation of "The Religion of Rome (described by a Roman)," Reuss' "History of Christian Theology in the Apostolic Age," tran-lated by A. Harwood, with Preface and Notes by R. W. Dale, of Birmingham (vol 1); J. L. Davies' "Theology and Morality," Fowle's "Reconciliation of Religion and Science," the translation of Luthardt's "Lectures on the Moral Truths of Christianity," Milligan and Roberts on "The Words of the New Testament as altered by Transmission, etc.," and Clissold's "Creeds of Athanasius, Sabellius and Swedenborg examined and compared," King's" Early Christian Numismatics,” Tristram's "Land of Moab," Quarry's "Genesis and its Authorship," Ellis on “Numerals as a sign of Primitive Unity" and Frewen's "Philosophy of Revelation," deserve a place on our record.

Of the recent biographies, the "Life of Humboldt," (prepared by several authors and editors), "The Personal Life of George Grote," by Mrs. Grote, Drummond's "Erasmus," and Lewes' "Goethe," would probably divide the first attention of our readers. Among the essays, Morley's "Rousseau," Lord Houghton's "Monographs," and Huxley's "Critiques and Addresses," are the most inviting.

The new edition of Burton's "Scotland," which is rapidly approaching completion, in a form attractive, and at a price equally attractive, Vamberg's "Bokhara," Nicholson's "Palæontology," Prof. Wyville Thompson's "Depths of the Sea," Glaisher's edition of "Flammarion on the Atmosphere," and B. T. Lowne's Actonian Prize Essay on "The Philosophy of Evolution," are our selections from the more miscellaneous literature of the quarter.

Mr A. Taylor Innes, the well-known author of "The Law of Creeds in Scotland," has an able article in the Contemporary Review with the title "Ten Years of Contemporary Church History in Scotland," as illustrating a great "European Problem," reviewing the course of the Established Kirk and of the Free Church, etc., in respect to reunion. It is a concise and valuable summary, through which he arrives at the following results : That the Kirk is essentially one, and divided by the venerable but foreign element of Establishment; that Voluntaryism is consistent with, and may even demand, a public and patriotic religion; that Establishment, being now fixed to be inconsistent with Church freedom, may at some time come to be fatal to Church faith, and therefore to Church life; and that, above all, churches must find out for themselves what is their main and tap-root, and resolve to grow from that these lessons, ringing out from Scotland, come back with innumerable European echoes."

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