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SUPERNATURAL CHRISTIANITY.
FISHER. Essays on the Supernatural Origin
of Christianity, with special reference to
the Theories of Renan, Strauss, and the
Tuebingen School. By Rev. George P.
Fisher, M. A., Professor of Church History
in Yale College. New York: Charles
Scribner & Co, Svo., pp. 586. For sale
by Smith, English & Co., Philadelphia '
price $3 00.
In these essays, we have the well-digest
ed reflections of a clear, candid and genial
thinker, a man of wide culture, gathered
at leisare on both sides of the Atlantic, one
especially versed in the current phases of
the conflict between faith and philosophy,
wielding a facile, elegant and perspicuous
style, and seeking rather to enlighten and to
win by calm statement, than to carry awajby
the enthusiasm and energy of a profoundly
earnest nature. Prof. Fisher ; in these
Essays, discusses every prominent topic in
the conflict between .the friends and foes of
a supernatural Revelation. He regards
the battle ground as really ' e ying in the
domain of Natural Religion, and PantlAism
as the true enemy, who comes veiled in the
guise of an oppiOnt of everything claim
ing to be miraculous. Therefore he omits
the discuridn of Inspiration, and of so
called discrepancies acid errors in Scripture,
and &FA) pies at once with the most radical
of the errorists of our time : the Tuebin
gen School with Baur at its head, and
Strauss, not neglecting Renan, though esti
mating his position and importance as far
below those of the ' others. The topics
treated are: I, Nature of the Conflict; 11,
Genuineness of the Fourth Gospel; 111,
Origin of the First / Three Gospels; IV,
Baur on Parties in the Church, and on the
Acts ; V, Baur on Ebionitism; VI,. Mythi
cal Theory of Strauss; VII, Strauss' Re
statement; VIII,. Legendary Theory of
Renan; IX, Opinions of Theodore Parker;
X, Baur and Strauss onPaul's Conversion;
XI, Nature and Function of Christian
Miracles; XII, Testimony of Jesus Con
cerning Himself; XIII, Personality of
God in reply to the Positivist and the Pan
theist.
This is the third octavo book, of perma
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rate they will soon be able to furnish a con
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own issues. None can think of making up
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logue.
STOWE. Little Foxes. By Christopher
Crowfield, author of " House and Home
Papers," Boston: Ticknor& Fields. 16mo„
pp. 287. For sale by J. B. Lippincott &
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The announcement of this title will ex
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MACLEOD. A Highland Parish. By Rev.
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a family picture, full of charming traits
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KE. Patriot Boys and Prison Pictures.
, 'l Edmund Kirke, author of "Among the
Ines," "My Southern Friends,' etc.
Aston: Ticknor & Fields, 16m0., pp. 306.
Er sale by J. B. Lippincott & Co., Phi/a
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.r cal concern to many of our most pop
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t 're for the young, and her writers
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THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 21 1865.
cessful in their attempts to supply it. Wal
ter Scott set an example in his "Tales of a
Grandfather," which w riters in secular de
partments of literature are imitating. Here
is .Edmund Kirke, whose reputation as a
delineator of Southern scenes and charac
black, was established by
ters, white and
his "Amongthe Pines," now addressing a
juvenile audience upon scenes and inci
dents connected with the war. His bold
and graphic style, and his fondness for ad
venture, with the tone of hearty loyalty
and genuine trust in God which charac
terize the sketches, make them worthy of
an enthusiastic reception. They cannot
.but make the most • salutary impress - ions
upon the youth of • the country.
E. P. DUTTON at. BOORS.
WILDER:MUTH—CO OKE. 0 ttalie' s Stories for
the Little Folks. Translated from the Ger
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Anna B. Cooke. Boston: E. P. Dutton
& Co. 18me: For sale by J. B. Lippin- -
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ingenious, dramatic, and touching some of
the deep fountains of pathos. A dash of
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Christmas time are freely used to convey
simple lessons of Christian truth, yet not
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Gospel. It is. beautifully bound and illus
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GREENE. Cushions and Corners; or, Life at
Old Orchard. By Mrs. R. J. Greene.
Boston: E. P. Dutton & Co. 18mo., pp.
214. For sale by J. B. Lippincott & Co.,
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"Corners" are 'sharp and hard, " Cush
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Szvmouu.. Christmas Holidays at Cedar
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of "Easter Holidays at Cedar
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Third edition. Boston :* E. P. Dutton &
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The Christmas enjoyments of a bright,
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PERIODICALS AND PAMPHLETS
LITTELL'S LIVING AGE, Na. 1124.
Dec. 16th, 1865.—Contents : Eyre, the
South Australian Explorer. By enry
Kingsley; The Belton Estate, part XII;
The Insurrection in Jamaica; Sir Morton
Peto on, the United States; The Shenan
doah, etc.
•AN ADDRESS on the Limits of Educa
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j 'o ib - Bigelow, M.D. Boston : E. P. Dut
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• • Mrs. E. W. SMITH,
No. 28 N.Fifth St., below Arch, Philada.
Ladies' Dresses, Cloaks, Shawls, Ribbons, &e.. dyed
in any color, and finished equal to new.
Gentlemen's Coats. Pants and Vests cleaned, dyed
and repaired. 963-17
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PUBLICATIONS
OF THE
THE LECTURE ROOM,
AND MISSION CHURCH,
512 PAGES. 16 EEO
ALMANAC
860,
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REV. C. P. BUSH
Price $1 25
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etc., etc.
Price, $1 25
N 0.1334 CHESTNIIT STREET,
PHILADELPHIA
REV. A. M. STEWART,
NEW AND
PENNSYLVANIA BRANCH.,
1210 Chestnut Stieet
STEA.3I
kiisitraitrf nimpaitio.
LIFE INSIJIIAICE An TRIM COMPANY
Walnut Street, S. E. cor. of Fourth.
INCOME FOR THE YEAR 1864
$357,800.
LOSSES PAID DURING THE YEAR
AMOUNTING TO
Insurances made upon the Total Abstinence Rates
the lowest in the world. Also upon JOINT STOCIt
Rates which are over 20 per cent. lower than Mutual
Rates. Or MUTUAL RATES upon which a DIVI
DEND has been made of
FIFTY RER CENT..
on Policies in force January let. 1805.
THE TEN-YEAR NON-FORFEITURE PLAN, by
which a person insured can make all his payment
in ten years, and does not forfeit, and can at any time
cease paying and obtain a paid up policy for twice
thrice the amount paid to the company.
ASSETS
SIOO,OOOIJ. S. 5.20 bonds,
40,000 City of Philadelphia 6s. new,
30,000 U. S. Certificate of indebttness,
25,000 Allegheny County bonds,
15,000 U. S. Loan of 1881,
10.1300 Wyoming Valley Canal bonds,
10,000 State of 'Tennessee bonds,
10,000 Philadelphia and Erie Railroad
bonds,
10,000 Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chi
cago bonds.
9,000 Reading Railroad lst mortgage
bonds,
6,500 City of Pittsburg and other
bonds,
1,000 shares Pennsylvania Railroad
stocks,
450 shares Corn Exchange National
Bank,
V. shares Consolidation National
Bank,
107 shares Farmers' National Bank
of Reading,
142 shares Williamsport Water Com
pany,
192 shares American Life Insurance
and Trust Company,
Mortgages, Real Estate, Ground Rent.,
&c 207.278 86
Loanso on collateral amply secured 112,755 73
Premium notes secured by Policies 114.899 62
Cash in hands of agents secured by bonds. 26,604 70
Cash on deposit with U. S. Treasurer, at 6
per cent 50,000 00
Cash on hand and in banks.. 50,331 67
AOcrued interest and rents due, Jan. J. . 10,454 71
- $lOO
THE AMERICAN IS A HOME COMPANY.
Its TRUSTEES are well known citizens in our
midst, entitling it to more consideration than those
whose managers reside in distant cities.
Alexander Whilldimak William J. Howard,
J. Edgar Thomson, - Samuel T. Bodine.
George Nugent. John Aikman,
Hon. James Pollock, Henry B. Bennett,
Albert C. Roberts, Hon. Joseph Allison.
P. B. Mingle. Isaac Hazlehurst,
Samuel Work.
ALEX. WHILLDIN, President.
Sd.MIIRL WORK, Vice-President.
JOHN S. WILSON, Secretary and Treasurer.
ACCIDENTS
EVERY DESCRIPTION,
BY THE
TRAVELERS' INS TRANCE COMPANY,
CAPITA?,
U. W. ALLEN, AGENT,
404 WALNUT STREET,
GENERAL ACCIDENT POLICIES
For Five Hundred Dollars, with $3 per week compen
sation, can be had for $3 per annum, or any other sum
between $5OO and $lO,OOO at proportionate rates.
TEN DOLLARS PREMIUM,
Secures a Policy for $2OOO, or $lO per week compensa
tion for all and every description of accident—travel
ling or otherwise—under a Genera/ Accident Policy, at
the Ordinary Rate.
THIRTY DOLLARS PREMIUM
Secures a full Policy for $5OOO, or $25 per week com
pensation, as above, at the Special Rate.
FOREIGN RISKS.
Policies issued, for Foreign, West India, and Cali
fornia Travel. Rates can be learned by application
to the Office.
SHORT TIME TICKETS.
Arrangements are in course of completion by which
the traveller will be able to purchase, at an Railway
Ticket Office, Insurance 2Veketa for one or thirty day?
travel. Ten cents will buy a ticket for one day's
travel, insuring $3OOO, or $l5 weekly compensation.
Tick - et Polices may be had for 3, 45, or 12 months, in
the same manner.
Hazardous Risks taken at Hazardous Rates. Policies
issued for 5 years for 4 years premium.
INDVCEMENTS.
The rates of premium are less than those of any
other Company covering the same risk.
No medical examination is required, and thousands
of those who have been rejected by Life Companies.
in consequence of hereditary or other diseases. can
effect insurance in the TRAVELLERS' at the lowest
rates.
Life Insurance Companies pay no part of the prin
cipal sum until the death of the assured... The TRA
VELLERS' pay the loss or damage sustained by per
sonal injury whenever it occurs.
The feeling of security which such an insurance
gives to those dependent upon their own labor for
support is worth more than money. No better or
more satisfactory use can be made of so small a sum.
S. Gt. BATTERSON, President.
RODNEY DENNIS, Secretary.
G. F. DAVIS_. Vice President.
HENRY A. DYER, General Agent.
Applications received and Policies issued by
WILLIAM W. ALLEN,
NI, 404 Walnut Street.
SUFFERERS
FROM DYSPEPSIA
READ! REFIECT!! ACT!!!
TARRANT ft CO.
Gentlemen,
I am a resident of Curacoa,
and have often been disposed to write you concerning
the real value of your SELTZER APERIENT as a
remedy for Indigestion and Dyspepsia. I desire to
express to you my sincere gratitude for the great
benefit the SELTZER has done my wife.
For four or five years my wife has been sadly afflic
ted with Dyspepsia, and after being under the treat
ment of several Doctors for two or three years, she
was finally induced to seek the advice of a learned
Physician, Doctor Cabialis, of Venezuela. who imme
diately treated her with your EFFERVESCENT
SELTZER APERIENT she began to improve at once
and is now PERFECTLY WELL.
I feel it to be my duty for the good of humanity to
makethis statement, feeling that a medicine so valua
ble shpuld be widely known.
Trusting you will give this publicity, and repeating
my earnest gratitude and thanks.
I am very respectfullyyours.
S. D. C. IIENRIQUER,
'Nun , Yons, June 28th, 1868
Merchant. Curacoa, S. A.
The suffering millions in'Our land to give this reme
dy a trial: convinced that by its timelyuse many they
be relieved, many cured of Dyspepsia, Heartburn,
Sour Stomach, Sick Headache, Dizziness, Indigestion
Piles, Costiveness, Bilious Attacks, Liver Complaints;
Rheumatic, Affections, Sm.
. _ .
Read the Pamphlet of Testimonials with each bot
tle, and do not use the medioine against the advice of
your Physician.
TARRANT & CO.,
27S GREENWICH STREET, NEW YORE(
JFOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
AMERICAN
$85,000.
INSURANCE
AGAINST
HARTFORD, CONN.
PHILADELPHIA:
WE ASK
MANUFACTURED ONLY BY
$N4336 50
$966,461 79
$500,000