fijito'is ffiaWt. [cClelland. Sermons by the late Alexander Mc- EClelland, D.D. Edited by Rev. Richard W. Dick finson, D.l>. New York: R. Carter & Brothers. pp. 424. For sale at the Presbyterian |Book Store. I These sermons arc strong in thought, stirring | style, handling topics of immediate interest in masterly, yet characteristic manner. Perspicu |i£ and direct, not without a vein of sarcasm and ifreedom of expression which might be thought B exceed the bounds of pulpit decorum at times, hey are thoroughly readable. The author re lived his collegiate education at Union and his theological education at the Associate Reformed Seminary of New York, where he listened to the Ictures of Dr. John M. Mason. Licensed in |Bl5, when but nineteen years old, he soon after became pastor of Rutgers Street Church, New fork; seven years afterwards he became profes er in Dickinson College, Carlisle, and in 1829 he #as transferred to Rutgers College, and after iterds to the Theological Seminary of the Re formed Dutch Church inNew“Brunswick, where fa spent the greater part of his remaining days', pur city knew and appreciated his worth as a {readier, as appears by a call extended to him jy the First Presbyterian Church on the death if Dr. Wilson, which, however, he refused to iccept, considering himself more fitted for the professor's chair than for the pastoral work, h The book is handsomely printed in large type, Imd would form a serviceable addition to the Preacher's library, besides being eminently popu »r in its vein. acduff. Curfew Chimes; or, Thoughts for Life’s Eventide. By J. R.' Macduff, D.D., author of “ Morning and Night Watches.” 24m0., pp. 71. iNew York: R. Carter & Bros. Second Edition. HE Early Dawn. By the author of the “Life of Hedley Vicars.” 18mo„ pp. 35. Flexible covers. Published asabove. Dr. Macduff’s book is an addition to the lim ed yet important branch of literature designed for the aged. It consists of thirty-one sjlexts, each accompanied with an original poetic or expansion of the idea. The thoughts 'jjpre overflowing with Christian tenderness, and yjJare well calculated to comfort and profit the class sj*ought to be reached. The dedicatory verses are v#very beautiful, although we cannot .accord any ’’tfvery decided poetic merit to the volume. <• Xhe Early Dawn ” is a story of the entrance *of the simple, life-giving trust in a crucified Saviour into the breast of a dying and despairing .Jlman, well suited to exalt the power of the Gospel • ')fto save the soul. IJIF ue SnADOw of the Rock, and other Religious Mi Poems. New York: A. D. F. Randolph. Square 24m0., pp. 224, gilt, bevelled edges. 3W'atkrbury. A Precious Saviour; or, Wliat Jesus la (0 ,ne - By Rev, J. B. Waterbury, D.D., au- Ip thor of “Advice to a Young Christian," &c. New I York: A. D. F. Randolph. Square 24iuo.,j.pp. 100, gilt, bevelled edges. Two attractive, tasteful, and profitable volumes Vftfor the closet, from the press of one who always Sscems to have an eye to the spiritual needy and believers. The first volume of poetry, ' i|is doubtless of the publisher’s own selection, and '. Jig a gathering of gems from the current literature lof the day, including such names as Christina Rosetti, Charlotte Elliott, Anna Shipton, Bonar, Mrs. Stowe, Translations from the German, and with a few ancient pieces which have lately been brought to the notice of the Christian public. The selections are made with every mark of a ■ cultivated Christian taste, and is a real treasure of 1 sacred song. Dr. Waterbury's book is composed of twenty one brief and simple essays, eacb upon some dis tinct Scriptural character of Christ, accompanied by an appropriate piece of poetry. They will be found well adapted to turn the daily thought of the believer in a profitable channel. Both vol umes are elegantly printed, and for sale at tha Presbyterian House. Mn,ocn. Two Marriages. By the author of John Halifax, Gent. New-York: Harper & Brothers. I 12m0., pp. 301. For sale by Lippincott & Co. i Doubtless the earnest wish and prayer of many f an intelligent Christian, on contemplating with alarm the ominous features of modern light lite | rature, has found a joyful response in the pure and I healthful contributions of Miss Muloch to the otherwise turhid stream. She has handled other themes with success, but in the volume before us she seizes the very topics in whichjhe unscrupu lous novelist revels, and through which he diffuses most effectively the pollution of his own mind, and ! makes them vehicles of the best and noblest les f sons to the reader. The first novel—for the vol ume contains two —is a most powerful reproof of those marriages of convenience without love, which arbitrary parents, especially in a commu nity bo pervaded with the caste-feeling as is Eng land, force upon their children. The second story, “Parson Garland’s Daughter"—by far the best eontrived and most interesting of the two—shows how even a gross error and sin of youth may be mended by honorable action and by the Christian faithfulness and patience of all concerned, al though its penalty pursues both guilty and inno cent, even through this life. Few pictures ever drawn by novelists are more affecting than that of the old parson grieving over his wife of a year, whom long ago he had loved with so pure and fervent affection and had lost' fondly hoping'to have her place approximately filled by her who should be the worthy object of his only son’s equally noble affections; crushed for a time by the cruel and utter disappointment of this expectation, THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1867. and then, under the guidance of Christian prin ciple and true fatherly affection, rising from his disappointment, and, through many trials, be coming the benefactor of a misguided son and daughter-in-law alike. What a different course a corrupt writer would have given to the whole story, is intimated by the conduct of an aristo cratic family which is most skilfully brought upon the scene. We can most cordially recommend this book to the older class of readers. DIAMOND EDITION OE DICKF.NS. Dickens. The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. By Charles Dickens With Original Il lustrations by S. Eytinge, Jr. Boston: Ticknor & Co. Pp. 464. For sale by J. B. Lippincott & Co. The great enterprise of this Boston house de velopes itself in specialties as well as in the regular. line of their business. Their “ Blue and Gold ” series has been famous for ten years. They have now commenced a series of publications which meets the want of cheapness in American issues, while it furnishes a compact,’ readable, tasteful volume, exceedingly convenient to handle or to carry, and giving a wonderful impression of the midturn in parvo. This is accomplished by using a very small, yet remarkably clear and handsome type, on paper of fine quality, bringing the text within easy reach of almost all classes of readers and purchasers. Here is the voluminous Pickwick Papers within a compass that one can cover with his hand, or put in his pocket, and handsomely and abundantly illustrated, for $1.50, or without the illustrations, for $1.25. We hive rarely seen any thing finer in execution than the engraved head of Dickens, constituting the front ispice of the illustrated edition. It is contem plated to publish the complete works in this style, comprising twelve or thirteen volumes at the rate : df one a month. LITERAItY INTELLIGENCE. Germany. — Recent Theological Works. —The German correspondent of the Bibliotheca Sacra mentions the following works: Beginnings of Re formatory Movements in Spain under Charles V., from original documents of the Inquisition at Toledo, by Dr. E. Bohmer, Leipzig; Zeller’s Lectures and Treatises on Historical Subjects, Embracing topics from ancient Greek and mod ern German history, relating mainly to the course of philosophical development. The author-is a distinguished member of the Tuebingen School. Yon Hofmann’s. Second Volume, Third Part, of The Holy Scriptures connectedly studied; a learned and extended attempt to show the au thenticity of each writing from its historical char acteristics. Godet’s Examination of the most Important Critical Questions raised at the present Time relatively to the Fourth Gospel; a very acute defence. Wangeman's System of Christian .Doctrine [Lutheran] for the Educated. Gan gauf’s Augustine’s Defence of the Trinity. The author is a Roman Catholic, but has done good ser vice by the book (Augsburg.) History of Doctrine in the Patrisstic Period, 325-787 A. D., 2d vol., 2d section. Doctrine of God. Also by a Roman Catholic,‘but much praised by Protestant critics. Matthias’s Commentary: Galatians. Fifty-two pages are employed on the word /ie<rrnj?, Media tor, ch. 3, 20. Niedner’s Manual of Church His tory from the earliest period to the present day. Berlin. Pp. 978, 4 thaler. An eccentric, but able and valuable work. The Godman the Image of the Invisible God, by Keerl, Basel; 2d volume of a work on Christology, well worth reading. Biblio theological Lexicon of the Greek of the New Testament: to illustrate the influence of the Christian doctrine upon the language in which it was conveyed, or as Schleiermacher said, “ the word-moulding power of Christianity.” To con tain five to six hundred pages. The author has been working on it nine years.— : — Dr. Karl Preiherr von Hock, Imperial Privy Councillor of State of Austria, has published a work on “ The Finances and Financial History of the United States.” The author states in his preface that be began his special studies on the subject in the fall of 1862, induced to do so by the wonderful aspect which the finances of the United States began to present, by the readiness with which burdensome taxes were borne and loans contract ed after a long period of immunity from taxa tion. Items.—The Prince de Polignac, who served in various capacities in the rebel army during the rebellion, is endeavoring now to do the South service with his pen. In a late number of the “ Revue Contemporaine,” an organ of the French liberals, he has a long article on “ The American Union after the War,” from a thoroughly rebel point of view. A recent letter from Beirut mentions the curious fact that a professor in the Liberian College at Monrovia is now at Beirut for the purpose of acquiring the Arabic language and purchasing Arabic books so as to act upon the Arabic-speaking tribes in the interior of Africa, who are now fast encroaching upon the borders of Liberia. He also proposes to send two young men from Liberia to the Syrian Protestant College in Beirut in order that they may acquire the same language. The monastery of Arcadi, which was lately blown up by the Cretan insur gents, was eight hundred years old, and was the finest and richest monastery in the Levant. It contained a very rich library, with rare Byzan tine manuscripts, all of which perished in the ruins. European Libraries.—The city of St. Pe tersburg was founded nearly one hundred years after New York, and the imperial library of that capital contains not less than half a million vol umes. The imperial library of France has long had the reputation of being the largest iq the world. The collection is put down in round numbers at two millions of volumes. For some years past, it has been the ambition of the British nation to have the name of standing first in the world in respect to this matter, and the library of the British Museum has been rapidly aug mented to nearly a million of volumes. The an nual expenditure in this department is how, we believe, not much short of one hundred thousand dollars. The city of Munich, with a population about twice that of Providence, has in a single collection more than six hundred thousand vol- umes. Florence, with the same population as Munich, has an aggregate of four hundred thou; sand volumes in its public libraries. THE GETTYSBURG ORPHANS' HOMESTEAD. LETTER FROM GENERAL MEADE. The following correspondence is commend ed to our readers. Surely it ought to effect all that is needed for the noble charity re ferred to;— Philadelphia, Pec. 31, 1866. Maj.£ten. Geo. G. Meade. 1 . General;— Your late visit to the Sol diers’ Orphan Homestead at Gettysburg, has gratified many friends of the Institution, and the earnest hope is entertained that the visit may have been a source, of pleasure to yourself. - The Institution (the undersigned begs re spectfully to say,) stands on the historic spot with which your, name will be most honora bly associated in all future time. Although yet in its infancy, it affords shelter to father less little ones gathered from different States of our Union —children whose earthly hopes are buried with the gallant dead on the bat tle-field, and who are now the orphans of the Republic. To render our Institution worthy the title of .National, and especially to, meet in some, good measure the touching appeals coming to us from many widowed mothers to' their children thus left upon the country’s care, we.greatly want an enlarged building,* and an increase of funds, and we trust General, that you may favor our workrwith a line of commendation to the liberal and early patronage of the patriotic and Christian pub lic. I have the honor to be, Very respectfully, Your obedient servant, Richard Newton. Chairman of Executive Committee. Philadelphia, ' Jan. 5,1866. Rev. Richard Newton, D.D., Chairman of Executive Committee, sc. Hear Sir I have the honor to acknow ledge your letter of the 81st ult.j in relation to the Soldiers’ Orphan Homestead at Get-' tysburg, Pa., and to state in reply, that it will give me very great pleasure to do any thing in my power to aid you and the others engaged in this laudable cause of caring for the helpless little ones who lost their support during the late war, r , I regretted very much.that my recent visit to Gettysburg was so hurried, that I had not the time to make a proper inspection of your Homestead. I saw enough, however, to sa tisfy me, that the children .placed there are well cared for, and their wants, physical and mental, properly attended to. The selection of Gettysburg for the location of the Home stead, I deem eminently judicious, not only from its being the scene of one of the great battles of the war, but on account of its salu brity of climate, the resources of the place, and the facility with which it can be visited. I do not think it can be necessary to argue with any one the necessity for caring for the orphans of our fallen soldiers. It, is however, proper,-when appealing to the loyal and pa triotic, to show why this duty devolves on us as individuals and citizens, arising from the fact that the National Government makes no provision whatever for orphans, beyond the pension drawn in the name of the father. And although the State government has acted most liberally and has provided for a large number, yet so great were the casual ties of the war, there remain large numbers to be cared for by private means. 1, therefore, hail, with great satisfaction, every new insti tution that is created; for, lam satisfied there is work, and more than work enough for all. And in this belief, I most urgently reebm mend your Homestead at Gettysburg to all those who are able to give in aid of it, assu ring them their money will be well appropri ted, and devoted to the best advantage in your Institution. Very respectfully, yours, Geo. G. Meade, Maj. Gen. XJ. 8. A. Correspondents will please address the Secretary of the Orphan Homestead Associa tion, J. Francis Bourns, M. D., No. 330 Walnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. MRS. GLADSTONE. A writer in Christian Work, an English magazine, thus describes the wife of the Prime Minister in the cholera ward of the London Hospital: Here in this ward, as we enter, we find the band of visitors already mentioned, of which Mrs. Gladstone is the centre. These wards are very familiar to that lady; she has visited them daily when death was busiest. And now, in the soft “ gloaming ” of a Sep tember day, she goes from couch to couch, with smiles and kind, encouraging words. The patients all know her; she iB associated in their eyes and hearts with goodness and pity. The flowers which she brings from time to time are to them a memorial of her fragrant good deeds, and methinks it can be said of her, as respects these patients, as was said of Miss Nightingale in the soldiers’ hos pital at Scutari, “ they kissed her shadow as she passed." Mrs. Gladstone, soon after cholera began its ravages, sent numbers of children, thus made orphans, or themselves recovering from cholera, to the “Home of Charity,” .Greek St., Soho, and afterward they were transferred by her to an affiliated house at Brighton. On one occasion—we tell the story as we heard it—the lady took two poor convalescent children to her own house in Charlton-house-terrace-Gardens. They were allowed to go about the house, and had all possible good and nice food. But they pined for their native Spitalfields and the gutter; each was a starling in a golden cage, but all the while saying, “I want to get out,” or, in their own language, “We wants to go home, to play in the streets!” Well, they were not to be blamed, while to 'their hostess and benefactress all honor is due. gklttliutmtitfe. This.is a personal in vitation to the reader to ■ examine our new styles . of Fine Clothing, Cas simere Suits for $l6, and Black Suits for $22. Finer Suits, all prices up to $75... WANAMAKER & BROWN, Oak Hall, Southeast; corner of Sixth & Market Sts. Vr. Q. BEDFORD, POXYEIAM AND REAL ESTATE AGENT, No. SS N. Tenth. Street, ‘ PHILADELPHIA. My central location and the many means of communication with the suburbs enable me to take the Agency for sale and care of Real Estate, the Collection of Interests, ground and house rents In every part of the city. References will be furnished, when desired. M. P. SIMONS would call attention to hls-LIFE~ SIZE PHOTOGRAPHS. 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