Nl:iitar'o CaM . :SEW IrOVIUME OF LANCE. LANGE-VAS OOSTERZEE-MOMBERT. A Commentary on the Holy Scriptures, Critical, Doctrinal, and Homiletical. With Special Reference to Minis ters and Students. The Epistles of James, Peter, John, and Jude. James by J. P. Lange a d J. J. Van Oosterzeei Peter and Jude by J. C. Fronmueller, Pastor at Kemnath, Wirtembergi John by Karl Braune, Superintendent at Alten burg. Translated from the Second Revised Ger man Edition, with additions, original and selected, by J. Isidor Mombert, D.D., Rector of St. James's Church, Lancaster, Pa. New York: Chas. Scrib ner & Co. Bvo., pp. 532. Our readers, familiar with the plan of this greatest of theological enterprises, now upon the hands of our American publishers, will rejoice to see the names of those favorites, Lange and Van Oosterzee, again on the title pages, as guar antees of more than mere faithfulness and indus try in the execution, important as they are. Under their gifted and genial pens, we see what surpris ing light and beauty glow in the terse and practi cal sayings of James. Other co-laborers have had the Epistles of Peter, John and Jude as signed to them, who have carried on the great work in the same spirit, though with individual differences. Each Epistle is carefully introduced with the usual preliminary discussions, embracing such topics as the author; ftenuiness; occasion, object and character; relation to other Epistles; contents; literature. Those on James and John, especially the former, are complete treatises of great value. Those on Peter are less thorough and full. The American editor, Dr. Mombert appears to have done his work of translator well. His citations from the best English divines, as Leighton, Baxter, Jeremy Taylor, Hooker, Philip Henry, Bishop Hall, Barrow and others give great additional value to the Homiletical part. The typographical execution of the work is clear and satisfactory; the different paragraphs and topics being distinguished by bold types, and a very large amount of matter being crowded intofits 532 large octavo pages. For sale by Smith, English & Co. Price $5 LIBER LIBRORUM: Its Structure, Limitations, and Purpose. A Friendly Cotnmunication to a Re luctant Sceptic. New York: Charles Scribner & Co. IGuich, pp: 282. For sale by Smith, English & Co. $1.50. A calmly written defence of the inspiration of Scripture 'against' the . prevalent type of scepti cism. The book is one of undoubted ability, but its position is very much that of Stanley and the Bishop of London, far below the demands of orthodoxy. It concedes not merely the possibil ity but the la.ct of numerous mistakes, in what it presumes:to class as unessential parts of Scrip ture. Its aim seems to be, to hold in connection with the visible church, those who are inclined to abandon it from the difficulties of this sort, which they find in the Scripture. We do not think the Church generally is or' ought to be grateful for such labors, well meant though they be. Much better calculated to do good, in our judgment, are the bold, vigorous, uncompromising utterances of Isaac Taylor's "Restoration of Belief." KninALL. Friendly Words with 'Fellow-Pilgrims. By James William Kimball. Boston : American Tract Society. Square 18mo., bevelled boards, tinted paper, red edges, pp. 262. For sale at the Presbyterian House. ' A series of practical, earnest essays, strongly marked with good sense, and enlivened and point ed with illuStrations from Scripture and daily life. The, topics are such as: Waiting for Deep Impressions; Why you should be a Christian; Assurance; Loss through Unbelief; Do you dis tribute Tracts; Every Christian a Worker; A Strong Christian; A Successful Christian; Re ceiving the Holy Ghost; Your Mission. A very good book—the best of its kind we have seen in a long time. Many practical books are weak and stupid; this is fresh, spiritual and profitable. ANNAN. The Doctrine of Close Communion Tested by Scripture and Reason. By William Annan. Pittsburgh : Davis, Clark & Co, 16m0., pp. 164. Mr. Annan has already put the Presbyterian Church under great obligation, by his previous treatises on controverted points. And if contro versy ever were justifiable, it is with those who caricature and damage our common faithby shut ting out all btit their own selves, the very smal lest of the tribes of Israel, from the communion table which they spread in their churches. Mr. Annan with his usual thoroughness and keen ness, hunts down- the heresy of exelusivism to all its hiding places, and shows it to be an offence against reason and Scripture alike. We commend it to those who have this error to deal with. JUVENILES-HENRY HOYT HEADLEY. The Heroines of the Bible; or, The Wo men .of Sacred History. In Three Volumes. For the Infant-school, Children under Fifteen, and those of Maturer age. By Rev. P. C. .lleadley. 3 vols., 18mo., pp. 112, 101, 92. For sale at the Presbyterian House. These Question Books are worthy of the regard of teachers and parents. They offer the not in significant aid of novelty in keepingV the in terest of the young in the study of the Bible, and they help to give to woman her proper place in a series of studies contemplating the various agen cies by which the kingdom of Christ has been es tablished and promoted on 'earth. • Warour. The Golden Heart. By Mrs. J. McNair Wright. 16rn0., pp. 360. Boston. Published and for sale as above. A freshly, naturally written story of two girls, twin-sisters, bound. Out from the poor house. The power, of religion in the one, and the absence of it from the other, furnish room for great con THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1867. trasts in the character and conduct of two so near to each other by nature, both in the poor house and in their after life. All who read it must be touched by the wonderful attractiveness of the Christian life under trials and in a young person, as here portrayed. The volume is elegantly printed and bound. CUELLIS. Old Sunapee. By liary Dwinell Chellis. 16m0., pp. 439. Published and for sale as above. Among the most readable, wholesome, and valuable of Sunday-school Books. "" Old Suna pee" was a mountain, iu whose shadow lived a community so given to infidelity and profanity that the institutions of the Gospel found only the most precarious foothold there. Admirably is the working of the leaven of true piety, in the hearts of a very few members of this community, described, as it gradually and triumphantly dif fused itself through the family, the day-school, and the district; meanwhile the Providence, the word and the Spirit of God appearing, each as hon ored agencies in the blessed work. The great' utility of the Sabbath-school in a destitute neigh borhood, is well exhibited in the course of the story. In its exterior the book is a companion to the beautiful volume just described. JUVENILES-OTHER PUBLISHERS. LOTTIE WILDE'S PICNIC. By Grandmother Hope. Founded on Facts. New York: Broughton & Wyman. 18mo., pp. 198. For sale at the Pres byterian Book Store. A bright cheery book,; full of the overflowings of healthy childish spirit, but with little of ad venture, and still less of effort at conveying any decided impressions for good. GAY COTTAGE. By Glance Gaylord. Boston: Ame rican Tract Society. 18mo., pp. 144. For sale as above. One of the thoroughly good books. The freshness of life by the sea-shore is in every line. The contrast between the manly, unassuming, city boy; and =the proud and' sullen poor fisher boy, is skilfully drawn. Te saving influence of a quiet, godly woman upon both boys gives profita bleness to the book without marring its vivacity in the least. , JESSIE AND IfiER. FRIENDS.- Phila. : J. , P. Skelly & Co. 18mo. pp. 240. A reprint Of. one of that lafge.class Of English juvenile books designed to show the comfort and blessing of true religion in the homes of the poor. A contrast between two families, with and without religion, particula - rly as bearing upon the lives of the children, forms the staple of the book. The good which may be done by children is also among the lesSons inculcated. The flow of the narrative is somewhat impeded by the re flections. DIAMOND EDITIONS TIIACKERAY. The History of Pendennis. His For tunes and his Misfortunes, his Friends and his, greatest Enemy. By William Makepeace Thack eray. With Illustrations by the Author. Small 4to. New York: M. Doolady. For sale by G. W. Pitcher. $1.50. This is a perfect fac-simile of the successful Diamond Editions of Dickens, , now issuing from the press of Ticknor & Co. Purchasers can thus have uniform editions of the two greatest and best English writers of fiction of the time. The illustrations are the author's—quaint, rude and expressive. DICKENS. The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit. By Charles Dickens. With Origi nal Illustrations by S. Eytinge, Jr. Boston: Ticknor & Co. Small 4t0., pp. 480. For sale by J. B. Lippincott & Co. Price 50. This is the fourth of the publisher's issues in this cheap, handsome, durable, popular series. Martin Chuzzlewit is remarkakable among the author's works, as introducing many sketches of American life and manners, some of ''which are appropriate and well-deserved hits, and some ex aggerations and distortions in the genuine Dick ens vein of recklessness. The many caricatures which he gives iu this part of the book, must be read exactly as the extravagancies of " The Pick wick Papers" are,—with great allowance. Mark Chuzzlewit, in the hands of American readers, be comes a key for the proper understanding of much that is written by our author of England also. Undoubtedly caricatures have their uses, but they must not be mistaken for truth. The drawings, sixteen in number, are full of life and originality, but a large proportion of the men look, for ail the world, as if copied from rebel soldiers in their seediest state—and well they might, for the most part, have been, to judge froM their characters. THACKERAY'S SKETCHES THACKERAY. Early and Late papers hitherto uncol lected. By William Makepeace Thackeray. Bos ton, Ticknor & Co. 16m0., pp. 407. With stee portrait in Profile. $2. For sale by Lippincot & Co. This volume appears to be an exclusively Ame rican token of regard for the great English wri ter, whose numerous contributions to the periodi cal literature of his day, especially to Fraser's Magazine and Punch have never been 'collected before. The author himself seemed quite indif ferent to their fate. They are all overflowing with life, humor and elegant satire, and are in many respects master-pieces of magazine writing. The art criticisms abound in hints of the highest value, and many a truth is conveyed and com mended in a way which the moss prejudiced could not take offence at. Sensation novels are admirably taken off in "The Notch in the Axe." Thackeray can by no means be classed with mere Worldlings, but his views on the Sabbath and on amusements, we are sorry to say, will suit them better than evangelical Christians. Only mature I persons can read his books with safety, so far as Ititese niitters'are conC3rned; DE Foar.s.r. Miss RaveneVs Conversion from Seces sion to "Loyalty. By J. W. De Forest. Crown Svo., pp. 52:1. New York: Harper & Brothers For sale by Lippincott Co. A vigorous, ably-written fiction, in which sound and wholesome views are presented, and many important themes, connected with the local condition of the South and the internal machinery of the war, are candidly and instructively dis cussed, or rather illustrated in the course of the story. The whole course of the war, from the first outbreak to the muster-out of the victorious army, is covered by the story, which relates, how ever, almost exclusively to the campaign in Lou isiana. If General Butler's administration re. vealed the enormities of Louisiana society in its relations with slavery, our author gives us some startling revelations of what it is in itself—how Gallicised, in fact, is this portion of America. The opposite tendencies of New England and New Orleans society are well illustrated by the representative men, Carter and Colbourne, intro duced by the author; but he seems to leave us to infer that New England, while producing vir tuous women, has none which are lovable. Ilis revelations as to the interference of politics with army promotion are no doubt as just as they are severe. We much regret the 'frequent introduction of profane expressions in a book, the scope and ten dencies-and aims of which are in the main sound and useful. The author by no means requires any aid beyond the exercise of his own fertile and ready wit, to make his book vivacious and enter taining in a high degree. He speaks of ." James Brainard" as eminent for piety. He must refer .either to -James Brainerd Taylai, or. to David Brainerd. Altogether the book is one of the best fictions belonging to war literature. MEAn. An Elementary Treatise on American Grape Culture and Wine Making. By Peter B. Mead. Illustrated with 200 Engravings drawn from Na ture. New York: Harper &Brothers. Bvo.. pp. ,483. The first part of this elegant and elaborate treatise, will be welcome to the multitudes in town and eountry,-who, even if their arable de main be of the smallest, may yet include among its productions a grape-vine. Here, all the r;ar ticulars in reference to the Climate and Exposure, the Soil, Manures, Planting, Training, Varieties, Propagation, Culture, Diseases, &c., of the Grape are discussed_ , by a, person: .of experience, who writes with ease and clearness, and who is aided by an immense .number, of large .and carefully prepared drawings, which leave nothing to be wished, in the intelligibleness of his directions. To all who love'the grape for its' own sake, as one of the noblest and handsomest and most generous growths of the soil, that the Creatorbas given to man, this portion of the volume. will be full of in-. terest and profit. The rest of the volume, on the manufacture of wine, is not only far less com plete, but must, by its appearance, help to raise the gravest anticipations in regard to a business now springing up in many parts of our country, particularly in California. Not over fifty miles from Philadelphia is a town called—from certain expectations of the founder in this direction, not yet realized," Vineland." As yet, we believe, it is as sober a place as the most. But we have only lately heard that the vine-growing and wine making now practiced on the shores of the New York lakes, is acting disastrously upon the morals of the people, and even of the churches of the region. ' We see no escape froui the ills of intem perance in the manufacture. of native wines. PERIODICALS AND PAMPHLETS OUR YOUNG FoLKs. June. Ticknor & Field Boston. STUDENT AND SCHOOLMATE. June. Galen James S Co., Boston. HARPERS' NEW MONTHLY. June. Harper & Bros., New York. EDINBURGH REVIEW. No. CCLVI. April 1867. Am. Ed.—Contents :,Countßeugnot's Me- moirs; Arehmology of North America; The Prussian Campaign of 1866; Pasteur on Sponta neous Generation ; Life and Works of Hans Hol bein ; Ritualism ; The Reigh of Louis XV ; Correspondence of William IV with Earl Grey; Fatal Accidents in Coal Mines; Todd on Parlia mentary Government. LONDON QUARTERLY REVIEW. NO. CCXLIV. April 1867. American Edition.—Contents: Character of George the Third; Sea Fish and Fisheries; Autobiograpy of a PhySiologist; Westmorland; The — Poetry of Seven Dials;M. Da Chaillu's Recent Travels; Curious Myths of the Middle Ages; New American Religions; Railway Finance; Wellington in the Peninsula; The Four Reform Orators. " VAN," the excellent correspondent of the Springfield (Mass.) Republican, says in One of his late letters from Washington to that paper : "It is so dull here now that you will pardon me a single paragraph not on political matters. Rev. Dr. McLeod, editor of ' Good Words,' Lon don, is writing a story called The Starling,' and it is rich in pathos, wit, and character-draw ing. Chapters are nearly equal to some of' Scott's best; and the story is upon church matters too. Littell's Living Age has just begun to reprint the story. By the way, the Age copies pretty much everythin ,, that is good from abroad. I have tried to take t half a dozen foreign magazines, and gave up, because the Age will gather the best things from all. of them, and furnish them for one-fourth the money they cost in their original dress." TUE friends of Mr. William B. Bradbury, the well-known composer of church music, will' be glad to learn that his health has greatly improved. He has disposed of his manufactory of piano fortes, dcOgning hereafter to devote himself to musical composition and arrangement. At pre sent he is engaged with Dr. owell Mason and Mr. Theo. F. Seward in the preparation of a new collection of church music, which is to be issued early in the Y. Musical Gazette. Valuttiummts. CLIMAX PAGE'S CLIMAX SALVE, for Burns, Scalds, Scrofula, Salt Rheum, Sores, Broken Dreosts, Frost Bites, Chilblains, Stings, Bruises, Cuts, Swellings, &c., whether upon man or beast, is the most wonderful article ever produced. Other good articles alleviate: this cares. It allays inflamation, subdues pain, and heals without a scar. It is worth its weight in gold to any family, and should always be on hand. It is warranted to do what it says every time. Moffat's Life Pills and Phoenix Bitten. were first used -in private practice in 1825. They were introduced to the public in 1.435, since which time their reputation has extended. until they have a sale in excess of all other Cathartic and Purifying Medicines. There is hardly a family among civilized nations who have not personal evidence of their beneficial effects. Their great success is owing to their uniform reliability in cases of Constipation, Bilious and Stomachic diseases, whether of long or short duration. They are entirely vegetable in their composition, and harmless to the gentlest infant. One ingredient opens tho pores of the skin; another is diuretic; and stimulates proper action of the kidneys; a third is emollient, lossening phlegm and humor from the hinge; other properties are warming and cathartic, and cleanse the stomach and bowels from all unhealthy secretions. Their combined effort is, to regulate the impaired functions of the system, and to produce health. It is not asserted Moffat's Pills are a cure-all—that they will cure all complaints but under ordinary circa instances they may be relied upon to cure Nervous and Sick Headache, Costive-, ness, Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Jaundice. Liver and Bilious Complaints, Colds, Scurvy, General Weakness, &c. They are expressly .made for these diseases, Millions upon millions of cues can be cited In no single instance has a complaint ever come to our knowledge, where they have not operated as recommeneed. The printed circular around each box fully explains the symptoms es:;:~s of each disease, specifies treatment, furnishes evidence, &c. We briefly refer to Rev. David Elder, Franklin, N. C., who was cured of Dyspepsia. C. 8.. Cross, of Theoike, 111., cured of Liver Complaint. 11. Hooley, of Springfield, Pa., had Scrofula , and had to use crutches; was cured in three weeks. James D. Dol ens, of Adrian, Mich., cored of Bilious Fever, Rev. Henry Graham, Pres byterian Church, Gananague, Cal., of Fever and Ague. Rev. Ed. H. May, TWenty-first New York, of Rheaumatism and Piles of 25 years standing. Rev. Samuel Bowles, Editor of the Springfield (Mass.) Republican, was cured of terrible Costiveness. Hon. Ed. Webber, of Rumney, N. H., of Liver Complaint, etc., etc., etc. A box of Moffatt's Life Pills, with full circulars, &c., will be sent gratis to any Physician or Clergyman, on the receipt of two or three cent postage stamps. Moffat's Life Pile are 25 cents per box, lifoffatts Plitenix Bitters, $1 per bottle.. They are sbld by all respectable dealers throught the continents and the I , ands of the Ocean. WHITE .2 HOWLAND, Proprietors, Successors to Dr. JOBS MOFFAT, and Dr. Wet. B. MOFFAT, 121 Liberty Street, New York. . PRESBYTERIAN PUBLICATION COMMITTEE, 1334. Chestnut Street, Philade:phia. REfe" Constantly on hand a general assortment of Bibles, Testaments, and Standard Religious and Theological Works. NEW SABBATH SCHOOL BOOKS. LIFE BY THE GANGES; or, Faith and Victory. By the, late Mrs. Milieus, of Caloutta. Six illustrations. 285 pp., 16mo. $1 25. A tale of thrilling interest, and novel in style, re vealing, as it does, the home life of a high caste fami ly of Bengal. Tt will be found as instructive to adults as it will be interesting to the young. STORY OF MARTIN LUTHER. Edited by Miss Whately, daughter of Archbishop Whately. With Frontispiece. 354 pp., 16mo. $1 2:5. BERRY PICKERS OF WISCONSIN. Three illustra- tions. 245 pp., 16mo. $1 00. A simply told story of Western borne life, depicting the struggles of a boy and girl with poverty and igno rance, crowned by God's blessing with success. GEORGE LEE; or, Making the Best of Trials. By Mrs. Mary J. Hildeburn, author of "Money," "Far Away," "Bessie Lane's Mistake," etc., etc. Three Illustrations. 224 pp., 18mo. 75c. ENGLAND TWO HIINDRE i) YEARS AGO. By E. 11. Gillett, - D.D., author of "Life and Times of John Huss," "History of Presbyterian Church," "Life Lessons," etc. Five Illustrations. 363 pp., 16mo. $l. 25. A sketch of the times of Charles 11. of England. "In every sense a good hook."—American Presbyte rian. ALLAN'S'FAULT. By Martha Farquharson, author of "Brookside - Farm-house;" "Annandale," etc., etc. Five Illustrations. ,412 pp.(l6mo. $1 50. Allan's fault was heedlessiaess. The book is one of unusual merit and interest. ANNA CLAYTON; or, The Inquirer After Truth. By the Rev. F. M. Dimmick. With -Frontispiece. 427 pp., 12mo. $1 511. • • A thorough and able dismission of questions in volved in the Baptist Controversy, developed in a highly interesting narrative. MAY CASTLETON'S MISSION; or, Charity Suffer eth.Long and is Kind.. By the author of "Edith's MiniStry," "Little Red Cloak," etc., etc. Four Illustrations. 228 pp., 18mo. 75c. ROSE DELANEY'S SECRET; or, Charity Envieth Not. By the same author. -Three illustrations. 216 pp., 18mo. 75c. DIAMOND CROSS; or, Charity Vaunteth not itself; is not puffed up. By the same author. Three il lustrations. 222 pp., 18mo. 75c. DIAMOND CROSS SERIES. Consisting of the last three books, in a neat box. $2 25. N. B.—We have now on our list. over one hundred books for Sabbath-school libraries, ranging in prices from $2 00 to 25 cents; and will supply additional volumes from publishing houses to any extent desired, waking the selections ourvloes when requested, and hold ing ourselves responsible for the character of the books thus furnished. Our terms shall in all cases be as lib eral as could be secured from the publishers them selves. PASTORS' LlBRARlES.—Libraries for Pastors, whether:priirate,:or to be owned by'the Church, will be furnished by the Presbyterian Book Store at libe ral rates. ANY Booxs (domestic or foreign) NOT KEPT BY DS WILL BE OBTAINED TO ORDER. Aidress orders to Presbyterian Publication Committee, No. 1334 Chestnut St„ Philadelphia. PAPER HANGINGS. • S. F. Balderston & Son, WALL. 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