Vaitor',s tabls. C. SCRIBNER 1t CO. „ Es . The History of the Church or God Darin,' it le Period of Revelation. tly Rev. Charles Cor• . 558. $3.50. New Charles Scribner & Co. Philadelphia: fork c Smith, English & Co. T hi s i s a history which moves alm.ost, exelu, o i ve iy within the limits of strict-Biblical inquiry. \; 0 time is spent in ansvveringcurrent objections to the truth of the narrative. 'the teachings of Scripture upon the historical facts, usages, ee dowtoeuts, doctrines, and fundamental organic principles of the Church of, ckciA are,4siven with great fulness and fidelity; 'llley,.are.;ogWly dis cussed, analyzed and arranged', thy are E tated in clear and yet concise terms, The writer Ecerns to have caught the spirit and style of his inspired a uthorities so that we doubt whether a tedious or uninstructive prige,.:eanjoe found in his book. His method is Ito carry on the narrative until some significant point' is iptiolik flees the Sabbath, the AVM - far/de toientini; Miracles and Prophecy, and gather around each the teachings of the entirelliat *1 We are, of course, treated to an 44vatate, o h m) . ter on Slavery in the Scriptfires, which cdreltftits with several startling inferences, among which is announced the duty of the Church'”, to'Obei all the laws and regulations of the State, enacted in relation to the institution ;" tins Seen:LA.4i° bring the sanction of Seripttlie• Anieriri"lit'inf other form of slavery which legalized' Oppression and rapacity may devise. Written in - 1.866,1113e barely possible the writer, if he had rived, might by this time have learned the necessitYcififitiOL . • ducing into his statement the distinctions then So . utterly overlooked. He writeip as. if, there, nothing in the nature 'of tibin4elikron f? td the system under which he Wati livfni, c ar lading inevitably to the removal of every form . of slavery from the world. Lim. The Old Roman World. The Grandeur and Failure of its Civilization. By John Lord, D.D. Svo., pp. 606. $3. New York: Charles Scribner & Co. Philadelphia : Smith, English, glc Co. In the limits of this one -volume! the 'story of flume is graphically and instruotiVily'talti. - Ifere we may read, in brief and yet satisfactoryform, one of the three or four gralidl, of Universal History. Ititi fittdd tb ruallie at once, the most powerful and the most mournful of im pressions on the mind. The inadequacy of mere ly human,® temporal and physical sources, of national power and greatness is demonstrited in every line of the story. The second and third, together with the concluding four or five, chapters are perhaps tie most characteristic and _effective portions of the work. •'rhe intermediate chapters (IV-IX) contain a vast amount of information on Roman Art, Law, Lieerature, Philbsophy, and Science, gathered with commendable labor from many sources, though leavingless impression of ori ginal power and less freshly writ ten than the chap ters first named. The tone - of the book is health ful and its religious ideas sound. It is *ate fol lowed by a volume detailing„ the labors o a f the Christian fathers la. founding Oke rt eer lion which still reigns abadttftlici' p, tiotl TICKNOR. at FIELDS. WIIITHAILSII. Prayers of the Agee. Compiled by Caroline S. Whitmarah. 12m0., pp. 336.' Boston: Ticknor Fields : Philadelphia :J. If.-Lippip rott Co. This volume is a companion to Hymns of the Ages," and is the result of much curious re stiareh into the forms in which the devotional spi rit has developed itself outside of the limits of inspiration. And so we have prayers from hea. then and Mohammedan sources, from rationalists and Roman Catholics, as well as from Evangeli cal Christians. We have prayers from Euripides and Marcus Antonisus; from the Hindoo Vedan and from Mohammedan Caliphs ; Martineau and Challiiing are along side of Augustine. and a Kelnpis; Theodore Parker follows William Wil berforce; and just below Martin Luther's name we see a prayer to the Virgin. followed by one to St. Joseph and another to St. Theresa. There are thus elements, in .the volume which can scarcely be made to harmonize with the_ purpose of editie atom althoug all furnish valuable mate-, real to the, student of human nature-in its deepest religious exercises. A finely cultivated taste has governed the selections. G REENWOOD. Stories and Sights of-France and Italy. By Grace Greenwood. Illustrated. 16m0., pp , 293. Boston: Ticknor & Fields. Philadel phia: J. B. Lippincott & Co. With great success, this very popular writer has mingled description with tale and narrative o f foreign places and associations so as to allure the juvenile mind along the flowery path, in structing and entertaining at every step. Some of the tales are tinctured with Popish superstition an d may possibly seem to commend that gross form of error to the very young reader. In other o ases we notice rare delicacy in treating difficult subjects. There is great variety,in the subjects and a charming freshness in the style. L • • DEE THE CROSS. "And he that had no Cross deserves no Crotxn,". Boston: Henry Hoyt. 12:n0., PP. 25 8. Gilt edges. This exquisite collectiort contains a selection or Pletry suitable for seasons of meditation' and affliction• Devoticinaroetry, ancient" and me `these d '' rtn - '' . t asThe Il'rn, is very rich in epa c . com piler has given us spechineas from these composi tions of such writers as St. Bernard, Zinzendorf, THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1867. Bryant, Tennyson, Milman, Fatier, Keble, Bonar, Charlotte Elliott, and many others. The exter nals of the book are of unusual beauty. The paper is very thick and fine, the typography faithless; tbe Page is surrounded with a red or namental margin; the binding is substantial and elegant and' the 'edges are heavily gilt. The frontispiece is an exceedingly rich intermingling of Purple ilia- gold. very suitablc holiday present. r HYMNS OF THE CHURCH MILITANT. 16m0.. pp. 640. Gilt edges. New York: R. Carter & Bros. Philadelphia: Presbyterian Publication Commit- Miss Warner has given to ; . u.s in. this Volume verA many old, fprites, w:3 4 th, rispf,a few OT.celint pieCea worthy% to 'tile' their tilnees'uniorig, the best knovin and popular 9f . ,_c_hrisOag,,lyries l3,:ut she his 'done mach more, than ,this., ,Ahe has diligently sought to. repair the dauLigo' 'done to many old- hymnsrpy NarionA.editork7and,com pileis, and has accomplished a good and much needed work of restoration, Tor Which her 'well: kpown literary al?ilities, 'flab' taste, and warm Christian„ sympathies mipently: fit The„r is ie grlst. vrapC or, arraagelnent thei ,abrkii4a4 and rich material she has given us. The volume is full gilt - ilid"liSutieleft&eal:l'4l°th with bevelled,edges.- "