griginat ekomnunitatim.
THE RESULT OF A SINGLE EFFORT.
By C. D. Herbert, M. D.
In the autumn of 1844, a young missionary of
the Maine Missionary Society, laboring in the
north-east part of that State, proposed going to
a neighboring township, where there had risen
up a cluster of houses around a wilt. Haring
incidentally mentioned his purpose to different
individuals, he was interested in the fact that
they severally spoke of a violent infidel in that
settlement, who had from the first exerted a
most baneful influence there, and who would
surely insult the preacher, if he should presume
to call at his house.
On reaching the little colony, with his pock
ets full of tracts, and with books for the chil
dren, a sober-minded woman, at the first house,
spoke to the young preacher of the infidel, Dr.
Fiske, pointing out his house k and saying,
" Of course, sir, you will not call there."
"But who is this Dr. Fiske?"
"He was once a successful physician in the
city of Boston, but becoming an infidel and
misanthrope, and getting into seme trouble, I,
know not what, he plunged into the very heart
of the forest with the first settlers here. His
wife, a devoted and most intelligent member of
Dr. Stow's church, leaving their fine city socie
ty, accompanied him, strange to say, for he his
actually abused her most shamefully, and has
never allowed her to see any religious people or
to go to the neighboring township to church for
years. But the man will not trouble her long,
for he is now sick; he says, for the last time."
" But ought not a minister to call and see him
and seek to win him to Christ ?"
YOu may do as you please, if you think you
can bear with one who reviles both God i and
men," was her reply." •
" If he abuse my Divine Master and is borne
with, I will not take personal offence if he abuse
me," responded, the preacher.
In clue time be approached' the house, and
found the wifelttr the back door, and introduced
himself as a , minister of Christ. Tears rolled
down the good woman's cheeks, as she told of
early days of delightful Christian fellowship
with confiding and beloved disCiples, and of her
fifteen long ydars . of utter seclusion in the wild
forest, where even the little Christian intercourse
which she might have had, had been denied her
by her husband, who was accustomed to drive
all religious people from the house.
" Shall I see your sick husband ?" said the
missionary
" Pardon me, but I do„not dare to take you
into his room," was her reply. He has always
been very much excited when Christians have
come into his presence, and would be very angry
with me, if I should introduce you. If you
could go round to the front door and find your
way in, you might do. it. Dear .sir, if you could
be gentle and faithful, you might, with the
blessing of God, do him good even now; for,
poor man, he has not much time to live, having
a cancer in his stomach, which will, doubtless,
in a few short weeks, consume the very fountains
of nourishment and life. I have prayed years
for him and'endured patiently his contradictions
and even abuse, and if God is ever to answer my
prayers, as I have hoped, it seems as if it must
be presently."
The young man went as directed and found
the hick man and told him that he had come in
to tender his sympathies and Christian saluta
tions. Having patiently heard the story of his
sufferings and of the fatal nature of the disease,
the preacher remarked that many had looked
away from themselves and found the needed
comfort and support. He told him of one man
in particular, afflicted much like himself, who
gloried in his tribulations, as having led him to
lay hold on the hopes of the Gospel. These
Divine provisions had thus met just such a 'case
as his, and enabled one who was almost literally
devoured alive to praise and glorify God in his
last days, w'hich were radiant with the light of
immortality.
The doctor being interested in the symptoms
of the case referred to, an opportunity was
afforded to explain the ground of his hope of
salvation. The young missionary told the in
quiring infidel, how God gent his Son to seek
and to save that, which war lost; how the
Redeemer came from heaven' to die instead of
those who were justly condemned to death, .but
who would now renounce their sins and accept
of pardon at His hands ; haw He was, so earnest
for our salvation as to bear our sins in His own
body .on the tree, being wounded for our,trans
gressions and bruised for our iniquities, that we
by His stripes might be healed.
In making a more direct application of the
' truth, the preacher informed him how a sinner
could avail himself of, all this grace. He must
confess his sins with self condemnation and re
nounce them with 'Tull purpose of heart; he
must to' Christ` for refuge; and, relying upon
what He has done, accept pardon at His hands.
Thus 'Paul,' the persecutor, turned from his re
bellionand received Christ as his atoning sacri
fice and' as theeovereign of his heart and life;
thus could we. hellon in„ Ohrist, s required in
the inBtringwords'7ohieh 4e . , read to the Sick
man from the third chapter of John; thus had
ten thousand times ten thousands of the greatest
THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1868.
sinners I urned from their sins to their Saviour,
who were now rejoicing in a world where they
no more say I am sick.
Having thus for a few minutes preached Christ
to the attentive infidel, the youthful missionary
asked permission to offer prayer, which being
granted, he poured out his heart for the present
and eternal well being of the suffering man, and
went his way to other dwellings and returned
to his temporary home.
Soon leaving that region he heard nothing
from the sick man for many weeks ; bud then,
learned that from that hour he was changed :
Changed, for instance, in his treatment of his
wife. The haughty lord was gentle as a lamb,
confessing his past sins against her and asking
her pardon and her prayers daily at his bedside.
He was changed as to his estimate of his:
past life and character. He called all the neigh
bors one by one to his bedside, to confess the,
folly and madness of his forme} course, entreat
ling them to regard his infidelity as an insane
illusion, without the semblance of candid, en
lightened reason. He sent to Christians far and
near' to come that he might confess the naturel
his opposition and ask their forgiveness.
He was changed as to his views of the realities
of religion. He declared to all that he realized
in his inmost soul, that the Scriptures were the,
Word of God, and that they truly taught the
guilt of the human heart and the ruin of every,
one tho would not receive Christ as his atoning
sacrifice and personal Saviour. So strong were
his appeals that wicked men dared not visit him,,
though Ale sent urgent and repeated requests.
In short, his whole spirit and temper were
changed, he knew not how. The themes of re-
ligion bccupied all his thoughts. Especially wile,
he filled 'with amazement that he had not been
sent to liell long ago as he justly deserved; and
in the light of his sins, the work of Christ seemed
infinitely. glorious. If he could be saved, the,
Lord was a; great Saviour for great sinners, able
to save, unto the uttermost. He was often heard
saying to himself,
"Was it for crieries Oftt I bstve-,done,
lle groaned upon the tree ;
Amazing pity, grace unknown
And'love beyond degree!"
This man loved much because he had much
forgiven. He claimed no righteousness and could
attain none whatever. He was a dreadful sinner,
and , Christ died even for such. He could think
of nothing else and rested in Him alone in the
hour of death. .
These facts are given as testimony to the grace
which abounds to sinners, and as an encouragement
to all God's co-workers.
• Who can teki the effects of that dying testimony,
for Christ in that unbelieving community, or
measure the consequences which eternity shall
reveal as resulting from that single courageous
effort ?
WESTERN SOCIAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION,
LETTER FROM CHICAGO.
Our city has this week beeen favored with the
first sitting of the Western Social ;Science Asso
ciation. Pursuant to a call issued some months
since over the signatures of the Governor and
Secretary of State, as well as a large number of i
distinguished citizens in public and private life)
a` considerable number of persons interested`
in the objects, proposed by such an, association,
convened in, the Music Hall of Crosby's Opera
House, on Tuesday evening last, and have con-,
tinued in session for something more than-two
days. An organization Was 'formed, in character
and design similar to the British Social Science
Association, as also to the Arnericin Social Sci
ence Association, formed Boston in 1865. Its
declared object is to: collect and disseminate in
formation upon the organiclaws of society. • It
will seek to deal ;with all the 'great problems af
fecting social life. Education, Public Health; '
Finance, Art, JUrisprudence, and Moral Reforms,
are some of the important subjects which will
engage its attention. ' •
Among those in attendance were several of
the ablest and most earnest men of this and con
tiguous States—pnblic officials, presidents, and
professors of colleges, heads of benevolent and
reformatory institutions, clergymen, editors, &c!
Papers were read on ~a variety of themes, such as.
Prison Reform, Compulsory Education, Woman's
Place and work;. in: Society, Licentiousness, Di
vorce, Domestic 'Service, Population, Taxation,
Stc., &e.
Many of these showed much research, , and
conveyed much valuable information. Especial
ly was a paper on Female Reformatories, by Rev.
E. C. Wines, of Springfield,' (who, by the
way, appears to have been the most active agent
and promoter of this organization) received with
great favor by the body.
On the whole,' the'neW'Society seeths to have
started forth under favorable auSpices - and with
proipects of usefhlness. 'lt was, indeed, evident
that there were not wanting to the t aasembiage
some of those professional reformers, whose ac
tive co-operation is enough to cast a Shadow of
suspicion on almost any project, nor others who
would gladly proinote under the name' of science
anything that seethed ,to discredit evangelical re
ligion. as the grand /ultimate force' in all social ie
forms:' But the liarevaili4 tone of the proceed
ings was such as to gratify the most orthodox.
Several women took part in the daily proceedings
—a fact which will not increase favor to the as
sociation in the minds of many who wish well to
is objects.
Chicago, Nov. 13, 1868
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK IN MISSOURI.
Dr. Post, of Sulphur Springs, Jefferson coun
ty, Mo., writes to Philadelphia under date of
October 7th, 1868 :
DEAR Baousza Dur. - liss : The Rev. A. T.
Norton visited my field of labor a few weeks ago.
I told him that brother Jenkins and I were
again greatly in need of Sabbath-school books.
He says, " write,to brother ,Dulles and get them."
I told him, " brother Dulles can't supply, the,
whole West, without more money than he ob
tains." I said farther, ,',We would he satisfied
with second-hand books.". "-No he answered
• '
" the outside appearance is as ipuch for children
its the inside contents.',',, He says, "4:et ne7
book,s.that will please
_the children.', Now, I
:like the books of the Publication Committee bet
ter than any' Cher that I; have seem I should
be. glad to obtain . A Ipox, of . them, It.,woulci, Make
many childrenjutop for joy to:receive, tbum. I
don't want them for- Sulphur Springs. We can
take, care of .ourselyes.now on , this, question. Dr.
Norton remarked to me, " You .have a finer li- -
i brary ln,proportion:to, your school than we have
ip 4 Alton." We have as good a library as 'there
is ; in this county. ; i,.; I think, it t is the ,best. , ; But;
there are other destitute fields r ,•loyalities : where .
we ; desire to start ,Sunday-sohools. On. Fosters.
Island near Sulphur Springs--:.a large island:in
the Mississippi river; .we greatly need ; a library.
There ,is, quite gocutschool commencedAhere.
The books of.our..:Publication Committee are
better liked by ; the children and read with more
interest by them than; any other;Sabbath-school
books, we cuu.ktil.,
.4 have :not, recieivol, any.
;books for a long tipm,,i for'entineki
new. schools. Those , that have been for, some
time estahlishedare very well supplied with books
and appliances for conducting, them: I hope it
will be in the power of some Eastern . church or
Sabbath-school to send. us &box of books through
ydr.f. Fraternally, W.. S. POST.
Will not some of our Sunday-schools send me
the means of meeting this call?'How can our
schools better bestow their missionary funds than
in thus helping. the -new Fehools of the West ?
Donations for this purpose will be gladly received
by our Publication Committee, and acknowledged
by its Secretary,. JOHN W. DULLES.
f ' NOVEMBER. ,
And thou art come again, November ? Come
again with thine'autumnal winds tp destroy the
giTacesliiresAlits, of mature,? "Thou'ari come;
mice more with - thy
,glcomy days and dreary
./i4ltlings‘lovely vanish or wither away at thy
coming, Thou hast faded the charming colors
of spring, supper„ and early autumn; and-thou
art -fast stripping all, .nature .of its loveliness,
leaving gloppy, each sppt, ,
The wandering herd fed no longer from the
green hills, have sought ;a shelter, from- thy chil
ling breath; ; the merry warblers are ,driven
away Ohey seek , a, summer clime; their song ,is
heard no more, except that, now sea then from
,thp sighing, nod comes ~ t he
,sad mo : an . , of the
widowed dove or the wild hoot of the owl.
Why with November comes melancholy? Why
gl,bntny thoughts 'should. come with autumn ? we
often ask, but cannot answer; for we love . the
Other seasons. ; of the Year: Our gayest hours
may come in the. icy winter. - Arou,kid the fire
side within on a winter's evening, our genial
souls unite-in perfect happiness; and-vithout,
the jingling of the, merry merry bells Choi.ds ex
aetly with the, ringing laugh' of the jubilant
band pf ,pleasure-seekers. The smooth sheets, of
ice present a fair picture of the happy souls .of
yoUthful.swaint-theitather there.' 'As the moon
i • ;I
glides' W L
past the unclad' trees, its merry beams
flatter anktquiVeT o op the gloisy surface beneath.
The blue canopy above, strewn with its starry
diamonds, can d'falVfkilth .-7 never so great admi
ration as t ie:Nikte'..t,. ,:Then:spripg - comes to un
loose the prisoned stream, and send it rippling
on agaip,; 10, fling ; open the ,400 rs and let in the
warm, sunlight ,to spread its downy carpet of
;gfeen, and, clothe again the. naked• trees, and
awaken the sleeping plants. , Who does not, love
spring ? Summer delights can better be realized
than described. Its, calm, • soft perfame-lad,ep
;breeze whispers eloquently of its charmt; but
chilly autumn comes to. blast and wither all ;that
spring and suint i ner havn Made' peifeet. The
woods assume everYiariety. 'of, Color, froni the
delicate green to the,yellow, the scarlet, and the
dark brown; then, November, comes at last, and
with his eold'fingeis 'plucks off , the . trembling
le'aves, thakieg bare thOse!ikeughs - for the' cold,
bleak storms of iiinter. .
Oh November I thou hast no charms for me.
I cannot lovethee. Thou art a gloomy, month;
and to me thou hast been `cloublyto ; for in thy
days I have heal 'robbed of thoie objects that
would• bind my soul in sweet accord to the scenes
of this , Thy chilly winds seem laden with
sorrow.to me; thy hoar ;frosts..haveibligi,hted my
sweet hopes they Withered the sweet 'buds
of propliSe that '4,i4,:and simmer have' put
forth:. Thy days hale been dark and cold darker
and colder after the sunny days of summer!
Thou haat no charms for me. I sit me down to
dream of the treasures of which thou, cruel mon
ster, has bereft me. I think of that innocent
one, whose days were numbered with thine : and
I ask why was not that elder brother permitted
to walk through the broad fields of this-life with
me ? Why his life so short ? And in thy cheer
less days a sweet blue-eyed sister, the light and
joy of our circle, left our grieving band forever.
That lisping voice, so often mingled with ours
in songs of praise, , was hushed in death.
And 'twas thou, November, who didat silence
forever the voice of our :Wither. Thy cold un
generous hands have taken the innocent and
lovely, but couldat thou not have spared her
upon whom we leaned ? her who with our guide
and counsellor ? her upon Whom, in .`.a great
-measure; depended our. characters ? Yet in thy
days she suffered and.died !' left motherless. the
little flock .whose feet she 'had matched, .and ,
whose wants' she had supplied ;.left them-alone in
this wide world, to go Amwatched,[ uncared for,
and unloved fora long *eery time I Then, too,
in thy days .a loved one left homeland. friends at
the beating'of the drturyand for his .country
gave up his life-upon. the bloody field of .battle.
askiagain, why halt -:thou. thils itaken. away
our idols,'and= borne away ourtreasures,?. cab
'not love thy , days for thii; they will ever, bring
sadness , to my'stricken heart.
* * *, * * ~*
NORTHWEST.
Methinks hear: a voice; calling Meto awaken
from this,sinful.reverie., It' tells me 9f onewho
'left the brightf realms' of light above, , and upon
ithis earth, sliffered, bled, and , died for Me,,to save
_me from,the Grath to come. It, whivers,,tbat
He is, my,Elder Brother, and; tells I me, that if I
am his I shall one'day go and dwell with hinfin
with those dear ones 'gone beforei that,
I shall there 'love wifb a purer love, that sister
who was carried awaY:from the toils and trials of
this ,world, to that " Celestial City," and, in, a sweet
voice, ,asks me if the counsels and examples of
Jesus are not beyond 'those of t 4 mother,; and' if
He should not be tlie," friend'alieve all others?"
I'see my folly, _November: I will complain, so.
bitterly, no more. , Though thy cold, cheerless
days may bring sad 'thoughts, I rejoice that
when freed from this world we may enjoy that
'perfect bliss that remainetli for the people of
God.
The most new and engaging matter, says a
correspondent, before the Synod of Utica, was a
discuSsion of the " Mee of Creeds in our
Church 'System." This was introduced by an
essay.from Rev. Dr. Vincent. He argued against
the' use of an extended' and detailed confession
of faith, as a eondition of admission to general
church membership ;* on the ground of its being
exclusive, beyond the law of Christ in its opera
tion,-of its lriving very often but a partial and:
unintelligent as i serit,!--andtf its being cont i rary.
"to the tlied4, ittle; and . best`usacre - Presbyte
rianism. 0
The' full' acceptance''of the' Westmin
ster Confeision by all the officers of the Church,
upon their, ordination, would be a guarantee of
its orthodoxy. The education of , the baptized.
children in the same doctrines and principles,
would be farther security. But the introductiob
to church-felloviship should be without any other
theelbicidal affirmation, except .of the great car
dinal truth 3 held in common by all Evangglical
Christiana; it being understood,,that personal
piety was proven by, credible evidence upon bare
ful examination. - It was alsb shown'that the nu
merous and various 'Confessions in use among
the churches, are an innovation, :unauthorized by
the Form of Government and Book of Discip
line, .the judgment, ,of the Assembly, and the
precedents in our Church. A. motion to over
ture the Assembly for the preparation of a-brief,
comprehensive, and unexclusivefortn of admission
of members, ,for uniform =use among our churches
was not conclusively acted upon for want of time.
But was quite plain that the, majority, and near
ly all of the Synod were in sympathy the
position of the essay.
• MINISTERIA 'AELIEF TURD.
• ReCeived in Auguit, September and October, 1868:
Bergen, N .1, let Pres ph.
Fenton, N Y, let Pres ch
(jape Vincent, N,Y, Prea ch... , '
Philadelphia, Pa, Mr John Reid
Warren, Illinois; Pres ch
Madison, lud, 2d P. es ch
Marquette. Michigan, 14 Pres ch..
Rockville, Ind, Pres ch
Darby, Pa, Ist Pres oh:—
East Pembroke, N Y, from Rev G S Corwin.
Belle' Valley, Pa, Pres ch
New York City, Irma Mrs Otis Allen
orange, N .1,2 d Pres cli
Orange, N .41st Pres oh
'Parma Centre, N Y. Pres eh
Phelps. N Y, let Prea eh
' Rock. star, from A Champion, Esq
Cleveland, Ohio, 2d Pres ch..
'Bethel, Ill; Pres ch . •‘
Alton, ill, Pres lh
'Buffalo, N Y, North Pies ch
Kingsport, from Mr , Jarnes ...... .
Cleveland, from Mrs E Taylor .
Escanaba, Mich, Pres ch.. ..
Kossuth, lows, Yellow Springs Pres cb..,
Waterville, N Y,Pres
Shelter Island, N Y, Pres
Brightoq, Mich, let Pres ch ...... ..
Wellsborongh. Pa, Pres
.oleveland,, Oho; Ist Pres ch ........... ......,
Philadelphia, Pa. Mrs Robert
Hyde Park, Pa, Pres ch..................... _
Galena, ',List Pres ch. .
Mt OileadiChie, Pres .ch....._ ..... .........
Pike, N Y, Ist Pres
Alton; Ill; lat c1r.... .. ..... .
Jonesboro', Tenn, Pres ch
Molly, , Mith;Pres ch ' •
Piqua, Ohio, Id Pres oh ...... ............
Waverly, N Y, Free
Pleasant Plains,N Y, let Pres ch.--
Synod of
Freeport, 111, Ist Pres oh' .
Decatur,
Philadelphia, Pa, Mantua Ist Pres ch,
Gates, N-Y, Pres; ch . . .
Cincinnati, Ohio ,11 Prel
Minonk, 111, from Mrs Cornelia L Brea n, to constitute Rev
Martin 'P'' Ormsby Honorary. member ........ ; 50 00
Blenfield„Mich, Prea ch. ..... . .... 10 65
• Palmyra, Mith, Pres 7 86
Bowling,Gieen, Ky. from
,Thos C .:........ 10 00
'Penh Yen, N Y, Pres ... .. 42.60
Dausville; N.Y, Pres ch 21 68
Washington City, 1) 0, 6th Prea ch • • 26 00
Indianapolis, Ind, 2d Pres ch
Denton, N Y, from Mr W if 6 00
Philadelphia, Pa, from Rev Jaales Boggs .. ........ ................ 1* 00
NJ. Pres eh " ^ ' 80'84
Geneva, N Y,•Pree ch.. • • - l.. t 4O 101
Pa,'lst'Pfes 'eh ' ' 361 44
.... ... . . ,5. 09
Montrose Pi, Pies .. .... ' .2.15 'OO
Bev. CHARLES BROWN, Secretary.
WM. E. TENBROOK, Treasurer.
1834 Chestnut St., PhlladelyWa.
`CREEDS IN INDIVIDUAL EIHUILOHES.
Publishers will confer a favor by mentioning
he prices of all books sent to this Department.
DR. Buses has done a good service in writing,
and the Committee in publishing the admirable
little book, entitled "WORK FOR ALL AND WAYS
OF WORKING." In brief compass arid in fresh
readable style, it sets before Christians in Ivory
position in life, the need, the duty, the blessed
ness, the practicability and the methods of labor
ing aggressively for the Master. The latter points,
especially, are insisted upon and illustrated by
actual examples, so that the book is a book of
fact, r.at4er than of dry argument and az.hortation.
Greatly promotive of the spiritual life and activ
ity of any church would be the free distribution
of copies among the members. The price is but
'ten cents. It is printed with great beauty.
THE DO GOOD LIBRARY is made up of nine
original books, of a size and character admirably
adapted for the-quitelittle.ones, who dare not be
neglected in the literary provision made by the
Church. Each volume has two pleasing illustra
tious, aud the,typogrephy and paper are.,of the
best. Price, in a box, $3.
4 THE DEVOTIONAL' THOUGHTS 'OF EMINENT
DININES from Joseph Hall to William Day," se
lected and edited by D. A. HAuefiAi MA., is a
volume of uncommon value; a casket, filled with
the: very- eltdicest.gems of English. 'sacred -1 litera
ture from, the Reformation to repent timek, The
works of forty different authors have, been search
€d for these treasures, comprising such amines as
Hall, Jeremy Taylor, Leighton, Baxter, John
()Wen, Flavel, Bunyan, Tillotson, Charnock, Bar
row, John Howe, Robert Hall, Thomas Chalmers
and others from the roll of eminent British
writers; while Edwards, Dwight, John M. Mason,
and. Samuel Davies, worthily represent the living
piety of our own land. The book is exactly suited
for any one who Would throw into the course 01
his secular thinking, five, ten or fifteen minute:
of the, choicest thoughts of God and divine things.
which sanctified intellect has produced. It is ad
mirably printed, in fine, clear legible type, and
handsome paper, with a frontispiece of elegant
design and execution, representing seven of the
I I leading divines whose works are quoted by the
compiler. We learn from the preface, that the
work is incidental to a far greater undertaking
in which Mr. Harsha has been engaged, for more
than ten years, and which is still incomplete.
This is to be "A Library of Christian Authors ;
—embracing memoirs of Eminent Divines and
their choice works." We cannot see that either
Dr. Sprague's Introduction, or the latter half of
Mr. Harsha's preface are of any advantage to the
volume, unless serving, as foils, to set off the su•
perior richness and excellence of the extracts.
The graceful, genial and evangelical pastor of
Madison Square church, N. Y., the Irving of Sa
cred Literature in America, DR. WM. ADAMS
has furnished for the Society a series of discour•
ses on the CONVERSATIONS OF CHRIST WITII
REPRESENTATIVE MEN. They present an im
portant part of the Divine Teacher's activity, hi
a familiar attractive aspect, removing it from tht
conventional sphere of exhortation.to that of con
versation. They attempt to give a living impres
sion of the conversations as a real interchange of
thought and language, and they penetrate with
, , ,{
all, the ease of polished unostentatious criticism.
r
to_many a striking and valuable, but less obvious
truth., Beautiful in language, tasteful, chaste
and correct in style, Instructive and fresh in mat.
ter a nd devout in tone, we are glad to see these
essays, among the issues of a great Christian In
stitution.
For a' number'of years, one or both of Mr.
HENRY WARD BEECHER.'S sermons in Plymouth
church have been regUlarly given to the public.
chiefly
chiefly through the weekly religious press soon
after their delivery. Mr. Beecher himself now
appears,for the first time; `a's taking part in the
work of publication. Out of five hundred of hi:
Sermons, some of which have been previously re
ported and some not, Mr. Beecher, in connec
tion with REV. LYMAN ABBOTT, has selected
forty-iii, believed to be fair specimens of the
regular Sabbath preaching of the author, and hao
issued them, through the press of MESSRS. Has-
PEW& BROS., in two handsome Svo. volumes, the
first being embellished with a very fine and ac
curate steel engraved portrait. In this edition.
much as Mr. Beecher himself felt inclined to re
cast and improve,' the sermons, with one or two
exceptions, aPpeir as they,were delivered, some
obvious errors and' imperfections 'only being cor
rected. Mr. Beecher, in the preface, tells ai
that 'he is accustomed to prepare copious note.
of his discourses beforehand, but to rely upon
the inspiration of the Moment to clothe hi
tbOughts with appropriate language.
The utterances of the most popular preacher in
America, who has retained his popularity cer
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tainly for a snfficient, time to test its quality, and
who, with his church, makes up one of the most
remarkable of the religious phenomena of the
,
country, are worthy of universal regard. In their
,printed form, they do not convey the magnetiso
and geniality of man, but they embody some
of the choicest jeFels.,of current literature. If
thet are not models, they are masterly in their
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