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DR. MURDOCK'S WORKS.
Messrs. R. Carter & Dros., have again brought
out the valuable works of Dr. Murdock, including
his Translation of the Syriac New Testament,
and of Mosheim's Church History. The repu
tation of these works is so well established that
we need do little more than call attention to their
re-issue. The Ancient Syriac, Version, called
" Peshito," or " clear," ' has peculiar interest
from its extreme age, belonging possibly to the
first century,—from the great probability that it is
in the language spoken by ,our Lord and His dis
ciples, and from the clear insight which the un
known translator seemed to have of the . subject
he was handling. It was, therefore, deemed' by
the American translator of sufficient interest to
be laid before the, public in an exact English
version. With two Appendices, it makes a
handsome octavo volume of 551 pages. •
THE CHURCH HISTORY is in three
,volumes.
Mosheim has the reputation of being tile father
of modern Church history. His lectures , and
printed works kindled the learned ardor in
Germany, which has led to the production 'of a
long and brilliant series of works in the same
line. Somewhat in danger of being superseded
by these later issues, Dr. Murdock's notes to
Mosheim have corrected errors and 'supplied: de
ficiencies, and given to the. public, a sound and
straightforward historical view of the advance,
of the hinderances and of the inward and out
ward development of Christ's kingdom in the
world. The exceedingly low price of these vol
umes, which cover 470, 485, and 506 pages, and
are sold at $5.00 for the whole, win commend
them to the student of limited means.
AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY,
THE CRESCENT AND . THE CROSS, it, Story of
the Siege of Malta, presents the deeply Moving
incidents of the last great attack of, the Turks
upon the defences of Christendom; and thrills
the reader with the grand story of the heroic de
fence of the Knights of St. John at that Chris
tian Thermopylae, the Castle of St. Elmo. The
dawning influence of the pure doctrines of the
Reformation is also happily introduced into the
narrative, which, is spiced—slightly, however—
with a love story. 16mo. pp. 283. 80 cents.
WILFORD PARSONAGE, or, Living for Jesus,
is designed to show hoW a lovely young woman,
the daughter of a pastor, can do good even among
inauspicious eircumstanses, and be the lovelier for
her piety. But why, draw out at length the do
mestic affairs of the pastor; first love and disap
pointment, marriage, widowhood and second mar
riage to the object of early attachment, in a book
for Sunday Schools and juvenile reading? -We
would criticize gently, but are labors Por Jesus
so hard to work up into entertaining style, that
we must have four engagements and marriages to
provide the needed sensational matte'r ? The
externals of the book, illustrations, &c., are ex
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Tho Society have also published, in their usual
elegant style, the FAMILY CHRISTIAN ALMANAC
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—ln consequence of the suppression of con
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ties of books which formed their libraries, have
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Italy in 1865. By a law' passed in July, 1866,
the religious houses were suppressed. There
are now 369 public libraries, with suitable en
dowments for their maintenance and increase.
It is to. be regretted that the ancient Greek and
Arabian manuscripts in three of the convents of
Palermo , --the Martovana, the ,Cancelliere, and
the Salvatora—should have disappeared, the
heads of the houses rep" during the late trou
bles in Sicily. A government commission' is in
' vestigating the matter.
—The Sunday .111ag,azine, edited by the Rev.
Thomas Guthrie, D.D., will, in future, be pub
lished by Lippincott & Co. simultaneously with
its appearance in London.
—A writer in the Cotemporary Review pro
duces reasons for the assertion that about the be
ginning of the - Christian Era books were manu
factured with a speed, sold at a cheapness,,pur
chased with an avidity, and circulated through
out the whole Roman world to an ex.tent, at first
mention, almost incredible. " Enter one of the
large halls of a Roman publisher, and you will
find probably not fewer than a hundred slaves at
work. They have all been educated, trained, for
the purpose. They write a swift, clear band;
and while one dictates, a hundred copies are
springing at once into existence for the great
public. No sooner are the copies written than
they are passed on to other workmen ready to
receive them; and with a speed not less astonish
ing than that with which they have been written,
are revised, corrected, rolled up, bound, titled,
and, when thought desirable, adorned for the
market. • Let us add to these circumstances that
the workmen, being slaves, require only mainte
nance from their master, and one shall be, better
prepared to accept what seems the 'well -estab
lished, though remarkable result—that a single
bookselling firm at Rome could produce without
difficulty, in a day of ten working hours, an edi
tion of the second book of Martial consisting of
a thousand, copies, and that, a somewhat similar
work, plainly' bound, if sold for sixpence; left
the bookseller a profit of one- hundred"fier cent. o
.=—Tlie Presbyterian, Publication Committee an:
nounce The Freed Boy in Alabama, by-Miss, M.
M. Mitchell; Four Little Christmas' Stockings,
Olden's Mission; Stories for all Seasons, by - Two
'
Sisters. Ella Dalton, by Miss M. Johnionj;
Too Big for Aiinday-School, by Rev: J. Jay
Dana; The Back Court, by the author .of " Chi
naman in California ;" The Saviour whNeed, by
Rev. Jacob Ilelffenstein D. D with Introduc
tion by Rev: Harvey D. Ganse.
--The Saturday R6iew was never faiiibus for
treating religions topics, or ministers of religion;
with respect. Under its late editor, however, it
never took so broad a, license as it claims. under
the new one—who was himself a clergyman be
fore he hecame enamored. of jourealisrti. In a
recent article on "'Railway Acciderts," (Aug.
21,) the writer speaks of railway travelers in
Mexico as:being " like :acrobats or missionaries,
or other., people Wlio.go, in for prizes in .this
world or the next at considerable risk." - Does
this sort of flippancy pass muster for' wit in the
old age of the Saturday', 'Since Whits lost all
that:gave it' true fire and 'spirit, would it not be
well fdr it to give up :chalking its face and play
ing the clown, and stick to its heavy dissertations
on ethics, or its half-indecent comments wo
men'?issiOnaries have dene some good in the
world, incredible as it may seem to 'a Saturday
Reviewer Who writes under the direction of a
minister of religion.—N. Y. Times.
BiZtfiiftiti3nls.
GENESIS AND SCIENCE.
In Augnetine's works (lib..xii. c. 31) is a
passage which, considering the age in
which it was written, considering also the
vague notions entertained by St. Augustine
himself, and by all the world at his time, on
the rank . and importance of the natural
sciences, is surely one of the most remarka
ble passages ever written by theologian or
philosopher. .
" For myself, I declare boldly; and from
the bottom of my heart, that if I were call
ed to write something which was invested
with supreme authority, I should desire
most so to write that my words should in
clude the • widest range of meaning, and
should not be confined to one sense alone
exclusive of all others, even of some which
should be inconsistent with my own. Far
from me, 0 God, be the temerity to suppose
that so great a prophet (Hoses) did not re
ceive from Thy grace even auch a favor 1 Yes :
he had in view, and in his spirit, when he
traced these words, all that we ever can
discover of the truth, even every truth
which has esesped us hitherto, or which
escapes us still, but Which, nevertheless,
may be discovered again."
Certain it is that whatever new views
may now be taken of the origin and author
ship of the first chapterof Genesis, it stands
alone among the traditions of mankind in
the* wonderful simplicity and grandeur of
its words. Specially' remarkable—rairacu,
lens it really seems to-be—is that character
of reserve which leaves open to reason all
that reason may be able to attain. The
meaning of these words seems always to be
a meaning ahead of science—not because it
anticipates the results of science, but because
it is independent of them, and runs, as it
were, round the outer margin of all possible
discovery.—Primevq Man, _Duke of Argyll.
SUGGESTIVE PARAGRAPHS.
" We want in you," says Bishop Hunting
ton, "Christianity that is Christian across
counters, over dinner tables, behind the
neighbor's back, as in his face. We want in
Jon a Christianity that we can find in the
temperance of the meal, in moderation of
dress, in rqspect for authority, in amiability
at home . in .veracity and simplicity in mixed
society. Rowland Hill used to say he would
give very little for the religion of a m a n
whose very 'dog and cat were not the better
for his religion. We want fewer gossiping,
sla,ndering, gluttonous, peevish, conceited,
bigoted Christians.
• " To make them effectual, all our public re
ligious measures, institutions, benevolent
agenciespmissions, need to be managed on a
high-toned, scrupulous and unquestionable
tone of honor, without evasion, orpartisan.
ship, or overmuch of the serpent's cunning.
The hand that gives &way the Bible must
be unspotted from the world. The money
that sends the missionary . to the heathen
must be honestly earned. In short, the two
arms of the church—justice and mercy—
must be stretched out; working for man,
strengthening the brethren, or else your
faith is vain, and 'ye are yet in your sins."
Holiness and humility are inseparably con
nected. The nearer the soul comes to God,
tho more completely it is humbled; stibdued
and overpowered. It was when Sob heard
the voice of the Lord out of the whirlwind'
that he exclaimed, "I abhor myself, and
repent in dust and ashes." When the "still,
small voice" of God spake to the exiled
prophet in his cave, he wrapped his; Kush
ing face in his mantle, and his whole being
bowed before the Divine presence and power
It was when the evangelical prophet, Isaiah,
saw the glory of the Lord, and heard the
six-winged seraphim crying one to another,
"Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts," that
he cried out, "Woe is me, for I am undone. ) '
It was after Paul had been caught up into the
third heaven that he said of himself that be
was " the least of all the saints." And it was
the beloved disciple, whose head had leaned
on, .the breast of Jesus, and who had beheld
His glory in apocalyptic vision, whose meek,
childlike spirit has been the admiration of
all ages. Thus it is with every saint on earth,
and it is so with every glorified spirit in
heaven. The higher the soul rises in holi
ness, the deeper it sinks in! humility and
self-abasement. So sings Montgomery.:
"The bird that soars on highest wing,
Bnilds on the ground lowly'nest;
And she that cloth most sweetly sing,
Sings in the shade. when, all things rest_;
In lark and nightingale we see
What honOr bath humility.
!‘ The saint that wears heaven's brightest crown,
In lowliest adoratiOn bends,
The'weight of glory bows hitri'dowri
, The most, wh'en moat his soul ascends ;
„Nearest the throng itself must be
'The footstool of humility."
At a'temperance meeting some' years ago
a clergyman' spoke in favor 'Of'wine as a
drink, demonstrating its use to be icriptural,
gentlemanlyiancl healthful. At the close, of
his remarks, a plain, elderly man stated that
a young friend who had long been ihtemper
ate was at length persuaded to Pledge him-
Self to entire abstinence from all , that could
intoxicate. He, kept his pledge faithfully,
till one evening, at ,a social party,• wine was
passed, arid, a clergyman present took a
glass, at the same time vindicating the 'prao
tie°. This example decided the young'man.
He took aglass, his slumbering appetite
was instantly rekindled, his downward 'course
was rapid, , and • he died a . raving madman,
the victim .of delirium tremens. " That
young man," the old man added; " was my
Ben; and that clergythati was the reverend
thictor who has just addressed the. assem-
DANCING BY OIf.IIRCIE-MEMBERS.
At the present time there must be some
rather special interest among the young
folks on the subject of dancing. One has
asked :'Does the RefOrraed Church allow
dancing? Another has inquired at a differ
ent time and under other circumstances
Do you approve of dancing?
To each of these, we reply : No. In the
popular sense, the Church does not allow
dancing, any , more than it allows any other
kind of intoxication or undue excitement.
There is no special law against dancing in
itself. Neither is there against the use of
liquor till it becomes immoderate drinking
or drunkenness. The whole tendency — of
the Church is opposed to the disSipations
that flow out-of dancing. As all its forms
hang together by a common spirit, it is not
possible to allow this, and condemn that.
Not because just so much is sinful in itself;
but because the whole tendency in its last
- results are evil, without a redeeming excep
tipn. In this general sense we are opposed
to - dancing, and deem it proper to discourage
it in all proper ways.
Do you then decide against all dancing as ,
sinful . Yes, in practice. In theory we can
also answer, with the timid or temporizing
minister, by saying• that we had" no- objec
tions to their shuffling their feet around - a
little." Without anything more said, that
may seem to endorse dancing.- At least so
it was taken in this given case. But that
is not the whole case. Mere "-shuffling the
feet around a little" is, not what is meant
by o,ncing. If it were only this, and noth
0 -
ine. more, few would object to it.- And
fewer still would indulge in it - to dissipation
and spiritual harm:
Graceful movements of the body, artistic
tripping of the feet and the cultivation of
the msthetical idea that gives strength and
beauty even to the, abuse, are not to be, per
se, or in themselves, condemned. What we
may admire and allow in theory, we must,
however, condemn in practice, when its
whole tendency is to ran into evil. We
may admire a beautiful flower in a pic
ture, but if its living representative ' how li
-
ever beautiful, is poisonous and smells bad,
we would not cultivate it ourselves, nor ad
vise others to plant it in their gardens, to
spread its vile efflavia and deadly poison,
Root it out.
We would shrink from 'saying or doing
anything by which one soul might be led
astray. All the dancing pleasure in the
world would not redeem a single soul from
the ruin to which many have confessedly
been brought by this vain indulgence. The
example of a Church-member in this may
be most disastrous to the Spiritual welfare
of others. The favor - and equivocal en
dorsement of a minister may teach ":one of
the least of these" to brOak a commandment
of God. Rather let a mill-stone be tied to
his neck, and he be castinto the depths of
the sea. -
Bat, in opposition to the general voice of
,the best portion of the Church, some Doc
tors of Divinity have declared in favor of
dancing. Doctor so and, so, and Rev.' Mr.
----- allow dancing in their, congregations.
Well ! we had rather it were they than we
who are to answer for that: - Every man
must stand - or fall to his own master. For
our part, we think we do less harm in ad
vising against, than those who advise in fa
vor of all dancing. If a little - indulgence
will not do much harm, none at all will do
less.
- What shall we say of those Church-mem
bers who, although they condemn dancing
in the Main, yet think it necessary to send
their childrento the dancing master? Just
think of it ! A refined Christian mother,
sends her pure, lovely daughter, and, her in
nocent, ingenuous son, to be improved in
nets RY THE. DANCING MASTER The dancing
master - is generally, almost without a single
exception, a man unfit to meet that same
daughter on speaking terms on the street,
and altogether unworthy to meet that mo
ther and her daughter in genteel society, or
in the sacred precincts cf their own home.
What partial good can come from the in
structions of such a man as that, which the
mother could not a thousand fold better
Give her child I There must be something
exceedingly defective here, because more
evil than good is sure to come.
Dancing school associations, apart from
the personal character of the master, are
almost always unfavorable to grace and pie
ty. Even when the children of the " flat
families only" attend (and only first families
generally patronize such establishments),
the results are uniformly vicious and demor
alizing. Like the associations of the theatre,
the circus and - the ball, the whole moral at
mosphere is tainted. Save the pure children
of the Church 'from that! Dancing Chris
tians do not want to cast their children to
Juggernaut nor give them up to Moloch.
Do not risk all that is precious for your
children, by trying to obtain a questionable
good. They can serve God and reach hea
ven better and safer without" attaining the
artificial accomplishments and tasting the
dangerous preastre.cup of the private or
public ball, to which the dancing school
leads the way.•
Elders and' private church-members occa
sionally getAup' a dancing party for their
friendsat their private houses. Into these,
unsuspecting persons are drawn. Thetaste
is cultivated, and, in some cases, moral ruin
follows thosie " Very . nleasant evenings." We
p.
are too much Puritan yet to consent to such
damaging influence on• the Christian life of
Church-members. If all things are lawful,
surely such as these, so liable to grow into
abuse and harm, are not expedient. For
the " weak brother's sake," let not these
things prevail - among you, as bccometh
saints.—Reformed Church Messenger.
'I'F,IiPEE,ANOE ITEMS.
—Dr. Onyler writes of Augusta, 11l :
" There are eighteen hundred inhabitants in
the town, and nota single tippling-house ! The
'saloons' have all been sealed up so tight that no
toper's nose can scent his way into them. The
method is this The friends of temperance
are associated in a joint stock company with a
nominal capital of $175,000...Each man takes
so many shares of stock, and is liable to a small
assessment. When a liquor shop is prosecuted
and closed, the expenses of the legal pr6cess are
assessed on the company. Each man pays his
quota. So that whenever a,hundred or two dol
lars are wanted for a cold-water campaign, the
fundg ire at hand. By means of this thorough
machinery this pleasant village has been ' clean
ed out' of rum shops and to-day local prohibi
tion is entirely successful. I learn that in seve
ral other towns beside Augusta the process of
joint stock.. companies has been tried, and with
the seine' success. But' before this, the town
must vote at the annual election not to license
any drinking-houses. The otject of the stock
company is to aid the authorities in enforcing
the popular will.' "
" I never drink; I cannot afford it; it cost
me three days, the first in sinning, the second in
suffering, the third in repenting."—Laurcene
Sterne. • •
I remember a bright and beautiful boy. We
were lads at school togethnr, he and I, in Con
necticut. We knew each other well ; in school
tasks and play ground we were comrades for
years.' He had occasion to remember me, for in
a playful wrestle I threw him, and to my dismay,
dislocated his elbow joint. In time we entered
the same college. Our pecuniary circumstances
were .different. I was very poor. I once lived
for' a week on twenty-two cents, in the days of
my student life. I didn't have to 'live quite as
close as that, but • I did it for one week, to see
how closely I I could live. If any one of you
have ever lived on twenty-two cents a week I
don't want you to tell me, for I wouldn't accept your
invitation to dinner. He was very rich. His
money and the indulgence it offered led him on.
He became fond of the wine-cup. The habit
grew upon him. He had great talents. He
was witty. He could recite - pages after reading
them once or twice. The classics were easy to
him. Oh, if he had never touched the wine cup
itwoul,d• have been well for him. He did -not
finish his collegiate career. He died in a tavern.
For two weeks before his death he ate nothing.
One of my brothers went to see him, and told
me that he was so emaciated that he was almost
transparent; you could almost see through him.
Day and night for these two weeks his cry was
for brandy, brandy. They gave it to him. He
drank and drank, and at nothing, and he died.
Oh, the horrors of that death; the horrors of
that room, Where, lying on a bed, a living skele
ton, he shrieked through the sleepless night
watches for brandy I God save you, young man,
from such a death. When he first began the
use of wine, if any one had suggested to him_
the possibility 'of , danger, he would have smiled
with scorn.—Dr: M. Scudder.
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