America" that has been published either in Europe or America, and, as such, it must take its place as an authority. Several valuable papers will be found in the Appendix; and, among them, an account of the "Bay Islands," and of their recent seizure by Great Britain, in spite, as it would appear, of the provisions of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. We regret that Mr. Squier treats this subject with a bitterness of tone that will be apt to lessen the effect his argument might produce if stated in more dispassionate language.

(32.) "Three Questions answered: What is Slavery? Were Slaveholders Members of the Apostolic Church? Shall the Church adopt the Apostolic Standard of Discipline, or make a new one? by the Rev. G. F. Cox, M. A." (Boston: J. P. Magee; pp. 40.) Mr. Cox defines slavery to be "power over service," which is inadequate. But the definition is of no account in the discussion. His main point is, that both slaveholders and slaves were admitted into the Apostolic Church-a point which he makes out very fully; indeed, the wonder is that it should ever have been disputed. It is only of late that the attempt has been made, in behalf of the Anti-slavery cause, to upset the settled interpretation of such passages as 1 Cor. vii, 21; Eph. vi, 5–8; 1 Tim. vi, 1; Tit. ii, 9; and 1 Pet. ii, 18; and, in our judgment, it has completely failed. But the Anti-slavery cause does not depend upon these interpretations. We pity the condition of that man who can read the New Testament, and not feel that it is penetrated, through and through, with a spirit opposed to all oppression. Mr. Cox's conclusion is, that the Methodist Church ought to "blot out of her Discipline every word upon the subject of slavery"—a conclusion in which he will stand nearly alone; indeed, he is inconsistent with himself, in declaring that the Church should "demand good treatment for the slave, food and clothing, religious instruction, and command obedience to the master." The questions discussed in this pamphlet are of vast importance; the writer treats them, in general, calmly and temperately; and we hope that his essay may be widely circulated, and discussed in the spirit of truth and in the love of it.

(33.) CARLTON & PHILLIPS have just issued a new edition (the sixth) of "A Theodicy; or, Vindication of the Divine Glory, as manifested in the Constitution and Government of the Moral World, by A. T. BLEDSOE, LL. D." (8vo., pp. 368.) Professor Bledsoe appends to this edition a note, in which he replies, with point and effect, to Dr. M'Cosh's notices of the "Theodicy," in the last edition of his treatise on the "Divine Government."

(34.) "A Commentary on the Greek Text of the Epistle of Paul to the Colossians, by John Eadie, LL. D." (New-York: R. Carter & Brothers, 1856; 8vo., pp. 308.) Professor Eadie's labours in Biblical literature have been altogether creditable to him. In interpretation he has not been quite so successful; but this commentary on the Colossians is a great improvement upon that on Ephesians; and, indeed, as a whole, it is better than any commentary produced in England on the Epistle. Dr. Eadie spares no pains in studying the text, and evidently seeks to give it its meaning, its whole meaning,

and nothing but its meaning. His characteristic fault is prolixity; but this book is freer from it than his former ones. No minister of the Gospel, who wishes to give his people "things new and old," can afford to go without this commentary.

(35.) "A Manual of Ancient History, by Dr. LEONARD SCHMITZ." (Philadelphia: Blanchard and Lea; 12mo., pp. 466.) This manual embraces, besides the histories of Greece and Rome, an outline of the history of the nonclassical nations, down to the overthrow of the Western Empire, A. D. 476. The Jewish history is omitted, for reasons stated in the preface-reasons by no means satisfactory. The general arrangement of the book is good; but its execution, in detail, is not such as to adapt it for use in schools.

(36.) "Selections from the British Poets, by ELIZA WOODWORTH." (NewYork: Carlton & Phillips; 22mo., pp. 365.) The plan of this book of Selections is well conceived. It takes in the whole range of British poets, from Chaucer down to Tennyson, and gives brief biographical and critical notices of each, with some of their best and most striking passages as specimens

(37.) "The Attaché in Madrid, translated from the German," (New-York: D. Appleton & Co.; 12mo., pp. 368,) contains a series of very graphic sketches of the Court of Spain, and, indeed, of Spanish society in general, in its modern aspects. The Attaché was a very busy person-seeing everything and everybody—and he describes what he saw very skilfully.

(38.) "The Day-Star of American Freedom; or, the Birth and early Growth of Toleration in the Province of Maryland, by GEORGE LYNN-LACHLAN DAVIS.” (New-York: C. Scribner, 1855; 12mo., pp. 290.) This book contains a good deal of information, if one could only get at it; but Mr. Davis's style is so inflated, and his method so confused, that it is hard work even to read his chapters. He has evidently been industrious in collecting materials, but has failed to work them up into a clear and connected history.

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"The Prophets of the Restoration; or, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi; a new Translation, with Notes, by the Rev. T. V. MOORE, D. D." (New-York: R. Carter & Brothers, 1856; 8vo., pp. 408.) The readers of this journal are familiar with Dr. Moore's contributions to our own pages, and therefore need not be told that he is a thinker, a student, and writer of very rare powers. The commentary on Malachi, which forms part of the present volume, appeared/ originally in this journal: those on Haggai and Zechariah were first printed in the Quarterly of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. All who have read them will rejoice to see them collected into this handsome volume; to those who have not, we commend them as the best exposition of " the Prophets of the Restoration" that has yet appeared.

(40.) IN no field has the rapid development of this country been more marked than in that of literature. How rapid, and how vast, the movement has been, however, has heretofore been only matter of conjecture, except to the class of literary men who have kept watch of the history of the American mind. But the means of appreciating this great "march of civilisation" ought to be brought within the reach of all classes of reading people by the publication of a book with such a title as the "Cyclopedia of American Literature, by E. A. DUYCKINCK and G. L. DUYCKINCK." (New-York: C. Scribner, 1855; 2 vols. imp. 8vo.) This work, which is well got up, so far as the mechanical part is concerned, professes to embrace "personal and critical notices of American authors, and selections from their writings, from the earliest period to the present day, with portraits, autographs, and other illustrations." The aim of the work is historical, not critical; to show what books have been produced in America; and by whom, rather than "to sit in judgment" on American authors: not, however, to introduce the names of all who have written books in America: that would be to make a complete bibliography," not a history of literature. And it is here, precisely where we might expect it, in the province of selection, that the compilers fail. We look in vain, for instance, in their index, for the names of Asbury, Emory, Durbin, Fisk, Bangs, and others, that are far more worthy of admittance into such a Cyclopedia," than many that have found entrance. The compilers give notices of most of the colleges of the country, including some of the least important, but do not seem to have heard of the "Wesleyan University." The Messrs. Duyckinck have certainly been industrious; but we think there is at least one field of "American Literature" of which they are altogether ignorant. We hope they will enlarge their sphere of knowledge before issuing a new edition of their book, which, in spite of its unaccountable deficiencies, has great merits.

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(41.) "The Gospel in Ezekiel, illustrated in a Series of Discourses, by the Rev. THOMAS GUTHRIE, D. D.," (New-York: R. Carter & Brothers, 1856; 12mo., pp. 395,) is a volume of florid lectures on a passage in Ezekiel; well enough adapted to a popular audience, but by no means entitled to the dignity of print, any more than Dr. Cummings's effusions.

(42.) WE have received a copy of the "Plymouth Collection of Hymns and Tunes," (New-York: A. S. Barnes & Co., 1856; 8vo., pp. 483,) too late, however, for any adequate examination. Our impressions, from a hasty survey, are altogether favourable, both as to the plan of the work and its execution. We shall endeavour to do full justice to it hereafter.

(43.) “Abaddon and Mahanaim; or, Demons and Guardian Angels, by JOSEPH F. BERG, D. D." (Philadelphia: Higgins & Perkinpine, 1856; 12mo., pp. 272.) The design of this book is to "restore the teachings of the Scriptures on the subject of demoniacal influence to their proper place in the creed of Christian faith." We have received it too late to examine it in time for adequate notice in this number, and can therefore only chronicle its appearance.

(44.) "The Christian's Great Interest, by the Rev. WILLIAM GUTHRIE." (New-York: R. Carter & Brothers, 1856; 12mo., pp. 252.) Mr. Guthrie was a very eminent Scotch preacher of the seventeenth century. "His Great Interest" has been often reprinted in Scotland; the present edition was issued by Dr. Chalmers, who furnished an Introduction to it. The work is divided into two parts, entitled the "Trial of a Saving Interest in Christ," and "How to attain to a Saving Interest in Christ," and both are treated with discrimination, and applied pointedly to the conscience of the reader.

(45.) "Evening Incense," (New-York: Carter & Brothers, 1856; 18mo., pp. 130,) is a series of evening prayers, suitable as a companion to the "Morning Watches," by the same author.

Of the following pamphlets we regret that we can only give the titles: Report of the Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane, for 1855. By T. S. KIRKBRIDE. Philadelphia, 1856.

Jubilee Sermon, delivered before the Wesleyan Canada Conference, at London, C. W., June 6, 1855, by Rev. WILLIAM CASE. Toronto, 1855. Fifteenth Annual Catalogue of the New-Jersey Conference Seminary. Freebold, New-Jersey, 1855.

An Address, delivered at Pittsfield, Mass., before the Young Ladies' Institute, August 22, 1855, by JAMES R. SPALDING. New-York, 1855.

Science and the Bible: a Review of Professor Tayler Lewis's "Six Days of Creation." By JAMES D. DANA. Andover, 1856.

The Jewelry of God: a Sermon preached at the Funeral of Mrs. Mary A. Burdick Clark, April 7, 1854, by Rev. Jos. CROss, D. D. Savannah,

1855.

The Bible in its Relations to Good Citizenship: a Discourse delivered in Plymouth Chapel, Adrian, November 29, 1855, by Rev. T. C. GARdner, A. M. Adrian, 1855.

Facts against Fancy; or, a True and Just View of Trinity Church. By the Rev. WILLIAM BERRIAN, D. D. New-York, 1855.

The Faith by which we are Sanctified. By W. P. STRICKLAND, D. D., of the Cincinnati Conference. New-York, 1856.

Religion in Common Life: a Sermon preached at Crathie Church, October 14, 1855, before Her Majesty the Queen and Prince Albert, by the Rev. JOHN CAIRD, M. A., Minister of Errol, Scotland. Published by Her Majesty's command. New-York: Robert Carter & Brothers, 1856.

ART. XI.-RELIGIOUS AND LITERARY INTELLIGENCE.