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and his followers should have been conceived of, and gradually wrought into the received dogmas of the church. Mr. Ballou, in a plain, practical manner, shows how these corruptions gained admission into the church, displacing or seriously affecting the more simple, searching, and vital doctrines taught by the Master and his disciples. His work, honestly and thoughtfully done, will, we believe, be a great help to many inquiring minds.

MARRIED FOR BOTH WORLDS. By Mrs. A. E. Porter. Boston: Lee & Shepard.

We have read this book through with great satisfaction. Without assenting to, or dissenting from, its doctrine against second marriages, its main object is one which has our most hearty sympathy and approval. Faithful working here, in whatever field of Christian usefulness God may assign to us, is the best way of keeping our souls alive to God, and to those who have gone into his heavenly world. It is a great comfort to find how this spirit runs through the teachings of Christian writers in all denominations, practically ignoring the sectarian walls which are still formally kept up. We refer to this book in another article on the joy of Christ fulfilled in his disciples.

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PUBLIC AND PARLOR READINGS. Prose and Poetry, for the use of Reading Clubs, and for Public and Social Entertainment. HuEdited by Lewis B. Munroe. Boston: Lee & Shepard. This is an admirable selection of humorous pieces adapted not only to public, but to family and private reading.

VERSATILITIES. By R. H. Newell ("Orpheus C. Kerr"). Boston: Lee & Shepard.

This volume is rightly described by its title, and will find among many classes readers who will be pleased and gratified by what they find in it.

THE WONDERS OF THE HEAVENS. By Camille Flammarion. From the French of Mrs. Lockeyear. With forty-eight illustrations. New York: Charles Scribner & Co. For sale in Boston by A. Williams & Co.

Another volume of this beautifully printed and beautifully illustrated series, containing pictures, poetry, and a great deal of valuable information.

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