deal depends on the character of the books with which a learner begins the study of any language. Professer Adler's high character as a scholar, his accurate acquaintance with the grammar and philosophy of his native language, and his previous labours in this department, all conspire to commend the present work to the confidence and patronage of the students of the noblest of modern languages.

Farewell Sermon delivered to the church of Chanceford, in April,

1845. By the late Samuel Martin, D.D. Also Extracts from a Sermon preached in the church of Chanceford on the 17th of August, 1845. By the Rev. William Finney. New York. 1846.

THE former of these discourses is an affectionate valedictory sermon delivered by Dr. Martin to a congregation which he had served in the gospel, between forty and fifty years. The sermon of Mr. Finney is a short biographical notice of Dr. Martin and a delineation of his personal and ministerial character. Dr. Martin was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, on the 9th of January, 1767. His parents were members of the Associate Church. His early studies and his preparation for the ministry were conducted by the Rev. Dr. Latta and the Rev. Dr. Smith, of Piquea. He was licensed by the Presbytery of Baltimore, in May, 1793, and was soon after ordained as pastor of the church at Slateridge, in York county, Pennsylvania. Five years later he took charge of the church at Chanceford, in which relation he continued, with a short interruption, until his death. Dr. Martin was a man of unusual vigour of intellect, and was held in high estimation both as a preacher and as a member of ecclesiastical bodies. He closed a long and useful life, in the bosom of his friends and surrounded by a people who cherish his memory with affection and respect.

Christian Resignation, illustrated and enforced. A Sermon delivered in the Presbyterian church of Barbecue, in the county of Cumberland, N. C., on Sunday, August 23d, 1846, on the occasion of the death of Mr. Archibald McDiarmid. By the Rev. Colin McIver, of Fayetteville, N. C. Published by Request. Fayetteville. 1846.

MR. MCDIARMID, a highly respected and useful man, was very

suddenly cut down in the midst of an active life, under circumstances, which produced a profound impression on the society of which he was a member. His friend, the Rev. Mr. McIver was called upon to preach his funeral sermon; and delivered on that occasion, the solemn and appropriate discourse above mentioned.

A Memoir of the Rev. Richard Slayter, late Pastor of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Claverack, N. Y. By R. Ormiston Currie. With an Introduction, by the Rev. Philip Milledoler, D. D. New York. 1946. John Moffet. pp. 132.

MR. Slayter was known to us, and is remembered as a warmhearted and laborious minister, whose labours God was pleased greatly to bless. The friends of this good man, and all who are familiar with the field of his labours, will take an interest in the biographical sketch.

A Sermon, occasioned by the death of Professor Ebenezer Kellog, delivered in the Church at Williamstown, on Sabbath afternoon, Oct. 11, 1846. By Mark Hopkins, D. D., President of the College. Boston. T. R. Marvin.

THIS discourse, from the skill of the author, presents a portrait which strikes us as eminently characteristic. It depicts a man who, if not great, was good, useful, and lovely. Some passages in the discourse are exceedingly beautiful, and the whole is a fine specimen of subdued and trustworthy commendation.

Pithy Papers on Singular Subjects. By Old Humphrey. New York. R. Carter. pp. 266. 1846. 18mo.

Old Humphrey will certainly be disappointed if he expects a regular critique on each of his volumes, for they come out with a rapidity which exhausts us. The title of this one savours of self-complacency, but the contents are entertaining, and quite equal to those which have preceded it.

A Message from God; or Thoughts on Religion for Thinking Men. By the Rev. John Cumming, D. D., Minister of the Scottish National Church, Crown Court, Little Russell street, Covent Garden. New York. R. Carter. 18mo. pp. 180. 1846,

WE are familiar with the productions of the Free Church, but it is somewhat rare to have a book on experimental religion from a minister of the Scottish Establishment. In the one here offered we see no defect, either of orthodoxy or of warmth. The style is finished in a high degree, and sometimes assumes a bold rhetorical character. We trust the little volume may prove awakening to many who shall peruse it. This edition is remarkable for its large type, which will make it welcome to poor eyes and poor readers.

An Exposition of the Book of Proverbs. By the Rev. Charles Bridges, M.A. Vicar of Old Newton, Suffolk; Author of an 'Exposition of the cxix. Psalm,' 'Christian Ministry,' etc. New York: R. Carter. 1847. 8vo. xi. 544.

THIS large octavo contains the production of a familiar and honoured pen; and we have already given our hearty commendation to the other works of Mr. Bridges. He is a judicious, sound, and devout interpreter; and we are particularly rejoiced to see in his safe and reverent hands a portion of Scripture in which the rationalism of our day would find nothing spiritual. The value of this book is happily set forth in the Preface. Jerome's counsel for the daughter of a friend was: Let her have first of all, the Book of Psalms for holiness of heart, and be instructed in the Proverbs of Solomon for her godly life.' The mother of Matthew Henry was one 'that was very well versed in Solomon's proverbs, and the rules of wisdom which may be fetched from thence.' The spirit of Mr. Bridges' exposition may be inferred from a sentence of Cecil which he quotes: 'If we do not see the golden thread through all the Bible, marking out Christ, we read the Scripture without the key. It is recorded of Mary Jane Graham, 'that she was delighted in the course of her study of the Book of Proverbs, to have Christ so much and so frequently before her mind. As a criterion of the author's soundness, we would recommend to purchasers to look through his exposition of the eighth chapter, which has been signally robbed of its glory by neologizing commentators. From such examination as we have given the volume, we are prepared to place it among our best and most edifying expositions.

Something for Every Body. By Robert Carlton, Esq. New York: Appleton & Co. 1846. 12mo.

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WHEN we first took this publication in hand, we were disposed to consider it a strange book. It soon revealed itself to us. as a cordial and able defence of the most precious principles, in education, morals, and religion. The badinage, which first strikes the eye, and which is sometimes too little bridled, only makes way for some of the most solemn and pathetic approaches to the heart, which we have ever read. The defence of Capital Punishment, alone, is so masterly, as to give the author a claim to be considered equally formidable in argument and in satire. He is unsparing and unanswerable, in his assaults on the bubbles of the day, such as Mesmerism, Socialism, medical neology, pseudo-philanthropy, New-Jerusalemism, craniology, ultra-abstinence, and quack-education. But when he gives scope to his profound emotions, in regard to vital religion, he forgets, and we forget, every thing like merriment, and the result is an exhibition of the warmest and gentlest sympathies. We were never more confirmed in our belief, that the fountains of laughter and of tears lie very near together. With a high estimate of this book, we would counsel the author, first, to allow less abandon in his lively passages, and secondly to address himself to some high argument, without the assumption of an unreal name.

The Coming of the Lord; a Key to the Book of Revelation, With an Appendix. By James M. McDonald, Minister of the Presbyterian Church, Jamaica, L. I. New York: Baker & Scribner. 1846. 12mo. pp. 210.

THE author ably vindicates the labour which he has bestowed on this neglected part of Scripture; and indeed his brief but able Preface sets this whole matter in its true light. The exposition is the work of a diligent and vigorous mind, grappling with a difficult subject. It is marked by a caution and religious fear, which are sometimes wanting in such discussions. From the size of the volume, a thorough examination of all the points is not to be expected; but the author gives us a clear notion of his hypothesis of interpretation. To say that we do not find some places explained in a way which varies from our own idea, would be what we never expect to say of any book on the Apocalypse. But in the general understanding of the prophecy, we agree far more with Mr. McDonald than with that school who have set themselves forward as his contemptuous opposers. And where we cannot coincide with him in opinion, we do not lose our high respect for his abilities and his intention. The work

is therefore in our opinion likely to be both acceptable and edifying.

History of the Reformation of the Sixteenth Century. In four volumes. By J. H. Merle d'Aubigné, D.D. Translated by H. White, B.A., Trinity College, Cambridge, M. A. & Ph. Dr. Heidelberg. The translation carefully revised by Dr. d'Aubigné, who has also made various additions not hitherto published. New York: Robert Carter. 1846. 12mo. pp. 419, 406, 492, 470.

FOUR volumes for one dollar and a half! These are, moreover, neat and substantial volumes. Of the merits of Dr. Merle's work, we have not a word to say: it has reached its place. The translation now offered is the only one corrected by the author, as he has himself certified. He has here attended to the passages which were altered by the American Tract Society, and in such a way as to do justice to that Society. He has revised the translation, 'line by line and word by word,' and has made numerous additions. In his preface he says: 'Certainly I am a Presbyterian; certainly this work is opposed to a dogmatic and sectarian Episcopacy, which maintains that, in order to be united to Christ, you must be united to a bishop; but it is by no means opposed to the evangelical and constitutional Episcopacy, -to the Episcopacy of Leighton, Scott, J. Newton, Simeon, and Cecil.'

The Character of the Gentleman: an Address to the students of Miami University; August, 1846. By Francis Lieber, Professor of Political Philosophy and Economy in the South Carolina College; author of Political Ethics; Principles of Interpretation in Law and Politics; &c., &c. Cincinnati. 1846.

If we were to measure our remarks by a regard to the value of the production, we should make this pamphlet the occasion of an extended article. Professor Lieber, who has long since made himself known to the literary and political world, here brings his stores of philosophy and classic research to bear upon a topic, which has been the very shuttlecock of coxcombs and empty scribblers. The term Gentleman acquires a new dignity under his hands; and we sincerely wish these observations might be preserved in some less ephemeral form. It is enough to say that we have never seen the subject discussed in so satisfactory a manner before.