In her preface, Miss Fry says: "The time seems at hand when we shall all have to retreat upon the strongholds of our faith; when they that teach, and they that learn, and they that keep the watch-tower, or go forth to the battle-field, will be compelled to do for a declining church, what for an advancing one the Apostle forbids to be done: to maintain 'the principles of the doctrine of Christ,' instead of 'going on unto perfection;' to 'lay again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith towards God;' in order to preserve and strengthen and encourage those that stand, if we may not renew again to repentance those that have fallen away."

15.-The Writings of Jane Taylor. In three Volumes. Containing Memoirs and Correspondence; Poetical Remains; Essays in Rhyme; and Contributions of Q. Q. New-York: Saxton & Miles. Boston: Saxton & Pierce.

Jane Taylor is so well known and so highly appreciated, that we presume the publishers of these volumes will find themselves compensated for their outlay, in the ready sale of the work. True, many are in possession of some of her fugitive poetical effusions, and of the Contributions of Q. Q., yet those who admire her writings will wish to have the three volumes in uniform binding. The Memoir and Correspondence, digested by her brother, Isaac Taylor, also favorably known to the public, must greatly enhance the value of these volumes.

For the young, Jane Taylor has written much that is entertaining and instructive. Parents will find in these volumes wholesome sentiments, clothed in chaste and appropriate language-such as they can safely instil into the minds of their children. Many, now grown to manhood and womanhood, probably remember some of her choice lessons, early committed to memory, under the direction of a fond and judicious

mother.

16. Universalism examined, renounced, and exposed, in a series of Lectures, embracing the experience of the author during a ministry of twelve years, and the testimony of the Universalist ministers to the dreadful moral tendency of their faith. By Matthew Hale Smith. Boston: Tappan & Dennet. 1842. pp. 396.

The author of this book has been himself a Universalist minister, and has recently announced his conviction of the truth as it is in Jesus. He now undertakes to reason with his

former friends, and to show them the instability of the foundation on which they build. For although he once built on the same, he now feels satisfied that it must have been swept from beneath him at the day of judgment, and left him a wretched soul on the shores of eternity. We consider him a qualified witness in the case, and hope his book may fall into the hands of many of those with whom he once walked to the place of worship in company. And as in the cause of temperance, the testimony of those who were once besotted is of more avail towards the reformation of others, than any other means, we may hope that the argument of Mr. Smith will be successful in convincing multitudes of Universalists of their error, and leading them to the acknowledgment of the truth.

The volume embraces several lectures, giving an account of Mr. S.'s early life, and of the means of his conversion, with a refutation of the reasonings on which Universalists rely and although not evincing a mind of uncommon acuteness, it is written from such a stand-point as gives the author a great advantage over those who may have written on the same subject with more acumen and learning. We think the book adapted to do much good, and we trust the day is not far distant, when those who disbelieve in the doctrine of a Hell, will see that they, at the same time, deprive us of a Heaven. Both rest on the same basis-the same principles of interpretation.

17.-Old Humphrey's Addresses. By the Author of Old Humphrey's Observations. New-York and Brooklyn Robert Carter. London: Religious Tract Society. 1842. pp. 252. We have seen and read this book before, in another form: but we think Mr. Carter is doing the community a good service by republishing it in a new dress, and so as to make it easily purchasable. Old Humphrey, with his 'stump of a pen in the infirm hand of an old man,' writes, nevertheless, in a very lively, interesting style. And he that is won to read the book, we doubt not, will rise from the perusal profited. We knew a young man who, after reading the essay on blankets, in the beginning of winter, was prompted at once to set about raising funds for the purchase of blankets for the poor of his own vicinity, and succeeded, to the great comfort of many destitute families. Let old Humphrey be read and reread, and the heart will be moved, and prompt the reader to deeds of benevolence, and lead him, like his master, to go about doing good.

SECOND SERIES, VOL. IX. 28.

18. Puseyism; or the Errors of the Times. By the Rev. Robert Ferguson, Minister of Brickfield Chapel, Stratford, London. London: J. Snow. 1842. pp. 72.

This is a small volume, written in a popular style, intended to guard the mass of the community against the evils which threaten the church, from the spread of Puseyism. It is eminently adapted to do good; and the time has certainly come, in England, if not in our own land, when Protestants must be prepared for the inroads of superstitious error. This Puseyism is but a modified form of Romanism, and erelong they will probably discover that they are twin sisters, too long estranged, and will rush to each other's embrace with enthusiastic delight and it may be, with fanatic hate of all who are without the pale of the mother church-the church, by emphasis.

We did hope the day had gone by, when vain rites and pompous ceremonies should come to be considered as the very essence almost of Christianity-as that without which there is no church, no ministry, no sacraments, no safety. But it seems not. Well! Jehovah is on the throne, and before him darkness will become light-clouds of most portentous gloom, those of most refulgent glory.

ADDITIONAL NOTICES.

Just at the last moment we have received:

Sketches of Modern Philosophy, especially among the Germans. By James Murdock, D. D. Hartford: John C. Wells. 1842. pp. 201.

We of course cannot now speak of the book from personal inspection, but doubt not it will contain much interesting matter to scholars.

The Perpetuity of the Earth; A Discourse preached before the Premillenial Advent Association, in the City of New-York, Jan 1st, 1842. With Notes on the Millenarian Controversy, and Strictures on Professor McClelland's "Manual of Sacred Interpretation." By John Lillie. New-York: John Moffet. 1842. pp. 240.

Emma, or the Lost Found; or Reliance on God Rewarded.
New-York: Dayton & Newman. 1843. pp. 193.

The Scripture Alphabet of Animals. By Mrs. Harriet N. Cook.
The Children of the Bible; As Examples and Warnings.
Robert Carter, New-York, has issued new editions of Romaine
on Faith, and Brown's Concordance.

Essays on the Philosophy of Vitality, and on the modus operandi of Remedial Agents. By Martyn Paine, A. M., M. D.. etc., etc. New-York: Hopkins & Jennings. 1842. pp. 68. The End of the World not yet. A discourse delivered at Newburyport, Mass. By Rev. L. F. Dimmick. Newburyport: Charles Whipple. 1842. pp. 48.

The Ambassador of God; or The True Spirit of the Christian Ministry. A Sermon, by Rev. John W. Nevin, D. D. 1842.

ARTICLE XII.

LITERARY INTELLIGENCE.

Prussia.

PROFESSOR MOSER of Königsberg, says Alexandre Von Humboldt, has obtained daguerreotype impressions in a dark room -one of the most marvellous discoveries of this day of discovery and invention.-Five works of Schelling are about to be published, comprising the History of Philosophy since Descartes-Positive Philosophy-Philosophy of Mythology-Philosophy of Revelation-and Natural Philosophy.

Germany.

A new Literaturzeitung has been commenced at Jena, by Prof. Hand. An exegetical manual of the first three gospels is promised by H. E. G. Paulus.-Neander is engaged on a new edition of his 'General History of the Christian Religion and Church.'-Hengstenberg is publishing a Commentary on the Psalms.-Dr. Tuch, commentator on Genesis, etc., has left Halle to enter on his professorship of Oriental languages at Leipzig. The number of students at Berlin, by the last account, was 1757-Bonn, 558-Breslau, 639-Göttingen, 728Halle, 705-Heidelberg, 572.-Ludwig Tieck has left Dresden and taken up his residence at Berlin.-A statue of Jean-Paul Richter has been erected at the Gymnasium of Baireuth.

Prof. Krug of Leipzig, author of a "History of the Philosophy of the Ancients," and Kuinöl, well known by his Commentary on the New Testament, have both departed this life.-The University of Halle has suffered an irreparable loss in the death of Professor Gesenius, well known to biblical students. He died in the 57th year of his age.

France.

In 1841, 8036 works were printed at Paris.-The Volnian prize in philology has been awarded by the Academy of Sciences, to Dr. Theodore Benfey, of Göttingen, for his Etymological Lexicon of the Greek language.

Italy.

The design of publishing, at Rome, a uniform edition of the works of the Fathers, from the apostolic times to the 13th century, and in connexion the best writers in patristic theology, has been abandoned.

England.

Dr. Solomon Herschel, Chief Rabbi of the Jews in England, died at his residence recently, in the 83d year of his age. Fot forty-one years he had been Chief Rabbi of the Great Synagogue.-Allan Cunningham died October 29th, 1842.-A complete edition of the works of the venerable Bede is to be published under the superintendence of Dr. Giles. It will contain the original Latin, with a new translation of the principal works.-K. O. Müller's "Attica and Athens, with a map and plan," translated by J. I. Lockhart, is a valuable work, which has recently appeared.-Also, a Historical outline of the book of Psalms, by the late J. Mason Good, M. D.

United States.

We have to record the early decease of Professor Isaac Nordheimer. He was a ripe Oriental scholar, surpassed by few, if any, of his years. He, of course, left his Concordance incomplete; but it may be taken up by some other hand.

Jonathan Leavitt and John F. Trow, 194 Broadway, will publish this month THE COMPLETE WORKS OF PRESIDENT EDWARDS, being a faithful reprint of the "WORCESTER EDITION," with valuable additions, and a copious GENERAL INDEX, prepared expressly for the work-bound in handsome sheep, at a reduced price.