and tutoring me in your schools of learning. I came not to be silent in your dwellings, but to speak welfare to you and to your children. I came to rule, and my throne is set up in the hearts of men. Mine ancient residence was in the bosom of God; no residence will I have but the soul of an immortal; and if you had entertained me, I should have possessed you of the peace which I had with God, 'when I was with him, and was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him.'

AUTOBIOGRAPHY, CORRESPONDENCE, &C., OF LYMAN BEECHER, D.D' Edited by his Son, CHARLES BEECHER. In Two Volumes, Vol. I. London: Sampson Low, Son, & Gurton.

SOME persons denounce Autobiographies. They regard the principle of a man writing the memoir of himself as vicious. This is nonsense. If a man's life is valuable, it is worth writing; and if it is to be written, no man can do it so well as the man himself. No one so well understands the subject, and no one has so strong motives to be faithful to it, and no one has such power to invest it with charm of reality. Biographers generally, either from the spirit of adulation on the one hand, or detraction on the other, make their heroes either far nobler or baser than they really were. The man who writes his own life will find modesty on the one side restraining him from yielding to any temptation to exaggerate his own merits; and self-respect on the other, from any tendency to depreciate his own worth. The name of Beecher is now-through the writings of Mrs. Stowe, the daughter of the subject of this work, and the somewhat sanguinary speeches, lately delivered amongst us, of her brother, Mr. Henry Ward Beecher-pretty well-known in England. Many, therefore, we doubt not, will give a hearty welcome to this Autobiography. There is a great variety in it. Domestic incidents, religious revivalisms, theological speculations, and ecclesiastical movements, all centering on the godly life of a thoughtful and active man, give the work a peculiar charm for all classes.

THE CHRIST OF THE GOSPELS, AND THE ROMANCE OF M. RENAN. (Three Essays.) By the REV. DR. SCHAFF, and M. NAPOLEON ROUSSEL London: Religious Tract Society.

THIS Volume contains a treatise by Dr. Schaff on the "Christ of the Gospels," in which the perfection of our Lord's character, as portrayed in the evangelists, is set forth as an argument for the Divinity of His purpose and mission. If the spotless purity of Christ's character can be demonstrated, His superhuman origin and nature must inevitably follow. The essay is an admirable delineation of the excellence of Christ, and as an argument against Renan and his school, is conclusive. This little book also contains two essays by Napoleon Roussel, one of the ablest of the French Protestant pastors, "in which the insidious and latent principles of the Vie de Jésus are stripped of their disguise,

and laid bare in their naked deformity. Many who might be deluded and seduced by the rhetorical romance of M. Renan, would start back with horror from an unveiled statement of his teachings." We commend this volume as an admirable antidote to the evil it is intended to remove. THE FAMILY CIRCLE. BY REV. ANDREW MORTON. (Third thousand.) Edinburgh: W. Oliphant & Co. London: Hamilton, Adams, & Co. THIS little book, the author informs us, is designed for the fireside of the common people. It is composed of discourses which the author delivered in the regular course of his ministry. Its object is to show how the humblest home may be made happy. The subject is-Home, with all its Domestic Relations, and in connexion with its changes here and destiny in Eternity. The idea and execution of this work are alike admirable. We do not wonder that such a book has already passed through two editions. It editions should be numbered by hundreds. THE PHILOSOPHY OF EVANGELICISM; EVOLVED FROM THE RELATIONS BETWEEN CONSCIENCE AND THE ATONEMENT. London: Bell & Daldy. THIS is a book small in compass but big in meaning. Every page is filled with the profoundest thinking on the most vital parts of our faith. To do justice to the author's argument, and to point out where we agree, and wherein we differ, we should require several sheets in a "Quarterly." Suffice it to say, that every theological dogmatist and Evangelical preacher should read and ponder every part of it.

THE WORKS OF THOMAS GOODWIN, D.D. With General Preface. By JOHN C. MILLER, D.D. And Memoir, by R. HALLEY. Vol. VIII. London: James Nisbet & Co.

THIS is another elegant volume, making the eighth of Dr. Goodwin's works. This contains discourses on the subject of Faith, the Acts of Faith, and the Properties of Faith. These discourses are equal to any of author's best productions. His points of thought are always numerous, and always richly illustrated by Scripture quotations. His illustrations are not always apt or decent, as for example:-" When a marriage is proposed unto a woman, that which may move her at first to listen to it, may be the hearsay of an estate, and paying her debts with which she is encumbered; these may persuade her to view and see the person, and to entertain a visit from him, and to acquaint herself with him; but after some long converse, her heart is so taken with his person, that if he had nothing, she would beg with him the world over, for she is satisfied with his person alone. And thus it is between our souls and Christ; we come to Christ at first as the Lamb of God that takes away our sins, that will save us from wrath and pay our debts (and the truth is we must always come so to Him to cleanse us from sin every day)." The enterprising publisher has so done his part as to leave nothing to be desired.

A FAMILIAR EPISTLE TO ROBERT J. WALKER. From an Old Acquaintance.
London: Saunders, Otley, & Co. Also:-THE NEGRO'S PLACE IN

NATURE. BY JAMES HUNT, Ph.D., F.S.A., F.R.S.L., F.A.S.L.
London: Trübner & Co.

Such works as the above do not properly fall within our province to notice; yet, as the publishers have sent them to us, and they are on our table, a word calling attention to them may keep the conscience of the critic clear. The former refers to the American War. At the outset, we, in these pages, pronounced our judgment upon this terrible catastrophe, and advocated separation. We profess sympathy with neither of the combatants; but, on the ground of humanity and the religion of Christ, we deprecate the unprecedented outrages which are involved in every hour's continuation of this inhuman struggle. How ministers of the Gospel, can like Ward Beecher, on any ground, sanction its continuation, is to us an astounding marvel. But that gentleman who has recently, unsuccessfully, according to his own confession, endeavored to wake up sympathy in this country for his party, is, in the former publication reported to have said, that "when the war is over, the best blood of England must flow for the outrage England has perpetrated upon America." The blood, therefore, now deluging his own country, will not satiate him. The second publication is a learned disquisition, the purpose of which is to prove the negro's unfitness for civilization. As we understand it, we are not at present prepared to accept such a conclusion.

EXPOSITIONS OF GREAT PICTURES. BY RICHARD HENRY SMITH, JUN. Illustrated by photographs. London: James Nisbet & Co.

THOSE who procured the author's "Exposition of the Cartoons of Raphael," will be glad to possess themselves of this work which is intended to be its companion. The great pictures here photographed are:-La Madonna Della Seggiola-The Transfiguration, by Raphael— The Resurrection of Lazarus, by Michael Angelo and Sebastian del Piombo-The Last Supper, by Leonardo de Vinci-Christ presented to Pilate, by Correggio-The Descent from the Cross, by Rubens-and, The Burial of our Lord, by Raphael. Mr. Smith's artistic criticisms are for the most part intelligent and honest, and his spirits in reverent sympathy with the great subjects of the paintings.

THE LAST SUPPER. Painted by LEONARDO DE VINCI, for the Dominican Convent of Santa Madonna della Grazzia, at Milan. Engraved on Steel" in pure line." G. F. BACON. London: William Tegg. RUBENS has left on record his opinion of this chef d'œuvre of the most profound and versatile genius the world has ever seen, in these words :

"The best of the examples that Leonardo has left us is The Last Supper, in which he has represented the Apostles in places suited to them; but our Saviour is in the midst, being most honorable, having no figure near enough to press on or incommode him. His attitude is grave, his arms are in a loose, free posture, to show the greater grandeur, while the Apostles appear in agitation by their vehement desire to know which of them shall betray him." We deem it right to state that the framing size of this engraving is 24 inches by 17 inches, and the price of prints 63. on Indian paper 128.

This sublime subject is the noblest that could occupy the profoundly speculative intellect and commanding genius of the painter; the picture is said to have occupied Leonardo three years, and to have been completed in 1492. Our readers who are lovers of sacred art of the highest class will do well to procure this beautiful engraving.

THE PARABLES OF OUR LORD, By REV. ASHTON OXENDEN. London: William Macintosh.

THIS is a very sensible, well-written, and thoroughly practical exposition of the Parables of our Lord. It is just the book for Sunday School Teachers and Sunday School Libraries. The most illiterate may understand the author's meaning, and the most learned may be instructed by his teaching.

ENGLISH SACRED POETRY OF THE OLDEN TIME. Collected and arranged by REV. L. B. WHITE, M.A. London: Religious Tract Society. THIS is, in every sense, an exquisite production. The poetry is radiant with consecrated genius, the illustrations are chefs d'œuvre of art, the typography, the paper, and the binding scarcely admit of improvement. The editor has done his work with great judgment and taste, and the book as a whole is a fit companion for the best that now adorn the tables of our English drawing-rooms.

THE FUTURE OF THE HUMAN RACE. BY ALFRED BOWEN EVANS, D.D. London: William Sheffington. THIS work contains four discourses, the subjects of which are:-The Orders of the Saved-The Saved NationsThe Binding of Satan-and, The Judgment Books-all of which are founded on passages selected from the 20th and 21st chapters of Revelation. There are many golden thoughts strikingly expressed in these lectures. PARADISE, OR THE PRESENT HOME OF THE HOLY DEAD. A Discourse delivered on the occasion of the Death of the Most Rev. Richard Whately, D.D. By Rev. WILLIAM CROOK. London: Hamilton, Adams, and Co. THIS is a very able discourse on an all-important subject delivered on a most interesting occasion. THE LOST MINISTRY. By Rev. W. H. WYLIE. London: Elliot Stock & Co. THIS also is an able sermon on a subject much neglected, but which demands earnest attention.

A HOMILY

ON

The Unjust Steward.

"And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods. And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward. Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed. I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses. So he called every one of his lord's debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord? And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty. Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore. And the lord commended the unjust steward because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light. And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations. He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much. If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches? And if ye håve not been faithful in that which is another man's, who shall give you that which is your own? No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon."-Luke xvi. 1—13.

E have here a parable concluded by a clear and weighty moral,'" Ye cannot serve God and mammon." But although the moral is clearly expressed, and its truth abundantly evident, there has been no little difficulty experienced by commentators in tracing the connexion of the parable with