A Memorial of Bird Wilson, D. D., LL. D., late Professor of Systematic Divinity of the General Theological Seminary of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America. By W. White Bronson, A. M. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co. 1864.

Dr. Wilson is shown here to have been a wise and good, but quiet and unobtrusive man. As the son of one of our most eminent revolutionary statesmen, and the first principal professor in the oldest Episcopal Theological Seminary of our country, who filled his station with credit and success, he was an historical character, who deserves some fit memorial. He was the bosom friend of the venerable Bishop White. His biographer, from time to time, lets his light, as a high-church exclusive, shine. He attributes Dr. Wilson's warmth in vindicating the validity of lay-baptism "to the fact that he had himself received lay-baptism, and therefore felt a deep personal interest in its thorough vindication. A supposition not entirely destitute of weight, inasmuch as he was, in all probability, baptized by one of the rigid Scotch school, then presiding over a congregation in Philadelphia." Pp. 73-4. The English of this is, that baptism by Presbyterian ministers is lay-baptism, and that circumlocution must be employed to avoid calling them ministers or pastors. They may well defend the validity of Presbyterian baptism, call it lay, or what they will, unless they would class a large part of their bishops and ministers as unbaptized; and so, if we are to accept their dogma of baptismal regeneration, as unregenerate. We will add another suggestion. It is quite fortunate for our Episcopal brethren that they have such sources of supply and replenishment as the great Presbyterian communion. Were it otherwise, were they deprived of all their clergy and laity who had a Presbyterian training, whence would the void be filled? And is not that a perennial fountain of life and strength, which not only supplies the losses and provides for the rapid increase of the Presbyterian body, but so largely replenishes other communions?

Light in Darkness; or Christ discovered in his true character. By a Unitarian. Boston: Gould & Lincoln. New York: Sheldon & Blakeman. 1864.

The struggles of minds emerging from destructive error into the truth are usually profoundly instructive and interesting. The present is no exception. As the writer, a clergyman, unfolds the progress of his recovery from the sceptical negations of Socinianism to the positive, soul-sustaining verities of the everlasting gospel, we feel more deeply than ever the folly of

all human wisdom, and the incomparable excellence of that wis dom of God which is foolishness with men.

Helen Maurice; or the Daughter at Home. Published by the American
Tract Society.

The Weed with an Ill Name. By the author of "The Story of a Pocket-
Bible," 66
"Mackerel Will," etc. Published by the American Tract
Society.

These are additions to the excellent story books for children and youth, illustrating and enforcing some point of truth and duty, of which the Tract Society has been so prolific.

Grace-Culture, or Thoughts on Grace, Growth, and Glory. By Ezra M. Hunt, M. D. Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication.

It is altogether delightful when those whose vocation it is to medicate bodily distempers, address themselves to spiritual maladies, and look after the health and vigour of the soul. It has been observed that, contrary to a very prevalent opinion, there is a mutual congeniality between the study of medicine and psychology, and that the habits of observation and reflection, of seizing and analyzing subtle and tenuous phenomena, which are requisite in the physician, are also essential in the metaphysician. High authority has attributed Locke's success as an analyst of the mind to his medical training. And we have often observed that truly Christian physicians are among the most skilful in treating certain departments of experimental and casuistical divinity, especially those implicated in the connection of the mind with the body. All this is illustrated, in this copious, well-packed volume, by one of the promising young physicians of our church. It abounds in doctrinal and practical insight, and is well adapted to promote that growth in grace which it so happily elucidates.

The Old Parsonage, or Recollections of a Minister's Daughter. Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication. 18mo. pp. 236.

"From the storehouse of early recollections, I have endeavoured to depict a few of the scenes which have taught me many a salutary lesson, and I trust they will not be to others utterly useless. If there be any charm in the plain narrative of truth, they will not be wholly devoid of attractive interest."-Preface. They are delightful, and deserve a circulation far beyond the Sabbath-School Library.

Several books have been received too late for notice in this number.

LITERARY INTELLIGENCE.

GERMANY.

Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament, 4th Part. The Book of Job, by Dr. F. Delitzsch. 8vo. pp. 543.

F. Hitzig, The Psalms, translated and explained. Vol. II. Part 1. 8vo. pp. 240.

A. Brechei, The Psalms metrically translated. 8vo. pp. 312. J. Gärtner, Explanation of the Prophet Daniel and the Revelation of John, as well as Ezekiel's Prophecy of Gog. Chaps. 37-39. 8vo. pp. 576.

The 24 Books of the Bible in the Hebrew Text, with a German translation, continuous exposition, and homiletic remarks, by Rab. S. Herxheimer. Vol. I. The Pentateuch. 8vo. J. E. Löwy, Critical Talmudic Lexicon. In Hebrew. Vol. I. 8vo. pp. 494.

The Hagada, illustrated and translated by A. V. Morpurgo. Hebrew and Italian. 4o. pp. 66.

A. Nager, The Religious Philosophy of the Talmud. 8vo. pp. 44.

M. Duschak, The Mosaic and Talmudic Law of Marriage. 8vo. pp. 750.

E. Bernhardt, Critical Investigations respecting the Gothic version of the Scriptures. A contribution to German literary history and to the criticism of the New Testament. 8vo. pp. 31.

P. de Lagarde, The Four Gospels in Arabic, from a Vienna Manuscript. 8vo. pp. xxxii and 143.

M. A. Levy, Phenician Studies, No. 3. 8vo. pp. 80. Phenician Lexicon. 8vo. pp. 51.

T. Nöldeke, On the Amalekites, and some other nations neighbours of the Israelites. 8vo. pp. 42.

E. Riehm, On the Nature and Symbolic Conception of the Cherubim. In Latin. 4vo. pp. 26.

J. Pietraszewski, German Improved Translation of the Books of Zoroaster. Part 1. 8vo. pp. 248.

The Creation of the World, a Cornish Mystery, edited with a translation and notes, by Whitley Stokes. 8vo. pp. 208. Monachi Anonymi Scoti Chronicon Anglo-Scoticum. E codice Durlancensi primum integrum edidit C. W. Bouterwek. 8vo. pp. 48.

H. Pabst, De Ariberto II. Mediolansensi, primisque medii ævi motibus popularibus. 8vo. pp. 46.

L. Morgenstern, The Life of Galileo Galilei. 8vo. pp. 40. P. Pressel, John Calvin. 8vo. pp. 264.

Corpus Reformatorum. Vol. XXX. 4to. Vol. II. of the complete works of John Calvin. Pp. 1118.

C. A. Brandis, History of the Developement of Greek Philosophy and its subsequent effects in the Roman Empire. 8vo. pp. 430.

E. Alberti, The Question concerning the spirit and order of the Writings of Plato, illustrated from Aristotle. 8vo. pp. 115. H. Steinthal, Philosophy, History and Psychology, in their reciprocal relations. 8vo. pp. 76.

T. Vanderhausen, Ideas toward a new system of Historiography. 8vo. pp. 46.

Shakespeareiana, List of Writings of and about Shakespeare. 8vo. pp. 16.

W. Peters, Scientific Journey to Mozambique, at the command of his Majesty, King Frederick IV. in 1842-1848. Botany. 4vo. pp. 584.

H. Barth, Travels through the Interior of European Turkey, from Rustchuck, by Philippopel, Rilo, Bitolia, and the Thessalian Olympus, to Saloniki, in the autumn of 1862. 8vo. pp. 232.

FRANCE.

The Holy Bible, New Translation from the Hebrew and Greek, by a union of Pastors and Ministers of the two National Protestant Churches of France. No. 1. To be completed in ten numbers.

E. de Pressensé, the Church and the French Revolution, a History of the Revolutions of Church and State from 1789 to 1802. 8vo.

F. Monnier, Alcuin and Charlemagne, with fragments of an unpublished Commentary by Alcuin on St. Matthew, and other pieces published for the first time. 32mo.

H. Guys, The Nation of the Druses, their History, Religion, Manners, and Political Condition. 8vo.

History and Description of Lower Cochin China. Translated for the first time from the original Chinese by G. Aubaret. 8vo.

The Spouse from beyond the Tomb. The Chinese Text with a French Translation by L. de Rosny, followed by a Bibliographical notice of the principal Chinese Romances. 12mo.

S. Julien, San-Tsen-King, composed by Wang-Pe-Heou,

toward the end of the 13th Century. Chinese Text, a table of 214 keys, and a Latin Translation.

8vo.

Mansala Parva, the 16th book of the Mahabharata, Translated and Annotated by E. Wattier. 8vo.

P. E. Foucaux, Buddhism in Thibet. 8vo.

F. Baudry, The Science of Language and its actual Condition. 8vo.

F. Baudry, The Brothers Grimm, their Life and Labours. 8vo.

Christopher Columbus, Complete Collection of his Writings, to illustrate the Discovery of America, in Italian, corrected with notes, and an introduction by G. B. Torre. 8vo.

Note to the article on The War and National Wealth.

Since this article went to press, the publication of the Secretary of the Treasury more than confirms our estimate of the cost of the war for the present year. The rise in gold to the neighbourhood of $2.50, also shows that the excess of our consumption above production is represented by foreign fabrics which we have not gold enough to pay for, consequently the price of gold is forced up until it raises the price of other things, so as to constrain a diminished consumption. This goes on, until enough is in this way liberated for export, to pay our foreign debt. The enormous income tax to be paid the current year, also lessens, like other taxes, the amount of commodities which the people can pay for and consume. All this is enforcing what we have insisted on, the absolute necessity of strict economy, and that equilibrium between consumption and production, without which, in the absence of foreign loans, the war cannot continue, on its present scale; and towards which equilibrium, however disturbed, there is always an inevitable nisus in the very nature of things.