AMERICAN

THEOLOGICAL REVIEW.

VOLUME II.

NEW-YORK AND BOSTON:

NEW-YORK: J. M. SHERWOOD,
No. 5 BEEKMAN STREET,

BOSTON: MOORE, MUNROE & CO.,

No. 22 SCHOOL STREET.

1860.

CONTENTS OF VOL. II.

No. V. FEBRUARY.

I. ESSAYS AND REVIEWS:

ARTICLE I.THE LIMITS OF RELIGIOUS THOUGHT. Вy Prof.

Henry B. Smith, D.D., New York,

II.-HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF CHRISTIANITY. By

Prof. Roswell D. Hitchcock, D.D., New York,

III.—ARISTOTLE'S ETHICS. By Dr. R. Goodwin, D.D.,

Hartford, Conn.,

IV.-CONDITIONS OF VOLUNTARY ACTION. By Rev.

John Pike, Rowley, Mass.,

V.-THE PEARL OF GREAT PRICE: THE PLATONIC AND

THE EVANGELICAL IDEA. By Tayler Lewis,

LL.D., Schenectady, New York,

VI.-EDWARDS ON THE ATONEMENT. By Parsons Cooke,

By Rev. J.

120

By Rev. F.

140

VIII.—MARSH ON THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.

A. Adams, Orange, New Jersey,

IX.-ABESSINIA. Letter from the Rev. Dr. KRAPF, the

celebrated Missionary and Explorer in Africa.

Communicated by Joseph Tracy, D.D.,

148

II. THEOLOGICAL AND LITERARY INTELLIGENCE, 155-170

III. LITERARY AND CRITICAL NOTICES OF BOOKS:

BIBLICAL LITERATURE: Stier's Words of the Lord Jesus-Ger-

lach's Commentary on the Pentateuch-Lange's Bibelwerk—

Neander's Theological Lectures-Bunsen's Bibelwerk-Luther

on the Epistles of Peter and Jude-Turner's Commentary on

Romans-Do. on Hebrews-Do. on Gospels and Acts-Bible

Dictionary - Dodd's Commonplace-Book to the Bible-The

Bible Text-Book-New Edition of the Holy Bible-Stevens'

History of Methodism. HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY: Life of

Adam Clarke-Cutting's Historical Vindication - Benedict's

Fifty Years among the Baptists-Sketches of New England

Divines-Life of Richard Knill-Life of Parker Cleaveland-

Life of Dr. Bunting-Autobiography of Dan Young-Smiles'

Self-Help-White's Eighteen Christian Centuries - Howitt's

History of the United States-Abbott's History of the French

Revolution-Dr. Baird's Elohim Revealed-Stahl's Die Luther-

ische Kirche und die Union-Tayler Lewis' Divine Human in

the Scriptures-Catherine Beecher's Appeal to the People-

Landis' Immortality of the Soul-Dr. Huntington's Believing

and Living-Do. Graham Lectures-Lieber's Teacher of Pol-

itics. SERMONS AND PRACTICAL WORKS: Guinness's Sermons

-Fuller's Sermons-Alexander's Discourses and Memorial-

Haste to the Rescue - Missing Link-The Cottage and its

Visitor-The Hart and the Water-Brooks-The Three Wakings

-Hymns for the Sick-Room-Phelps' Still Hour-Winslow's

Precious Things of God-Gotthold's Emblems,
. 171-187

IV. NEWS OF THE CHURCHES AND OF MISSIONS:

UNITED STATES: Statistics of Congregationalism-Of Presby-

terianism Of Episcopalians-Of the Baptists-Of Methodism

-Jews in this Country-Mormons-The American Board—

American Colonization Society-American Missionary Asso-

ciation-California. GREAT BRITAIN: Dissent in England-

Religious Education in-Church Attendance in-Unitarianism

in-New Missionary Enterprise - Liturgical Revision Move-

ment. SCOTLAND: Temperance in Scotland-The Revival in-

The Headship Controversy Revived. WALES: The Revival in.

IRELAND: Crusade against Protestants- Dublin Demonstra-

tion-The Irish Revival. FRANCE: Extraordinary Concession

to Protestantism-American Chapel in Paris-The Pope and

the Congress. SPAIN: Missions to Spain. BELGIUM: Another

Mortara Affair. GERMANY: Missionary Societies-Russia and

Presbyterianism-Christian Charity--Free Congregations and

Catholics. SWEDEN: Religious Awakening-Conference of

Churches. HUNGARY: Protestant Movement - Theological

Seminary at Geneva. ITALY: Religious Movement-Venice-

American College in Rome-Jews under Papal Government-

Villages in Bohemia leaving the Church of Rome. RUSSIA :

Statistics of the Greek Church in Russia-The Malakans-

Emancipation of the Serfs-Alexander and the German Col-

onies. GREECE: Literature of. TURKEY: The Recent Con-

spiracy Missions and Mohammedans - The Bulgarians-

Greek Church-Patriarchs of Constantinople-MESOPOTAMIA :

Assyrian Mission. JAPAN. CHINA. INDIAN ARCHIPELAGO.

SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN. AFRICA. ABESSINIA. SOUTH AFRICA.

MADAGASCAR. Pilgrimage to Mecca,

CONTENTS OF NO. VI. MAY.

I. ESSAYS AND REVIEWS:

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188-208

ARTICLE I.. NEW ENGLAND THEOLOGY HISTORICALLY CON-

SIDERED. By E. A. Lawrence, D.D., Prof. in

East Windsor Theol. Sem., Conn.,

II. HICKOK'S RATIONAL COSMOLOGY. By J. Bascom,

Prof. in Williams College, Mass.,

III.-UNITARIAN TENDENCIES,

IV. THE JEWISH CHRISTIAN'S NOTION OF A REDEEMER.

By Howard Crosby, D.D., Professor in New

Brunswick, N. J.,

209

233

259

288

V.

THE ALLEGED PROGRESS IN THEOLOGY. By Rev.

Dorus Clark, Waltham, Mass.,

295

VI. DENOMINATIONALISM NOT SECTARIANISM. By Rev.

J. Few Smith, D.D., Newark, N. J.,

. 312

VII. DARWIN ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES. By D. R.

Goodwin, D.D., President of Trinity College,

Hartford, Conn.,

VIII-MAINE DE BIRAN'S PHILOSOPHY. By Rev. J. F.

Astié, Prof. in Lausanne, Switzerland, .

326

344

II. THEOLOGICAL AND LITERARY INTELLIGENCE, 355-367

III. LITERARY AND CRITICAL NOTICES OF BOOKS:

HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY: Lutteroth's Reformation in France-

Vinet's New Work-History of the Presbyterian Church in

Ireland-Hopkins' History of the Puritans-Gilman's Histori-

cal Discourse-Hoyt's History of the Presbyterian Church of

Orange--Patton's History of the United States--Turnbull's

Christ in History-Life of General Dale-Life of Bishop Wil-

son-Dr. Judson's Life. BIBLICAL LITERATURE: Wieseler's

Commentary on Galatians-Lillie on Thessalonians-Secker's

Sermons-Campbell's Power of Christ to Save-Rawlinson's

Bampton Lectures. PHILOSOPHY: Dr. Ritter's Christian Phi-

losophy-McCosh's Intuitions of the Mind-Hegel's Logic.

GENERAL LITERATURE: Elgin's Mission to China and Japan-

Dr. Prime's Letters from Switzerland-Bibliographer's Manual

of English Literature-Dr. Brown's Inaugural-Religious Con-

dition of Christendom Whewell's Dialogues - Harper's

Classics-Lucy Crofton-Mrs. Marsh's Poems-Women Art-

ists-Life for a Life-Love Me Little, etc.-Misrepresentation

-The Wife's Trials and Triumphs-The Christian Lawyer-

Life in America-Life in Spain-The Gospel in Burmah—

Children's Books-Prof. Turner's Library-Hester and I, 367-380

IV. NEWS OF THE CHURCHES AND OF MISSIONS:

UNITED STATES: German Reformed Church-Increase in Churches

-Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions—Religious Con-

dition of Colleges-Provincial Councils-American Mission-

aries-Chaplains-Itinerancy in the M. E. Church-Receipts

of American Board-Brownson's Warning-The Bogota Out-

rage. ENGLAND: Statistics of London Churches-Benevolence

of British Christians-Wesleyan Mission Schools-Social Im-

provement in G. B.-New Bishops-Missionary Conference-

Protestant Missions - Scottish Reform Society-Week of

Special Prayer-Jews' Library in London. WALES: The Re-

vival. IRELAND: Statistics in Regard to the Revival.

MANY: Foreign Missionary Society-Protestants of Germany-

Tract Societies. BADEN: Statistics. AUSTRIA: Religious Sta-

tistics-Hungarian Protestants-Concessions to the Jews-

Protestants in Austria-Gustavus Adolphus Assoc.-Rhenish

Missionary Society. PRUSSIA: Free Churches--Berlin Society

-Ecclesiastical Census-Protestant Poles in Prussia. BEL-

GIUM; RUSSIA; ITALY: The Pope's Troubles - The Truth

Spreading-Religious Liberty-Protestant Churches-Increase

of Roman Sees-Independent Catholic Churches-Papal Mis-

GER-