Synoptic Evangelists; on the Differences in arrangement of the Synoptic Evangelists; and on the Difficulties of the Gospels, exhibit marks of careful investigation, reverence and candor. The Appendices are devoted to the Quotations in the Gospels; the Primitive Doctrine of Inspiration; the Apocryphal Traditions of the Lord's Words and Works; some of the Apocryphal Gospels; A Classification of the Miracles of the Gospels; and a Classification of the Parables of the Gospels, and are valuable.

CONSIDERATIONS ON REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT. By JOHN STUART MILL; Author of "A System of Logic, Ratiocinative and Inductive." New York: Harper & Brothers. 1862. 12mo. pp. 365.

Mr. Mill has already established a reputation as a bold if not an acute thinker, especially in the field of Social Science or Political Economy. His work on "Logic,' his treatise on the "Principles of Political Economy," his shorter works, the Essay on Liberty," and his pamphlet on "Parliamentary Reform," all are written from the same stand-point. His writings however are specially adapted to the state of things in England, where, since the giving up of the old "rotten borough" system, a change has been silently going on. and a complete revolution in the British government gradually, but effectively, been taking place. In England, the tendency is to a more complete representation by an extended suffrage. In the United States, the feeling is deep, and is spreading wider every year, that suffrage should be more restricted; and undoubtedly the public mind among us needs to be instructed in the very nature of government itself, and into a clearer conception of our Political System, a more distinct comprehension of the independent existence and the mutual relations of the three great departments of Government, Legislative, Judicial, and Executive. These are the three great balance wheels of our Government, and any interference with the free and proper working of either will assuredly tend to change the nature of our Civil Institutions and subvert the Government itself. Much of the reasoning of this volume is peculiarly pertinent therefore, as we have said, to the state of things in England; but his thoughts on the extension of the suffrage, on a secret or open ballot, on the independence of the representative of the will of his constituents, and on the rights of minorities, are worthy of universal consideration. The great fault of the book is, that it is pervaded by the spirit of that Positive Philosophy, that Inductive Method of reasoning, which presumes to sit in judgment on the great problems of Political Morality. His method, to be a safe one, must have its checks and limitations. But we are glad to welcome anything which shall turn the attention of the public in this direction.

THE TESTIMONY OF CHRIST TO CHRISTIANITY. BY PETER BAYNE, A. M., author of "The Christian Life," "Essays in Biography and Criticism," &c. Boston: Gould & Lincoln. 1862. 12mo. pp. 200.

The "testimony of Christ" to Christianity, is the fact, that He claimed the power to work Miracles; the fact, that He did work Miracles; the two facts, of His Moral and Intellectual Character; and the testimony of His death. In discussing these points, Mr. Bayne exhibits a thorough acquaintance with his subject, and he examines and meets boldly Hume's famous objection to Miracles, and the equally infidel hypotheses of Baden Powell, and the Essays and Reviews." Mr. Bayne is a Scotch Presbyterian; he writes clearly and vigorously, and with that insight, candor, and firmness, which characterize the best Scotch theological writers. In one respect, his argument is better stated than we have seen in any other volume. It is the exquisite beauty and towering grandeur, which he portrays, of the Blessed Saviour's intellectual and moral character.

CONSOLATIO: OR COMFORT FOR THE AFFLICTED. With a Preface and Notes by the REV. P. II. GREENLEAF, A. M. Boston: E. P. Dutton & Co. 1862. 12mo. pp. 248.

This work was originally prepared by an English lady of rare Christian culture, who had long been trained in the school of sickness and sorrow, and who had sought comfort in the writings of the most devout men of various orthodox opinions. The work before us is the result of such varied reading; and these "Songs in the night" have already, in England, passed through several editions. The American

Editor has made some alterations and additions, and the Clergy of our own Church will find it a most excellent work to place in the hands of those who are called to pass through the furnace of affliction.

THE CITY OF THE SAINTS, and across the Rocky Mountains to California. By Captain RICHARD F. BURTON, Fellow and Gold Medalist of the Royal Geographical Societies of France and England, H. M. Consul in West Africa; Author of The Lake Regions of Central Africa." With Maps and numerous Illustrations. New York: Harper & Brothers. 1862. 8vo. pp. 574. Captain Burton has all the qualifications to make an entertaining book, even about the Mormons, often as the story has been told. He has been a soldier, a great traveler and explorer, he is no mean scholar, and his published works show him to be a popular writer. He has an easy and dashing style, and the reader feels at once that he is in the company of a complete man of the world, who has seen humanity in all its phases, and who is thoroughly cosmopolitan in his views of society and of social life. Captain Burton left St. Joseph, Mo., August 7, 1860, and, after nineteen days of travel, reached the Great Salt Lake City. The first appearance of the Valley he thus describes; and it is a favorable specimen of the author's manner. "In due time, emerging from the gates and portals and deep serrations of the upper course, we descended into a lower level: here Big, now called Emigration Kanyon gradually bulges out, and its steep slopes of grass and fern, shrubbery and stunted brush, fall imperceptibly into the plain. The valley presently lay full before our sight. At this place the pilgrim emigrants, like the Hadjis of Mecca and Jerusalem, give vent to the emotions long pent up within their bosoms, by sobs and tears, laughter and congratulations, psalms and hysterics. It is indeed no wonder that the children dance, that strong men cheer and shout, and that nervous women, broken with fatigue and hope deferred, scream and faint; that the ignorant should fondly believe that the "Spirit of God pervades the very atmosphere," and that Zion on the tops of the mountains is nearer heaven than other parts of earth. In good sooth, though uninfluenced by religious fervorbeyond the natural satisfaction of seeing a bran new Holy City-even I could not, after nineteen days in a mail-wagon, gaze upon the scene without emotion.

The Sublime and the Beautiful were in present contrast. Switzerland and Italy lay side by side. The magnificent scenery of the past mountains and ravines still floated before the retina, as emerging from the gloomy depths of the Golden Passthe mouth of Emigration Kanyon is more poetically so called-we came suddenly in view of the Holy Valley of the West." His account of the civil polity, the doctrines, the moral and social life, condition and character of the Mormons are what we might look for from such a pen. The volume has numerous Maps, Illustrations, statistical tables, and topographical details and an Emigrants' Itinerary, &c., &c. He returned from Utah by way of California, and his numerous adventures are given in his graphic style. In working up his book he used freely the numerous authorities which he found at hand, and which he gives by their titles.

THE CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOK of the Sagacity of Animals. Illustrated with Sixty Engravings by HARRISON WEIR. New York: Harper & Brothers. 1862. 4to. pp. 276.

This is the fifth volume of a series of Children's Picture Books, all of them on tinted paper, with a clear bold type, and beautiful engravings. Some of the stories of the sagacity of animals would do credit to a higher capacity than instinct; and the whole series will make a beautiful present for children.

The following works have been received.

SERMONS by JABEZ BUNTING, D. D. Vol. I. New York: Carlton & Porter. 8vo. pp. 472.

1862.

THE LAST OF THE MORTIMERS. A Story in Two Voices. By the Author of “Margaret Maitland," "The House on the Moor," "The Days of My Life," "The Laird of Norlaw," &c., &c. New York: Harper & Brothers. 1862. 12mo. pp. 373. A STRANGE STORY. A Novel. By Sir E. BULWER LYTTON, Bart.; Author of "The Caxtons," "Paul Clifford," &c. New York: Harper & Brothers. 1862.

RUDIMENTS OF PUBLIC SPEAKING AND DEBATE: Or Hints on the application of Logic. By G. J. HOLYOAKE, Author of "Mathematics no Mystery," etc. With an Essay on Sacred Eloquence, by Rev. L. D. Barrows. New York: Carlton & Porter. 1861. 12mo. pp. 230.

THE ELEMENTS OF LOGIC: Adapted to the capacity of Younger Students. By CHARLES K. TRUE, D. D. New York: Carlton & Porter. 1862. 12mo. pp. 176. A PREPARATION FOR CONFIRMATION. By C. T. QUINTARD, Rector of the Church of the Advent, Nashville, Tenn. Claremont, N. H.: G. G. & L. N. Ide. 1861. 12mo. pp.

This little volume is what its title indicates, a Series of Instructions, Meditations. Questions for Self-examination, and Forms of Private Prayer, to aid the candidate in preparing for the assumption of the vows of Baptism and for the reception of the full benefits of that Scriptural rite. To this end it will be very useful.

The following Pamphlets have been received; several of which are rich in matter. THE RT. REV. BISHOP DELANCEY'S SERMON at the Centennial Celebration of the opening of St. Peter's Church, Philadelphia: with Appendices, Sept. 4th, 1861. Philadelphia. 1862.

REV. Dr. BOLLES' SERMON on the Seventeenth Anniversary of the Foundation of the Church of the Advent, Boston, Mass., with Appendix. 1861.

REV. DR. HOPPIN'S SERMON on the One Hundredth Anniversary of Christ Church, Cambridge, Mass., Oct. 16th, 1851. Cambridge, Mass. 1861.

REV. DR. THRALL'S SERMON, in Trinity Church, San Francisco, Cal., Jan. 19, 1862, on the "Flood of January, 1862." San Francisco, 1862.

REV. S. G. HITCHCOCK'S SERMON on "The Efficacy of Sacred Music," in Christ Church, Piermont, N. Y., June 2, 1861.

PASTORAL LETTER AND ANNUAL ADDRESS, by the Rector of St. John's Church, Johnstown, N. Y. REV. C. T. KELLOGG. Easter, 1862.

TWO WAYS IN RELIGION. By F. D. HUNTINGTON, D. D. Boston, Mass, 1862. 18mo. pp. 42.

The "Two Ways" are the Socinian Way, and the Scriptural, or Primitive, or Catholic, or Orthodox Way. Dr. Huntington looks at this great question eclectively and empirically; and so it may be viewed, and perhaps most effectively, especially with minds long trained under the power of a Rationalistic Philosophy. And yet we more than doubt the Inductive method as a final one on such subjects. REV. DR. PAGE'S ESSAY ON ITINERACY, before the Western Convocation of Pennsylvania, at Washington, Penn., June 26, 1861.

REV. J. M. CLARKE'S First, Second and Third Annual Addresses in St. James' Free Church, Syracuse, N. York: 1859, 1860, 1861.

SOME FACTS touching the Kohne Legacy to the General Theological Seminary. New York, March 28, 1862.

REV. DR. A. WOODWARD'S ANNUAL ADDRESS before the Connecticut Medical Society, at New Haven, May 22, 1861.

REV. DR. CUMMINS' SERMON, and Twenty Eighth Annual Report of the Bishop White Prayer Book Society: Church of Holy Trinity, Philadelphia, Nov. 17, 1861. REV. DR. HOWE'S SERMON, and Fourth Annual Report for Promotion of Christianity among the Jews: St. Philip's Church, Philadelphia, Jan. 26, 1862.

SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT of Missionary Society for Seamen in the City and Port of New York, April 21, 1861.

SECOND ANNUAL REPORT of St. Luke's Hospital, New York City.

REPORT of Twelfth Year of Mission to Public Institutions in the City of New York. 1862.

EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT of New York Association for improving the condition of the Poor.

1861.

REGISTER OF RACINE COLLEGE, for 1861-62.

ECCLESIASTICAL REGISTER.

SUMMARY OF HOME INTELLIGENCE.

ORDINATIONS.

DEACONS.

Name.

Brown, George W.
Chubbuch, F. E. R.
Duane, Charles W.

Gay, Ebenezer, Jr.

Potter, H.

Gray, George Z.

Potter, H.

Time.

64

Place.

Dec. 17, 1861, Grace, Providence, R. I.
Dec. 31,
Messiah, Boston, Mass.
Dec. 8, 64
Holy Trinity, Philadelphia, Pa.
Mar. 16, 1862, Christ, Tarrytown, N. Y.
Apr. 22, St. Luke's, Catskill, N. Y.
Jan. 12,
Grace, Philadelphia, Pa.
Dec. 19, 1861, Rosse Chapel, Gambier, O.
Nov. 10,
Crucifixion, Philadelphia, Pa.
Dec. 3,
St. Andrew's, Wilmington, Del.
Jan. 19, 1862, St. Paul's, Philadelphia, Pa.
Dec. 8, 1861, St. Peter's, Geneva, W. N. Y.
Dec. 22, แ Trinity, Davenport, Iowa.
Jan. 22, 1862, Emmanuel, Boston, Mass.
Apr. 22, 1862, St. Luke's, Catskill, N. Y.
Mar. 7, St. Paul's, Milwaukee, Wis.
St. Peter's, Geneva, W. N. Y.
Trinity, Seneca Falls, W. N. Y.
St. Luke's, Catskill, N. Y.
St. Paul's, Cleveland, Ohio.

DeLancey,

Apr. 27,

Potter, H.

Bedell,

PRIESTS.

Bishop.

Rev. Alsop, Reese D.

"Beckel, Frederick,

"Blake, John F.

"Burgess, Heman B. "Compton, T. Fred'ck, "Cummins, Alex. G. "Dafter, William,

Dec. 4, 1861, Christ, Reading, Penn.
Mar. 16, 1862, Holy Commun'n, Geneva, Wis.
Odenheimer, Dec. 20, 1861, Grace, Newark, N. J.
Mar. 16, 1862, Christ, Tarrytown, N. Y.
Dec. 17, 1861, Grace, Providence, R. I.
Nov. 17,
St. Philip's, Philadelphia, Pa.
May 7, 1862, St. Stephen's, Portland, Me.
Apr. 11, St. Paul's, Cleveland, Ohio.
Apr. 5, St. Paul's, New Haven, Ct.
St. John's, Pine Meadow, Ct.
St. Paul's, Philadelphia, Pa.
Holy Trinity, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Dec. 8, 1861, Holy Trinity, Philadelphia, Pa.
St. Luke's, Hastings, Minn.
Dec. 22,
Trinity, Geneva, W. N. Y.
Apr. 6, 1862, St. James, Lancaster, Pa.

"Douglass, Charles,

"Guilbert, Edmund,

"Gushee, Edward M.

Potter, II.
Clark,

"Henry, J. B.

Hopkins,

"Howard, H. R.

Burgess,

"Jenks, George H.

Bedell,

THE RIGHT REVEREND WILLIAM MEADE, D. D., Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Virginia, died at Richmond, Va., March 14, 1862, aged 73 years. He had gone to Richmond to assist and preside at the Consecration of Bishop Wilmer, of Alabama, which service he performed. He was born in Millwood, Clarke Co., Nov. 11, 1789, his father being Col. Richard K. Meade, Aide-de-Camp to Gen. Washington, and he was connected both by birth and marriage with some of the oldest and best families in Virginia. His Great-grandfather was an Irish Romanist, who came to this country, married a Quakeress in Flushing, L. I., and removed to Virginia. His Grandmother was a descendant of Richard Kidder, Bishop of Bath and Wells. Bishop Meade graduated at Princeton College, N. J., in 1808; was ordained Deacon by Bishop Madison, Feb. 24, 1811, in Williamsburg, Va.; and Priest by Bishop Claggett, in St. Paul's Church, Alexandria. He commenced his ministry in Frederick, (now Clark) Co., as Assistant to Rev. Alexander Balmaine; in the Fall of 1811, he took charge of Christ Church, Alexandria, where he remained two years, when he returned to Millwood, and, on the death of Mr. Balmaine, became Rector of that Church. In 1826, he was candidate as Assistant Bishop in Pennsylvania, but failed, by one vote, of nomination by the clergy; and, in the following year, the Rev. H. U. Onderdonk, D. D., was elected. In 1829 he was elected Assistant Bishop to Bishop Moore, and was consecrated Aug. 19, 1829, in St. James' Church, Philadelphia, by Bishops White, Hobart, Griswold, Moore, Croes, Brownell, and H. U. Onderdonk. On the death of Bishop Moore, Nov. 11. 1841, he became Bishop of the Diocese of Virginia. We have seen in some of our Church papers the revival of the Church in Virginia attributed almost exclusively, humanly speaking, to Bishop Meade's instrumentality; but in justice to Bishop Moore, it should not be forgotten, that at his death, in 1841, the number of the clergy, which at the beginning of the century had dwindled to almost nothing, had risen to over one hundred; and, in other respects, a brighter day had already risen on the Church. Still Bishop Meade was an active and influential man; and his efforts for the cause of Christ in his native State were untiring. The Theological School lately at Alexandria, was largely indebted to him for its existence, (though the plan of a Theological Seminary in Virginia, was not original with him,) and he gave