THE

AMERICAN THEOLOGICAL REVIEW.

EDITED BY

REV. HENRY B. SMITH, D.D.,

Professor in the Union Theological Seminary, N. Y.

AIDED BY REV. PROF. ROSWELL, D. HITCHCOCK, D.D., AND
A LARGE NUMBER OF ABLE CONTRIBUTORS.

Vol. IV.

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1862.

No. XIII.

CONTENTS OF THE JANUARY NUMBER, 1862.

A PORTRAIT OF THE REV. GARDINER SPRING, D.D.

I. ESSAYS AND REVIEWS.

ARTICLE I-THE THEOLOGICAL SYSTEM OF EMMONS,

IL-THE ANTE-NICENE TRINITARIANISM. By Prof. R. D. Hitchcock, D.D.,

III.-MEMORIAL OF THE AMERICAN BOARD. By Dr. Worcester,

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IV. THE TWO SCHOOLS OF PHILOSOPHY. By Tayler Lewis, LL.D.,

V.-GARDINER SPRING, D.D., AND THE BRICK CHURCH, N. Y.,

VI.-THE BEAUTY OF HOLINESS,

II. THEOLOGICAL AND LITERARY INTELLIGENCE.

Codex Sinaiticus-Discoveries in Asia Minor-Jewish Literature. GERMANY: Luther's

Monument-Jahrbücher f. deutsche Theologie Deutsche Vierteljahrsschrift-

other German theological quarterlies-Dollinger-Biographical Works, etc. HOL-

LAND: The Four Theological Parties - Scholten, etc. FRANCE: Lacordaire

Migne's Collections-Revue Chrétienne-Annales de Philosophie Chrétienne-New

Works-Paris Press. ITALY Passaglia-New Manuscripts-Mazzini-Nicolini-

Michel Angelo, etc. GREECE: Common Schools-Mixed Marriages-Bishops and

Bibles. ENGLAND: Journal of Sacred Literature-British and Foreign Evangelical

Review Other Reviews-Wesleyan Literature - New Works, etc. SCOTLAND:

Stewart's New System-Douglas of Cavers, etc. UNITED STATES: North American

and other Reviews-New Works-Oriental Society-Danville Quarterly,

III. LITERARY AND CRITICAL NOTICES OF Books.

BIBLICAL LITERATURE: Macdonald's Pentateuch-Lange's Matthew Translated

Trench's Seven Churches in Asia-Ellicott's Life of Christ-Hopkins's Spots on the

Sun-The Book of Psalms. THEOLOGY: Keerl, Der Mensch, das Ebenbild Gottes

-Réville, Essais de Critique Religieuse-Tracts for Priests and People-Hudson's

Jebt and Grace-Walker's Sermons-Huntington's Year of Church Work-But-

Ler's Theology-Stewart's Free-Will Baptists-Ball on Baptism. THE CHURCH AND

ITS HISTORY: Frederick William IV on Church Government-Dorner's Person of

Christ-Chrystal's Baptism-Hagenbach's History of Doctrines-Gieseler's Church

History-HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY: Hopkins's Puritans - May's Constitutional

History of England-Schmidt's Melanchthon-Uhlborn's Urbanus Rhegius-Memoirs

of Prof. Bush-Baehring and Gelzer on Bunsen. BOOKS OF TRAVEL: Andersson's

Okavango River-Last Travels of Ida Pfeiffer. GENERAL LITERATURE: Marsh on

the English Language-Zengler, Bibliotheca Orientalis-Works of Lord Byron-

Titcomb's Lessons in Life-Davidson's Elijah-The Partisan Leader-Reade's

Cloister and Hearth-Brooks, The Silver Cord-Wills, Notice to Quit-Streaks of

Light-Eclectic Magazine-Harper's Magazine. POLITICAL AND CIVIL QUESTIONS:

Rice, Our Country, and the Church — Ďall, Woman's Rights - Lord on National

Currency-Ellison's Slavery in the United States-Addresses and Discourses by

Prentiss, Hitchcock, Henry, Walker, Dunning, and Magie,

V. STATISTICS, AND CHURCH NEWS.

Population of the Globe-Cost of War-European Cities-The Evangelical Alliance.

UNITED STATES: American Board-Statistics of Presbyterian and German Reform-

ed Churches-Southern Presbyterians-Synod of New York and New Jersey on

the War. CANADA: Census-Newfoundland-Nova Scotia. ENGLAND: Census-

Popular Education-Contributions-Church-Rate Bill-Increase of Bishoprics-

Congregationalism. SCOTLAND: Free Church. IRELAND: Census. FRANCE: Pub-

lic Worship-Education - Protestant Churches. SPAIN: Census-Education.

ITALY: St. Peter's Pence- Statistics of Rome-Convents in Perugia. ASIA:

Protestantism in Siam,

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No. XIV.

OF THE APRIL NUMBER, 1862

I. ESSAYS AND REVIEWS.

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ARTICLE I.-MODERN PHILOSOPHY PANTHEISTIC. By Laurens P. Hickok, D.D.,

II.-RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION IN COLLEGES. By the Rev. D. R. Goodwin, D.D.,

Provost of the University of Pa.,

III. SWEDENBORG'S THEORY OF THE DIVINE-HUMAN.

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IV. THE HOMERIC DOCTRINE OF SIN. By Prof. W. S. Tyler, D.D., Amherst, 2'

V. THE PERPETUAL OBSERVANCE OF THE SABBATH. By Prof. Egbert C.

Smyth, Bowdoin College,

VI. THE ORIGIN OF IDOLATRY,

VII.-PASSAGLIA, Guizor, and DÖLLINGER ON THE ROMAN QUESTION,

II. THEOLOGICAL AND LITERARY INTELligence.

Commodianus in the Spicilegium Solesmense-First printed Bible-Tyndale's Jonas—

Traces of Northmen-Simonides' Fac-Simile of Matthew. GREECE: Popular Songs

by Passow-New Works-Kalopathakes. GERMANY: Studien und Kritiken-Zwirner

-Mozart-Freytag-Theologische Quartalschrift-Ranke on Cromwell-Lasaulx's

Works condemned. HOLLAND AND BELGIUM: Jesuit Authors-Van Hengel-

Scheffer, etc. SCANDINAVIA: New Works. RUSSIA: University-Periodicals, etc.

FRANCE: New Works on Theology-Renan-Vinet-De Gasparin-Revue Chré-

tienne Annales de Philosophie, etc. ITALY: Conti's Criteria of Philosophy-Basili-

ca of St. Clement-Galileo-Cavour. SPAIN AND PORTUGAL: Spanish Universities

-Secret Library of the Inquisition. GREAT BRITAIN: Brit. and Foreign Evang.

Review-British Quarterly Review-Journal of Sacred Literature-Timologus on

Mansel-Tyler on Jehovah-H. H. Wilson-New Works. UNITED STATES OF

AMERICA: New Works-Dr. Ruffner-President Felton-Evangelical Review-

Brownson's Quarterly,

T. LITERARY AND CRITICAL NOTICES OF Books.

'HEOLOGY: Aids to Faith, ed. by Bishop Thomson-Replies to "Essays and Reviews,”

with Preface by the Bishop of Oxford-Tracts for Priests and People, by various

Vriters-McCosh, the Supernatural in relation to the Natural-Auberlen, Die gött-

he Offenbarung-Stevens's Methodism-J. Few Smith, Presb. Church in Newark.

LICAL LITERATURE: Isaac Taylor, Spirit of Hebrew Poetry-Ellicott's Commen-

to the Ephesians-Oliver's Syriae Peshito Psalter-Stuart's Commentary on

esiastes. PRACTICAL RELIGIOUS LITERATURE: Osgood and Farley, Christian

ship, Services for the Church, etc.-Schaff, Deutsches Gesangbuch-Schaff,

echismus-Bonar, Hymns of Faith and Hope-Bonar, God's Way of Peace-
bott, Practical Christianity. GENERAL LITERATURE: Wedgwood, Dictionary of
glish Etymology-Permanent Documents of the Society for Collegiate Educa-
on-Dana, Ethical and Physiological Inquiries-Bulwer Lytton, A Strange Story
-Pilgrims of Fashion. MISCELLANY: Discourses by Prentiss, H. S. Carpenter, and

M. M. Smith-President Tappan's Message-R. L. Breck, The Habeas Corpus Act

-Mayhew, The Young Benjamin Franklin-John Brown, Health-Five Lay

Sermons.

STATISTICS, AND CHURCH NEWS.

Prussia-Switzerland-Bulgaria—Algeria—A Secluded Mission Station—Asia—Mada-

gascar-Religious Liberty in Egypt-The Samoan Mission-New South Wales-The

Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa-The Roman Catholic World-Scotland-

Religious Statistics of Austria-Progress of the Gospel in France, -

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