to hang about cities, and pass days and nights in club-rooms, crowded drawing-rooms, theatres, and hotels, amidst the fearful temptations that assail the idle and luxurious? If they could only come to themselves, how they would long to cease from trifling, and breathe the breath of a true life on the prairie or the ocean, or in any place where a man can be a man! Christmas Hours. By the Author of "The Homeward Path," etc. Boston: Ticknor and Fields. 1859. The readers of this journal will hail with great satisfaction a new work by one whose pen is so faithfully devoted to the illustration of the deepest Christian experience. We keep a true Christmas when we celebrate the birth of Christ in any soul that lives and labors, rejoices and suffers to-day. To this high and holy use this book, so beautiful in its simplicity, is consecrated, and the nativity of the Lord is made truly festal, a holy day and holiday at once. Its sweet and elevating thoughts will bless the soul as the fair pages will gladden the eye. All of every name who love or would love the Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity will find in this little volume, not intellectual stimulus, but those words of truth and love and soberness that nourish the heart, which doth live for ever. Thorndale, or the Conflict of Opinions. By WILLIAM SMITH, Author of Athelwold, a Drama: A Discourse on Ethics, etc. Boston: Ticknor and Fields. 1859.- We feel personally indebted to the publishers for their selection of this work for republication. Pressing engagements have not been able to prevent us from reading at least the half of its pages, and we shall be sure to finish a task so agreeable as this perusal has proved to be. We have found already some positions which have not won our assent; we do not know that we shall be content with the issue of the "conflict," if there is to be any issue; nevertheless the book is eminently suggestive, deep-toned, spiritual, positive, and cheering, meditative without being dreamy or morbid. Contrary to our intent, we have been drawn on page after page, fascinated by the words of a writer who speaks out so sweetly and reverently the inmost thought of our times, and who is plainly a believer in the truth and in the God of truth. We are reluctantly compelled to defer until the next number notices of many books with which we have been kindly supplied. GOULD & LINCOLN'S NEW PUBLICATIONS. 59 Washington Street, Boston, January 1, 1859. New and Popular Series for Boys and Girls! an abundance of anecdotes. The following are the titles THE AIMWELL STORIES; Combining Instruction and Amusement. By WALTER AIMWELL. 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Clergymen furnished with two copies for $5.00. N. B. Articles intended for publication in this work, and books from publish- Communications relative to the business department must be directed to the LEONARD C. BOWLES, 117 WASHINGTON STREET. CONTENTS. of the American Pulpit; Salvation by Christ; The Poor Girl and True Woman; The Great Day of Atone- to the Children of America; Ber- Life Memories, and other Poems; the Bells; Mrs. Kemble's Poems; Swedenborgian; A Letter to the Receivers of the Heavenly Doc- trines on the Want of Union; Wild Sports in the Far West; Rev. Mr. Thayer's Valedictory Discourse; Dynasty; Bitter Sweet, a Poem; From Poor-house to Pulpit; Lec- CAMBRIDGE: METCALF AND COMPANY, PRINTERS TO THE UNIVERSITY. 135 |