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Allgemeine Litteratur Zeitung, he is characterized as an "honored veteran," in this department of sacred literature. By occasional abridgments, and by the omissions of such parts as may be least interesting to the American reader, it is thought that the work may be brought within one octavo volume.*

5.-The Elements of Geology for Popular Use, containing a description of the Geological Formations and Mineral Resources of the United States. By Charles A. Lee, M. D. Late Prof. of Materia Medica and Medical Jurisprudence in the University of the City of New-York. Harper and Brothers, 1839.

We have perused this work, which forms one of the volumes of Harpers' School District Library, with pleasure. Commencing with a short abstract of those laws and phenomena of Chemistry, a knowledge of which is necessary to the full understanding of the subsequent parts of the work, it is divided into two sections, the first containing a view of General Geology, and the second the Geology of the United States.

Though the book is avowedly intended for the use of the younger members of the community, it is not the less adapted to instruct maturer minds. It gives a good view of the actual state of the science, and is to a great extent free from those embarrassing technicalities and premature hypotheses, which deform so many other works on the same subject.

ARTICLE XIII.

RECENT LITERARY INTELLIGENCE.

Germany.

Two Editions of the entire Works of Plato are in the process of publication in Germany. One is under the charge of Prof. G. Stallbaum, of Leipsic. The first section of vol. viii., containing Theatætus, has just been published. It is accompanied with commentaries. The other Edition is edited by Baiter, Orelli and Winckelmann. Ast's Edition, with a complete apparatus of Notes, Lexicon and Indexes, has been for some time out of press. A zealous Platonist has arisen at Utrecht in Holland, Van Heusde, who has written largely and con amore on the subject.-The

*For further notices of Augusti's great work, see Am. Bib. Repos, Jan. 1839, pp. 253, 254.

15th (enlarged and amended) Edition of Buttmann's smaller Greek Grammar has been issued. One of the earlier Editions of this Grammar was translated by Gov. Everett.-Dr. Franklin's Life and Essays, with a Dictionary of the words employed, has appeared at Carlsruhe.-S. M. Ehrenberg has published at Berlin, a Practical Elementary Book, for the learning of the Hebrew Language.-A new and excellent Edition of Locman's Fables in Arabic, has been edited by Prof. Roediger of Halle. It is accompanied with Critical Notes, and a Glossary. Prof. R. is one of the ablest Arabic scholars now living.-L. H. Löwenstein has published a new Edition of the Lamentations of Jeremiah, with a careful collation of MSS., both ancient and the more recent, accompanied with a metrical translation and with notes.-Perthes of Hamburgh, has issued a History of the Græco-Roman Philosophy, exhibited from the sources, by H. Ritter and L. Preller.-Prof. Ritter has published appendices and additions to the first four volumes of his History of Philosophy.-Prof. A. Schöll has brought out some contributions to the History of Greek Poesy.—A 3d Edition of Guerike's Manual of Church History has appeared; also the first section of F. Hitzig's brief exegetical Manual for the Old Testament; vol. 3. of Hengstenberg's Contributions to the Introduction to the Old Testament, on the authenticity of the Pentateuch; section 2d of Prof. Maurer's Grammatical, Critical and Historical Commentary on the Old Testament. This is a brief, judicious and valuable exegetical book for beginners in the reading of the Old Testament. As a grammatical assistant, it is much preferable to the ponderous volumes of Rosenmüller.— A new Edition of Münscher's Manual of Dogmatics, with references to the sources, historical notices, etc., edited, after the death of Von Cölln, a previous Editor, by C. G. Neudecker. An earlier Edition of this Manual was translated by Dr. Murdock of New-Haven.-A 3d Edition of Olshausen's Commentary on the Gospel of John has been published. The following volumes from the pen of Tholuck, are advertised :—2d Edition of the Credibility of the Gospel History, with a Criticism on the Life of Jesus, by Strauss. Miscellaneous Writings, chiefly of an apologetic character. "The Old Testament in the New, or the citations in the New Testament from the Old, and on the nature of the sacrifices and priesthood." De Wette has brought out a new Edition of his exegetical Manual of the New Testament; and Winer, a 3d Edition of his Manual of Theological Literature, with short biographical notices of the writers. The learned Prof. Boeckh, of Berlin, has published a very valuable Essay, on the weights, measures, etc., of the ancients, in their mutual relations.-Lassen of Bonn, one of the principal orientalists of Germany, has published contributions to the History of the Greek and Indo-Scythian Kings of Bactria, Cabool, and India, by deciphering the ancient Cabool legends, which are found on their coins.-Dr. Julius of Hamburgh has published "the Moral Condition of North-America, from the author's observations, made in 1834-6.-Julius Fürst, author of the New Hebrew Concordance, has been appointed Professor of Oriental Languages, in the University of Leipsic. He was nominated by the professors, and appointed by the king

of Saxony. He is a young man, and is said to be the first Jew, who has ever been named to a professorship in Germany.-Dr. Strauss, who was appointed to a professorship in Zurich in Switzerland, has been obliged to leave the post on account of the strong opposition which was made to him by the inhabitants of the Canton.

France.

The prince Alexander Labanoff, has published the hitherto inedited letters of Mary Stuart, accompanied by divers despatches and instructions. The 16th No. of Vol. I. of the Monuments of Egypt and Nubia, after the designs executed for them by Champollion the younger, etc., has been published under the auspices of Guizot and Thiers.-A Supplement to the Dictionary of the French Academy has been published under the direction of a member of the Academy, in 20 nos. 8vo.-M. G. Panthier, the Chinese scholar, has brought out an Essay on the origin and formation of the different systems of oriental and occidental writing.-The fifth section of Vol. III. of the new edition of Henry Stephens's Greek Thesaurus, under the charge of Hase and the two Dindorfs, has made its appearance. We are glad to notice a French Translation of Sparks' edition of the Writings of Washington, under the superintendence of Guizot. We may also mention that a selection from these writings, has been translated in Germany by Miss TIECK, daughter of the celebrated Tieck of Dresden. The version is furnished with a Preface by the historian Von Raumur of Berlin.

United States.

Dr. Webster, professor in Harvard University, is preparing a translation of some of the more celebrated eulogies which have been pronounced at Paris in honor of distinguished deceased Savans. A selection from these eulogies, with such notes as the translator may be able to supply, cannot but be useful. We understand that the Rev. Joseph B. Felt, of Boston, a learned and zealous antiquarian, will soon publish an ecclesiastical history of New-England. No man in the country, perhaps, is more familiar with the early Puritan annals.-We are also informed that the Rev. Dr. Allen, late President of Boudoin College, is engaged in preparing an "Ecclesiastical History of New England from its first settlement." Dr Allen is also familiar with the subjects of such a history, and his work may be a successful competitor with that of Mr. Felt. The translation of Dr. Wiggers's History of Augustinianism and Pelagianism, by Prof. Emerson of Andover, is in press, and will appear in the course of the Spring. It will be a rich ac cession to our Theological literature. We are glad to hear that Crocker & Brewster, of Boston, will put to press at an early day, a new Edition of Smith & Dwight's Tour in Armenia. It will probably be comprised in one volume 8vo. No book of Travels by Americans, has been better received by the learned of Europe. It has been republished in England, and also been translated into German.

D. Appleton & Co. have now in press, Dr. John Pye Smith's work on the Relation between the Holy Scriptures and some parts of Geological Science. See notice of the English Edition in the last No. of the Repository, p. 241.

Gould, Newman and Saxton, Andover & New-York have in press " An Introduction to the French Language," prepared by D Fosdick, Jr., on a plan similar to that of his German Introduction. "A German Dictionary in two parts," by the same author is in press and nearly ready for publication by Perkins & Marvin, Boston. It will be stereotyped in about 600 pages 12mo.

INDEX TO VOLUME III.

A.

Adams, Rev. N. Review of the Me-
moir of Mrs. Sarah L. Smith 194.
Adams, Rev. Thomas, his Exposi-
tion of the Second Epistle of Peter,
noticed 235.

Age, the present, some Characteristics
of. 426.

Agency, free, Inquiries respecting,
455.

Aids to Reflection, Coleridge's, no-
ticed 506.

American Literature, Proper Char-
acter and Functions of 1. Should
breathe the national spirit 2.
What determines the character of
a people 2. No place in Ameri-
can Literature for sentiments ori-
ginating in the feudal system 3.
Loyalty 3,-controls the manners
of Europe 4 Pride of birth, its
influence in Europe 6, in Great
Britain 7. The law of entail 9.
Contempt for labor and poverty 10.
The modifications of this senti-
ment in our own country 11.
Causes which degrade labor 12.
The feudal sentiment of honor 13.
Its influence in some parts of our
Country 14. These sentiments
must be discountenanced 15. Our
literature must be patriotic 15.
Must inculcate respect for _the
laws 16. Public spirit 17. Fru-
gality and simplicity of manners
18. Our literature is not for a
noble class, but for the people 19.
-must be controlled by the Chris-
tian religion 20

Ancient and Modern Eloquence, by
N. Cleaveland, Esq 67.
Ancient and Modern Literature, the
Comparative Moral Purity of 281
Anderson, Rev Rufus D. D. Address
at S. Hadley, noticed 239.
Antiquities, a new work on, noticed
511.

B.

Bacon, Rev. Leonard, on the Proper
Character and Functions of Amer-
ican Literature 1.

Baptism: Import of Barrisw, Pres.
Beecher on 40. Statement of the
case and principles of investiga-
tion 41. Meaning of the word
baptize 41. Causes of the disre-
gard of these principles 43. False
positions 43. Position to be proved
45. Barril signifies to cleanse,
etc. 48. No improbability, a priori
48. Circumstances did exist tend-
ing to produce such a meaning 55.
No probability, a priori, against
this meaning 56. Philological
proof in favor of it 57. Kalapiopòs
synonymous with βαπτισμός 59.
Proved by existing expectations
61, by the contrast between John's
baptism and that of Christ 62.
The Holy Spirit said to baptize
63. Βαπτίζω and καθαρίζω simi-
larly used in connection with for-
giveness of sins 64.

Concluded 352. Heb. 9. 10 explain-
ed, Mosaic purifications 352. The
account given in Tobit 355. Pu-
rifications very numerous 356.-
Mark 7: 4, 8 and Luke 11: 38 ex-
plained 357. Purification is the
sense 358. Remarks on Mr. Car-
son's views 359. The case quoted
from Sirach 360. The case of
Judith 362. No contrary proba-
bility 363. The religious usage
all sets one way 364. How Bap-
tism and regeneration came to be
confounded 367. also the denial of
water baptism 368. Other proofs
369.

Barnes, Rev. Albert, His Notes on
Isaiah, noticed 503.

Beecher, Rev. Pres. Edward, on
Baptism 40.

Buch, M. Von, to Prof. Robinson 31.

Bush, Prof. George, his Notes on
Genesis noticed 227.

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C.

Calman, E. S. on the present state
of the Jewish religion 398.
Campbell, Alexander, on Campbell-
ism, in reply to Mr. Landis 469.
Campbellism," Remarks on, 469.
Introductory and Explanatory note
by the Editor 469. Letter to Mr.
Campbell 470. Mr. Campbell's
defence; narrative of the case 472.
Hostility to Creeds 473. Difficul-
ties and success 474. Reply to
Mr. Landis on the Campbellite
views of faith 476. Note by the
Editor 480. Three births, three
kingdoms and three salvations 481.
Regeneration explained 482 Ten
confessions of faith appealed to
485. The sum of the whole mat-
ter 488. Unitarianism of the
Campbellites 490. Disavow both
Unitarianism and Trinitarianism.
491. Not avowed Arians or Soci-
nians 492. The folly of Arianism
493, of Socinianism 495. The
translation of the New Testament
adopted by the Campbellites 496.
Mr. C's moral character impugned
498. Spurious readings 500.
Notes by the Editor 500, 502.
Cause and Effect in Connection with
Fatalism and Free Agency. Re-
marks on, by Rev. Dr. Woods 174.
Remarks on an Anonymous Es-
say 174. The subject philosophical
and metaphysical 175. Distinc-
tion between desire and volition
176. Is volition connected with a
previous desire or motive as a
producing cause? 176. The point
at issue stated 179. The author
of the anonymous essay contri-
butes to overturn his own system
180. The consequences of such a
theory 185. It stands in direct op-
position to God's word 186, to the
experience of Christians 188, to
the principles of philosophy 189.
The apostacy of Adam, election
and special grace 191.
Chalmers, Thomas, D. D. LL. D.
Lectures on Romans, noticed 234.
Characteristics of the Present Age,
some of the 426. Explanatory

Note by the Editor 426. Exclusive
habits undesirable 127. Three
great tendencies 429. The ten-
dencies of the present age 430-
1. Towards an equalization of civil
privileges 431. This tendency
should have limits and qualifica-
tions 434.-2. A practical tenden-
cy 436. The Reformation, the la-
bors of Bacon, Newton, Locke and
Paley 437. The revival of Chris-
tianity 438. Evils of this tenden-
cy 439.-3. General intelligence
443.-4. An infidel tendency 445.
The various forms of skepticism
446-5. The rapid disappearance
of the aboriginal tribes of different
countries 449.-6. The effusion of
the Holy Spirit 450. The proper
spirit and conduct to be maintained
in view of the signs of the times
452.

Christ, the Sonship of, by Rev. Dr.
Mayer 138

Christology of the Book of Enoch 86.
Classical Literature, Manual of,
by Eschenburg, noticed 505.
Cleaveland, N Esq., on Ancient and
Modern Eloquence 67.
Coleridge's Aids to Reflection, no-
ticed 506.
Comprehensive Commentary on the
Holy Bible, noticed 229.
Critical Notices 227, 503.

D.

Dana. Rev. Daniel D. D. his Letters

to Prof Stuart, noticed 253.
Davidson, Samuet, L. L. D. Lectures

on Biblical Criticism, noticed 243.
Dead Sea, Robinson on the 24.
Deism, a historical sketch of, by Dr.

Pond 372. Different forms of
Deism 372. The earliest Deists
were Jews and heathens 373. Cel-
sus, Lucian and Porphyry 374.
Hierocles 375. The emperor Ju-
lian 376. English Deists 377.
Their immense influence 381.
German infidelity 382. That of
France and the United States 383.
Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah
24, 324.

De Wette's Old and New Testaments,
noticed 233.
Duffield, Rev. George, on the Reli-

gious character of a nation 384.

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