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CONTEMPORARY CHURCH HISTORY.

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NDER this title we propose to record such important events in the current history of the Church, in this country, as may not be noticed elsewhere in the REVIEW. The REVIEW will thus become a complete history of the Church in her Thought, Literature, and Work, and will be of great value to not only the present, but future generations. The Record will be begun in the October number, covering the time from January 1, to September 1 of the present year, and will be continued thereafter in each quarterly issue of the REVIEW. It will embrace: (1.) Notes on current ecclesiastical events. (2.) The printing of such documents as may be of public value to the Church. (3.) Ordinations to the Diaconate and Priesthood and Episcopal Consecrations. (4.) Deaths among the Clergy. We ask for, and hope we shall receive the co-operation of the Bishops and Clergy, for such a record-if complete, and we intend it shall be-will be of great value for present and future reference. The record will close on the 1st of the month preceding that of publication.

THE CHURCH REVIEW. Since the REVIEW was founded in April, 1848, its title has undergone several changes, viz. From April, 1848, to April, 1858, it was published under the title-THE CHURCH REVIEW AND ECCLESIASTICAL REGISTER: from April, 1858, to July, 1869,-THE AMERICAN QUARTERLY CHURCH REVIEW and ECCLESIASTICAL REGISTER: from July, 1869, to January, 1872— THE AMERICAN QUARTERLY CHURCH REVIEW: from January, 1872, to July, 1885-THE AMERICAN CHURCH REVIEW.

We return, with this issue, to the simple title-THE CHURCH REVIEW-believing it to be more expres

sive and much more acceptable to Churchmen in this country than any of the above titles. The department designated under the title of ECCLESIASTICAL REGISTER will be resumed and continued in an article under the title of Contemporary Church History with the additions indicated above. Thus the original plan of the founder-the Rev. Nathaniel S. Richardson, D.D., and for twenty years the Editor and Proprietor of the REVIEW, will be carried out. For the wisdom he displayed in its management we cherish a great respect.

Three of the Articles in this number were prepared for Bishop Perry's History of the American Episcopal Church, viz.: The Church in Georgia Before the Revolution. The Wesleys and Whitfield in Georgia.--Bibliographical sketch of Clerical Members of the Seabury Family, and New York Indian Missions. In sending them to us for the REVIEW, Bishop Perry enclosed the following note for publication:

In the preparation of The History of the American Episcopal Church several articles were kindly contributed by distinguished specialists at the writer's request, which at the last moment the Publishers were obliged to exclude. These papers are too important and interesting not to appear, and I have placed several of them in the hands of the Editor of the CHURCH REVIEW, that they may appear in the numbers of this most valued Quarterly. It is a great disappointment to me, personally, that circumstances over which I had no control prevented their appearance as originally designed.

WILLIAM STEVENS PERRY.

The article on Current Literature has been compiled from the same department in The Church Press while it was under the editorial management of the CHURCH Review, and issued as its weekly supplement. It was necessary to do this in order to complete the record of Current Literature in the REVIEW, and because some of the notices were specially prepared for the REVIEW. The Church Press is now under independent editorial management, and hereafter the article on Current Literature in the REVIEW will be specially prepared

for it.

EDITOR.

STANDARD THEOLOGICAL WORKS.

GEIKIE'S HOURS WITH THE BIBLE. Completion of the Old Testament. Six volumes, illustrated. Price, $1.50 each.

"No such work as this, it may be said, could possibly have been written before the present century."-Churchman.

This book will be found of value to ministers, as well as to all classes of thoughtful readers."-Philadelphia Presbyterian.

GEIKIE'S OLD TESTAMENT CHARACTERS.

trated. Price, $1.50.

One volume, illus

"The author here gives us sketches of not less than 54 Old Testament Characters, from Noah to Nehemiah. These sketches show the master hand of the author, not only in the vivid portraiture, but also in the rich setting' of the pictures. Each and every character stands amid the appropriate surroundings and circumstances of time and place and often the best light falls upon the picture from these historical surroundings. Whoever buys and reads this book will enrich himself thereby."-Evangelical Messenger.

PRECIOUS PROMISES, or LIGHT FROM BEYOND. BY CUNNING

HAM GEIKIE, D. D. 16mo, cloth, red edges. Price, 75 cents.

"It is a plain, touching and forcible presentation of some thirty promises of the Scriptures. It is not a critical discussion; but rather a clear unfolding of each promise to the heart of the reader. Each brief study of a promise is preceded by an appropriate hymn, and followed by a suitable prayer. The promises selected cover a wide range of blessings. The author first gives a brief view of an important function of divine promises as light-bringers Light from Beyond. Kindred is the discussion of The Design of the Promises, in which it is held that the great end of all good things is, that, for the joy that is set before us, we may live in this world as not of it, and confess that we are pilgrims and strangers that seek a city.' They unfold also God's gracious purposes towards us. Then follow some thirty short chapters, presenting in tender, touching words some of the sweetest promises of God's blessed Book. The book is most excellent, and will bless every heart that reads it."-Church Advocate, NATURAL LAW IN THE SPIRITUAL

DRUMMOND. Cloth. Price, $1.50.

WORLD.

By HENRY

"Too much cannot be said in praise of it, and those who fail to read it will suffer a serious loss. Possesses a deep interest on every page."-The Churchman.

"The author reveals a masterly acquaintance with all departments of modern investigation, and communicates his thoughts to us in a style which is remarkable alike for its wealth and its simplicity."-The Scotsman.

JESUS OF THE EVANGELISTS. HIS HISTORICAL CHARACTER VINDICATED. By CANON Row. Third Edition. Price, $1.75.

"The fiercest of the contest between modern controversialists gathers around the person of Jesus Christ. To extinguish or discredit Him as He is presented in the four Gospels is the object of the unbelieving disputants. But our author has conclusively shown that the perfect character of Jesus Christ as portrayed by the Evangelists was infinitely beyond the powers of unaided created intellect; and that therefore the theories of unbelieving critics fall to the ground. The book is an invincible theological redoubt."-Pulpit Treasury.

A STUDY OF ORIGINS; or, THE PROBLEMS OF BEING, OF KNOWLEDGE AND DUTY. By E. PRESSENSE, D.D. Fourth Edition, 513 pages. Price, $1.50.

"Dr. Pressensé has proved himself, in this great work, a veritable champion of the faith; and his book will be regarded as a treasure by all who are seeking for such assistance as it is so well calculated to afford. His power of argument, his keen penetration, his logical acumen -all have here combined to place the positive and self-confident theories and assumptions of philosophers and their confreres in a position of collapse."--Ecclesiastical Gazette. RE-ASSURING HINTS, Designed to attract attention to the nature of modern unbelief, and to meet some of its fundamental assumptions. By REV. HENRY FOOTMAN, M.A. 12mo, cloth. Price, $1.00. "We cannot imagine a more timely publication."-The Church Standard.

Most earnestly do we trust that at least every clergyman and every student of theology will buy this book and make its contents his own. With its matter well-digested, be has at hand a complete armory of weapons with which to worst the most powerful infidel." -Church Press.

SCENES AND CHARACTERS OF THE MIDDLE AGES.

By the

REV. EDWARD L. CUTTS, B. A., author of "Turning Points," etc. Svo, cloth. 182 illustrations and Copious Index. 552 papes. Price, $2.50. "How little is known as to the details of the lives of those who lived and moved in mediæval times is shown by the gross, often the ludicrous blunders, made by writers, artists, play-wrights, and play-mounters of the day, when endeavoring to instruct the public as to, manners and customs of past ages. This has been due to the want of a trustworthy work of reference on the subject. This guide they will have for the future in Mr. Cutta. It enters fully into their familiar daily life whether religious or military, social or com mercial, etc., etc. With its well-drawn wood cuts, all reproductions from ancient illuminated manuscripts or pictures of the period, leaves the reader little to desire in addition to what he finds in these pages."-Standard.

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CONTENTS,

1. THE SEABURY CENTENARY. By the BISHOP OF CONNECTICUT. II. MATERIALISM. By ROBERT B. THOMAS, Esq. (England). II. THE BURIAL SERVICE. By the Rev. WALTER MITCHELL, A.M. IV. THE CONTINUITY OF CHRISTIAN THOUGHT. By the Rev. JOHN J. ELMENDORF, S.T.D. V. HEGEL'S AESTHETICS. By the Rev. Prof. J. MACERIDE STEKRETT, A.M. VI. PRAYER BOOK REVISION. By the Rev. HENRY H. OBERLY, A.M. VII. THE STATISTICS OF THE CENTURY. By the Rev. JOHN HENRY HOPKINS, D.D. VIII. BISHOP LITTLEJOHN ON THE CHRISTIAN MINISTRY. By the Rev. Prof. THOMAS RICHEY, D.D. IX. THE REVISION OF THE OLD TESTAMENT. By the Rev. Prof. FREDERIC GARDINER, D.D. X. THE LATE CONVENTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA. By the Rev. JOHN KERSHAW, A.M. XI. DID CHRIST RISE FROM THE DEAD ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK P A Prize Essay. By the Rev. EDWARD P. GRAY, A.M. XII. THE TWO WITNESSES. By the Rev. JOHN W. BIRCHMORE, A.M. XIII. THE THOUSAND YEARS. By Mrs. CATHARINE M. TYNG. XIV, ARE THE PROPOSED CHANGES IN THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER PROPERLY BEFORE THE CHURCH FOR CONSIDERATION? By JAMES PARKER, Esq. XV. THE HISTORY OF INDIAN MISSIONS IN MINNESOTA. By the Rev. JOSEPH A. GILFILLAN, A.M. XVI. CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE AND THE MODERN SCIENTIFIC SPIRIT. By the Rev. Prof. FRANCIS D. HOSKINS, A.M. XVII. CURRENT LITERATURE. XVIII. EDITORIAL. XIX. LIST OF BOOKS TO BE REVIEWED IN JANUARY, 1886. XX. INDEX TO VOLUME XLVI., JULYOCTOBER, 1885.

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