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some books for use and are at a loss | Germany. Chapter x. Histories of how to select them. This volume France. Chapter xi. Histories of gives all desirable information in Russia and Poland. Chapter xii. regard to Histories. The book con- Histories of the Smaller Nationalitains fourteen chapters. Each chap

ter is restricted to a distinct class. Chapter ii. Universal Histories. Chapter iii. Histories of Antiquity. Chapter iv. Histories of Greece. Chapter v. Histories of Rome. Chapter vi. Histories of the Middle Age. Chapter vii. History of Modern Times. Chapter viii. Histories of Italy. Chapter ix. Histories of

ties of Europe. Chapter xiii Histories of England. xiv. Histories of the United States. This table of contents shows to every one how extensive is the list of books which are noticed. We warmly commend this book to all who feel the need of such a Manual. The size is 8 vo., 660 pp., catalogue price $2.50.

The China Review: for September and October. 1882. THIS number of this well-established periodical comes to us full freighted. The place of honor is given to an account of the origin of Yuh Wang Shang-ti; translated by the late Rev. Dyer Ball, A.M., M.D., and annotated by Mr. J. Dyer Ball. The translation is from Chinese histories. It will serve to give the readers an idea of the vagueness of all Chinese accounts of their divinities. The annotations are a valuable part of the The second article, on the Sacred Books of China, by Mr. Thos. W. Kingsmill, is a notice of Dr. Legge's Translation of the Yî King. The writer of this Paper does not seek to present a clear statement of the work done by Dr. Legge, and the value of his translations and of his Introduction; but to make known wherein he differs in opinion in regard to the Yi King itself. Wherein Mr. Kingsmill differs from Prof. Dr. Legge most students will prefer to agree with the latter. The

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third Paper, by the Rev. E. K. Eichler, is an interesting notice of Chinese literature which is designated K'uen She Wen. This number only gives up the first part of the Paper. All readers will wait with interest for the conclusion of it. The next Paper is an account of "The fall of the Ts'in Dynasty and the Rise of that of the Han," by Rev. Ch. Piton. This is interesting to the students of Chinese History. Mr. Parker contributes an important chapter to the history of the dialects of China in noticing "The Dialect of Eastern Szch'uen." Mr. Parker has at various times given similar notices of the Peking, Hankow, Canton, Foochow and the Hakka. He has thus furnished sinologists with the means of comparing these several dialects. rest of this interesting number of the Review is made up of the usual Notices of Books, and Notes and Queries.

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Outlines of General History. In easy wen-li. double-page mounted and colored maps. Index. By D. Z. Sheffield. Shanghai. 1882

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THIS is a very valuable compilation | great convenience to all who may of ancient and modern History, wish to refer to any particular intended specially as a class book matter or person at any time. for schools; but it will be very have great pleasure in commending interesting to all educated Chinese. the work to all who are engaged in It is printed with very legible type, on good paper, and well stitched. teaching Chinese Pupils, to Chinese There are 345 leaves, contained in students and the assistants and five volumes. The maps are put up native pastors in all the Missions. in a separate volume so as to be The headings of the chapters show conveniently used with each separate that some notice of all nations both volume as they may be needed. ancient and modern is found in The Index in English is a very their pages.

A List of all the Chinese characters contained in Dr. Williams' Syllabic Dictionary with the concise meaning in English. By of P. Poletti. Tientsin: 1882.

Or this List of characters and This List is an evidence of the their meanings written by hand one diligence of Mr. Poletti in writing hundred copies were printed on Chinese paper by means of the Papyrograph. They are for sale by Messrs. Kelly and Walsh, Shanghai.

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The Prodigal Son. The Sower. The Leaven. The Barren Fig Tree. Parables with Chinese Illustrations. By Rev. W. Scarborough. Hankow.

THESE are sheet tracts, printed on good thick paper The illustrations are in Chinese style as to persons, dress and scenes. They are very desirable for fastening up in public places, as they are in large legible type and on strong paper. The

illustrations are good and well calculated to arrest attention and to help the readers to understand the parables. Supplies of these sheet tracts can be obtained from the Secretary of the Hankow Tract Society.

True Happiness. The Snare. The Lighthouse. Trusting Heaven. The Sower. Rum and Opium, The Prodigal Son. Brotherly Love. Tracts of the Chinese Religious Tract Society-No. 6 to 18.

THESE are eight leaflets illustrated, some with foreign and some with national designs. They are small, six inches by ten, for easy distribution. They are sold 1000 copies for 50 cts, and are very useful as an introduc

tion in visiting from house to house. Each leaflet contains a plain statement of the Gospel of Christ. These

are to be had of the Secretary of the Society in Shanghai.

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terrible "Anti-Christ." The first chapters of the first volume, and those in the second volume in exposition of the Revelation by St. John, are in the author's best style, and cannot readily pass from the mind of the reader. Dr Farrar adopts the rapidly prevailing theory that the main subject of the Revelation was the Fall of Jerusalem ; and whether one accepts the interpretation or not, it is but just to say, that this view has not before been presented to the popular mind with anything like the same strength and interest. We observe that, in more than one note, he refers with interest to Dr. Warren's Parousia, tho' he would give to Christ's Second Coming a wider scope than is there allowed.

The Early Days of Christianity. By F. W. Farrar, D.D., F.R.S. &c. Cassell Patter, Galpin and Co. London: 1882. 2 Vols 8vo. Or this very interesting work, just received, the author says "I complete in these volumes the work which has absorbed such leisure as could be spared from many and onerous duties during the last twelve years. My object has been to furnish English readers with a companion, partly historical, and partly expository, to the whole of the New Testament." These who have read the previous works on The Life of Christ, and The Life of Paul, will easily understand how the author's plan has been executed. The same glow and literary finish and the same defects which characterize those preceding works, are found in this. There is perhaps less unity in this last of the series, there being no one central figure round which to group the whole. While Peter, James, Jude, and John, are the principal personages, Nero comes near being the central figure. No other volume in the English language so vividly pictures the rise and fall and intimate connection with the Christian cause of that 6807

A study of the Early Days of Christianity must benefit every missionary's mind and heart. One rises from it with new confidence and enthusiasm. Dr. Farrar has obtruded his peculiar views on eschatalogy in but a few passages-so few that the general reader would hardly notice them. L.H.G

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