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suited to the circumstances of a country residence; at the same time, hints are offered of a kind to be
available under any circumstances for carrying on the culture of those of the intellectual faculties tha
are the earliest developed, and on the due expansion of which the force and efficiency of the mature
buind depend.

A very enlightened, just, and Christian view of a most important subject."—American Bib. Rep.

SPIRITUAL CHRISTIANITY.

Lectures on Spiritual Christianity. By Isaac Taylor, author of "Spiritual Despotism," &c. &c.
1 vol. 12mo.

"This work is the production of one of the most gifted and accomplished minds of the present age.
If some of his former productions may have been thought characterized by too much of metaphysica.
abstraction, and in some instances, by speculations of doubtful naportance, the present volume is, we
think, in no degree liable to this objection. It is indeed distinguished for deep thought and accurate
discrimination; and whoever would read it to advantage, must task his faculties in a much higher de-
gree than in reading ordinary books; and yet it contains nothing which an ordinary degree of intelli-
gence and application may not readily comprehend. The view which it gives of Christianity, both as
a system of truth and a system of duty, is in the highest degree instructive; and its tendencies ave
not less to quicken the intellectual faculties, than to direct and elevate the moral sensibilities. We
have no doubt that it will be read with great interest by those who read to find materials for thought,
and that it is destined to exert a most important influence, especially on the more intellectual classes,
in the advancement of the interests of truth and piety."-Albany Evening Journal.

PHYSICAL THEORY OF ANOTHER LIFE.
By Isaac Taylor, author of "Natural History of Enthusiasm." Third edition

1 vol. 12mo.

MINIATURE CLASSICAL LIBRARY.

Great pains have been bestowed in the selection of this unique Library; it will comprise the best works of our venerated authors, published in an elegant form, with a beautiful frontispiece, tastefully ornamented. The following are now

ready;

GOLDSMITH.-Essays. By Oliver Goldsmith.

GOLDSMITH.-The Vicar of Wakefield. By Oliver Goldsmith.
JOHNSON.-The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia, a Tale.
Johnson, LL.D.

COTTIN.-Elizabeth; or, the Exiles of Siberia. By Madame Cottin.

The extensive popularity of this little tale is well known.

TOKEN of Affection. Do. of Friendship. Do. of Remembrance.

By Samuel

Each volume consists of appropriate poetical extracts from the best writers of the day.
PURE GOLD from the Rivers of Wisdom.-A collection of short extracts on Religions
subjects from the older writers, Bishop Hal!, Sherlock, Barrow, Paley, Jeremy Taylor, &c.
ST. PIERRE.-Paul and Virginia. From the French of J. B. H. De St. Pierre.
These volumes will be followed by others of attested merit.

EVENINGS WITH THE CHRONICLERS;
Or, Uncle Rupert's Tales of Chivalry.

By R. M. Evans. With many illustrations. 1 vol. 16mo., elegantly bound.

"This would have been a volume after our own hearts, while we were younger, and it is scarcely less so now when we are somewhat older. It discourses of those things which charmed all of us in early youth. The daring deeds of the Knights and Squires of feudal warfare. The true version of theChevy Chase," the exploits of the stout and stalwart Warriors of England, Scotland and Germany. In a word, it is an attractive book, and rendered more so to young readers by a series of wood engravings, beautifully executed, illustrating the letter-press descriptions. There are seventeen of these plates in the volume, and the whole book is so excellently printed, and upon such good paper, that it is in all respects valuable."-Courier & Enquirer.

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VALUABLE PUBLICATIONS.

APPLETON'S TALES FOR THE PEOPLE AND

THEIR CHILDREN.

The greatest care is taken in selecting the works of which the collection is com posed, so that nothing either mediocre in talent, or immoral in tendency, is ad. mitted. Each volume is printed on the finest paper, is illustrated with an ele gant frontispiece, and is bound in a superior manner, tastefully ornamented. The following have already appeared, uniform in size and style: THE POPLAR GROVE;

Or, Little Harry and his Uncle Benjamin. By Mrs. Copley, author of "Early Friendship," &c. &c. 1 vol. 18mo., beautiful frontispiece.

"An excellent little story this, showing how sound sense, honest principles, and intelligent indus try, not only advance their possessor, but, as in the case of Uncle Benjamin the gardener, enable him to become the benefactor, guide, and friend of relations cast down from a loftier sphere in life, and, but for him, without resource.

"It is a tale for youth of all classes, that cannot be read without profit."-N. Y. American.

EARLY FRIENDSHIP.

By Mrs. Copley. 1 vol. 18mo., plates.

A charming little book this for young girls-good counsel conveyed in the language of affection, and with all the attraction of an interesting story. It is a series of admonitions about the girlish friendships formed at school-sometimes so injudicious, often so influential in the formation of character" -N.Y. American.

THE TWO DEFAULTERS;

Or, a Picture of the Times. By Mrs. Griffith (of New-York.)

"A most interesting little volume, not excelled by any one of the series."
MASTERMAN READY;

Or, the Wreck of the Pacific. Written for Young Persons, by Capt. Marryat. 1 vol. 18ma frontispiece.

"We have never seen any thing from the same pen we like as well as this. The Captain had pro mised his children to write a story for them, and undertook in consequence to continue the Swiss Robinson Crusoe; bat on application to the work, soon discovered it would be easier and more useful to those for whom he was writing, to strike out into an entirely new story. He has done so most suc cessfully. It is still the tale of shipwreck and desolate island, and Masterman Ready is the personification of all the practical talents and available shifts which much knocking about in the world teaches to some not all-men. There is, moreover, much and accurate knowledge displayed throughout, communicated in a way to be both intelligible and attractive to youthful minds, and we cannot better conclude our notice of it, than by repeating the exclamation of a clever boy, as he finished the book,— 'Well, I am so glad it is to be continued.""-N. Y. American.

THE PEASANT AND THE PRINCE.

By Harriet Martineau. 1 vol. 18mo.

"The versatile talent of Miss Martineau has been employed of late in preparing for the people and their children a most inviting little history of Louis Sixteenth and his family. Here, in a style even more familiar than Scott's Tales of a Grandfather, we have a graphic epitome of many facts connected with the days of the Revolution, which will eclipse any of the fictitious tales now in vogue. Roy alty is set before the young mind in a manner which will preclude any farther misconceptions as to the amount of happiness distributed between the 'Prince' and the Peasant,' and the effort of the author to secure in early life the ascendancy of the reflective and reasoning powers over the imagina tion, will, we doubt not, be successful."-N. Y. Courier.

THE SETTLERS AT HOME.

By Harriet Martineau. 1 vol. 18mo.

"The circumstances under which this little volume, for the amusement of children, has been produced, give an additional charm to its truth, simplicity, and feeling. The tale, though in one passage sorrowful enough to moisten many a pair of eyes, is full of interest and character. The latter, we may add, is as much appreciated by children as the former; and they will take as lively an interest in Ail win's ignorant and unselfish fidelity and her stalwart arms, and in Roger Redfurn the gipsy boy's gleams of better nature, as in the development of the main incident of the book, a most disastrous flood which spread devastation over the Isle of Axholme two hundred years ago.”—Athenæum.

WHO SHALL BE GREATEST?

A Tale. By Mary Howitt. 1 vol. 18mo., plates.

"The great moral lesson inculcated by this book is indicated by its title; and while it is prominen

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enough through the whole volume, it comes out at the elose with most impressive effect. We need not say it is a lesson which every human being is the wiser and the better for learning. We cordially recommend the work to all who would desire to form a sober and rational estimate of the world's enjoyments."-Albany Evening Journal.

SOWING AND REAPING;

Or, What will come of it? By Mary Howitt. 1 vol. 18mo., piates.

"We commenced it with the intention of just looking it over for the purpose of writing a cursor notice; but we began to read, and so we went on to the finis. It is very interesting; the characte are full of individuality."-New Bedford Mercury.

STRIVE AND THRIVE:

A Tale. By Mary Howitt. 1 vol. 18mo., plates.

"The mere announcement of the name of the authoress, will doubtless bring any of her productions to the immediate notice of the public; but Strive and Thrive is not a book for children only, but can be ead with pleasure and advantage by those of u more mature age. It fully sustains the reputation of its predecessors. The style is easy and flowing the language chaste and beautiful, and the incidents of the tale calculated to keep up the interest to the eud."-N. Y. Courier & Enquirer.

HOPE ON, HOPE EVER;

Or, the Boyhood of Felix Law. By Mary Howitt. 1 vol. 18mo.

"A very neat volume with the above title, and the farther annunciation that it may be called Tales for the People and their Children, has been written by Mary Howitt, whose name is so favourably known to the reading community.

"This volume, like all others that emanate from the pen of this lady is extremely interesting: the characters are naturally drawn, while the feeling and passion displayed, give the work a higher rank than is usually allotted to nursery tales."-Commercial Advertiser.

THE LOOKING-GLASS FOR THE MIND;

Or, Intellectual Mirror, being an elegant collection of the most delightful little stories and interesting tales: chiefly translated from that much admired work L'ami des Enfans; with numerous wood cuts. The twentieth edition.

1 vol. 18mo.

"The stories here collected are of a most interesting character, since virtue is constantly represented as the fountain of happiness, and vice as the source of every evil: as a useful and instructive Looking glass, we recommend it for the instruction of every youth, whether Miss or Master; it is a mirror that will not flatter them, or lead them into error; it displays the follies and improper pursuits of youthful hearts, points out the dangerous paths they sometimes tread. and clears the way to the temple of honour and fame.

DINING OUT.

Together with Confessions of a Maniac. By Mrs. Ellis, author of "Women of England," &c. 1 vol. 18mo.

"The tendency of this little book is one of the best and noblest. The scenes and characters are, it is believed, portraits, aiming, as it does, at the correction of a too prevalent vice. It is expected that it will command, among the serious and thinking part of the community, as extensive a popularity as 'Nicholas Nickleby,' in its peculiar circle."

SOMERVILLE HALL. To which is added, RISING TIDE.

By Mrs. Ellis. I vol. 18mo.

'This little book has much to recommend itself. It contains an interesting and lesson-teaching tale, which cannot fail to impress its prominent features on many a breast."

** It is intended to include in this series some of the best works in our language.

A GIFT FROM FAIRY LAND.

By J. K. Paulding, Esq. Illustrated with one hundred unique original plates by Chapman; elogantly bound. 1 vol. 12mo.

PAST DAYS:

A Story for Children. By Esther Whitlock.. Square 18mo.

"It is a delightful, instructive little book; and if the child, when she closes the volume, find her eyes red with weeping,' let her not be ashamed; one old enough to be her grandfather, caught the same disease from the same source."-Philadelphia United States Gazette.

SPRING AND SUMMER.

The Juvenile Naturalist; or Walks in the Country. By the Rev. B. H. Draper. A beautiful volume, with fifty elegant plates. 1 vol. square, handsomely bound

AUTUMN AND WINTER,

The Juvenile Naturalist; or Walks in the Country. By the Rev. B. H. Draper. A beautiful volume, with many plates, uniform with "Spring and Summer."

VALUABLE PUBLICATIONS.

THE YOUNG NATURALIST'S JOURNEY;

Or, Travels of Agnes Morton and her Mamma. By Mrs. Loudon. With many beautiful plts THE OLD OAK TREE.

A most interesting little volume of practical instruction for youth; illustrated with nearly fifty beautiful plates.

WORKS BY REV. ROBT. PHILIP.

THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JOHN BUNYAN, Author of The Pilgrim's Progress. By Robert Philip. With a fine portrait. 1 vol. 12mo. THE LIFE AND OPINIONS OF DR. MILNE, Missionary to China.

Illustrated by Biographical Annals of Asiatic Missions, from Primitive Protestant Times; intended as a Guide to Missionary Spirit. By Robert Philip. 1 vol. 12mo.

"The name of Philip has in this country, as well as in Great Britain, become a passport to publie favour. Though the subject of this memoir may not be surrounded with the same splendid attractions was that of the memoir of Bunyan, yet it is one of very great interest; and to the Christian reader, and especially to those who are deeply interested in the cause of missions, it will probably bear a comparison with almost any that have gone before it. The work is executed with great skill, and embodies a vast amount of valuable missionary intelligence, besides a rich variety of personal incidents, adapted to gratify not only the missionary or the Christian, but the more general reader."-Albany Ádv.

YOUNG MAN'S CLOSET LIBRARY.

By Robert Philip. With an Introductory Essay by Rev. Albert Barnes. 1 vol. 12mo LOVE OF THE SPIRIT, Traced in his Work: a Companion to the Experimental Guides. By Robert Philip. 1 vol. 18mo.

DEVOTIONAL AND EXPERIMENTAL GUIDES. ductory Essay by Rev. Albert Barnes. 2 vols. 12mo.

Guide to the Perplexed.

Do do Devotional.

Do do Thoughtful.

By Robert Philip. With an Intro
Containing :

Guide to the Doubting.

Do do Conscientious.
Do do Redemption.

LADY'S CLOSET LIBRARY.

AS FOLLOWS:

THE MARYS; or Beauty of Female Holiness. By Robert Philip. 1 vol. 18mo. THE MARTHAS; or Varieties of Female Piety. By Robert Philip. 1 vol. 18mo. THE LYDIAS; or Development of Female Character. By Robert Philip. 1 vol. 18mo. The MATERNAL SERIES of the above popular Library is now ready, entitled THE HANNAHS; or Maternal Influence of Sons. By Robert Philip. 1 vol. 18mo. "The author of this work is known to the public as one of the most prolific writers of the day, and scarcely any writer in the department which he occupies, has acquired so extensive and well-merited a popularity. The present volume, as its title denotes, is devoted to an illustration of the influence of mothers on their sons; and the subject is treated with the same originality and beauty which characterize the author's other works. It will be found to be a most delightful and useful companion in the nursery, and its influence can hardly fail to be felt; first, in quickening the sense of responsibility on the part of mothers; and next, in forming the character of the rising generation to a higher standard of intelligence and virtue."-Evangelist

WORKS BY THE REV. JOHN A. JAMES.

PASTORAL ADDRESSES.

By Rev. John Angell James. With an Introduction by the Rev. Wm. Adams. 1 vol. 18mo. "We opine that the publishers of this volume made an accurate calculation when they labelled these Pastoral Addresses-stereotyped; for they are among the choice effusions which already have so highly benefitted Christian society from the noble heart and richly-endowed mind of Mr. James They are ministerial counsels to the members of his congregation, and are offered as monthly epistles for a year, being twelve in number, and are thus entitled: Increased Holiness of the Church; Spiritu.

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ality of Mind; Heavenly-Mindedness; Assurance of Hope; Practical Religion seen in every thing A Profitable Sabbath; Christian Obligations; Life of Faith; Influence of elder Christians; Spirit of Prayer; Private Prayer, and Self-Examination.'"-Christian Intelligencer.

Simple in their style, and evangelical in their spirit, these addresses embody most of those desireable influences which a zealous pastor wishes to see operating amongst his people, and they are such as cannot fail to be of great practical utility to all who will bestow upon them a serious and thoughtful attention. The introd action is by the Rev. William Adams, of New-York, and is of itself alone a suf ficient guarantee of the intrinsic quality of the addresses, stamping at once their value and genuine ness."-Boston Transcript.

THE YOUNG MAN FROM HOME.

In a series of Letters, especially directed for the Moral Advancement of Youth. By the Rev. John Angell James. Fifth edition, 1 vol. 18mo.

"This work, from the able and prolific pen of Mr. James, is not inferior, we think, to any of its predecessors. It contemplates a young man at the most critical period of life, and meets him at every oint as a guide in the paths of virtue, as a guard from the contagious influence of vice. Every young man who desires to form a virtuous and useful character, should possess himself of this admirable work; and every Christian parent, whose sous are leaving the paternal mansion for another home, should take care that they carry away with them this rich treasury of Christian counsel and instruc tion."-Albany Advertiser

THE CHRISTIAN PROFESSOR

Addressed in a series of Counsels and Cautions to the Members of Christian Churches. By Rev. John Angell James. 1 vol. 18mo.

"The author remarks in this excellent volume: When I look into the New Testament, and read what a Christian should be, and then look into the church of God, and see what Christians are, I am painfully affected by observing the dissimilarity; and in my jealousy for the honour of the Christian profession, have made this effort, perhaps a leeble one, and certainly an anxious one, to remove its blemishes, to restore its impaired beauty, and thus raise its reputation.'

"It is not my intention to enter into the consideration of private, experimental, or doctrinal religion, so much as into its practical parts; and to contemplate the believer rather as a professor, than a Christian, or at least, rather as a Christian in relation to the world, than in his individual capacity, or

in his retirement.'

"The following are the divisions under which he treats his subject, viz.: What the Christian profession imports; its Obligation and Design: the Dangers of Self-Deception; the Young Professor an attempt to compare the present generation of Professors with others that have preceded them; the necessity and importance of Professors not being satisfied with low degrees of Piety, and of their seeking to attain to eminence; the duty of Professors to avoid the appearance of evil; on Conformities to he World; on the Conduct of Professors in reference to Politics; on Brotherly Love; the Influence of Professors; their Conduct towards Unconverted Relatives; the Unmarried Professor; the Professor in Prosperity; in Adversity; the Conduct of Professors away from Home; the Backsliding Professor; on the necessity of the Holy Spirit's Influence to sustain the Christian Profession; the Dying Professor."-New-York Observer.

THE ANXIOUS ENQUIRER AFTER SALVATION

Directed and Encouraged. By Rev. John Angell James. 1 vol. 18mo. Twenty thousand copies of this excellent little volume have aiready been sold, which fully attestą the high estimation the work has attained with the religious community.

HAPPINESS, ITS NATURE AND SOURCES.

By Rev. John Angell James. 1 vol. 32mo.

"This is written in the excellent author's best vein. He has, with a searching fidelity, exposed the various unsatisfying expedients by which the natural heart seeks to attain the great end and aim of all--happiness, and with powerful and touching exhortations directed it to the never-failing source of all good. The author does not engage himself in speculations or theories. The results of extended observation, the testimony of well-attested experience, are arrayed, in the light of which the true way and the false are clearly seen. It is eloquently and pointedly written. A better book we have not in a long time seen."--Evangelist.

THE WIDOW DIRECTED

To the Widow's God. By the Rev. John Angell James. 1 vol. 18mo.

"If any thing more were necessary to give this book currency with the Christian community than the name of its author, we should have it in the peculiarly tender and interesting nature of the subject on which he writes. He has written many good books, and all belong to the same general class; and though some of them are more generally applicable than this, yet in no one, perhaps, has he discovered a more skilful hand, or a more tender and devout spirit. The book is worthy to be read by others besides the class for which it is especially designed; and we doubt not that it is destined to come as a friendly visiter to many a house of mourning, and as a healing balm to many a wounded heart."-N.Y. Observer.

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