Short Notices [pp. 759-784]

Short Notices.
The Reformed Pastor: Showing the Nature of the Pastoral Work, especially
in Private Instruction and Catechizing. Prepared for a day of Humilia tion kept at Worcester, December 4, 1665. By Richard Baxter. New
York: Robert Carter & Brothers. 1860. Pp. 560.
The late Rev. J. Angell James, toward the close of a
ministry of fifty-four years, said: "I have made, next to the
Bible, Baxter's Reformed Pastor my rule as regards the
object of the ministry. It were well if that volume were often
read by all our pastors-a study which I now earnestly recommend to them." The Messrs. Carter have added to the
numerous obligations of the Christian public to that enterprising firm, in presenting a new and handsome edition of this
work of long established reputation to the numerous pastors of
our country.
The ]-ear of r)ace: A History of the Revival in Ireland, A. D. 1859. By
the Rev. William Gibson, Professor of Christian Ethics in Queen's Col leg,e, Belfast. With an Introduction, by Baron Stow, D. D. Boston:
Gould & Lincoln. New York: Sheldon & Co. Cincinnati: George S.
Blanchard. 1860. Pp. 464.
An authentic narrative of one of the most remarkable revivals of modern times is of permanent value. Such a narrative
is found in this volume, prepared by a man of eminence and
wisdom, living in the midst of the scenes which he describes,
and furnished with all facilities for obtaining accurate information.
Proleqomena Logica: An Inquiry into the Psychological Character of
Logical Processes. By Henry Longueville Mansel, B. D., LL.D., Pro fessor of Moral and Metaphysical Philosophy, Oxford. First American,
from the second English edition, corrected and enlarged. Boston:
Gould & Lincoln. New York: Sheldon & Co. Cincinnati: George S.
Blanchard. 1860. Pp. 291.
The design of this work is to exhibit the relation between
Psychology and Logic. It pre-supposes a knowledge therefore
of both. Dr. Manisel is a man of great skill and culture. He
is an eclectic in Philosophy, standing midway between the
Scottish and German schools, and endeavouring to combine
what he conceives to be the excellencies of both.
Prophetic Qflce of Christ, as related to Verbal Inspiration of the Holy
Scriptures. By Eleazar Lord. New York: Anson D. Randolph, No.
683 Broadway. 1859. Pp. 154.
Mr. Lord continues his indefatigable labours in vindication
of the verbal inspiration of the Scriptures. While disagreeing
with him in many of the principles on which he rests the defence of the great doctrine in question, we heartily agree with
him in his estimate of its truth and importance.
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