Editor's Table [pp. 239-240]

THE LADIES' REPOSITORX.
though advancing toward the ideal of such a maga zine as the Church ought to furnish to her families,
we believe, is not yet the real magazine that we want.
But it could be made exactly what we need as the
magazine for our Christian households, and to do
this we think would be a much better policy than to
endeavor to create a new one. One magazine could
be made to meet all the wants of our families. In
our day it is becoming difficult to draw the line where
the literary wants of ladies and the literary wants of
gentlemen separate, and the difficulty is becoming
greater every year. Let us advance still farther, and
furnish a literary and religious magazine of the highest
order to our families, and we believe husbands and
wives, sons and daughters, would find nearly equal
use and gratification in its pages.
NEW FORMS AND DRESSES.-The January number
of the Quztarterly Review is upon our table. It is the
first number of the fiftieth volume, and verily she
appears as if adorned for her golden wedding. "One
need not be ugly though one is old," and so the
Quarterly puts on not only new garments, but beau tiful ones. In form, she has laid aside the prudish ness of smoothly cut edges, and appears in what, in
the monthly or Quarterly, has the appearance of a
pleasant nelige-euntrimmed borders. The cover is
of a pleasing color, and is ornamented with a design
in masonry, with an arch overhung with vines, sup ported by columns, and beneath which is an altar
bearing the cross and the consecrated pen. We like
the cover even for a stately and dignified Quarterly.
Our Review, we are told, is, with the exception of
the "North American," the oldest Quarterly in our
country, and has, without exception, the largest sub scription list. In its contents and editorial manage menit we are sure it has no peer this side of the
Atlantic. It gives forth no uncertain'sounds. We
always know what the Quarterly means, and always
find it true to Christ, the Gospel, Methodism, and
humanity.
The present number opens grandly. Rev. Gilbert
Haven continues his articles on the verbal inspiration of the Scriptures. Dr. Nadal gives a wellmerited notice of M'Clintock and Strong's Cyclopedia, and does not say too much when he says,
"We have in this volume the beginning and the
promise of the noblest work in its line ever attempted in our language." Dr. Warren finishes a
highly appreciative article on Nast's English Commentary, of which he says justly, that, "taken as a
whole, estimated with respect to breadth of learning,
critical and exegetical skill, freshness of material,
perspicuity of style, sweetness of temper, and beauty
of typographical execution, no commentary has yet
been produced on this continent which is its equal."
We heartily join in Dr. Warren's prayer with regard
to the author-"Serus in crium redeas." "Queen
Elizabeth's Relations with the Protestants of the
Continent" is an article of great interest from Dr.
Baird. Rev. J. M. Thoburn furnishes an article on
"The Missionary Policy of the Methodist Episcopal
Church," which ought to be read by all, and which,
though containing some things that we would debate
with him, contains much that should be "inwardly
digested" by all who love our missionary work.
Rev. D. A. Whedon notices Stevens's History of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, and the great Whedon
is fully up to himself in his short, free, fearless, dis criminating, and sometimes incisive comments on
books and things.
Thze Christian Advocate, too, though not ashamed
to indicate in one corner that she is just passing into
her forty-third year, dons a new coiffure gay enough
for a damsel yet in her teens. The heading is not
out of keeping with the contents, for they, too, are
sprightly, earnest, timely, and show no symptoms of
decrepitude or decay. We really rejoice to see our
friend Dr. Lore furnished with a better opportunity
to let out the big manhood that is in him. His
paper, the Northern Christian Advocate, from a single
sheet, assumes now the eight-paged form, and ap pears in new type. Dr. Crary, of St. Louis, has also
been participating in the improvements, and the
Central has a complete new dress, and makes a de cidedly fine appearance. Zion's Exerald is completely
transformed, passing over at a bound from the old
style of single fold to a quarto of twelve pages, with
four additional pages serving as a cover and devoted
to advertisements. The arrangement is admirable.
We decidedly like the Herald. It is a live paper,
and sometimes is fairly incandescent with the heat
of its matter.
DEATH OF WILLIAM B. BRADBURY.-Many of our
readers will be pained to learn of the death of this
well-known composer and publisher of music. In
our last number his portrait was grouped with others
who have become well known in the same depart ment of usefulness. We tried then to get some
items of his history, and for this purpose communi cated with Mr. Bradbury, but learned that his health
was then in such a state as to forbid any writing.
Soon after, on the 7th of January, at his home in
Mount Clair, New Jersey, he died, aged fifty-two
years. Mr. Bradbury's name has become familiar as
a household word in all parts of the land, and he
goes to rest after having done a great and good
service for the Church of Christ.
CREDIT.-By some unaccountable oversight we
failed to give the name of the author of the beautiful
little article in our January number entitled "Nellie."
It is from the pen of Miss Mary E. M. Adams,
teacher of Latin and German in the Ohio Wesleyan
Female College.
ARTICLES AccEv'rEo. —Harem and Home Life in
the East; Washington's Plan for the Conquest of
Pittsburg; Birds; Be Earnest; Give us our Daily
Bread; Michael Angelo; The Sabbath; Old Lora's
Story.
ARTICLES DECLINED.-Come to the Bridal, etc.;
The Cottage by the Sea; Jesus in our Midst; Home;
Light and Influence; Life and its Hopes; A Sermon
in the Wood; The Snow-Bird; The Maniac's Child;
Our Duty.
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