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"The first trustworthy account we have had of that unique and mar· vellous monument of the piety of our ancestors."-DAILY NEWS.

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A brief, scholarly, and, to a great extent, an original contribution to theological literature. He is the first to offer any considerable contributions to what he calls their internal history, which deals with their relation to other texts, with their filiation one on another, and with the principles by which they have been successively modified."-PALL MALL GAZETTE. THE BIBLE IN THE CHURCH. A Popular Account of the Collection and Reception of the Holy Scriptures in the Christian Churches. New Edition. 18mo. cloth. 4s. 6d.

The present book is an attempt to answer a request, which has been made from time to time, to place in a simple form, for the use of general readers, the substance of the author's "History of the Canon of the New Testament.” An elaborate and comprehensive Introduction is followed by chapters on the Bible of the Apostolic Age; on the Growth of the New Testament; the Apostolic Fathers; the Age of the Apologists; the First Christian Bible; the Bible Proscribed and Restored; the Age of Jerome and Augustine; the Bible of the Middle Ages in the West and in the East, and in the Sixteenth Century. Two Appendices on the History of the Old Testament Canon before the Christian Era, and on the Contents of the most ancient MSS. of the Christian Bible, complete the volume. "We would recommend every one who loves and studies the Bible to read and ponder this exquisite little book. Mr. Westcott's account of the Canon' is true history in its highest sense."-LITERARY CHURCHMAN.

THE GOSPEL OF THE RESURRECTION.

Thoughts on its

Relation to Reason and History. New Edition. Fcap. 8vo. 4s. 6d.

This Essay is an endeavour to consider some of the elementary truths of Christianity as a miraculous Revelation, from the side of History and Reason. If the arguments which are here adduced are valid, they will go far to prove that the Resurrection, with all that it includes, is the key to the history of man, and the complement of reason.

Wilson.-THE BIBLE STUDENT'S GUIDE to the more Correct Understanding of the English translation of the Old Testament, by reference to the Original Hebrew. By WILLIAM WILSON, D.D., Canon of Winchester, late Fellow of Queen's College, Oxford. Second Edition, carefully Revised. 4to. cloth. 25s.

This work is the result of almost incredible labour bestowed on it during many years. Its object is to enable the readers of the Old Testament Scriptures to penetrate into the real meaning of the sacred writers. All the English words used in the Authorized Version are alphabetically arranged, and beneath them are given the Hebrew equivalents, with a careful explanation of the peculiar signification and construction of each term. The knowledge the Hebrew language is not absolutely necessary to the profitable use of the work. Devout and accurate students of the Bible, entirely unacquainted with Hebrew, may derive great advantage from frequent reference to it. It is especially adapted for the use of the clergy. "For all earnest students of the Old Testament Scriptures it is a most valuable Manual. Its arrangement is so simple that those who possess only their mother-tongue, if they will take a little pains, may employ it with great profit."-NONCONFORMIST.

Yonge (Charlotte M.)-SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES. By CHARLOTTE M. YONGE, Author of "The Heir of Redclyffe." Globe Svo.

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A SECOND SERIES. From JOSHUA to SOLOMON.
Is. 6d.

With Comments, 3s. 6d.

Extra fcap.

Actual need has led the author to endeavour to prepare a reading book convenient for study with children, containing the very words of the Bible, with only a few expedient omissions, and arranged in Lessons of such length as by experience she has found to suit with children's ordinary power of accurate attentive interest. The verse form has been retained, because of its convenience for children reading in class, and as more resembling their Bibles; but the poetical portions have been given in their lines. When Psalms or portions from the Prophets illustrate or fall in with the narrative they are given in their chronological sequence. The Scripture portion, with a very few notes explanatory of mere words, is bound up apart, to be used by children, while the same is also supplied with a brief comment, the purpose of which is either to assist the teacher in explaining the lesson, or to be used by more advanced young people to whom it may not be possible to give access to the authorities whence it has been taken. Professor Huxley, at a meeting of the London School Board, particularly mentioned the selection made by Miss Yonge as an example of how selections might be made from the Bible for School Reading. See TIMES, March 30, 1871.

CATALOGUE of WORKS on EDUCATION, PHYSICAL

and MENTAL, GENERAL and SPECIAL.

Arnold.-A

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FRENCH ETON: OR, MIDDLE CLASS EDUCATION AND THE STATE. Fcap. 8vo. cloth. 2s. 6d. This interesting little volume is the result of a visit to France in 1859 by Mr. Arnold, authorized by the Royal Commissioners, who were then inquiring into the state of popular education in England, to seek, in their name, information respecting the French Primary Schools. "A very interesting dissertation on the system of secondary instruction in France, and on the advisability of copying the system in England.”—SATURDAY REVIEW.

HIGHER SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES OF GERMANY. Crown 8vo. 6s.

Jex-Blake.-A VISIT TO SOME AMERICAN SCHOOLS By SOPHIA JEX-BLAKE. Crown 8vo.

AND COLLEGES.
cloth. 65.

"In the following pages I have endeavoured to give a simple and accurate account of what I saw during a series of visits to some of the Schools and Colleges in the United States. . . . I wish simply to give other teachers an opportunity of seeing through my eyes what they cannot perhaps see for themselves, and to this end I have recorded just such particulars as I should myself care to know.”—AUTHOR'S PREFACE. "Miss Blake gives a living picture of the Schools and Colleges themselves in which that education is carried on."- PALL MALL GAZETTE.

Maclaren.-TRAINING, IN THEORY AND PRACTICE.

By ARCHIBALD MACLAREN, the Gymnasium, Oxford. 8vo.
Handsomely bound in cloth, 7s. 6d.

The ordinary agents of health are Exercise, Diet, Sleep, Air, Bathing, and Clothing. In this work the author examines each of these agents

in detail, and from two different points of view. First, as to the manner in which it is, or should be, administered under ordinary circumstances: and secondly, in what manner and to what extent this mode of adminis tration is, or should be, altered for purposes of training; the object of "training," according to the author, being "to put the body, with extreme and exceptional care, under the influence of all the agents which promote its health and strength, in order to enable it to meet extreme and exceptional demands upon its energies." Appended are various diagrams and tables relating to boat-racing, and tables connected with diet and training. "The philosophy of human health has seldom received so apt an exposilion."-GLOBE. After all the nonsense that has been written about training, it is a comfort to get hold of a thoroughly sensible book at last." -JOHN BULL.

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Quain (Richard, F.R.S.)-ON SOME DEFECTS IN By RICHARD QUAIN, F. R.S.

GENERAL EDUCATION.
Crown 8vo.

3s. 6d.

Having been charged by the College of Surgeons with the delivery of the Hunterian Oration for 1869, the author has availed himself of the occa sion to bring under notice some defects in the general education of the country, which, in lis opinion, affect injuriously all classes of the people, and not least the members of his own profession. The earlier pages of the address contain a short notice of the genius and labours of John Hunter, but the subject of Education will be found to occupy the larger part. "An interesting addition to educational literature."-GUARDIAN.

Selkirk.-GUIDE TO THE CRICKET-GROUND. By G. H. SELKIRK. With Woodcuts. Extra fcap. 8vo. 3s. 6d.

The introductory chapter of this little work contains a history of the National Game, and is followed by a chapter giving Definitions of Terms. Then follow ample directions to young cricketers as to the proper style in which to play, information being given on every detail connected with the game. The book contains a number of useful illustrations, including a specimen scoring-sheet. "We can heartily recommend to all cricketers, old and young, this excellent Guide to the Cricket-ground."-SPORTING LIFE.

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Thring.-EDUCATION AND SCHOOL. By the Rev. EDWARD THRING, M. A., Head Master of Uppingham School.

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"An invaluable book on a subject of the highest importance.”– ENGLISH INDEPENDENT.

Todhunter.-THE CONFLICT OF STUDIES, and other Essays on Subjects connected with Education. By ISAAC TODHUNTER, M.A. F.R.S., late Fellow and Principal Mathematical Lecturer of St. John's College, Cambridge. Svo.

IOS. 6d.

CONTENTS:-The Conflict of Studies-Competitive Examinations— Private Study of Mathematics-Academical Reform-Elementary Geometry-The Mathematical Tripos.

Vandervell and Witham.-A SYSTEM OF FIGURESKATING: Being the Theory and Practice of the Art as developed in England, with a Glance at its Origin and History.

By H. E. VANDERVELL and T. M. WITHAM, Members of the London Skating Club. Extra fcap. Svo. 6s.

"The authors are evidently well qualified for the task they have undertaken; and although they have selected a title for their work which might possibly deter a diffident learner from looking into its pages, they have nevertheless begun at the beginning, and without assuming any knowledge on the part of the reader, they have clearly pointed out, by a series of instructive diagrams, the footprints of the skater, as developed in lines and figures, from the lowest to the highest stage of difficulties."—THE FIELD. "The volume may be accepted as a manual for the use of all skaters.”BELL'S LIFE.

Wolseley (Col. Sir Garnet, C.B.)-THE SOLDIER'S POCKET BOOK. By COLONEL SIR GARNET WOLSELEY, C.B. New Edition, enlarged. 4s. 6d.

This book is indispensable to every soldier, whether of the Regular Army or of the Volunteers, who seeks to be an intelligent defender of his country. Full instructions are given on the widest and minutesi matters, and the

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