so absolutely necessary in books addressed to the young, and yet so frequently neglected by those who write professedly for their instruction. The characters introduced are usually in the middle station of life, although there are suitable exceptions to this rule, and the scene is almost invariably in our own country. American customs, institutions, habits and prepossessions are recognised; and the whole costume, to apply the word in its most enlarged sense, is native.

To many persons this last may seem a trivial consideration, but we confess, that to us it does not appear so. The English works for children, which we have hitherto been content to use exclusively, always have more or less of strangeness to the young American reader, from the circumstance that ranks, habits and opinions are continually presenting themselves, which are, and for ever must be, utterly foreign to us. In a book which is intended to furnish direct practical lessons of warning and example, this is no small deficiency. It must frequently impair, and sometimes entirely prevent their utility.

There are other considerations which render a large portion of the foreign juvenile publications which are continually republished here, utterly useless in a practical point of view. Society here is constituted on principles radically different from those which support the hereditary distinctions of England and France. The modes of education are not the same, and they ought to differ more than they do at present. Many abuses and absurdities received from the old world retain their places here through the influence of the books which we are so eager to republish, and many errors in moral and intellectual education, we have no hesitation in saying, are even

gaining ground through the influence of juvenile books. The injury which is done in this country by the diffusion of juvenile books inculcating false doctrines in religion, to name no other subject, is incalculably great, and if not counteracted will be sensibly felt in society at some future day.

In these circumstances of the community, we cannot but regard it as peculiarly auspicious to the interests of virtue and religion, that a series of publications has been begun for the special purpose of supplying this acknowledged deficiency in our national literature, and furnishing an auxiliary to sound moral and intellectual education.

The tales in the first two volumes of the series are the productions of several writers, among whom we are happy to recognise the gifted author of "Evenings in New England," whose success in what is generally considered a higher effort of genius, does not prevent her from devoting a portion of her valuable time to the improvement of the young of her own sex. "Emily Parker," the only tale in these volumes from her pen, furnishes an invaluable lesson for young ladies who have arrived at that susceptible age when the character is forming, and when the momentous question is to be determined, whether decision of purpose shall be its governing principle, or it shall become the sport of fashion and surrounding examples and circumstances. "Sophia Morton" is the production of another writer, whose talents for this species of writing are certainly of a high order. It is written with uncommon spirit. The dialogue is well supported, and perfectly natural, and the necessity of industrious and careful attention to the common domestic duties could scarcely be more forcibly illustrated than by the incidents which it so

moral tales we have seen.

strikingly relates. "Self Conquest" is one of the best The lesson which it inculcates is indicated by the title. The story is interesting and the style perfectly suited to the class of readers for whom the story is intended.

The shorter stories are characterized by a certain naiveté in the style of narrative, which is peculiarly taking with children, and cannot fail to bring the religious instruction which they contain, home to their readers' hearts.

We hope the writers, who contribute to this series of tales, will continue to study the philosophy of mind, not in books merely, but in the actions and language of children in their unguarded and playful moments, as the most celebrated painters have studied their bright faces, unscathed by passion, when about to attempt the delineation of celestial purity and innocence. This practice will disclose the usual current of their ideas, and the avenues to their affections, and while it will direct to the most effective means of religious instruction, it will impart to the style, an ingenuousness and ease which cannot fail to win its way to all hearts.

We cordially recommend the whole series to parents, and more particularly to those who are forming parish and Sunday school libraries.

INTELLIGENCE.

Sabbath Schools. The number of Sabbath Schools in connexion with the American Sunday School Union, is 2,600. These are taught by 24,307 teachers, and contain 174,191 scholars.

Income of Benevolent Societies.-American Sunday School Union

(including $14,000 for the Society's house,)

42,000 00

American Education Society, (of which $23,446 87 to

American Tract Society, Boston, $10,205 40, of which

$5,640 99 were paid to the Society at New York,

Lectures on Palestine.-Rev. Henry Ware, Jr. of this city, proposes to deliver a course of Lectures, on the Geography and Antiquities of the Bible, illustrated with Maps—His object is to do something for the encouragement of the Theological School at Cam bridge-The whole profits of the course will be devoted toward laying the foundation of a Scholarship in that Institution.

The Lectures will be given at the Hall of the Atheneum, on Thur day Evenings.

Hanover Street Church.-A pamphlet has recently been publish in this city, entitled "The recent Attempt to defeat the Constitution Provisions in Favor of Religious Freedom, considered in Reference the Trust Conveyances of the Hanover street Church; by a L man."-We refrain at this time from making any further remarks u this pamphlet, than merely stating our conviction that it places in t proper light the means which have been resorted to, through the dium of the "trust conveyances," in Hanover Street Church, of straining religious liberty.-We hope an extensive circulatio this pamphlet will enable the public to become fully acquainted every thing in relation to the matter.

On the scheme of a double nature in our Lord, it is impossible to prove any thing whatever by any declarations he has made respecting himself, or which the sacred writers have made concerning him. The same propositions are thus both true and false at the same time. Even if Jesus in the most solemn manner had disclaimed divinity, saying in terms "I am not God," the Trinitarian could still, with equal propriety as now, reply that the denial respected solely his humanity, which is indeed not divine. For, just consider, how near the language Jesus on many occasions actually does come, to such a denial. "I live by the Father." But God is self-existent and independent. "The Son can do nothing of himself." All things are possible with God. "The glory which thou gavest me, I have given them," saith Jesus in his prayer to the Father. "My glory will I not give to another," saith God. But why should we multiply quotations? There is not one attribute peculiar to the Supreme Being which his Son did not plainly disclaim; not qualifying