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From Jansen, McClurg & Co., 117 and 119 State street, Chicago, we have received the folio wing : The Ameeican Evanoilists, Moody & Sankey, By John Hall and George H. Stewart. New York: Dodds & Mead, Pubhshers. Price, $1 50. This book of 450 pages, although it gives a rery brief account of the lives of Moody and Saukey, is mostly devoted to an account of their work iu Eugland, Ireland, and Scotland, esjecially Scotland which monopolizes about jne-half of the volume. The book is mostly made up of extracts troui newspapers, letters of clergymeu and others who were present at their meetings and personally cognizant of the remarkable lesults. Those who are acquainted with the Presbyterians of Scotland- their ultra conservatism, their opposition to all religious excitement and emotion not bosed on good, solid argument and reason, their antipa;hy to the use of hymns and iastrumeutal music m religious worihip- will be astonished to fini that, notwithstanding all this, the same methods and meau3 have been successful with them which are so popular with the Methodist of our own country. Whenever these men lave held meetings immense crowds have attended, and whether the mellowing music of Sankey on the vehement appeals of Moody tiave done most to cause the remarkable results produced it is hard to teil. One thing is certain, these two uneducated Americans have aroused the religious sentiment and religious enthusiasm among all classes in many parts of Great Britain, and that their meetings result in much good, seems to be almost the universal testimony. As a large part of the book is devoted to Scotland, and from other ear marks, we conclude it was inspired by George H. Stewart who has been unhappy so many years because God is not mixed up with the preamble of our national constitution. This volume will prove excitiug and interesting to those who believe in "speaking the gospel" in the way adopted by Sankey and Moody. The work coutains portraits of those evangelista. What Younq People Should Know, By Burt G. Wilder. Boston: Estes & Laurient. Price, $1.50. Thia little book treats of the repioduo.tive tunction ui man and the lower animáis, and mauy persons would say that the proper title would be " Vfhat Young People Skould not Know." The author understands his subject. He is a scientific writer of some note, and his name will be familiar to readers of the Atlantic and other magazines. He deals with his subject without prudery and from a scientific standpoint. His text is not marred by an unnecessary use of techmal terms, and is illustratod by plates. It has long been disputed whether the matters discussed in this book should be disclosed to the young, many believing that the yurest, on the whole, are those who read the least and think the least on such subjects. Be that as it may, the book contains the latest scientific information upon the subject of which it treats, and cannot be otherwise than instructive and useful at least to persons of fixed character and habits. The Thbee Feathees, A Novel, By William Black. Harper & Brothers. " The Three Featheis" was written by the author of " A Princess of Thule," and those who have read that charming story will not fail to be interested in this latest novel of its author. "The Three Feathers" is fully the equal, if not the best, of all the stories Mr. Black has written. It is composed in a clean, crisp style, is fílled with charming descriptions of natural scenery, its plot is comprehensible and natural, its delineations of character striking, sharp, aud clear, aud the reader will peruse its pages with increasing interest from beginning to end Vaticanism, An Auswer to Reproofs and Replies, By the Right Hou. W. E. Gladstone. Harpers & Brothers. ïhis is the latest contribution'of Gladstone to the discussion which has been going on for sometime betweeu himself and the English friends of the Catholic Church upou the subject of Fapal Iufahbility, and of the Yaticau Council. If anybody is hardened or foolish enough to doubt whether the grand old man who occupies the chair of St. Peter is infalible, he will be likely to have his doubts coufirmed by reading this pamphlet. The Aldine for June (No. 18 of the current series) has come to hand, and it may be malled oue of the most substantial numbers of the publication which has yet appeared, appealing throughout to the most refiued and elevated sentiments. This fact is especially notable in several of the illustrations. " Mother's Darling," the ñrst, being a perfect apotheosis of that holiest aud most self-sacrificing of affections conveyed by the name ; while in two companion-pictures, " The Helping Hand," " Saved and Lost,'' the story of mau's spiritual peril and his ouly abiding ref uge is totd most strikiugly. Three fine picturesupon the promised series of " Picturesque Europe," in " A Waterfall in the Pyrenees," a gem of Albert Rieger, the original of which formed one of the ieading art-attractions at Vienna in 1873 - aud two charming ovals, " Surmont on the Brouze," and " The Heron's Rock," both from picturesque Auvergne. The other full-page picture oí the uumber is a graphic " Battle of Bunker Hill," following out the patriotic Centenuial series commenced three months ago ; and a handsome illustration of Scott, the ' Drinking Stag, three noble views of ttie Durhain Cathedral, and a portrait of Hou. Luther B. Wymau, of Brooklyu, make up the irt-conteuts of the number. In letter-press, no story of the secession war ias been so plainly and yet so sweetly told, as ia " A Virginia Girl's Experience at the Fall of Richmond," of which a part is giren iu this imraber. The novel of the Bevolution, " The Spur of Moumouth," broadens and deepens in interest and introduces new characteis freely anough to indicate a wide field before the conclusión. Besides these, of pro.se, there are a 3harming little domestic story, " The Bellen3eu Difliculty," by Florence Allen, uuderstood to be the promising daughter of the lady who taught the world the sweet words of " Koek tne to sleep, mother ;" a pleasant paper on ■ Germantowu," by Chaudos Fulton ; the first of a sorappy series by John Thompson, Jr., on " üdd Personal Reseinblauces ; ' caref ui papers on " Bunker Hill," on Music, Art, and Literature. ïhen, and to conclude, we have the followiug poems - all worthy of their place : " The Mother's Darling" (illustratory) by John Hay Furness ; " The Best to Come," by a pen of much past honor, that of Mrs. Susau Archer Talley Weiss ; " June Roses,' by Alice Williams ; " One Maideu's Way," by C. Woodward Hutson ; and " The Brook oi Kildare," by Sarah D. Clark- making up a whole of quite the average Aldine excellence, which is all that need be said. The Aldine Company, publishers, 68 Maulen Line, New York City.