ponsibility; he is yet an earnest
believer in the essentials of the Christian religion as it is accepted
by all orthodox Protestant denominations, while to these qualifications
he adds a wide range of knowledge and eminent ability as a reasoner. He
is able to meet the men of science on their own ground, and he does so.
They will not acknowledge themselves vanquished; and perhaps from the
very nature of the case, as we have already remarked, they cannot be
vanquished by any argument in which revelation or metaphysics enters as
a premise; but they will not refuse their admiration at the union of
subtlety and strength, of ability and courtesy with which they are
treated. We find many admirable passages in this book marked for
reference, as we went through it; but we must pass them by. During the
last few months we have devoted so many pages of our department of
literature to the discussion of this subject, that readers with whom it
is not a hobby might reasonably object to a further continuance of the
subject here. We content ourselves with recommending this little,
thoughtful, strongly written book to the attention of our readers. They
will find the best array of arguments with which to meet scientific
materialism.

[9] "_Modern Materialism in its Relations to Religion and
Theology._" By JAMES MARTINEAU, LL.D. With an introduction by
Henry W. Bellows, D.D. 16mo, pp. 211. New York: G. P. Putnam's
Sons.

--From the same publishers, who seem very catholic in their reception of
authors, we have a volume which, the more because of its ability and its
calmness of tone, Mr. Martineau would regard with sadness, and with
horror, and perhaps with dread.[10] Mr. Frothingham has undertaken the
task of studying the records of the foundation of Christianity from a
purely literary point of view and with all the aids that can be derived
from criticism. The result of his studies may be said to be the
satisfaction of his own mind that Jesus of Nazareth was not and did not
intend to be the founder of a new religion; that he believed himself to
be and set himself up as the Messias, the temporal Messias, expected by
the Jews; and that Christianity was founded by Paul. His conception of
Paul is striking, and however he may fail in establishing his position
in regard to him, it certainly must be admitted that he has made of him
a very interesting and energetic figure, and one which is consistent
with itself and with al