at he ever wrote. Only one thing seems needed--the great
original commentary or essay on De Quincey, which these Beauties would
most happily illustrate. It seems to rise shadowy before us--a sort of
dead-letter ghost of a glorious book which craves life and has it not.
We trust that our suggestion may induce some admirer of the Opium-Eater
to have prepared an interleaved copy of these Beauties, and perfect the
suggestion.

THE CHURCH IN THE ARMY; OR THE FOUR CENTURIONS. By Rev. WM. A. SCOTT, D.D.,
of San Francisco. New-York: Carleton, No. 413 Broadway. Boston:
Crosby and Nichols. 1862.

Since every one is doing their 'little utmost' for the army, Mr. Scott
hath contributed his mite in a work on the four captains of hundreds
mentioned in the Bible--the first whereof was he of Capernaum; the
second, the one commanding at the crucifixion; the third, that of
Cesarea; and the fourth, Julius, the centurion who had Paul in charge
during his voyage to Rome. We are glad to learn, from the close
researches and critical acumen of Rev. Mr. Scott, that there is very
good ground for concluding that all of these centurions were so
impressed by the thrilling scenes which they witnessed, and the society
with which they mingled, as to have eventually been converted and saved,
a consummation which may possibly have escaped the observation of most
readers, who, absorbed in their contemplation of the great _dramatis
personae_, seldom give thought as to what the effect on the minor
characters must have been. It is worth observing that our author is
thoroughly earnest in his exhortations--at times almost naively so. If
he be often rather over-inclined to threaten grim damnation to an
alarming majority, and describe with a relish the eternal horrors which
hang around the second death, in good old-fashioned style, still we must
remember that he sincerely means what he says, and is a Puritan of the
ancient stamp.

_EDITOR'S TABLE._

There is something intensely American in such phrases as 'manifest
destiny,' 'mission,' and 'call,' and we may add, something very vigorous
may be found in the character of him who uses them. They are expressions
which admit no alternative, no second possibility. The man of a
'mission,' or of a 'manifest destiny,' may be a fanatic, but he will be
no flincher; he will strive to the bitter end, and fall dead in the
traces; _but he will succeed_.

We are glad to learn that there is growing up in