"Only one who was similar in purpose and temper,—who felt like aspirations, hopes, and faith,—could at all do justice to the distinguished subject. The present book must, therefore, we are sure, give us Channing's character in its completeness, and true harmony and proportions of parts."—Salem Observer.
"These memoirs of a great and good man will, we apprehend, obtain an uncommonly extensive circulation, not only among the denomination of Christians in which he ranked himself, but with all who reverence purity of character, an enlarged philanthropy, and eminent talents, guided by virtue and piety."—Salem Register.
"If we mistake not, now is the very time in God's providence when the biography of William Ellery Channing could best make its appearance. We have heard that a distinguished divine, of different speculative religious views from Dr. Channing, has recently said,—'Channing is greatly needed among us at this present moment.' Behold him here! We doubt not that the biography thus prepared is to make a great impression on the age that is passing, and that is yet to come."—Christian Register.
SERMONS ON CHRISTIAN COMMUNION. Designed to promote the Culture of the Religious Affections. Edited by Rev. T.R. Sullivan. 12mo. pp. 403. Price, $1.00.
This work is not confined to the subject of the Lord's Supper, but "forms a series of practical discourses of the persuasive kind, relating to repentance, or the duty of commencing the Christian course,—to edification, or the encouragements to progressive Christian improvement,—and to the eucharistic service, as affording exercise for all the grateful and devout affections of the heart in every stage of its subjection to Christian discipline."—Preface.
The following is a list of the writers:—
Rev. H.A. Miles, Lowell.
" F. Parkman, D.D., Boston.
" S. Judd, Augusta.
" F.D. Huntington, Boston.
" C.T. Brooks, Newport.
" N. Hall, Dorchester.
" J.I.T. Coolidge, Boston.
" G.W. Briggs, Plymouth.
" A.A. Livermore, Keene.
" J. Whitman, Lexington.
" J.W. Thompson, Salem.
" H.W. Bellows, New York.
" E.S. Gannett, D.D., Boston.
" A.P. Peabody, Portsmouth.
" J. Walker, D.D., Cambridge.
" C. Robbins, Boston.
" G.E. Ellis, Charlestown.
" G. Putnam, D.D., Roxbury.
" J.H. Morison, Milton.
" A. Young, D.D., Boston.
" E.B. Hall, D.D., Providence.
" S.G. Bulfinch, Nashua.
" O. Dewey, D.D., New York.
" S. Osgood, Providence.
" A. Hill, Worcester.
" W.H. Furness, D.D., Philadelphia.
" N.L. Frothingham, D.D., Boston.
" E. Peabody, Boston.
" S.K. Lothrop, "
" C.A. Bartol, "
" A.B. Muzzey, Cambridge.
"The design of the work is admirable, and we doubt not it is admirably executed, and will promote the best interests of our churches. We chanced to open at Sermon XVIII., on Christian Education, and were pleased to see the idea of Dr. Bushnell's celebrated book on 'Christian Nurture' illustrated and urged in a sermon by Dr. Putnam, preached two years before Dr. Bushnell's book made its appearance."—Christian Register.
"The tone of these sermons, their living interest, their unpremeditated variety in unity, fit them well for this purpose,—close personal influence on minds of widely differing views, united in the one great aim of a Christian life. We shall probably take an early opportunity of making some selections."—Christian Inquirer.
"We think the volume is upon the whole one of the best volumes of discourses ever issued from the American press."—Boston Daily Atlas.