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Sunday School Books

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Review praising the American Sunday School Union’s juvenile religious publications and their quality, reach, and role in spreading gospel literacy through improved printing, maps, and illustrations.

The Life of Jacob, and His Son Joseph

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A children’s biography of Jacob recounting his birth, rivalry with Esau, the sale of the birthright, Rebekah’s deception in obtaining Isaac’s blessing, and Jacob’s flight and vision at Bethel.

Travels About Home

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A father and son tour their village, meeting the poor, sick, and industrious. The journey teaches charity, Sunday-school benefits, and Christian comfort at home.

Sprague’s Contrast Between True and False Religion

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Examines debates over whether Roman Catholic or Presbyterian doctrines threaten civil/religious liberty and reviews Sprague’s lectures contrasting Christianity with atheism, deism, Islam, and Romanism.

The Life of Jerome Savonarola

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Sketch of Jerome Savonarola, Dominican preacher in Florence who urged church reform, denounced clerical corruption, prophesied judgment, and clashed with the Medici.

The Reformation in Hungary and Transylvania

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Survey of the Protestant Reformation in Hungary and Transylvania: the spread of Lutheran writings, persecution of reformers, key figures (Grynaeus, Devai) and political turmoil in 1520s–1540.

American Embassy to Asiatic Courts

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Reviews two works: an abridged compendium of Christian antiquities and Edmund Roberts’s account of U.S. embassies to Asian courts, highlighting Canton education/exams and Muscat commerce.

Harvest

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A Sunday-school dialogue linking harvest scenes to Scripture. Explains Jewish harvest feasts, gleaning, and urges prayer and labor for the gospel harvest.

Remarks on the Disuse of Expository Preaching

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Advocates a return to expository preaching, tracing its practice from the synagogue and early church through the Reformation. Argues exposition best secures deep scriptural knowledge for ministers and hearers.

Review of Graphics

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Reviews Henry’s Compendium of Christian Antiquities and Peale’s Graphics, praising Peale’s practical method that teaches drawing as the foundation for writing and elementary education.

Review of The Music of Nature by William Gardiner

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Periodical reviews (Biblical Repertory, July 1838) of Tyndale’s New Testament, Gardiner’s Music of Nature (music & elocution), Scottish church history, and Bible‑society proceedings.

The American Mechanic

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A collection of short essays urging American mechanics to cultivate industry, domestic pleasures (garden, music, family), self-education and piety, and warning against intemperance and vice.

The Life of William Wilberforce

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Review of the Life of William Wilberforce (by his sons), tracing his upbringing, conversion under Methodist influences, social and political life, and commitment to abolition.

Spring’s Fragments

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Review of Gardiner Spring’s Fragments emphasizing the primacy of preaching, pastoral fidelity, and thorough Sabbath preparation. Advocates long pastoral tenures and disciplined pulpit study.

The Origin and Variations of the English Language

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Contains an 1839 review: a debate on the intermediate state and a substantial review of Bosworth’s Anglo‑Saxon dictionary tracing origins, dialects, and historic language samples.

The Working-Man

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Practical counsel for working men on home, dwelling, family, sobriety, and self-improvement. Encourages neat homes, industry, education, and moral habits.

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