137 Reviews. to Uncle Tom's Cabin: pre- | time now this work has been by the English publishers and expected by the British public. akes its appearance in the form avo volume of 500 pages, the art of which is in small type; price being little more than the lish edition of "Uncle Tom's is, as regards its material and very cheap book. s large compilation of facts, the ells us that it "has been written pleasure, and with much pain." itious writing," Mrs. S. says, ossible to find refuge from the terrible, by inventing scenes -acters of a more pleasing nature. resource is open in a work of d the subject of this work is one he truth, if told at all, must needs dreadful. There is no bright lavery as such." We are further t more materials for the compif the work were supplied to the from South as well as from than could possibly be used. book is actually selected out of a in of materials." Her main debeen to bring the subject of "before the minds of all those ofess to be the followers of Christ erica." the design of "The Key" will be plained if we copy the first page. different times, doubt has been exwhether the scenes and characters yed in “Uncle Tom's Cabin" convey a resentation of slavery as it at present This work, more perhaps, than her work of fiction that ever was ■, has been a collection and arrangeof real incidents, of actions really med, of words and expressions really , grouped together with reference to =ral result, in the same manner that osaic artist groups his fragments of His is a mosaic of gems-this is a mosaic of facts. Artistically considered, it might not be best to point out in which quarry and from which region each fragment of the mosaic picture had its origin; and it is equally unartistic to disentangle the glittering web of fiction, and show out of what real warp and woof it is woven, and with what real colouring dyed. But the book had a purpose entirely transcending the artistic one, and accordingly encounters, at the hands of the public, demands not usually made on fictitious works. It is treated as a reality— sifted, tried, and tested, as a reality; and therefore as a reality it may be proper that it should be defended. A work The writer acknowledges that the book is The author will now proceed along the Scarcely can it be expected that this volume will find a circulation so extensive as that of its inimitable predecessor; and yet we expect for it a welcome and a hearing which it might never have secured if the loving tones of little Eva, the sly sayings of Topsy, and the groans of Uncle Tom, had not been heard. All, too, who feel a deep and growing interest in the great question of human slavery with all its attendant evils, or who wish to see how very far fact exceeds fiction, will secure a copy of the work forthwith. Mrs. S. hints in the above extract that there are things done "which could not be read." We presume she alludes to the breeding and feeding system, the foulest and filthiest abomination of the whole hateful system. The above was written before we had read more than the page we have given, and merely as an introductory notice of the work. Since then we have read above 150 pages with intense interest. Some of the facts and reflections are equal, if not to onv in “Uncle Tom." Correspondence. "THE BAPTIST"- -HIS NAME AND ANTIQUITY." Ir may be that our readers feel anxious to know if Mr. John Fryer of Exeter, has sent any reply to the remarks of Mr. Lancaster in our last number. We have only to say that we have not received any further communication from that gentleman. Had Mr. F. thought proper to reply, our pages would have been open to him. Why he has not we cannot tell, and therefore shall not hazard any surmise on the subject. But, as stated in our last, we have received several letters on the subjects of the controversy from baptist friends. Our opinion is that we should not publish them, but leave the matter as it stands between Mr. Fryer and Mr. Lancaster. With regard, however, to the admission of such a discussion into our pages we give extracts of a note, dated March 19, from D. R. of B., who says: "Permit me to express my sincere delight at the impartiality and magnanimity which you have evinced by inserting in the Reporter for this month a letter on the subject of baptism in opposition to the views which you, in common with most of your readers entertain a delight too, not a little enhanced by the fact, that the said letter is evidently the production of a gentleman of much intelligence, who is, therefore, well qualified for the discussion upon which he has entered. It is to me a matter of regret that none of our religious periodicals admit of a free and open discussion of those denominational peculiarities by which the christian world is divided. Intelligent discussion, conducted in a modest and christian temper, cannot fail to be useful. But will you allow me, with all deference and humility, to appeal to you and to your controversial correspondents, to take heed that nothing shall appear in this discussion which is not in keeping with the dignity and seriousness of christian controversy. It appears to me, that Mr. Fryer, as a stranger in your pages, and a member of another christian communitu ia กท tesy, which I have Editor, will very che him." We thank our estee faithful admonition, a say, that not having the least pretensions 1 do not feel very une review of what we ha times feel that it was best way it might hav quite conscious of our i will ever cordially thar like D. R., who faith points them out. Our should not expect to they here at our elbow a little more of the la it costs us every mon all cases. And we thi labour in this way, w ture to add, that after n looking back, wonder single-handed, we have through our difficult w complaints. 'Tis not in mortals to co But we do more by tryi [April 19. We have th letter from Mr. Fryer, reply to the remarks of our last. We regret th until the matter for th in type, and when we the removal of it, ma space it would occupy. necessity, therefore, of and our readers, that th is well, appear in the J Reporter, and then, sh proper to reply, the cont - He became, however, a man r, a lover of prayer meetings, been the means of establishing ch assemblies among his comMany and many a time have with him for prayer, both in and German, and can't be said that praying breath as ever spent in vain."" DIALOGUE ON ANTINOMIANISM. tioned in our last that we had two notes, having reference to alogue" which appeared in our y number. One of these, from ., could never be intended for ion, as the writer does not a disproval, but only complains -al terms of his friends and himng misrepresented. We think nd has been in too great a hurry y those censures to himself, for note are several remarks of a - evangelical character, with we entirely concur. _t we could heartily join him in We assure eeking thy face was all of thy grace; We object to the next lines only because they are quaint and almost irreverent. R. B. H. is very severe, and thinks we have departed from our rule of not entering upon doctrinal subjects. Let Our rule is to him not mistake us. report the proceedings of evangelical baptists of all shades, without any partiality; and so far have we for many years now succeeded in the attempt, that until this day we are sometimes asked in private notes if we are General or Particular-Arminian or Calvinistic. With regard to what is called Antinomiansm, such, in fact, as is described in the dialogue and which, we believe, does exist to the injury and interruption of evangelical religion in some places-we have no sympathy. We seriously regard it as a doctrine not according to godliness. That some of our brethren may be labouring under imputations of Antino mianism who do not deserve such a reproach is not only possible but probable. Let our brother, R. B. H., think of these things; and if he or any other evangelical brother will, in a temperate tone, point out any errors in the "Dialogue," we will most willingly give them insertion. Christian Activity. KING MAN'S SUNDAY SERVICES. is now doing, we are rejoiced to to bring the claims of Religion the attention of the working of the community, not only in tropolis, but in our larger provinwns. We have reported the progs and success of Mr. Knill at Er: and similar efforts have prothe like effects at Bradford, in hire. At Liverpool a union of elical ministers was formed in ry, 1850, and preaching has been cted in the Concert Hall, Lord m Street. At the Annual Meeting Union held in that Hall, Jan. 31, the secretary, Mr. Hugh Stowell , baptist minister, Myrtle Street, the report for 1852, from which, sake of any who may be contemg similar efforts, we make a few ts, reserving some pleasing facts ture insertion. The Working Men's Sunday Serthis ball wono commenced third anniversary of their institution. In presenting to the friends of this movement a report of its progress during the year which has just closed, we may be permitted to glance for a moment at the origin of these services. A few gentlemen in Liverpool had long been seriously impressed with the universally acknowledged fact that the great majority of the inhabitants of the town, including a great majority of the working men, are not in the habit of attending any place of worship. It appeared to them that the ordinary means of religious instruction, whether in connexion with the established church or the various bodies of dissenters, were not well calculated to meet the wants of the working men. They could not conceal from themselves the fact that, however learned, indefatigable, and amiable might be the ministers of the various denominations, still there was something which operated to prevent great numhers of our artisans from attending public it had been assumed as an incontroverti- | selfishness and disre ble truth-assumed almost as a law of which it must be co nature—that the working man required visible in those wh a system of religious instruction intellect- themselves christian ually inferior to that which suited other important to secure persons supposed to be mentally superior, services in which th because pecuniarily better off. The principles of Christia founders of these services, after no small clearly and fully enu amount of experience, observation, and the people might hea inquiry-taking into account the intelli- and attend without gence which must necessarily be pos- price,' not to be ban sessed by many of our artisans, the corner, or packed int avidity with which they read not simply up among the gas 1 the worst of our current literature, but their seats where the also much of the best-bearing in mind, themselves perfectly also, the close and constant associations comfortable, so far a of working men one with another, and secured. The design the conversations, arguments, and dis- sect, but rather to ad cussions which abound amongst them, and swell the numbe the general intellectual activity thus bodies. The founders produced and thus increased; knowing hoped that the mer that even the tavern is as frequently would imbibe a taste f resorted to for the newspapers there to ledge-would begin t be found, and the conversations which public worship of God may there be entered into, as for the delight, a joy purer an gratification of an intemperate habit the world can give, the founders of these services had come refined than any to to the conclusion that, if not in mental tavern or the tea garde culture, certainly in mental power and result of their efforts activity, the working men were far in many would say to th advance of many who regard themselves each other, 'Come and as very greatly their superiors. They felt that it was a very great mistake to suppose that any sort of man, if a good man, was capable of addressing the working classes; that, on the contrary, there were comparatively few in the ministry of any church adapted to such a task; and that, to command the attention of working men, it was necessary to secure the services of men who would dare to break through a thousand formalities and conventionalisms, and in a bold, original high-toned manner-not in a coarse and falsely condescending style, not with an affected simplicity, but in the strong, nervous language of every-day life-would so speak to our artisans those great truths which pertain to our present and future happiness and welfare." It is then stated that from the first the founders of these services determined, and very wisely in our opinion, that they should be of an unsectarian character. "And therefore they thought that it was important to secure for those who attended no place of worship, and were almost equally indifferent to all sects the house of God;' tha desirous of enjoying eve sacred and soul-sanctif sionally sounded with Whether they would b to the church or to the was a question which n the design of the fo services. They would that those who had hi the worship of God we where the gospel is pr they would rejoice with would altogether swallo vidual sectarian prefere reviewing the proceedi three years, the committ can appeal to facts and platform has not been of sectarian controversy episcopalians nor presby dists, congregationalists, say that their peculiar been either represented sented. What they held Christians has been spok hold only as sects or pa passed by, not as unimpor as untrue but simply 28 ON AND BIBLES TO THE MILITIA. mington paper says:-"We noom a circular just distributed the regiment of the WarwickMilitia, at present quartered in ngton, that the Rev. Dr. Winslow, er of the baptist church) proposes lly to appropriate Sunday evenpril 17, to the spiritual instruction men, also that the committee of cripture Readers Lay Association' aking an extra effort to supply nan of the regiment, numbering seven hundred, with a copy of the scriptures." further added that, "Considering cumstances, the behaviour of the men at the service, has been most of view." Narratives and Anecdotes. 66 NS OF NINEVEH.-Mr. Layard, terprising traveller, and the diser of the long-entombed ruins of at Nineveh, at a soiree of the mem-winged lions and bulls, very strikingly f the Nottingham Mechanic's In- resembling the strange beasts which the , gave an interesting report of his prophet Ezekiel represents himself to edings in discovering the remains, bave seen in vision. Around the walls graphic sketches of the scenes. were a variety of sculptures of battles, g satisfied himself respecting the sieges, etc., all of them somewhat rude e commenced operations, but with- and conventional, but many of them ccess. Whilst digging one day, an carved with great energy, taste, and inquiring if they were digging for spirit. In all these representations the was told, no, but for stones. Oh, king was prominent, being easily recognitell you where there are plenty of sed by the peculiar cap which he always =," said he, and led them to a high wore. It seems that, by the Assyrian d on which an Arab village had etiquette, the king was the only person erected. Here they set to work who was permitted to shade himself oon fell upon numerous relics of from the sun. And it would appear e ages. Being satisfied that he that something like this is still the rule now hit upon the right spot, Mr. among some of the eastern nations; for rd returned to Constantinople, and when the French gave an account of the much trouble and delay, secured battle of Isley, instead of saying they had rotection of the Turkish govern- taken so many cannons or so much bagand returned to the scene of his gage, the general sent word to say that -ations. An Arab chief in the they had taken the emperor's umbrella! bourhood gave indications of being It would be observed that one of the lesome, but Mr. L. boldly repaired lions represented in the drawings had a stent and "ate salt with him," to claw in its tail. Now Homer had said. e his friendship. After this he con- something of such an animal, and the 1 his operations, which were soon ancient zoologists had given a very ded by the discovery of an Assyrian strange reason for the phenomenon. e, the walls of which were adorned They said, the lion was provided with Sculptured slabs. the claw in its tail in order that, when it had a mind to be particularly ferocious, it might lash itself up to the requisite degree of fury! Now it happened works of sculpture found in the Assyrian palace. The entrances of the great hall were formed of four enormous statues of E ASSYRIAN PALACE AT NIMROUD. Layard then proceeded, in a most taining and agreeable manner, to cnough that about the time |