E. P. MARVIN, E. CUTLER, J. E. RANKIN.

ASSOCIATE EDITORS:

G. F. MAGOUN, Grinnell, Iowa. A. L. CHAPIN, Beloit, Wisconsin.
H. M. STORRS, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Sanctos ausus recludere fontes.

BOSTON: M. H. SARGENT.

NEW YORK: BROUGHTON & WYMAN. PHILADELPHIA: JAS. S. CLAXTON,
CHICAGO: WILLIAM TOMLINSON & BROTHER.

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LONDON: TRÜBNER AND CO.

1869.

J. E. FARWELL & Co. Printers, 37 Congress Street, Boston, Mass.

Bound Sept. 571872.

CONTENTS OF VOLUME IX.

No. XLV.

1. THE REJECTED FACTORS OF THE ATONEMENT. By

Pres. GEO. F. Magoun, D. D., Grinnell, Iowa,

II. THE PERSECUTIONS OF THE EARLY CHRISTIANS.

By Rev. FRANCIS DYER, East Woodstock, Conn., .

III. DR. SHEPARD AND HIS SERMONS. By Rev. M. L. RICH-
ARDSON, Sturbridge, Mass.,

IV. LETTER TO THE AMERICAN BIBLE UNION. By Prof.

GEO. B. JEWETT, Salem, Mass.,

LITERARY NOTICES,

Constance Aylmer, 104.-Smith's Student's Scripture History,

105.-Lectures on Natural Theology, 106.-Outline of Ge-

ography, Atlas of Geography, 106.-Marvin's History of

Winchendon, 107.-Allen's New England Tragedies, 108.-

Child Wife, Garden of Sorrows, the Parable and Geology

Alphabet, 109.-Spurgeon's Gleanings, Tobacco, The Gates

Ajar, and Miss Larcom's Poems, 110.-Loving Jesus Early,

Laurie's Glimpses and Dominies, 111.-Archie's Shadow,

Stella Ashton, Spectacles for Young Eyes, How not to be

Sick, and Pressensé's Religion, and The Reign of Terror,

112.-Luther's Watchwords, Bushnell's Dark Things, Tem-

perance Struggles, and Broken Rock, 113.-Nothing but

Leaves, Fern Bank, Gretchen's Troubles, Mary Morne,

Lilly's Glass, Pictures and Stories of Animals, and Juvenile

Picture Books, 114.

Our Apology, Dr. Wyckoff on the Rampage, 115.-A Young

Giant, Shall he be Starved? 117.-A Congregational Mys-

tery, 118.-The Question of Atonement, 119.

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