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passages In hand. We notice Henry,Bames Alford, Geike'are freely quoted.It is a valuable collection froin manysources of the "richest thoughts ofthe deepest thinkers of all ages."Such a work can but be valuable to aSunday School teacher, to open tohis mind the subject.. By such meansmuch may be done to prepare well forthe Sabbath School, but such aidsshould not be allowed to take theplaee of the Holy Spirit, who is thetrue enlightener, -who can alone openthe truths of God's Word to thehearts of men. Pages 342. Boundin stamped muslin, price $1.25. Forsale by all book-seUers. The samepublishers put forth the holidaybooks, " OUT OF THB MOUTH OP THELlOIf," and " Mx SCHOOLFEIiOW VAIBownsBR." Price $1.25 each. Forsale by aU book-seUers, or addressthe publishers, Ira Bradley & Co.,163 Washington Street, Boston, Mass.COBBESPONDENCE. 35CORRESPONDENCE.C. A KNOX.CHADHCEY A, KNOX died of catarrhalcoDsamption at the residence of his onlydaughter in Paima Centre, N. Y., Dec.Sd, 1880, aged eighty years, one month,and twenty-tWo days. Brother Knox waaborn in the town of Blandford, BerkshireCounty, Mass., Oct. 11th, 1800. He movedwith his parents to Augusta, N. Y., in1813.'*He was married to Miss Lacy Rootof the same place in 1836. Soon after,they removed to Morrisville, Madison Co.,N. T. and he engaged in the mercantilebasiness. In the year 1830. he moved toParma Center, N. T. and carried on thesame basiness untU the year 1856, beingthen fifty-aix years of age. He then retiredfrom active business for the remainderof his life.He was converted to God at the age ofseventeen among the Congregationalists,but remained out of the ehurch for nineyears on account of some points of doctrinethen held by that charch. On higremoval to Morrisville he united withthat body of which he remained a memberup to the time of his removal toFrom, Death Unto Life. The reUgiousexperience of Rev. Mr. Haslam,the author of this volume, is full ofinterest. He was ordained by the Parma, He then joined the Presby teriansChnrch of England, when a young and remained a member for twelvejnan, -with no true idea of the meaningyears. There was then a division inof the passage, "Ye must be bom the chnrch, and almost half of its mem-again." After a ministry of some beifs, including himself, came out as Congregationalistsyears, in which he tanght a religionof forms and ritual, he became en­ and adopted the Oberlindoctrines and forma of church government.Ughtened and truly bom again.Bat in about tiiree years, the or­Prom that time, revivals of real religionganization was disbanded. Two yearsfollowed his ininistry. He was after he joined the M. E. Church undersent for by different clergymen to the administration of Bev. James Durham.•visit their parishes and preach for In 1860 he withdrew from that body, andthem. Revivals foUowed him. He in 1861 united with the Free Methodistmet with opposition and persecution, Charch, of which he remained a memberbut stood firm. The volume is very ap to the time of his death.interesting, as showing workings ofBrother Knox held the offices of Townthe Holy Spirit on the hearts of men.Clerk, Postmaster, Jnstice of the PeaceThe style is so simple and easy thatand School Inspector in the town of Parmaseveral years. •young as weU as old can read it withpleasure. We commend it to ourHe was a man of strong temperancereaders. For sale by all bookseUers.principles, alwaya opposed to the sale ofPrice, $1.33. Published by Appletonatrong drink, and when any one would& Co., New York.come along complaining that there was no