CRITICAL NOTICE.

(From the Boston Recorder.)

THE SCHOOL GIRL IN FRANCE. pp. 248, 18 mo. New York: J. K. Wellman. 1845.

The name of the author of this "narrative addressed to Christian parents and young ladies," is not given. We are assured, however, that "it is not a work of fiction, but a collection of facts, thrown together in one tale, with scarcely any additions, and few other alterations than those which were absolutely necessary, in order to disguise names, places and dates." We have no doubt of the truth of this statement, and cordially wish that the neat and truthspeaking little volume were in the hands and hearts of all who have indulged the thought of placing their children under the instruction of Roman Catholics. The question is a solemn one, and a practical decision of it is to be made by many parents-shall we place our children in the hands of those, who, instead of training them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, will teach them the idolatrous worship of saints and angels, and lead them down the broad way to death, under the pretence of showing them the salvation of God? The style and spirit of the volume, we ought to add, are highly attractive.

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REV. JOHN SUMMERFIELD.

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N. B. We give below the opinions of the press:

We are glad to see this work again. It has often been inquired for, and as often read with avidity and delight. No youthful evangelist ever enjoyed a more enviable popularity than John Summerfield; and it may still be said of him as was said in his native land: If he be not a star of the first magnitude, he is at least one of the first brilliancy Nor are we in the least displeased that this is not a "new life of Summerfield." Mr. Holland has done all that a biographer under his circumstances could do; and the fact that the "Memoirs" ran through five editions within two years of their first publication, is no mean proof of the merits of the work.-Christian Advocate and Journal, New York..

The subject of this biography is fervently remembered by the seniors of this generation as a burning and a shining light in their earlier years. His eloquence in the pulpit was paralleled and enforced by his daily walk and conversation; it was eagerly listened to and heeded, and is still treasured in thousands of hearts and its fruits evinced in thousands of lives; it was energetic, unostentatious, impressive; it was the distillation of heavenly purity and Christian love. Deeply attached to his own communion (the Methodist), Mr. Summerfield won the esteem and admiration of men of all churches and the enmity of none; no ore regarded him as a minister of a rival church, but all as a Christian and a brother. We are not surprised, but gratified, to see the biography of such a man reach its sixth edition. It cannot be read without profit by any.-New York Tribune.

This volume is accompanied with a portrait of the gentle and elo