inconsistency! They call the Reformers 'irredeemable villains,' and then proceed to argue that the Reformers only did that which needed to be done, and that the Church only had its Romanist blemishes removed.

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Run your eye over the advertisements of the popular Ritualistic reviews and newspapers, and you will see enough to awaken you to the rampant evils of the present times. see advertised, 'The Ordinary and Canon of the Mass, from the First English Prayer-Book;' 'Non-fasting Communion;' ' Plain Speaking on Confession;' The Rule of our Most Holy Father, St. Benedict, Patriarch of Monks;' The Presence of Jesus on the Altar.' All such extracts tell us that the great aim of the Ritualist school is Reunion; and if at last Rome requires unfeigned submission, they will explain away their present objections to Rome, as they have hitherto explained away the Prayer-Book Article against Transubstantiation; an article, I am bold to say, as definite against such doctrine as well can be. But what say the Ritualists? Why, this: that it is an objection to the mode of statement called Transubstantiation, but not to the fact itself. May the Lord guide and keep the Evangelicals in this great crisis of the Church, and lead them in the right way, for His Name's sake. No counsels to moderation affect the AngloCatholic party, and the Evangelicals find themselves each year face to face with men who boldly confess their Anti-Protestantism, and their open desire for union with Rome.

VISITOR. But Anglo-Catholicism having so increased, what reason have you to hope for the triumph of Truth?

MINISTER. The Word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. For most of us the strifes of the nineteenth century will soon be over. We shall enter the gates which open only once, guarded by the warder Death; and we shall pass from the sorrows and conflicts of life into the unbroken rest of eternal day. Our hope of the celestial paradise is in Christ alone: These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.' That is our only title-deed, and it has on it the sign-manual of our Redeemer! Let us be confessors for the glorious Gospel while we live, that we may be crowned with glory when we die. History repeats itself. The courage of Paul, Luther, and Bunyan may be required again. Twelve years did Bunyan lie in gaol, in a dungeon so small that the sight of it a century afterwards inspired Howard with his chivalry of mercy in the visitation of the prisons. When Bunyan was finishing his imprisonment, it is beautiful to hear the old faith triumphant in his words. Listen! I have determined, the Almighty God being my help and my shield, yet to suffer, if frail life might con

tinue so long, even until the moss shall grow over my eyebrows, rather than violate my faith and my principles.' Brave Bunyan! Scutcheon, Bunyan had none; but the shield he has handed down to us is the shield of faith, which is the Word of God. In the name of our country-in the name of our fathers-in the name of Wycliffe, Baxter, Bunyan, and the brave men of olden time-in the name, above all, of Christ, Who came to break the bonds of all oppression, and to lift the enfranchised soul into free communion with God-I beseech you, be a champion for Christian truth. Dread above all things, my young friend, the indifferentism which has no principle to defend, no cause to honour, no Saviour to serve. Concerning the ultimate issue of this crisis, I do not fear: the Bible, which has been the charter of present freedom and of future hope, will still remain the sure basis of our Christian faith. And the days will dawn when all who hold the truth in simplicity will clasp hands as brethren in Christ. Our enmities and divisions will be forgotten! We may still have our separate Churches, but we shall all be one in Christ. And now you can ask Father Breton to answer anything I have said to you.

(Conclusion.)

FAMILY PRAYER.-A family without prayer is like a house without a roof, it has no protector.-W. Jay.

Oh ye mothers, whom death has deprived of your best half! say not that you are too feeble to conduct the family altar, or that it is not woman's place; methinks it is even a sight that angels must weep with joy when they look upon; and surely God Himself must listen, if that were possible, with a doubly attentive ear, as that young mother, in her solitude and her weakness, gathers the fatherless little ones around her morning by morning, and presents them with tearful eyes and aching heart to their father's God.-Ruby.

KNOWLEDGE OF GOD.-As he that diggeth for treasure casteth the earth from him, and maketh a deep pit until he find that which he seeketh; even so he that seeketh the knowledge of God must cast away all earthly affection and wholly pry into heavenly affairs.-Cawdray.

MERCY AND TRUTH.-Mercy and truth are the paths in which God constantly walks in reference to the children of men, and so frequently does He show them mercy, and so frequently does He fulfil His truth, that His paths are easily discerned. How frequent, how deeply indented, and how multiplied are these tracks to every family and individual! Wherever we go we see that God's mercy and truth have been there by the deep tracks they have left behind them. But He is more abundantly merciful to those who keep His covenant and His testimonies, i.e., those who are conformed, not only to the letter, but to the spirit of His true religion.-A. Clarke.

MERCY and truth are as ministers of God standing in His presence ready to execute His pleasure, and employed by Him in the salvation of His people.-Chandler.

LITERARY NOTICES.

WALKS IN ABNEY PARK. By the REV. J. BRANWHITE FRENCH. London: James Clarke and Co., 13, Fleet Street, E.C.

Our readers will welcome this interesting volume with much pleasure. Papers which appeared in the Evangelical for 1882 are now reproduced, with some alterations and additions. The map which accompanies the volume will be a great assistance to those who go to Abney Cemetery with the view of visiting the resting-places of great and good men. There can be no doubt that the papers themselves created very great interest. Mr. French speaks from personal fellowship in many cases of our revered fathers, and in other cases he has done his best to secure reliable information, though some mistakes have inevitably here and there occurred. Of course it is difficult to make selection amongst all the honoured dead, and it is most difficult concerning many of them to say enough and not too much. Here and there we find matter of criticism which we certainly wish had been left out. It is never part of an author's duty, in such a solemn record, to point out either the infirmities or the peculiarities of the departed. Far from it! Neither is it proper to use any words which may seem like faint praise, or supercilious description. These faults however are few, and, in the main, the descriptions are so good that multitudes will delight to have their memories quickened concerning those who sleep in Jesus. The volume is handy for reference, and is published at a price which will bring it within the reach of all. If disappointment is felt by any, it will naturally be by those who would have desired a more elaborate description of memorable men, whose histories are here epitomized in a few words; but it is to be remembered that such a work, if produced at all as a handy volume, necessitated such treatment. It speaks well for the Christian heart that it does not like forgetfulness of the blessed dead, and many will be the tears shed, and the grateful emotions stirred, and the gracious words or deeds recalled, as readers peruse this graphic record. We can at all events bear record that the sketches in the Evangelical created so much interest, as to make it probable that this volume would have a very considerable circulation.

ADONIRAM JUDSON, D.D.; HIS LIFE AND LABOURS. By his son, EDWARD JUDSON. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 27, Paternoster Row, E.C.

This is a life ever to be had in remembrance. The marble tablet in the Meeting House, Malden, Massachussets is marvellously terse in its description of him:

'Born Aug. 9, 1788.
Died April 12, 1850.
Malden his birthplace,
The Ocean his sepulchre.
Converted Burmans, and
The Burman Bible

His monument.

His record is on High.'

We have here his life in Burmah, Rangoon, Ava, Amherst, Maulmain, his visit to America, his last years, all well told, and accompanied by excellent engravings of himself and his devoted wives. In this age we

need all the stimulus we can secure to further the work of Foreign Missions, and to quicken interest among our young people in an enterprise, which has called forth the love and devotion of their fathers. Mrs. Judson's pathetic lines commencing

'We part on this green islet, love,

Thou for the Eastern main,

I for the setting sun, love;

Oh, when to meet again!'

will be read with renewed interest by all who remember that heroine in the Christian War. The volume is not too large, and yet large enough to give a faithful record of Dr. Judson's life. The paper and print are good.

A POPULAR INTRODUCTION TO THE NEW TESTAMENT. By the REV. J. RAWSON LUMBY, D.D. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 27, Paternoster Row, E.C.

A much-needed volume. We have been delighted with it for its clearness and its fulness. Moreover, Dr. Lumby is just the man to do the work well. Norrisian Professor of Divinity at Cambridge, he brings to the work a full mind and a ready pen. The New Testament—what is it?' is a question answered in the most interesting manner. After a preliminary chapter full of information concerning Uncial and Cursive Manuscripts, the various versions of the New Testament, Dr. Lumby discusses the Synoptic Gospels, St. John's Gospel, the Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline Epistles, the Epistle to the Hebrews, the Catholic Epistles, the Revelation of St. John, and adds thereto a table of authorities with date. Those who are now conducting Bible-classes in connection with a study of the Revised Version of the New Testament, will find in this an admirable digest of all they need to know about the history of the New Testament. A study equally profitable and delightful is now brought within the reach of all, and we hope to hear that the book has been a great success. It certainly deserves to be, alike from its remarkable utility and its timeliness just at the present time, when the Revised Testament has quickened in so many minds an interest in the history of the Inspired Book.

THE CLERICAL LIBRARY. Pulpit Prayers by Eminent Preachers. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 27, Paternoster Row.

These prayers are many of them very beautiful. Some of them are too elaborate in poetical imagery, and keep the thoughts too long in suspense. We certainly do not approve of telling God what His own experiences are, as on page 63: The smallest cry of expiring weakness is louder in Thine ear than the thunder is in ours.' And an illustration of what we mean by keeping the thought waiting through long description, is such an elaborated sentence as this on page 97,' We thank Thee that Thy truth grows more and more ineffable, and that we can perceive that while in the earlier days with our rude and gross fancies we expected it as a thing physical and visible, we are being taught more and more to receive it spiritually, and to understand how little of it we can take; for he that is bathed in the light of the sun all the day long, conceives but little of the light and of the warmth, nor understands what are the sweep and the power of the sunlight through all the universe.' This is more like an essay on light than a prayer for it, and the faults of the work lie all in this direction. At the same time the volume is remarkably varied, and fresh, and spiritual, and suggestive, and we commend it to preachers

as a book to read for the quickening of thought in the direction of true prayer. We all need to keep alive as ministers the gift of true prayer, and to remember that the free prayer of our churches, if it is to be saved from monotonous repetition, require, on our part, considerable preparation of mind and heart. We know no subject which ought to be brought so prominently before our students for the ministry as this, and we heartily wish a good circulation for this volume, not as giving sentences for prayer, but in enlarging the scope of, and quickening thought concerning, the varied subjects of devotion.

THE MASTER'S SERVICE. A Practical Guide for Girls. By LADY BRABAZON, DORA HOPE, ALICE KING, and MARY SELWOOD. London: The Religious Tract Society, 56, Paternoster Row, E.C. A nice quartette of writers who treat of what our girls may do-Bibleclasses; poor children's clothing; work among soldiers and sailors; Sundayschool treats; winter treats. There are some very picturesque little etchings in the volume, and the arousing of slumbering energies is what we hope for through the reading of this work.

AMONG THE MONGOLS. By the REV. JAMES GILMOUR, M.A. With illustrations. Same publishers.

Racily written, very well illustrated, and contributing much information about mission work in a way that will amuse and instruct the young. Cordially commended.

CHRISTIAN MINISTRY OF THE YOUNG. By S. GREEN, D.D. Same publishers.

A most healthy book. All pastors should read it. Earnest without being lugubrious, spiritual without being pietistic; suggestive alike of topics and illustrations. Parents and teachers as well as pastors should purchase it at once. We have often wanted just such a volume.

QUIET CORNERS; an American Tale. By HoWE BENNING. Same publishers.

This is a superior book on thick toned paper, with capital illustrations. The heroine is saved from a life of fashionable frivolity by the reverses her father sustains in business. There is none of the fictitious excitement of a love-story, and all the healthy excitement of service which, beginning with the duty of living for others, merges into joy in so doing. MAHALA, THE JEWISH SLAVE. A Story of Early Christianity. By A. L. O. E. Same publishers.

Graphically told, and very interesting.

NOBODY LOVES ME. By Mrs. O. F. WALTON. Same publishers.

To keep the sinful, sad, and weary from feeling thus, is the object of this little book; and it will help to turn the 'Nobody Loves Me' into 'Somebody does.'

ROVING ROBIN. By NELLIE ELLIS. Same publishers.

Like the previous ones, this little book is well illustrated, and is a pithy and touching tale.

BLUE-BELL TALKS. Same publishers.

Capital. A nice little gift-book. Its contents run thus: JanuarySnowdrop, Hope; February-Crocus, Cheerfulness; March-Violet, Contentment; April-Wallflower, Patience. Any mother may read this to her children on Sunday afternoons with great advantage.