tains the proposition that "the school is an indispensable factor in missionary work." Dr. T. W. Chambers submits "Driver's Introduction to the Literature of the Old Testament" to the scrutiny of a logical mind, under which Dr. Driver's critical opinions are seen to be grounded on assumptions which are easily reducible to logical absurdities. Taken as a whole, this is a strong number of the Presbyterian Review, in which some of the errors of the times are well whipped with the cords of truth.

THE London Quarterly Review for July, in nine articles, intelligently and discriminatingly reviews twenty-four recently published books. In its first paper we find a judicious and critical estimate of the "Evidential Value of the Evidence of Christian Experience," deduced from the late Professor Stearns's Ely lectures of 1890, and Dr. Dale's "Living Christ and the Four Gospels;" the second article, taking the "Prose Dramas" and the "Life of Henrik Ibsen " as its themes, credits this Norwegian poet and dramatist with "really great powers," but predicts that his works, being burdened with coarse satires, false views of Christianity, incongruous admixtures of beauty with "ghastly repulsiveness" and "strangely inverted morality," can scarcely live beyond our day." The fourth article warmly eulogizes "A Dictionary of Hymnology, setting forth the Origin and History of Christian Hymns of all Ages and Nations," edited by John Julian. "Never before," says the reviewer, "has so large a mass of information suitable to aid the hymnologist been gathered together.' In the sixth article "Recent Speculations as to Christ's Person" are stated. That view of the kenosis which denies the omniscience of Christ is rejected, with the pertinent remark "that the attempt made in our days in several quarters to predicate fallibility of Christ and the Scriptures in literary and historical matters and to assert infallibility in the higher region of spiritual and divine truth seems to us a most critical operation."

THE North American for July is filled with able papers on the topics of the day. In a symposium on the silver question two United States senators and three representatives argue for bimetallism, with a relation between gold and silver of about sixteen to one. "Lynch Law in the South” is sensibly discussed and justly condemned by Frederick Douglass "as a menace to our free institutions." "Politics and the Pulpit" is the theme of a second symposium, in which Bishops Doane and Mallalieu boldly affirm it to be the duty of the pulpit to denounce political immoralities. "The Situation in Italy" is shown by ex-Prime Minister Crispi to be much more hopeful than the American public has thought it to be. In one of its "Notes" Mary E. Blake reasons strongly against the unchristian custom of "wearing mourning."

Harper's New Monthly for July portrays in a finely illustrated paper the manner and spirit with which the people of the "old thirteen" States listened to the reading of the Declaration of Independence. Poultney

Bigelow, in "The Czar's Western Frontier," relates some startling facts concerning the merciless persecution inflicted on dissenters from the Greek Church by Russia's national hierarchy. Bulgaria and Roumania are described and illustrated in one of a series of papers entitled "From the Black Forest to the Black Sea;" and "The Capture of Wild Elephants in Mysore" is vigorously written and splendidly illustrated.

THE Quarterly Review of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, for July has eleven papers, of which we note: "Our Theology and Our Science," by J. W. Tucker, who dissents from Bishop Hurst's alleged statement that, while Methodism considers "its basis of faith permanent, it holds that its theology is not a finished thing, but progressive and developing according to the new light reflected by every advance in science." Ignoring the fact that the Methodistic permanent basis of faith is confessedly hostile to the theories of rationalistic science, Mr. Tucker blindly charges that the bishop's words imply the subordination of our theology to the pretended findings of skeptical science. The bishop does no such thing. The utmost his words imply is that, if genuine science discovers any facts in nature or in man requiring modifications in our statements of theological dogmas, Methodism has the courage and the honesty to accept such modifications. But on fundamental truths she adheres immovably to the sure words of God. We note also a paper on "Southern Literature," which points out the causes of the past intellectual poverty of the Southern States. The editor disputes its allegations and attempts to light up the gloom of its picture with opposing statements. An eloquent and thoughtful paper on the "Priestship of Providence" is eminently noteworthy, as is also J. M. Boland's article on a "Psychological View of Sin and Holiness;" which, if Mr. Tucker is to be believed, deserves censure, inasmuch as it finds in the light cast by modern psychological investigations what it esteems as good reasons for modifying the terminology of Methodist theology respecting original sin, regeneration, and holiness.

THE Contemporary Review for July has two papers on the Irish question, one deprecating, the other favoring home rule. A paper on "The Rus

sian Crisis" shows the horrible condition and sad outlook of the Russian peasantry. "General Booth's Social Work" is described as moderately successful in another article, and in an historical paper of marked breadth and ability James Bryce states numerous facts respecting "migrations of the races of men" which students of the present immense immigration to this country may find instructive and suggestive.

THE Lutheran Quarterly for July has nine able papers, of which we note one by Dr. A. W. Lilly on the "Outer and Inner Life of the Church," which, after a discriminating survey of the Christian Church of the present, reaches the conclusion that notwithstanding the great measure of her spiritual life and self-denying service the aggregate of her inner life is not

equal to her "marvelous outer growth;" one on "Lutheranism and Christian Liberty," which aims to check certain alleged tendencies in the Lutheran Church toward high churchism; one on De Nova Obedientia, or the obedience of faith, the working thought of which is that "faith is ultimate righteousness; " and another on the "Grammar of Assent," which finds "the criterion of spiritual truth in the doing of it." This "creed of deeds" carries its authority in itself. He that obeys Christ "knows of the doctrine" by its ethical and spiritual efficacy in his daily life.

THE Andover Review for July has: 1. "In Memory of Professor Lewis F. Stearns;" 2. "The Ethics of Creed Conformity;" 3. "The Decline of Fancy;" 4. "The Philosophy of Individual Social Growth; " 5. "Missions and Civilization." The first of these papers is a tenderly appreciative sketch of the life, character, theological opinions, and work of "a master in Israel;" the second insists that creeds are necessary to the development of Christian life, and contends that "the personality of Christ" must be made the ultimate touchstone of all creeds; the fourth ably discusses the influence of society on the individual man and the obligations of the individual to society; the fifth very intelligently states the relations of Islam to modern missions and to Christianity at large; it gives reasons for hoping that the time is at hand when the children of Ishmael will become worshipers of the Son of Mary.

THE Nineteenth Century for June has one paper adverse to "home rule" in Ireland and one in favor of it. An article on "Some Great Jewish Rabbis" is historically valuable to students of the early history of Christianity. "The Increase of Crime" in England and Wales is analytically and judicially treated in an article by Chaplain Morrison, who takes the prison statistics of the three decades preceding 1890 as the basis of his conclusion that "crime has not decreased in gravity, and has been steadily developing in magnitude during the last thirty years." "The Invasion of Destitute Aliens " presents the question of the current emigration of aliens into England in its bearings on the interest of native wage-earners and of the national industries, shows it to be an injurious factor in the national life, and contends that it ought to be checked by judicious legislation. In a very interesting literary paper Gladstone proves, or claims to have done so, that Dante was a student at Oxford University.

THE Missionary Review of the World, in its July issue, opens with a sermon on "Apostolic Missions," which claims that the Christian Church of to-day has men and money sufficient "to preach the Gospel to every creature in the next fifteen or twenty years." Dr. Gordon follows this claim with an essay which contends that every local Church should conduct its own foreign mission through its own missionary and with its own money, leaving transportation, church-building, etc., to the missionary

boards.

These articles have the true missionary ring, but do not suggest a practical method for translating their ideas into realized facts.—The Methodist Magazine (Canadian) for July treats of India, Colorado, the Lapps, Peking, and various other topics with its usual vigor and ability. It is well illustrated.- -The Wesleyan Methodist Magazine (London) for June is, as usual, characterized by a judicious variety of topics. We note a paper which discusses with ability the "time limit," as we term it. After calmly surveying the argument for and against its abolition it concludes that to abolish it would be to hazard both the itinerancy and the connectional principle. It inclines to the opinion that to make the term from " seven to ten years" would be an obvious improvement on the present "three years' term."- -The Gospel in all Lands for July treats of Mormonism, Hindooism, and of the action of the late General Conference on missions. It has also a paper which pleads urgently with local churches to send out missionaries of their own to China. It calls for a sort of crusade to foreign lands, but fails to note the practical difficulties which would probably make such unorganized missionary enterprise fatal to very many men and women sent to foreign lands in that unorganized manner.— -The Chatauquan for July is fairly well illustrated and filled with excellent matter on a well-chosen variety of topics. Sufferers from hay fever will be interested in a paper by T. M. Cooper, M.D., which contains the substance of all that is known concerning the cause and treatment of their tormenting idiosyncrasy.- -The English Illustrated Magazine for June has some finely illustrated topographical articles, a capital descriptive paper on the "Midland Railway Locomotive Works at Derby," an interesting account of modern "Candle-making," and a spirited sketch, with a portrait, of Lord Roseberry.The Century for July is richly illustrated and offers a variety of tasteful articles suited to all classes of readers. Its leading editorial, on "Responsibility for Political Corrup tion," contains truths which ought to awaken serious thought. It rightly puts responsibility for the prevailing political and legislative corruption not so much on the despicable creatures who accept bribes as on the men who give or hire others to distribute those wages of corruption. Both are political sinners who undermine the foundation-stone of democratic government, which is the secret ballot, freely cast and honestly counted. These brave words of the Century are both timely and true. -Our Day for July fires hot shot at the political and social wrong treatment of the Negro, at moderate drinking, at the opium habit, at Bishop Ireland's Faribault school plan, at anti-Chinese legislation, and at other ethical sins. This publication is a Gatling gun in the ethical battlefield.

-The Homiletic Review for July is rich in good things suitable to the intellectual requirements of preachers and Christian thinkers.—Lippincott's Magazine for July has for its complete story "The White Heron," by M. G. McClelland, with its usual variety of minor papers.—The Preachers' Magazine for July is an excellent number of a very instructive magazine.

BOOKS: CRITIQUES AND NOTICES.

BOOKS LIKE A CENTURY PLANT.

THIS was the judgment of Carlyle on the books of his times. To Sir Lewis Pelly he once said: "I'm a writer of books, and once in a century a man may write a book worth reading. But life is an action, not a thought, and you had better stick to your work on the frontier, and life will open to you." But there are those who will quarrel with this cynicism of Carlyle as to the books of the century. More than one good book has been written since it opened. In all departments their names may be called. They will endure all the standards of test. They were written in the worthy purpose of human improvement. Their influence is upon men and society everywhere. Among the volumes that, for their varied excellencies, do not deserve the innuendo of the Scottish philosopher may be instanced the following in the present issue of the Review: Paganism Surviving in Christianity, by A. H. Lewis; The Evolution of Love, by Emory Miller; The Governing Conference in Methodism, by T. B. Neely; and Francis Wayland, by J. O. Murray.

RELIGION, THEOLOGY, AND BIBLICAL LITERATURE. Paganism Surviving in Christianity. By ABRAM HERBERT LEWIS, D.D., Author of Biblical Teachings Concerning the Sabbath and the Sunday, etc. 12mo, pp. 309. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Price, cloth, $1.75.

Paganism is in itself an attractive study. Its doctrines, so antagonistic to the tenets of Christianity, would in any case engage the attention of the ecclesiastical student and excite his investigation. Its methods of worship. sometimes attractive in feature, but often coarse and voluptuous by their very contrast with the practice of Christian service, would challenge the notice of the historian. Its influence, enduring and pernicious upon early national life, would perforce give it a place in the considerations of the philosophic reader of history. Regarded merely as a chapter in human records which is ending, and as in glaring contrast to the pure faith of Christianity which now shines in the world, its study is curious, instructive, fascinating. But when it is declared in addition that our present system of Christianity has been tainted by contributions from the ancient paganism, not only is a keen surprise. felt in the first announcement, but & new importance at once attaches to paganistic literature of every sort, and its minute perusal becomes the duty of every friend and defender of Christianity. Such a claim of the influence of paganism upon the Christian faith is contained in the present scholarly work of Dr. Lewis. In his judgment the Christianity of the New Testament period was not the same as that prevailing in the centuries of the Church but little following. His own words are perhaps the best statement of his position and at the same time the key to the volume now under consideration. The author