10 JULY 1897, Page 26

Whispers of Truth from the Stars. By the Rev. Septimus

Hebert. (Nisbet and Co.)—Mr. Hebert has put together in this volume a number of illustrations of doctrine and practice which he has gathered from observations of astronomical objects. "Progress," for instance, is illustrated by the three motions of the earth,—its revolution on its axis, its movement round the sun, and general movement in space. Of course, there is something fanciful about his method, sometimes the analogies are not quite perfect, but the effect of the whole is awakening to the intelligence.