Sir Henry Lunn's Review of the Churches promises well. An
independent record of the events which take place in and tht movements which influence these bodies is a real need. Party organs there are in plenty ; rational criticism and com- ment are rare. The contributors to the opening number include the Archbishop of Dublin, Dr. Lyttelton, Sir Donald Maclean, and Dr. Carnegie Simpson. Among the subjects discussed are : Birth Control, Divorce, and Prayer-book Revision. The editorial notes are critical and to the point. The seven Anglican clergymen on the Editorial Committee are all distinctly High Churchmen. This is to be regretted, for it gives a distorted picture of Anglicanism • but the fallacy that the English Church is identical with the English Church Union is dear to the Nonconformist mind. The word "Construc- tive," in the title, is what Bentham would have called "question-begging." For construction and destruction are two sides of one and the same process ; there can be no con- struction till the debris has been cleared away. An occasional symposium between those within and those without the Churches would be useful. The Churches are seek out of proportion unless they are seen in relation to the not necessarily irreligious world outside.
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