20 MAY 1899, Page 26

Crockford's Clerical Directory, 1899. (Horace Cox. 20s.)—The "Directory" is too

well known to need description or commendation. It has been published now for thirty-one years, and has continuously improved. The editor's preface is more than commonly worth reading. He disposes with his usual skill of various critics, and then addresses himself to the sufferings of the clergy. One point the writer of this notice would certainly emphasise. They are often rated unfairly. Every assessment committee should have a clerical member.