We have received the first volume of Thoughts upon the
Liturgical Gospels, by Edward Meyrick Goulburn, D.D. (Rivingtons.)—Dr. Goulburn gives an interesting Introduction, in which he speaks of the history of the Sunday Gospels, and of the plan followed in selecting them. (It is a curious fact that five only are taken from St. Mark.) The " Thoughts " are, in the first place, devotional, and in the second expository.—Is Life worth Living ? by John Marshall Lang (Hodder and Stoughton), is a vigorous defence of the position of belief. We are sorry to see that Dr. Lang does not see in the explanatory letter of the author of "Natural Religion" any reason to modify his criticisms on that book.—Belonging to the same series of the Theo- logical Library is Does God Answer Prayer ? by R. McCheyne Edgar, M.A. (Hodder and Stoughton.) The subject is one on which it is not easy to say anything new. That the phrase "Laws of Nature," on which those who would answer this question in the negative strongly insist, contains an unwarrantable assumption, Mr. Edgar very properly sets forth. There are other things noteworthy in his book. Besides re- stating the old arguments, he treats the matter in a new light, maintain- ing, for instance, that the scientific spirit is itself a positive proof of the answer to prayer.--We have also received The Gospel of Grace, by E. Lindesie (Cassell and Co.)—What Think Ye of Christ ? by Samuel Clifford (Kegan Paul, Trench, and Co.)—Evolution and Natural Theology, by W. F. Kirby (W. Swan Sonnenschein and Co.)—Front Dawn to the Perfect Day, a selection of sermons from the MSS. of Dr. Alexander Raleigh (Adam and Charles Black, Edinburgh).— Hymns and a Few Metrical Psalms, by Thomas MacKellar (Porter and Coates, Philadelphia).--Sermons Preached Mainly to Country Congregations, by the late Rev. E. Baines, M.A.; with a Preface by Alfred Barry, D.D., Bishop of Sydney (Macmillan and Co.)
We have received some very exquisitely painted Easter Cards from L. Prang and Co., Boston, U.S., and the with flower designs it is im- possible to find fault, though with the more ambitious pictures of angels at the tomb of Christ it is quite as impossible to be satisfied. Messrs. L. Prang and Co. certainly make more artistic work of their cards than any of our English publishers, though many of the latter are very ingenious ; but why the silk fringes ? They seem to us to impair the effect of the beautiful paintings.
Messrs. Marcus Ward and Co. send us also some beautiful Easter Cards, chiefly flowers, and others containing texts embellished by very minute but delicate flower designs. These will make very welcome presents to hospitals of all kinds, as well as to individuals.
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