28 AUGUST 1897, Page 25

My Life in. Christ. From the Diary of the Most

Reverend John Illytch Sergreff (" Father John "). Translated from the Russian by E. E. Goulaeff. (Cassell and Co.)—This is not a book to criticise. It contains the thoughts, the aspirations, and the counsels of a very devout nature. There are occasional references to the cures for which "Father John" is famous throughout Russia and beyond it ; but these are not dwelt upon. The substance of the volume is its practical devotion. We have not seen anything that approaches more nearly to the "De Imita- tione" than this, as regards both reality and insight.