28 JANUARY 1888, Page 42

We have received the second part of The Congregational Church

Hymn-Book. Edited by George S. Barrett.—This part contains "Litanies and Chants." 'Apart from its musical value, it is interesting to see the development of ritual in the Congregational Churches. "Metrical Litanies," "Ancient Hymns of the Churches," including, with others, the canticles of oar own services, "Selections from the Psalms," "Chants for Special Occasions," and "Passages of Scrip- ture" arranged as anthems, make up the contents of a volume which, for many reasons, we heartily welcome.