Steadfast : the Story of a Saint and a Sinner.
By R. T. Cooke. (Trabner and Co.)—This book tells with much ability and force the story of the experiences of Parson Hall in his marriages and in his relations with his clerical brethren. In both he is, it seems, hardly dealt with by God and man ; but God's dealings with him are justified, and he comes out victorious in his steadfast adherence to a wider view of his minister's duties than had approved itself to the " Consociation of Churches." The characters of the two wives are admirably worked out, and there is plenty of relief in the New England humour with which the dialogue is often plentifully salted. Delia and the faithful swain whom she rejects so long because he is not a "professor," Tempy Hawkins, Parson Dyer, and Deacon Hopkins are all admirable in their way. This is a really good book.
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