7 MAY 1892, Page 27

There is almost an embarrassment of riches, in the way

of articles, in the May number of the Expository Tunes. "The Early Narratives of Genesis," by Professor Ryle, of Cambridge, and Dr. Rothe's "Exposition of the First Epistle of St. John," may be cited as good examples of the class of papers to which they belong. The ordinary layman, however, will find the article by Principal Witton Davies, of Nottingham, on "The Study of

Theology in the Baptist Colleges of Britain," the most interesting and readable in this number. There is an abundance of plain speaking in it, such as, "Biblical Theology can hardly be said to be studied in earnest in any one of our colleges ; " and, "Taking systematic Theology in the usual sense, I have no hesitation in saying that in no one of our colleges is the subject taught with mastery of detail, with independence of judgment, and with enthusiasm."