8 JUNE 1872, Page 23

Some Aspects of the Cross. By the Rev. W. H.

Hutchings, M.A. (Masters.)—There would be nothing to call for particular notice in this -volume, thoughthe sermons have a certain force of earnestness and con- viction about them, were it not for the second discourse, "The Cross, the -Witness of Love." We have read this with much satisfaction, and though it is tinged here and there with phrases which do not especially please us, we have found ourselves, on the whole, in hearty agreement with it. If High Churchmen—Mr. Hutchings is sub-warden of the Glower House of Mercy—hold views such as these about the Atonement, and will state them as broadly and honestly, we, for our part, shall find ourselves very mach in sympathy with them, notwithstanding their sacerdotaliam. Whether they will value our sympathy is another question. Let us hope, anyhow, that Mr. Hutchings will not be any the worse for our praise, in his own esteem or the esteem of his brethren.