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James Fraser, Laird Of Brea. By The Rev. Principal Whyte,

D.D. (Oliphant, Anderson and Fortier. 2s. 6d. net.)—James Fraser (1639-1(398) was a Scottish minister and a fervent Covenanter who suffered many things—imprisonment at the Bass......

James Hutchison Stirling : His Life And Work. By Amelia

Hutchison Stirling, M.A. (T. Fisher Unwin. 10s. 6d. not.)— J. H. Stirling wrote, as it is put in this book, where he is com- pared with Carlyle, "for the very few." It is a......

Blawearie. By The Rev. T. S. Cairnoross. (hodder And Stough-

ton. 6s.)—Here we have some scenes from Scottish life in which the minister, Free or Established, or even belonging to some minor Presbyterian body, figures prominently. Ile......

Memories Of A School Inspector. By A. J. Swinburno....

2s. 6d. net.)—In his thirty-five years of work as an inspector of primary schools Mr. Swinburne saw some important changes of administration, and it would have been well if ho......

Nishot's Church. Directory And Abnanac. (james Nisbet And...

net), with its 742 Pages, closely printed, but not difficult. to read, gives lists of the clergy and of benefices, with other informa- tion, brought into a very small compass.......