The Sacrifice of the Eucharist. By the Rev. C. B.
Garside. (Burns and Oates.)—This is a volume of controversy on the Roman side, written with praiseworthy moderation and candour, and from which much may be learnt. The principal subject of this volume is the easiest part of his task. Early Christian writers abound in expressions about the Eucharist, which may be marshalled into a formidable array of authorities for its sacrificial character, though there are embarrassing contradictions. That the " altar" in Hebrews xiii. 10 means the Holy Table cannot, of course, bo allowed. As to this epistle, indeed, it is amazing that the writer, if he know the Roman doctrine, did not take such an opportunity of setting it forth unmistakably. There are some matters which must try a Roman controversialist severely. The practice of administering in one kind, for instance, would seem to be ipso facto condemned by the admission that it dates from the twelfth century. Arguing from analogy, the omission of one element would seem fatal to the validity of the Sacrament. In arguing for the doctrine of Purgatory, the writer has a strong instinct of human nature to appeal to. But the gigantic system which defines how the influences of purga- tory may bo modified or even escaped by human efforts would task the skill of an apologist to the utmost. The defence of St. Bonaventura's "Psalter of the Blessed Virgin" is courageous. But Mr. Gareide is very careful in his quotations from it.
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