The Use of the Apocrypha in the Christian Church. By
the Rev. W. Heaford llaubney. (C. J. Clay and Sons. 3s.)—Mr. Daubney says what can be urged on behalf of the liturgical and general use of the Apocrypha. There are plenty of testinuinia to the value of these books to be gathered from Christian antiquity
and elsewhere. Nor can any one doubt the intrinsic worth of much that is to be found in them. We might even go so far as to say that, as far as edification is concerned, some of the Old Testament lessons might advantageously give way to selections from the Apocrypha. On the other hand, there is much in the Old Testament that is practically excluded from liturgical use. It is only when Easter is late that the Book of Proverbs appears in the Sunday Lessons. We cannot agree with all that Mr. Daubney says, but his book deals with an interesting subject.
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