Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics. Edited by James Hastings. Vol.
X., "Picts—Sacraments." (T. and T. Clark. 32s. net.)—We must record the appearance of a new volume of this valuable encyclopaedia and commend its careful ieholar- ship. The general articles, especially Mr. Stanley A. Cook's " Religion," Mr. A. J. Toynhee's " Race," and the late Pro- fessor Gwatkin's "Reformation," are thoughtful and readable; and special topics, such as the history of particular churches or cults like that of the rosary, are treated concisely and clearly. The work has a very wide range, including, for exainple, a long article on " Points of the Compass," by Mr. T. D. Atkinson, who has collected a mass of curious details about the subject of orientation in different ages and countries. The Greek temples, for instance, generally faced east, but Roman temples followed no rule. Constantine's Christian churches had their altars at the west end and their doors at the east, as St. Peter's has to this day.
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