Soldiering and Surveying in British East Africa. By Major J.
E. Macdonald. (E. Arnold.)—Major Macdonald gives us an interesting description of his expedition to survey a practicable railway route to Uganda from the coast. The greater portion of his book is devoted to a short account of Uganda history, and a full account of his own doings while Acting Commissioner on the departure of Sir Gerald Portal. Colonel Colville appeared just as our author had finished the Third Mahommedan War, and was preparing for the campaign against Unyoro, and took over the command. In the " Pulpit Commentary," edited by the Very Rev. H. D. M. Spence and the Rev. Joseph S. Ezell (Regan Paul, Trench, and Co., 15s.), we have Daniel, the Rev. J. E. H. Thompson furnishing the "Exposition," the Rev. Professor Adeney the "Homiletics," while the " Homilies " are contributed by Messrs. Robjohn and Davies. The introduction takes a conservative view of the questions relating to the date and authorship of the book. It is obvious that in a commentary intended for the use of preachers the critical position is impossible.—With this may be mentioned the " International Critical Commentary," edited by the Rev. Samuel Rollers Driver, D.D., the Rev. A. Plummer, D.D., and Rev. C. A. Briggs, D.D. (T. and T. Clark, 10s. 6d.), the present volume being Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Epistles to the Ephesians and to the Colossians, by the Rev. T. K. Abbott, B.D. Dr. Abbott holds, we see, that the "Epistle from Laodicea" was the Epistle to the Ephesians, which was addressed to other Churches as well.
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