25 MAY 1901, Page 24

Parochial Sermons. By the late S. J. Stone, MA. (Skeffington

and Son. 4s.)-Mr. Stone lives in the grateful memory of many

as the author of some very effective hymns, "The Church's One Foundation" among thew, and these sermons will not fail to be appreciated. We cannot say that they are wholly to our mind.

It is certainly somewhat hard to apply to all who make Good Friday a holiday the words of St. Paul : "If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be anathema." How many millions in Great Britain does it damn ? Let us say twenty, on a moderate computation. Here, at least, Mr. Stone's literary executor has scarcely done him justice.