On Trail and Rapid by Dog-Sled and Canoe. By the
Rev. H. A. Cody, M.A. (Seeley and Co. 2s. 6d.)—In this volume we have "the Story of Bishop Bompas's Life amongst the Red Indians and Eskimo" told for boys and girls. We noticed Mr. Cody's Life of the Bishop on its appearance some two and a half years ago (Spectator, March 28th, 1908). It is an admirable picture of a great career, and we are glad to see it retold in this attractive fashion. From first to last there is a singular fascination in the Bishop's person- ality as it is revealed to us in his life-story. Is it not something, to begin with, for a boy or girl to find that all this heroic work started from a sermon heard in a London church? Such a discovery might well do something to suggest a more open and attentive ear. Nothing could attract young readers more than the incidents of the forty-one years which William Carpenter Bompas spent in mission work. The beginning, when by an unprecedented journey he reached Fort Simpson on the appointed day, and this Christmas Day, is a significant example of the whole. He had indeed a most Apostolic share of perils by land and water, and always bore himself with the truest Christian courage and humility. It is an excellent thing that young people should read about him and what he did.
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