A Manual of Doctrine and Practice for Church Teachers. By
the Rev. T. Sidney Boucher. (Griffith, Ferran, and Co.)—There is some valuable information in Mr. Boucher's book, but we venture to suggest to the "young curates" to whom, among others, the writer commends it, not to use its phraseology without considera- tion. "' Clubs ' that claim to be Churches " is not a very happy
description of the Nonconformist bodies. Altogether, his tone is bitter, and his statements not a little reckless. "There are no such bitter, cruel, and relentless persecutors as Protestants," he writes (p. 18), and cites the "Church Association" as the "latest illustration." The Spectator is certainly not a friend of the Church Association. Still, it can hardly be held to be more" bitter, cruel, and relentless" than the Inquisition. This is a book which is likely to do far more harm than good.
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