in the exhibition of its holiness, or, at all events, in showing how that holiness is to ramify itself into the details of daily practice. The authors, especially of our revival books and tracts, are so anxiously intent upon weaning their readers from legality, and upon impressing on their hearts that salvation is of faith and not of works, that they seem afraid of even dwelling upon works as the results of justifying faith. Mr. Everard has no such fear; he not only lays well the foundation, but he builds up the superstructure-not of "wood, hay, and stubble," but of "gold, silver, precious stones." He dilates, and in a very admirable way, upon the minutiae of that line of conduct whereby a believer is to "do all for the glory of God." He tells the professional man, the man of business, the Christian in every state of life, how he is to work, and walk, and talk in his ordinary week-day life, so as that men shall see his good works, and glorify his Father which is in heaven. The little work is most unaffected in its style, suited to all classes. It abounds with lively anecdotes illustrative of the duties it enforces; and it constitutes a valuable manual, which one could wish to be lying in everybody's closet, and to be followed out in everybody's practice. The chapter upon "Daily Talk" is particularly valuable. One passage we present to our readers as a sample:

"Guard against profitless disputes about religion. In these the devil glories; under the guise of an angel of light, they effectually do his work. The spirit is lost in strifes about words; true love waxes cold, and temper runs high, while men dispute about baptism, and election, and whether Christ died for all; and this minister is disparaged, and another praised, and faults are found with this service and that prayer; and all the while, Christ Himself is forgotten, and the spirit grieved, and weak souls wounded, and the ungodly hardened, and the great Adversary rejoices in having turned the Gospel of peace and love into a means of man's undoing. I speak not against needful controversy. Truth is above all things precious, and is not to be sacrificed even to peace. But there are right times, and a right spirit, in which to conduct it; and there is a spirit of self and party, and not of Christ. 'Love the truth and peace.'"

Unhappily, controversy is, in our days, duty. Infidelity and Popery within our very walls, and preaching from our very pulpits, render it no longer optional. It is now needful and indispensable for those who are loyal to the Church of England "earnestly to contend for the faith which was once delivered to the saints." May we only conduct it in the calm and Christian spirit Mr. Everard recommends!

It is with satisfaction that we notice, from the pen of a learned layman, a little volume, entitled The Law, the Prophets, and the Psalms; their Divine Inspiration asserted upon the authority of our Lord, and Vindicated from Objections. By John Collyer Knight, of the British Museum. Published by Longman & Co.-We cannot agree with the learned author in his theory, by which the apparent discrepancies in some parts of the Old Testament are explained-viz., that some parts of a book may be inspired, and others not-for reasons which have been again and again adduced in these pages. But even were it so, still Mr. Knight contends for the inspiration of Moses and the Prophets. Our satisfaction arises from the fact, that a learned layman, though in a way by no means satisfactory to us, earnestly contends for the inspiration of the Old Testament.

The End of All Things; or, the Kingdom and Coming of Christ. Second Series. By the author of" God is Love," "Our Heavenly Home, "&c. London: Darton and Co. 1866.-We believe that it was as recently as in December last, that we reviewed at considerable length Mr. Grant's first volume on the Millenarian question, under the title of "The End of All Things ;" and now we find that in the few intervening months the work has reached a third edition. We believe that no other work in modern times, on either side of the Millenarian question, has met with so rapid a sale, or created so much interest in the religious world. The second volume, or second series of the work, is now before us, and we doubt not will attract no less attention. It consists of twelve chapters. The first, extending to fifty pages, is a reply to Dr. Bonar's elaborate attack on the first volume, in the Quarterly Journal of Prophecy. The second chapter is devoted to a succession of papers, which appeared in the Rainbow in answer to the first volume,-which articles are avowedly from the pen of the Rev. R. Govett, great grandson of the revered William Romaine. The remaining chapters are appropriated to Christ's coming again to the world, under the title of the "Second Coming of Christ." The author has gone most fully into his subject in its bearings on the Millenarian question. Whatever opinion may be formed of the force or otherwise of Mr. Grant's anti-Millenarian arguments, this aspect of the Millenarian question has not often been gone into so fully before. The author states that he is not conscious of a single passage of Scripture which Millenarians are in the habit of quoting in favour of the premillenial advent of the Lord, which he has not thoroughly examined. Let it be borne in mind, that other writers, and more profound divines, have come of late years to a different conclusion.

(1.) Harry Lawton's Adventures; or, a Young Sailor's Wanderings in Strange Lands. In small 4to, with Thirty-seven Engravings. London: Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday. (2.) The Warringtons Abroad; or Twelve Months in Germany, Italy, and Egypt. In small 4to, with Thirty-five Engravings. London: Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday. These are two very attractive books for young people. The first is a lively and spirited sketch of a career of adventure in all parts of the globe; just such a book as boys delight in. The second is one in which girls as well as boys will take an interest. The narrative includes short but graphic descriptions of various old cities and famous places, such as Strasburg, Ulm, Nuremberg, Venice, and the ruins on the banks of the Nile, Karnak, Luxor, and Phila. Local customs and historical incidents are happily introduced, and the story, though instructive, is never dull. But the engravings are the main feature in both volumes, being very numerous, on a large scale, and in many instances of a very high character. How such volumes can be produced at so low a price as five shillings, even in this age of cheapness, is a marvel.

Memorabilia Ecclesiæ. By Henry Grant. London: Hatchard and Co. In this work the author has brought together, in an interesting form, facts which cannot be got at by those who have not libraries of their own, and which many of those who have libraries within their reach do not get at, either on account of

the largeness of the books in which they are to be found, or of the dryness and heaviness of the matter in which they are for the most part enveloped. The author has, as he tells us, as a general rule, avoided controversy, but has nevertheless embraced his opportunities of giving to the inexperienced reader a right bias as to the conclusion and inferences to be drawn from the facts. We hope, in these ritualistic days, that his labour may prove not only seasonable, but acceptable and successful. Mr. Grant draws a striking comparison between the numbers and the sufferings of the early Christians under the heathen Emperors, and those under the Inquisition; and it is deeply humbling to confront the fact, that men with a knowledge of the great fundamental truths of Christianity have been more cruel and intolerant, when under the influence of errors of prejudice, than those who were never enrolled under the Christian banner. We think this is a point worthy of deep consideration on the part of every earnest Christian. The history of the Irish Church, compiled from Todd's "Life of the Apostle of Ireland," is particularly interesting, and perhaps not so well known as it deserves to be.

Parish Work: a Brief Manual for the Younger Clergy. By W. Weldon Champneys, M.A., Canon Residentiary of St. Paul's, and Vicar of St. Pancras. London: Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday.— In this small but most useful volume, Canon Champneys deals with a subject on which few men are more qualified to speak, or better entitled to be heard. "I wish," he says, "to place before the younger clergy, and those who may be preparing for the ministry of the Church of England, some practical remarks which the experience of many years has enabled me to gather." His topics are, Reading the Service," "Instructing the Youth," "Visiting the Sick," "Preaching," "Preparing for Confirmation," "Bible Classes," "Signing Papers," "Missionary Meetings," and "Lectures;" and in an appendix he gives a rough sketch of the instruction through which he has been in the habit of passing candidates for confirmation, and a list of questions on the subject of confirmation to be put into the hand of every candidate. On all these points, as might be expected from one who has worked two vast London parishes with such energy and success, Canon Champneys has much pithy, sensible, practical advice. to offer, and his style is simple, earnest, and affectionate. He makes much of the benefits of the Parochial System: "A great allotment system," as he calls it. "The law gives to the clergyman of a parish a certain defined territorial plot, with the souls that live there. He is to dig and work that plot. It is his own. And God, who caused him to be placed there, requires of him that it shall be well worked." To the young clergyman who is entering upon the work of his allotment, no better manual can be offered than this little volume.

PUBLIC AFFAIRS.

PUBLIC attention is just now directed chiefly to the provisions of the Bill before Parliament for the revision of our electoral franchise. It does not excite much party feeling, or any very deep interest out of doors; and on this account, we hope that we may have a safe and moderate measure. No party seems now anxious to throw a preponderance into the lowest scale, but to give working men their fair share, and the higher classes, many of which are totally unrepresented, their proper weight in the representation of the country. It is proposed to give all Masters of Arts of the University of London a vote. We confess we were gratified with this; it seemed but reasonable; but on reading the speeches of the advocates of the measure, members of the University, we find that one of its orators expressed his earnest hope, "that when their representatives are conceded, the very word religion should never more be heard of on either side." If this is to be the case, we say, God forbid that the University of London should have a voice in Parliament. However, the Conservative party have determined to measure their strength against the ministry, and if possible to turn them out on the question, whether the franchise shall be amended first, and the re-distribution of seats left for another session, or both these subjects introduced at once, so as to form part of the same Bill. For ourselves, the matter seems of no importance, certainly not worth the dissolution of a ministry. Lord Derby and his friends think otherwise. The debate has already continued for several days, and before these pages fall into the hands of our readers, the result will probably be known. We are obliged to close on the 25th day of the month.

Before the end of the month, too, Mr. Gurney and the other commissioners will probably have returned to England, and we shall abide by our former decision, and wait for their report. The conduct of those who profess to be friends of the blacks in Jamaica certainly tempts us to no imitation of their peculiar line of proceedings. They find it impossible to befriend the negroes without traducing and maligning the white men. Their conduct towards Governor Eyre we do not hesitate to describe as cruel and unjust; but while they publish only the most distorted evidence upon one side, and refuse to listen to the most reasonable statements upon the other, they can of course always make out a case of vast enormity on the part of the white men, and of unparalleled barbarities practised upon simple unoffending negroes. We can only say, that this was not the policy of Mr. Wilberforce and his friends, nor has it ever been that of the Christian Observer, which has been the consistent advocate of the negro slave since its first appearance, and will, we trust, never lose its character.

The Fenians, it appears, are a more dangerous body than we were

willing to believe. They were prepared to carry fire and slaughter through the whole of Ireland. Some assassinations have already taken place. Large quantities of arms, including explosive shells, have been discovered; and although there can be no doubt as to the result, we fear that it will be impossible to stop these threatenings and outrages, until some of the leaders have been brought to condign punishment. A sergeant in the army has been condemned by court martial to death; he had not only taken the Fenian oath himself, but corrupted other soldiers. Her Majesty, however, in consideration of his past services, commuted the sentence for that of penal imprisonment for life.

We have to rejoice in a most seasonable spring, and a beautiful seed time, the pecursor, we may hope, of an abundant harvest. Our May Meetings are near; we trust they will be animated by a spirit of devout thanksgiving. We hope, too, that the great Evangelical party will resolve, in the strength of the Most High, to stand in the old paths, to keep close to the old Gospel truths, and to abound in warm affection to one another, setting an example of brotherly love. We rejoice greatly to add, that our religious societies have, during the last month or two, received subscriptions which will place most or all of them on a level with former years.

We are happy to learn from the Church Missionary Society that its financial prospects are much brighter. At the time we write, we are unable to give the exact total of the income for the financial year ending March 31; but we believe that we are correct in stating that the whole income of the Society will approximate to that of the previous year, 1864-5, notwithstanding the large legacy which fell to that account. The Associations, we are glad to hear, have contributed about £9000 more than in the former year, and £10,000 more than the average of the last five years. The expenditure of the year, it is believed, will exceed its large income by about £600; thus verifying the statement of the last year's Report, that an additional £10,000 would be required to keep up the Missions on their present scale, and a further addition would be required for their extension.

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