perance is more than a disease: the will is not passive nor dormant nor opposing: few drunkards believe themselves powerless to conquer their habit, and it is no help toward reformation to assure them that they deserve pity only, and no blame; that the "supposed stigma of inebriety" is unjust; and that the drunkard cannot by power of his own free will assert his manhood and be free. The same arguments apply equally well to licentiousness, and the same excuses may be urged in palliation of any crime. After the physician has done his best, the need remains for the moralist to come in with his old-fashioned doctrine that intemperance is voluntary and a crime, and to press it relentlessly upon the inebriate until he "recovers enough faith in the soul to assert his freedom," and by repentance and moral support begins a new life. W. E. BARTON.

THE TRUE HISTORIC EPISCOPATE, as Seen in the Original Constitution of the Church of Alexandria. By Rev. Mason Gallagher. Introduction by Rev. John McDowell Leavitt, D. D., LL. D. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. (Pp. 342. 3×52.)

This book is an old friend with a new face. It was published several years ago, but now is reissued in enlarged form. Its object is to show that the Church of England in acknowledging the validity of a ministry without episcopal ordination, for more than a century after the Reformation, was sustained by the precedent of the Primitive Church. It claims that history, as well as Scripture, offers no proof that the Apostolate was perpetuated in the Episcopate. The Constitution of the Church of Alexandria is placed in evidence, and to our thinking, sustains the author's contention so far as episcopacy is concerned.

THE NEW LAUDES DOMINI: A SELECTION OF SPIRITUAL SONGS, ANCIENT AND MODERN. By Charles S. Robinson, D. D., LL. D. New York: The Century Co. (Pp. 334. 44x7.) THE SAME, MINIATURE EDITION. (Pp. 34 x434)

The New Laudes Domini omits some hymns from the former work, and adds others. It is printed upon thinner paper, and is, upon the whole, an improvement upon its predecessor, which is saying much. The miniature edition is an excellent specimen of photographic reduction, and will be serviceable for those who wish a book that may be carried in the pocket. The selection of hymns for a book is so largely a matter of taste that a book must be judged very largely by what it contains, and the adage De gustibus non disputandum well-nigh forbids unfavorable criticism for what it omits. Yet we can but feel that the omission of "St. Petersburgh " and " Maitland" and the hymn "Must Jesus bear the cross alone" will be a real disappointment to many of the congregations that adopt this work, and we are at a loss to understand the editor's reason for their very conspicuous absence.

A LAWYER'S EXAMINATION OF THE BIBLE. By Howard H. Russell, LL. B. With an Introduction by Frank W. Gunsaulus, D. D. Chicago and New York: Fleming H. Revell. 1893. (Pp. 262. 54x3.)

Given at first as lectures to a popular audience, the material has been revised, and adapted to the reading public. As a popular presentation, the argument is extremely effective, and it well endures the most rigorous criticism. Pastors desiring something of this sort for distribution will find this volume exceedingly helpful.

A HISTORY OF PERU. By Clements R. Markham, author of "Cuzco and Lima," "Peru and India," "War between Chile and Peru," etc. Chicago: Charles H. Sergel. 1892. (Pp. 556. 31⁄2 x 54.)

The publication of a series of volumes on the history of the Latin American Republics is an undertaking highly creditable to the spirit of this Chicago house; and this first handsome volume, with its calendered paper, fine half-tone plates, and rich but tasty binding, promises well for the entire series. The author knows his subject thoroughly, and gives from the standpoint of a wide-awake observer of the present day what Prescott gave from the standpoint of the scholar. Concerning the early civilization of Peru, and the history of the Incas, Prescott will still be read with profit; but for the knowledge of the people of modern Peru, their habits, their language, their literature, we know of nothing to be named beside this volume. It cannot fail to interest and instruct the reader.

JULIUS CAESAR, and the Foundation of the Roman Imperial System. By W. Warde Fowler, M. A., Sub-Rector of Lincoln College, Oxford. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. (Pp. 389. 338x54.) $1.50.

This one of the "Heroes of the Nations" series, which the publishers are beginning to issue on a plan similar to that of the successful "Stories of the Nations," one of which is noticed in this issue. We like the book. plan is an excellent one, and we wish the series success.

The

BACCALAUREATE AND OTHER SERMONS AND ADDRESSES, by Edward Allen Tanner, D. D., with a Sketch of his Private and Public Life, and Selections from his Unpublished Writings. Chicago and New York: Fleming H. Revell Co. (Pp. 440. 31⁄2 x6.) $1.50.

This volume contains all of President Tanner's baccalaureate sermons, and a number of his other addresses, with an anthology from his writings, culled by loving friends, and printed without special care as to arrangement. The volume is a worthy memorial of a noble life. Thirty-three of his fiftyseven years, as student, professor, and teacher, President Tanner was connected with Illinois College. Born upon the prairies, the child of Connecticut parents, in the house in which the Congregational Church of Waverly was organized a little previous to his birth, he showed throughout his life the influence of his New England ancestry and his Illinois nativity and training. His life was earnest and fruitful, and his works follow him.

THE CHURCH OF TO-MORROW. By W. J. Dawson. New York: Hunt & Eaton; Cincinnati: Cranston & Stowe. (Pp. 338. 3 x 5.) $1.00.

This volume contains twelve addresses delivered by the author in the United States in 1891 while in this country for the purpose of attending the Ecumenical Conference of the Methodist Church at Washington. They are characterized by strong thought and penetration, and may be read with profit. We noticed recently another volume by the same author which impressed us very favorably.

THE STORY OF THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE.

By

F. S. A., Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford.
Sons; London: T. Fisher Unwin. 1892.
Volume of the Stories of the Nations.

C. W. C. Oman, M. A., New York: G. P. Putnam's (Pp. 364. 338 x 54.) $1.50.

The history of Byzantium lends itself well to the story-teller. Its rise was like that of a city of the Arabian Nights: its history is as thrilling as a novel: its work in the progress of the world the present author, following Finlay and Bury, instead of Gibbon, shows to have been a worthy and not an inconsiderable one, "in holding back the Saracen, and in keeping alive throughout the Dark Ages the lamp of learning." The work of the author is well done, and the appearance of the volume is as attractive as its contents are interesting and valuable.

HISTORY OF CIRCUMCISION FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO THE PRESENT; with a History of Eunuchism, Hermophrodism, etc, as Observed among all Races and Nations, etc. By P. C. Remondino, M. D. PhiladelIphia: The F. A. Davis Co. (Pp. 346. 32x512.) Cloth, $1.25; paper, 50c.

Although a medical work, many ministers as well as physicians will be interested in this book. To a history of the rite of circumcision among many nations, it adds moral and physical reasons for its performance, and contains some important discussions by the way, as in its treatment of Phallic worship.

THE SIBYLLINE ORACLES, Translated from the Greek into English Blank Verse. By Milton S. Terry, Professor in Garrett Biblical Institute. New York: Hunt & Eaton; Cincinnati: Cranston & Stowe. (Pp. 267. 312x534) $1.50.

The Sibylline Oracles deserve the attention of all who are interested in apocalyptic literature, and a good translation has been hitherto a consideratum. The version of Floyer is incomplete, and in many respects obsolete, besides being out of print. Dr. Terry has done well in giving us the results of his ample scholarship in this handsome volume. The verse is smooth, the notes give all necessary material for corrections where a little translation is of importance, and the references to the lines of the original make comparison with the original easy.

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