CAPTAIN ALLEN GARDINER, OF PATAGONIA, by Jesse Page.
Glasgow: Pickering and Inglis, 229 Bothwell Street. Price, 2s net.
This is a deeply touching biography. It tells the story of Captain Gardiner, who left the Navy to devote his life to the proclamation of the glad tidings of salvation among the heathen. His first attempt was among the Zulus encamping where the city of Durban now stands. From thence he set out to evangelise the Indians of Terra del Fuego. The story is told without any embellishments, but as it is unfolded it touches the heart. The series of seeming failures until at last the most pathetic of all, when the little band, one by one, died of hunger, would be pronounced by the world as useless endeavour; yet, after all, it was not so, for it spurred others to carry the Gospel to the degraded Indians of South America.
THE REV. ALEXANDER MACINTYRE, EVANGELIST, by the Rev. J. Campbell Robinson, 88 Alma Road, East St Kilda, Melbourne, Australia. Price, 2s net (to be had from the author).
Mr Robinson has done a piece of praiseworthy work in placing on record his gleanings in connection with this highly honoured servant of Christ. His narrative abundantly bears out the testimony of some of the older people we heard speak of Mr MacIntyre of the tremendous overpowering effect of his preaching. It may interest our readers to recall that two notable fruits of his preaching were the Rev. D. Macdonald, Shieldaig, and Donald Macmaster, Kilmallie, both of whom, as some of our older readers well know, adorned the doctrine of God their Saviour. Mr MacIntyre never had a settled charge in Scotland, but went from place to place preaching the Gospel. He spent some time in Canada, and then went to Australia. Wherever he went sinners were awakened and brought to the knowledge of the truth. Mr Robinson has told the story of his life well. There is a lack of fullness as to his labours in the home country, and there are some statements which require correction. This, we believe, will receive attention when a second edition is called for, which, we hope, will be soon.