IN these days when the presses of this country are pouring forth on the reading public a deluge of books it might be thought that nothing was easier to get a wide selection of instructive books of a religious nature. But such is not the case and as we are often requested to give information where such books may be obtained we are devoting a short article to the subject. There is no gift that is so appreciated by lovers of good literature as an instructive and edifying book and if their minds have been turned to the consideration of higher things it naturally follows that books of a religious nature will make their appeal to them. Fortunately there are still being issued from the press biographies of the great missionaries who have gone to the ends of the earth and suffered untold privations in carrying the gospel to the heathen. Among these may be mentioned lives of Allen Gardner of Patagonia, Judson of Burma, Robert Morrison of China, Henry Martin of India, etc., all published by Pickering & Inglis, Bothwell Street, Glasgow, at two shillings each. Messrs. John Ritchie, Publishers, Kilmarnock, also publish at the same price interesting biographies of David Brainerd, William Carey, John Williams, David Livingstone and Dr. John G. Paton, etc. The above publishers will readily send catalogues of their publications on request. Perhaps it might be as well to state that as they are publishers of Plymouthist literature we do not approve of many of their books and tracts. This, however, does not apply to the books we have mentioned. Published by the same firms are the following:—”Christ or Socialism” (in paper covers, sixpence; a most interesting biography of one of the pioneers of atheistic socialism in this country); “From Agnosticism to Christ” (price ninepence; one of the most remarkable stories of God’s dealings with a rebel that we have read). Both of these are published by Pickering & Inglis. Messrs. Ritchie, Kilmarnock, also publish a series of biographies of men who were used by the Lord such as George Whitefield, Charles Haddon Spurgeon and Brownlow North; these are published at two shillings and sixpence each (post free) and are remarkable value for the money. Other books published by this firm are Gaussen’s Theopneustia (a very useful book on inspiration), price one shilling and ninepence, post free; “Life of John Bunyan,” “Life of Martin Luther,” “Life of John Wycliffe,” one shilling each. Among other books published by Messrs. Ritchie are “Through Peril and Flame,” The Story of the English Bible (price one shilling); “Tales and sketches of the Scottish Covenants,” “Heroes and Heroines of the Scottish Covenants,” Foxe’s “Book of Martyrs” (each, price two shillings). Among books dealing with northern religious life may be mentioned “Margaret Maediarmid” (“Bean a’ Chreideadh Mhor”) price sixpence, to be had from Rev. Alexander Macrae, Tongue; “Writings of Rev. Lachlan Mackenzie, Lochcarron” (price, four shillings, post free), to be had from the “Courier” Office, Inverness; “Memoir of Rev. D. Macfarlane, Dingwall” (price three shillings and tenpence, post free); “Some Noted Ministers of the Northern Highlands” (price, five shillings and fourpence, post free); “Sermons by Noted Ministers of the Northern Highlands” (price, five shillings and fourpence, post free). These last mentioned may be had from Mr. John Grant, 4 Millburn Road, Inverness.
For those who wish to purchase Gaelic books we recommend them to write to Mr. John Grant, Bookseller, George IV. Bridge, Edinburgh, or Messrs. Maclaren, 360 Argyle Street, Glasgow.