HEROES OF THE CROSS: David Livingstone, Robert Moffat, and Apolo.
London: Marshall, Morgan & Scott, Ltd. Price, 1s.
This is the first of a series of missionary biographies for the young. The story of the lives of David Livingstone and Robert Moffat is full of the deepest interest for old and young, and the publishers are to be congratulated on producing these interesting biographies at such a low price. The books are illustrated and this will make an additional appeal to the young. The life-story of Apolo, the converted African from Uganda, whose work in Pygmyland earned for him the name of Apostle of Pygmyland, is one which reveals the power of the gospel when applied by the Holy Spirit. We do not agree with everything in the book; for instance, the Jesus-loves-you sentiment, applied universally and indiscriminately, so common nowadays, is not in keeping with the careful statements of Scripture on the divine love; again, where the writer says: “Of course we have many stories of the Fairy Folk. If you like you can believe them!” he should have warned his young readers of the untruthfulness and foolishness of these fairy stories as it is evident he regards them as such himself.
A LITTLE BOOK OF VERSE, by J. Alexander.
London: Thynne & Co., 28 Whitefriars Street, E.C.4. Price, 1s.
This little booklet of verses is from the gifted pen of Miss J. Alexander, Bristol, daughter of the late Mr. George Alexander, Birkenhead, who took a warm interest in our Church. Her articles in the Gospel Magazine under the pen-name of “Follower-on” are an interesting feature of that periodical. Miss Alexander’s verses indicate a deeply exercised heart in spiritual things and it is in a complimentary way we say that she has drunk “more deeply of Jordan than of Helicon.” In the preface Miss Alexander says: “I have been happy in singing the verses, although so many of them are pitched by Babel’s streams. I know that like the flock in Mesopotamia they are spotted and speckled, but it was God who gave Jacob the inheritance and with it He said: ‘Fear not.'”
AN SAGART CEARR LE UILEAM WILEMAN.
This is a translation into Gaelic by one of our ministers of Mr. William Wileman’s tract, The Wrong Priest. It may be had from Mr. Wileman, 44 Caddington Road, Cricklewood, London, N.W., 1s. 6d. per 100.