THE APOSTOLIC CHURCH—WHICH IS IT? by Professor Thomas Witherow: 2/3d. per copy, 2/6d. post free. To be had from Mr. John Grant, 4 Millburn Road, Inverness. This book of 90 pages has been republished just now by the Publications Committee of the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland, with good readable type and an attractive strong paper cover. As is recorded in the preface to this edition, Professor T. Witherow was educated at Belfast College during 1839-43, and later studied under Dr. Chalmers in Edinburgh. At the outset Professor Witherow deals with the meaning of the word “Church,” and then with the question that there was government in the Apostolic Church, proceeding to show that this government existed under a certain form. Then there is handled in detail, from the New Testament Scriptures, six Apostolic principles in Church government, e.g., “No. 2: The Office of Bishop and Elder was Identical”; and No. 4: Ordination was the Act of a Presbytery—that is, of a Plurality of Elders.” Then the six principles are applied as a test to (1) Prelacy; (2) Independency; (3) Presbytery. From this Professor Witherow draws the result of his examination and, briefly stated, is “While the prelacy of Rome and England is in direct opposition to the form of ecclesiastical government that was sanctioned by inspired men; and while Independency approaches much more nearly, but still falls short of the primitive model, the Presbyterian is, in point of government, the only Apostolic Church.” We recommend the book as an invaluable answer to the question proposed in its title.