aisle and hold a whispered consultation with the pastor in reference to some announcement they wish made, would find their occupation gone. This might be an affliction to them, but O, what a blessed relief to the pastor !

Book Notices.

The Chautauqua Movement. By John H. Vincent. With an Introduction by President Lewis Miller. Boston: Chautauqua Press. In the absence of the editor we are glad to notice this beautiful duodecimo volume of more than three hundred pages. We have in it the long-looked-for history of the Chautauqua movement by the man who above all others is, by reason of his connection with it from its origin, best able to prepare it. His personal efforts for its success, involving an amount of labor well-nigh incredible, are, of course, not detailed here. The pen of another must write that in some future day. But those who wish to know what Chautauqua means, how and when it originated, what it has done, and what it proposes to do, can find their inquiries satisfactorily answered in this volume. The thousands all over the land and in other lands who have felt the uplifting power of this movement will be pleased in reading this book, and their pleasure will be greatly heightened if they have ever mingled in the throngs which every summer crowd the beautiful grove by the lake. J. M. F.

Manual Training the Solution of Social and Industrial Problems. By Charles H. Ham. Illustrated. New York: Harper & Bros. The author is an enthusiastic believer in manual training as an educational force. The text of his volume is found in the preface: "The great gulf between the savage and the civilized man is spanned by the seven hand-tools-the ax, the saw, the plane, the hammer, the square, the chisel, and the fille." "The modern machine-shop is an aggregation of these tools driven by steam." The work is of great value to all who are interested in education and in political economy. A number of important social and industrial questions are incidentally discussed in its pages.

Sermons and Sayings. By Rev. Sam P. Jones, of Georgia. Cincinnati: Music Hall Series. Edited by W. M. Leftwich, D.D. With an introduction by I. W. Joyce, D.D. Cincinnati: Cranston & Stowe. New York: Phillips & Hunt. It is, we suppose, impossible in any printed sermons to give a correct representation of the preacher of these discourses. Doubtless they are accurately reported, but the man himself, seen or heard, is what is needed. We cannot call them model sermons, and yet every preacher who reads them may be benefited by them. There are a directness and a vigor in his style which are well worth studying. The man is evidently in earnest, and an earnest man is sure to find a hearing. It will be found much easier to criticise his sermons than to equal his zeal and consecration.

The Electric Theory of Astronomy By B. T. Kavanagh, M.D., D.D. With an Introduction by Rev. R. H. Rivers, A.M., D.D. Cincinnati: For the Author by Cranston & Stowe. For more than fifty years the author has been developing the thoughts which at last find utterance in this volume. His theory is that electricity and not gravitation is the motive power of the universe. He must be a bold man who would controvert Sir Isaac Newton, but Dr. Kavanagh does not hesitate to do so, and to show his reasons for it. We must leave to scientific specialists the task of confirming or refuting his arguments.

Eventful Nights in Bible History. By Alfred Lee, Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Delaware. New York: Harper & Brothers. The thirty-two sermons in this volume are all excepting the last founded on events which occurred in the night. They begin with the eventful night in which God's promise was made to Abraham, and close with a contemplation of the future glory, when "there shall be no night there." The sermons are written in an easy, attractive style, and are deeply spiritual.

Pictures of St. Paul, Drawn in an English Home. By A. L. O. E. With many illustrations. New York: Robert Carter & Brothers. It is now many years since Miss Tucker (A. L. O. E., that is, A Lady of England) sent out her first volume. Her well-known initials on a title-page are sure to secure a large number of readers for any publisher. The present work is no exception to the excellence of its predecessors. Under the thin veil of an imaginary family conversation, she brings out the main facts in the life of the great missionary. It is indeed a missionary volume. The numerous illustrations are well executed, and are helpful to an understanding of the text.

What's Mine's Mine. By George Macdonald. Boston: D. Lothrop & Co. It is not necessary to call attention to the attractive style of the popular author of this book. He gives us here a thrilling story of wrongs righted, and tells it in his own inimitable manner. His poetic fancy, his dramatic power, and his peculiar theology all find opportunities to exhibit themselves, and the reader is led on by the writer's charming manner from the first sentence to the last.

Mount Moriah's Crest. Geo. May Powell, Box 700, Philadelphia. Mr. Powell has here a very striking picture of the Haram, or Sacred Inclosure of the old temple site in Jerusalem. It differs from the ordinary representations of the temple area, in being taken from the north-west corner of the inclosure and looking to the south-east, thus putting the Mount of Olives on the left hand. It is a beautiful picture, and, being mounted on very heavy card-board, may be framed or remain unframed, according to taste.

Preachers' Pilgrimage through Probation, Itineration, Superannuation, to Coronation. By Rev. J. B. Robinson, D.D. New York: Phillips & Hunt. There are many excellent thoughts in this little book, though we do not think the arrangement the best. It follows the Methodist preacher from the beginning of his work to the end of his life.

Ramblings in Beulah Land. By Jennie Smith. Philadelphia: Garrigues Brothers. A record fof religious experience, interesting to the personal acquaintances of the writer.

Index to Harper's New Monthly Magazine: Alphabetical, Analytical, and Classified. Vols. I to LXX inclusive, from June, 1850, to June, 1885. Compiled by Charles A. Durfee. New York: Harper & Brothers. A book of incalculable value to every person who has kept a file of the oldest and one of the best of the magazines; and valuable also to all who, living in cities, have access to public libraries. Almost every topic in the range of human knowledge seems to find a place in this book.

Lives of Greek Statesmen. Second Series. By the Rev. Sir Geo. W. Cox. New York: Harper & Brothers. The life of a great man embodies much of the history of his epoch; and no period of history is worthy of closer study than that of Kimon, Perikles, and Demosthenes, who are among the subjects of this volume, which all students of history will enjoy.

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The Fourth Again.

Ir is again here, the Fourth with its bells, its cannon, its flags, its fire-works, and all its noisy, showy patriotism. Is our duty to Young America discharged when we give it a piece of money for lemonade and torpedoes, and bid it hurrah for the flag? Under all the froth of this ebullition of fun and sentiment is there not a solid opportunity for a good work in behalf of one's country? Beneath all this display be assured there is some rock on which we can build a serviceable structure. Here is an opportunity to show to a boy or a girl that our government is representative. In a republic a burden of responsibility rests on every individual. Good government necessitates good citizenship. In a monarchy the good citizen may come after a worthy king, but in a republic the good citizen must precede the president if he be worthy. Right laws at Washington rest on honesty, sobriety, purity, reverence in city avenues and country cor

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about the Fourth to your boys or girls as a really small thing. There is a magnificent light-house tower on an ocean reef. Men sailing safely past the ocean reef may praise the man who carried the tower so high, and then that other man who devised the splendid ball of flame on top. There was a humble workman, though, who one day bent over the surf-washed reef, and laid some humble foundation-stones. On his honest, lowly work, down out of sight, are based the steadfastness of the magnificent tower, and the utility of the shining lantern.

Sun-struck Sunday-Schools. CASES of sun-stroke are very common in our great cities. Every summer strong men are stricken down by the heat, and require very careful medical treatment to bring them round again. In many instances they never do fully recover, but feel the effects of the attack for years after, especially whenever the weather becomes warm.

There are many city Sunday-schools in the same condition. As soon as the fierce heats of July come they begin to wilt, and when the sultry days of August make the city pavements, side-walks, and brick walls like a steam-box, giving out moistened, enervating heat, and relaxing all the vital forces of poor sweltering humanity, they succumb to the drooping influences, and for awhile are seen no more. Then, when the cool autumnal winds bring relief, they show signs of life, but it sometimes takes two or three months for complete recuperation.

Some schools are closed in July and August because it is said that the teachers and scholars are all out of town. We question if that is ever true of any school. We think there must always be enough left to make one class, and that one class is worth having the school open. We have heard of schools where there were enough scholars at home to make