Literary Notices and Book Reviews Roundup
A long catalogue of religious and literary works is reviewed, from Jasmine Leigh stories to Readings in Holy Writ, The Silent Partner, The Treasury of David, and Chamber Dramas for Children. The column praises Spurgeon, European History selections, zoology manuals, Horace adaptations, and moral sermons, noting tones and aims for Sunday reading and youth education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Kratoon
Edinburgh
Edmonston and Douglas
Cesar
God
Georce MacDonalo
London
Strahan and Co
Dickens
E. M. Sewern
C. M. Yonan
Macmillan and Co
Stubbs
Robertson
James C. Morrison
Dean Milman
Lord Campbell
Gibbon
Dean Hock
Sir Edmund Creasy
Pearson
Pauly Swirn
Wintham Samira
John Murray
Murray
Philip Smith
East
Life of Ambrose Bonwicke reviewed in intellectual terms
The piece praises the characters Leith and Nerissa, notes powerful moments such as Nerissa presenting a petition to the Great Emperor, and admires the dialogue. It surveys Life of Ambrose Bonwicke edited by Joan E B Mayor, highlighting Bonwicke as a Nonjuror with strong conscience but limited judgment, contrasting Puritanism and Nonjurorism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Chatstien
D.D
Sr. Andrew's
North Shields
London
Houlston and Sons
Christien
Leith
Nerissa
Ambrose Bonwicke
Joan E.B. Mayor
St. John’s College
Cambridge
Bell and Daldy
Suggested Sermon Inspired Poem on Youth and Faith
A reflective verse echoes Matthew s gospel urging action while warning of fading zeal. It contrasts morning light with later weariness and recalls God s attentive gaze on hidden struggles and hopes as life moves through the week.
Footsore Pilgrim Pleads for Jerusalem Rest
A devotional poem laments the wanderer’s weariness and longs for Jerusalem as the soul's ultimate refuge. The speaker seeks the holy city’s rest and light, envisioning streets of gold, gates of pearl, and a place where mourning ends and divine mercy shines forever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Aeates
Land Tenure Reform Meeting Discusses Property Laws
Mr Mill presided over a Monday night gathering of the Land Tenure Reform Association at Freemasons Hall. He noted major political changes necessitating revision of landed property laws, acknowledging long‑standing proprietors previously governed without despotism while shaping laws to suit their interests.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jasmine Leigh
Extrapeta Stuart Pheelrs
Sampson Low
America
David
C. H. StuRgeon
Passmore
Spurgeon
Church of Christ
Henry Alleyne Nichonson
William Blackwood and Sons
Nicholson
Horace
Theodore Martin
Mr. Martin
Conington
France
Oye Agnes Gipsonz
Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday
Ys Seiko
England
Footsore
Christ of God
Land Reform
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