Book notices and brief reviews of religious biographies and tales
A literary column surveys biographies of Wesleyan figures like Robert Hare and John Clowes, plus novels set in convent schools and period life. It praises faith, character, and edifying value while noting some over-detailed family notes and dated tone. several children's stories and young readers books are recommended for moral instruction and charm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington College
Benson
Robert Henry Hare
Joan Mippleton Hare
Wesleyan Conference Office
Robert Hare
Yorkshire
Lancashire
Dunstable
Warne and Co
France
John Clowes
Theodore Comipton
Longmans, Green and Co
Clowes
Emanuel Swedenborg
England
St. John’s Church
Manchester
de Quincey
Swedenborg
Wesley
Bartholomew Fair
Henry Morley
Frederick Warne
Clergy urged to join Christian Evidence Society classes
The Christian Evidence Society hires Rev Dr James Clark to lecture on Christian evidences near London. It invites clergymen to help form classes in parishes and districts East or West end or suburbs, asking for early contact with the secretary. The Prince of Wales notices follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Evidence Society
James Clark
Memel
London
Prince of Wales
Mr. Gladstone
Royal finances and public funds debate over Prince of Wales
The article surveys unpaid claims and income shortfalls tied to the Duchy of Cornwall funds, noting annual sales of 10 000 to 20 000 pounds to cover deficits. It warns Parliament may be asked to intervene, while urging a family or public arrangement to fund royal expenditures. It also covers Sir Wilfrid Lawson’s Permissive Bill remarks and moral suasion for temperance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duchy of Cornwall
Commons
Spectator
The
Daily News
Pall Mall Gazette
Saturday Review
Wiltrip Lawson
Leatham
Wilfrid Lawson
Cameron
M.P
Glasgow
Baronet
Mr. Leatham
Liberal Party
Ninety five Pedagogical Theses and Odd Notices
A Wittenberg publishing firm releases an educational pamphlet titled Ninety five Pedagogical Theses. A court commissioner jokes over wine with a coroner, and a California judge questions a witness about the size of a stick in a stream. An exchange notes Paris fashion shifts toward bonnets with brims and curtains, perched atop the head, questioning comfort in dress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wittenberg
Judge B
Supreme Bench of California
Mibing
Paris
Also Mentioned on This Page
Henry I
Roger
Frances Ridley Havergal
Henry
Christ
Nisbet and Co
Miss Havergal
Annie
J. H. Wilson
M.A
Barclay Church
Edinburgh
James Nisbet and Co
Wilson
Ned
Religious Tract Society
East
Mary Trelawney
Christian Reprorp
Mary
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