The Sword and the trowel; ed. by C.H. Spurgeon

of God. By the Rev. GEORGE WILKINSON, of Chelmsford. Morgan and Chase.

Pentecost; or, the Revival of the Work | the writer is an acquaintance of ours, but we are unable to guess who among our friends can have perpetrated such a capital book. The authorship remains to us a mystery, but the work speaks for itself. We wish Mr. Darwin could

lawn to develop into oysters, for now the blackbirds alone devour them, and then we should have a share of the spoilers.

THIS is a prize essay, and, unlike the usual productions of that class, it is really able, and in itself worthy of pub-induce the earthworms which mar our lication. It is a stimulating and encouraging treatise, but, at the same time, judicious and practical. Lovers of revivals-and it is to be hoped that all readers of The Sword and the Trowel are such should read and circulate this excellent essay.

Groom's Dictation and Orthographical Exercises. Tacey, City Road. THESE are cards which illustrate the diversity of spelling and meaning in words of similar pronunciation. Sentences are given with blanks into which the proper word is to be placed by the pupil. There is no novelty in these exercises, but from their form they would be very handy, we should think, in a school.

Byepaths of Baptist History, a collection of interesting, instructive, and curious Information, not generally known, concerning the Baptist Denomination. By Rev. J. J. GOADBY. Elliot Stock.

Breaking the Rules, a Tale of Schoolboy Life. By Mrs. H. B. PAULL. Sunday School Union.

AN attractive juvenile book written in the very best spirit. When we were at school, we did not meet with boys exactly of this cut, nor with such a master either. We fancy that few ladies know much about the way in which boys in real life quarrel, and, afterwards, make up their disagreements; they do not manage matters usually after the manner of this book, but go on rather more in the anyhow style. What they ought to be is one thing, and what they are is another. Warburton's Shakespeare Copy Books for Schools. Arranged by C. C. WARBURTON. Cassell, Petter, and Galpin.

It was a most sensible idea to place WE admire the good sense with which strong nervous sentences, from great Mr. Goadby has selected all the interest-masters, before the pupil's eye, instead ing incidents, and left out the dull de- of the meaningless lines so long in tails. If this book does not interest a vogue. Beauty commands esteem" reader, we give him up; he must surely has been copied long enough, let it give be as ignorant as the writer in the last place to "Brevity is the soul of wit." Westminster Review, who evidently We are not sure that we should have from knew more about pewter pots than selected Shakespeare as the quarry Baptists. whence to fetch the material for boys' copy books; at any rate, Cowper, Young, and other poets might be treated in a similar way, and so the same admirable notion would be adapted to a wider range of tastes. Digging a Grave with a Wine-Glass. By

Homo versus Darwin: a Judicial Examination of Statements recently published by Mr. Darwin regarding "The Descent of Man." Hamilton, Adams, and Co.

A POPULAR exposure of the fallacies of Darwin. So long as weak minds obsequiously bow before the Baal theories of the hour, there will be need of Elijahs to mock them. Here wit and argument are blended. We have, as a frontispiece, the portrait of an Ascidian tadpole-one of our very remote ancestors, according to Mr. Darwin; and, further on, the carte de visite of one of our nearest allies, Mr. Gorilla, is politely presented to us. We are informed that

Mrs. S. C. HALL. Partridge & Co. So far as a cause can be served by sensational fiction this story is calculated to aid that of total abstinence. It aims at exhibiting the progress and fatal effects of the drinking which is, alas! so common among respectable females. Any effort to arrest this most horrible evil is most laudable.

Of Nurse Ellerton, published by the same house, much the same may be said.

The Relationships which bar Marriage, considered Scripturally, Socially, and Historically, being a respectful Address to the Nonconformist Ministers of England from the Ministers of the Presbyterian Churches of Scotland. Hamilton, Adams, and Co.

AN address bearing the honoured names of Candlish, Duff, Buchanan, Brown, Guthrie, &c., deserves-and, doubtless, will receive the attention of those to whom it is presented. Personally, we differ from these esteemed brethren, but we are open to conviction, and will give the paper a candid reading. This is the more easy for us, as our beloved wife has no sister, and our judgment will therefore be impartial.

Within the Gates; or, Glimpses of the Glorified Life. By G. D. EVANS, of Grove Road Chapel, Victoria Park. Elliot Stock.

WE rejoiced when we received this volume, for it proves that out of our college, as out of Issachar, shall come "those that handle the pen." The title is well chosen, and will attract many readers; the subject is surpassing in interest, and the manner and matter of the writer are both excellent. We hope our friend will meet with a generous reception from the Christian public, in making this, his second venture. The dedication to his most worthy and earnest mother-one of the most useful of the members of our Tabernaclereflects honour upon the son. Hymns for the Blind. By WILLIAM M'COMв. Third Edition, Belfast.

We do not observe any publisher's name to this sweet little bundle of original hymns. They are full of the

gospel, and truly poetical. We feel sure that our dear Christian friends from whom the sunlight is hidden would delight to sing them. Many of them whom we know are beyond others happy in the enjoyment of the inner light which has glory without glare. We give two of the sixteen hymus as specimens of the rest :—

"They tell us that the stars are bright Which glisten in the sky;

But vain they shed their heavenly light
Upon the sightless eye.

They tell us of the tints of morn-
Hues of the purple west,
The blossom of the snowy thorn,
The ocean's sparkling breast.
The sun that ushers in the day—
The moon so fair and clear-
Shed not upon our eyes a ray

To lighten or to cheer!

But he who made the sun and moon-
Earth, ocean, air, and sky-
Hath poured upon our clouded noon
The Day-spring from on high.
Our hands can read, our fingers trace
The page of truth and love;
And thus we joyfully embrace
The message from above.
Then let us willingly record

His praise, who maketh known
To our benighted hearts his word,
And seals it as his own."

"Jesus source of light and knowledge,

Thou canst open up a way; Turn the darkest night to brightness, Brighten up the darkest day. What are scales upon the eyeballs

To the darkness of the mind; Living tar from Christ is blindness, Near him, eye-sight to the blind. Life is death when far from Jesus; Death is life when he is near; From our path averting danger, From our smitten eye the tear."

Memoranda.

ON Tuesday, October 10th, recognition services were held in connection with the settlement of Mr. H. W. Taylor, as pastor of the Baptist Curch at Markyate Street, Herts. At the afternoon meeting Mr. B. Davies, of Greenwich, presided; Mr. H. Dunnington, of Redbourne, read the Scriptures and prayed. One of the deacons stated the circumstances which induced the

church to give Mr. Taylor a unanimous invitation to the pastorate. Mr. Taylor then gave a very satisfactory and impressive statement of his experience and the doctrines he intended to preach. Special prayer was then offered on his behalf by Mr. Genders, of Luton; and the charge to the pastor was given by Mr, Rogers, of the Tabernacle College. Mr. Richardson,

help.

The church at Tot eridge Road, Enfield Highway, is building a chapel; out we fear they will be in great difficulty unless they receive speedy help. They are a very diligent and earnest people, but the Enfield Gun Works are not now in full operation ; and, hence, their wages are lessened, and power to give decreased. It is a case for prompt assistance. All the London churches should put their shoulders to the wheel.

Independent Minister at Redbourne, closed | of help. All the Kent Baptists ought to the service. A public tea-meeting, very We will gladly receive any help numerously attended, was held in the which may be forwarded. School-room of the We-leyan Chapel. A meeting was again held in the Baptist Chapel, at which Mr. Fergusson, English tutor at the Tabernacle College, presided. Mr. A. Walker, of Houghton Regis, prayed; Mr. Gracey, the classical tutor of the College, addressed the church. After which addresses were given by Mr. D. Gould, of Dunstable; Mr. C. Trafford, Wesleyan; Mr. Rogers, Mr. Tansley, Mr. Walker, Mr. Genders, Mr. Amos, Mr. Dunnington, and Mr. Taylor. It is fifty-eight years ago since a similar service was held in that chapel. The chapel was well filled at both services; many having attended from the neighbouring towns, and several from Greenwich. where Mr. Taylor was well known. Under Mr. Taylor's ministry there has been a considerable revival; insomuch, that a commencement of efforts has been made to raise a larger and more commodious place of worship.

Recognition services in connection with the settlement of Mr. J. C. Forth, as pastor of the church at Wicksworth, Derbyshire, were held on Friday, the 22nd, and Lord'sday, the 24th, ult. On the Friday, tea was provided in the school-room; after which a public meeting was held, presided over by Mr. G. A. Young. After the Chairman had stated the steps which had led to the invitation being given, the pastor gave a short account of his conversion, call to the ministry, and the considerations which had led him to accept the oversight of that particular church. Mr. G. Rogers, of the Metropolitan Tabernacle College, delivered the charge to the pastor, in which he showed the encouragement afforded to the humble, diligent, and devoted preacher of the gospel to seek and to expect divine assistance in his work. Mr. C. A. Davis, of Chesterfield, and Mr W. Young, Independent Minister, of Wicksworth, cordially welcomed the pastor to the vicinity; and E. H. Jackson, Ripley, delivered an address on Nonconformity." A few supplementary words from Mr. Rogers on the duties of church members to their pastor brought the proceedings to a close.

We are pleased to observe that the Baptist Church in West Retford, Yorkshire, under the care of Mr. J. J. Dalton, have commenced a new chapel. The foundation stone was generously laid by the Mayor, who is also a Churchwarden. Our friends need liberal and present aid, for the sum as yet raised is small in proportion to the cost. We beg to recommend the case.

The friends at Tunbridge are on the move for building a chapel, but are greatly in need

A friend in Edinburgh s nds us generous aid to the Orphanage from his stewardship account. Should not all Christians keep such an account? Is not the tenth, at the very least, the Lord's ?

We have been cheered several times this month by the gift of small sums (in one case one shilling), with the intimation that our sermons have been blessed to the salvation of the giver.

Mr. Taylor, of Burnley, writes :-"I feel with others that the Orphanage under your care should be well supported. I have named the matter to a number of friends here, shopkeepers and other tradespeople, and am glad to say that they willingly agree to contribute small articles of wearing apparel, etc., for the boys, which I will send to you in a few days.

"I think I shall be able to send you pretty near as follows:- 100 pairs of stockings, a few pairs of shoes and clogs, and a lot of ties and comforters for their necks; a few hundred yards of cotton; one friend will give a box of tea; I hope to send you at Christmas the 100 pounds of honey as before.

"If friends in other towns would take the matter up in this way, great help might be given to you.

You are at liberty to make any use of this idea in any of your announcements in the Press."-J. T.

By last mail we learn that Mr. G. P. Lush, who studied under Mr. Ness during his stay in Australia, has been recognised as pastor of the Baptist Church in St. Kilda, an important and flourishing suburb of Melbourne.

Mr. T. Davis, another of Mr. Ness's students, is pastor of the church in the adjoining suburb of Prabran, amongst a numerous and intelligent population. He and his charge continue to enjoy steady prosperity.

The project of a girls' Orphanage is taking a more fixed shape. We endea voured last month to buy some ground, but the price given by others was exorbitant. It may be that Providence means us to wait till some wealthy donor has

ripened his intention of setting apart a large | paved the way for a fourth.

fum.

We will follow, but not run before the pillar of cloud.

A Newhaven friend complains that we have not mentioned the death of our beloved friend, Mr. Sargeant, in these pages. We thought we had done so. It has been a constant grief to us, and seldom out of our mind, and we have mentioned it in many ways. This dear brother was instrumental in founding three churches, and

We never knew his equal for zeal and prudence combined. In the course of twenty years we have not met with such another young man, who, with ordinary talents, had such singular grace, apostolic zeal, and shrewd sense. We loved him much, and cherish his memory. Alas! my brother, where

will thy like be found?

Bap isms at Metropolitan Tabernacle, by Mr. J. A. Spurgeon, Sept. 28th -twenty.

Pastors' College, Metropolitan Tabernacle.

Friend B

Statement of Receipts from September 21st, to October 19th, 1871.

Mr. J. Kennard

Mr. J. Edwards

J. C. Prescot

T. C. L.

Mr. E. Davies

Mr. Shephard