Scraps from the Editor's Waste-Basket. I. THE ASSOCIATION BAZAAR is thriving in a most promising fashion. Friends are at work in some quarters, getting ready in others, and declare their intentions to help even where they are themselves busy with their own bazaars. Our Association work cannot hinder, but must help all local work. Bazaars connected with individual churches will fare better and not worse for the long-delayed and long-deferred Church Extension and Home Mission Bazaar. We are grateful for the signs of hearty co-operation in all parts of the denomination, and have simply to add, "let us go on unto perfection." II. GIVE US A CHANCE. Why not? The object is one of the best that can be aimed at, and there is no doubt we should succeed if we could only have a chance. The members of our churches do believe in the duty of CHURCH EXTENSION and HOME MISSIONS. Will you not as minister and deacons arrange for a Church Extension Day before the end of May, when you can pray for our work, and at least offer the people the opportunity of giving towards it? We do not ask you to collect from pew to pew, if that is too much; but surely there might be a day in each church, the smallest, when our duty in evangelizing our country shall be the foremost thought, and any willing to aid our Home Missions should have the chance. Let us signalize this year by a contribution of prayer, interest, and help from every church! III. OUR COLLEGE.-Another letter has reached us in support of the opinion advanced in the letter printed last month, concerning the Resolution of the Association to avail itself of all the advantages possible from the University of NottingAnd ham. One letter and only one! one, and only one voice has whispered to me a doubt of the faultless wisdom of the Association plan. "One who knows" the denomination thoroughly writes: "Those who know the denomination best report general approval of the proposal;" and in the representative Association at Norwich there was not a note of dissent. A correspondent reminds us that "the larger part of the money raised in 1860 and 1861 was asked for and given with a view to purchase premises IN NOTTINGHAM, not at Chilwell. See Reports, 1860, 1861. No Association was ever asked about the purchase of Chilwell College; the Committee alone felt justified in making such purchase without such direct sanction, and no one complained; how much less then can there be injustice to a few who subscribed for the Chilwell premises, when the Committee and the whole Association duly called at Norwich agree to sell Chilwell and carry out the original intention by purchasing premises in Nottingham? The principle that only an Association in the Midland Counties can transact valid business cannot be accepted. The Association anywhere duly called is invested with full powers. Of course!" IV. REV. J. TURNER.-We cannot but regret for our own sakes and for the sake of the Church at Enon, Burnley, to have to announce that the Church at Moss-side, Manchester, has given a hearty call to the Rev. J. Turner, and that he has accepted it. We rejoice to receive men from other "bodies" and from other colleges; but we are deeply convinced that the departure of a "home-grown" man from our ranks makes our organized work more difficult, and diminishes our usefulness to the world. Still there is the old consolation that our "loss" is somebody's “gain”—though it is quite clear that the somebody does not, and cannot, in the nature of things, gain as much as we lose. Though Mr. Turner leaves us we are sure of his "sympathies and prayers for the body he loves so much," and we most heartily wish him "God speed" in his new "sphere;" and the Church at Enon, Burnley, the guidance of God's Spirit in the choice of his successor. V. CHURCH EXTENSION.-Our readers will not fail to note the appeal of the Church at HYSON GREEN, NOTTINGHAM, for help in their courageous and necessary enterprise on behalf of a New Chapel. Men on the spot, able to give judgment, speak in the heartiest way of this movement: and no doubt the wealth of our Nottingham Churches will be freely expended in such an effort to bless their own town. But a work showing such a spirit of venture for Christ and men deserves liberal help from all parts of the denomination. Let us read and give. VI. THE PRESS ON THE PULPIT.-"The written word is powerful, but it will never supersede that which is spoken. Those who imagine that the press will ever supplant the pulpit, or the newspaper article will do anything more than give zest and authority and new interest to the platform speech, have utterly mistaken human nature." So wrote the Daily News of Nov. 29, 1881; and the witness of this able spokesman for the Fourth Estate is most true. As, according to Ruskin, "all the greatest music is by the human voice," "all greatest painting of the human face," so the greatest influence of man on man is wrought by him whom Emerson describes as the "true preacher, who deals out to his people his life-life passed through the fire of thought." VII. CHRISTIAN SPIRIT.-One of the last articles written by the lamented Dr. Holland, editor of the Century, was on PUBLIC SPIRIT, and in it he says, "There is no point at which personal meanness betrays itself so strongly and surely as it does when brought into relation to schemes of public improvement. Set a subscription paper going through a community, to raise money for some public object, and it will usually sift out the mean men as certainly as a screen will sift the dust from a bushel of coal. We have a great many men who are not stingy with their families, yet who have unspeakable objections to giving away anything that does not minister directly to their personal comfort or gratification." These sentences are followed by an exposure of the evils of this want of public spirit, an earnest adjuration of young men to assume from the first the public burdens and to carry them to the end, and a rebuke of the habit of "dodging public responsibilities." All that is most true and most timely; and yet I fear "personal meanness" betrays itself even more in the absence of "Christian Spirit" on the part of some who profess and call themselves Christians, but who will not assume any Christian burdens, but persistently, and to their own hurt and that of the world, practise a system of "dodging' Church burdens and their responsibilities, leaving them to be borne by a few over-worked individuals. Let those who are making the start in the Christian life "assume from the first the burdens" of a Christian Church, and carry them manfully to the end. "The dodging of" such Christian burdens "cannot be indulged in without introducing dry-rot into character, or without damaging reputation." "One of the first things a young man," or woman, "should do in entering actively upon life is to ascertain what he or she can do to make things better around him. It is nct necessary for him to wait to be invited. If the people see that he is helpful and ready to work room will quickly be made for him." All this is good gospel. When Christians generally repent and believe it, the kingdom of heaven will be at hand. VIII. MANLINESS AT WORSHIP.-In the same article Dr. Holland says:"Never consent to become a beneficiary, or take and use what others have given without adding anything to the common stock. Occupying a free pew in church, and paying nothing for what costs somebody something, by those who are not helplessly and hopelessly poor, is dis graceful and demoralizing to the last degree." Ought we not to take the utmost care that we do not tempt men to part with manliness for the sake of hearing the gospel? We shall not lift men up by demoralizing them. IX. THE NEW PAPACY.-The total change that has come over the spirit of the time is nowhere more manifest than in the formation of a new denomination without the slightest reference to theological opinion, and wholly on the basis of special methods of action. Plymouth Brethrenism originated in a similar impulse. It was not so much doctrinal in its foundations as practical; and was created to give an opportunity to a multiplex pastorate, rather than to announce and propagate any special form of faith. But lately a denomination has taken shape which exhibits this change in its completeness. The "Salvation Armyists" teach and preach the doctrines of half a dozen Wesleyan organizations; but they aim at getting rid of the "Methodistic system," and seem to be substituting for it A NEW PAPACY. Baptists, Congregationalists, Plymouth Brethren, Free Methodists, are self-governing institutions. The ancient Wesleyanism is an oligarchy, and is directed by a Conference. Presbyterianism is representative, and is governed mainly by its ministry. The State Church has a nominal head in the Queen, a real head in Parliament. Roman Catholicism is directed from the Vatican, and by one man, the Pope. The New Papacy is directed by "General" Booth, and his authority seems to be without check or limit of any kind. There is not even a body of Cardinals to nominate his successor-he nominates him. This is a "sign of the times" interesting and curious enough to be recovered from "the Waste Basket." X. NEED I BE BAPTIZED, for which many enquiries have been made since it was out of print, is now reprinted. It is "stereoed," and 10,000 are now ready, at 1s. 6d. per hundred, or by post of A. P. Griffiths & Co., 58, Porchester Road, W, for 1s. 7d. It is a LEAFLET adapted for letters, and also for distribution in chapels, and for giving away at baptismal services. Reviews. THE TEACHING OF THE BIBLE RE- sense, tration and sympathetic fulness. The national force is sure to impress itself upon the work of the pulpit. Scotch preaching differs from English, and German from American, and Welsh preaching is not like one of them. It has its own individuality. It is essentially There is the Hebrew awe, stirring the soul to its depths; the Hebrew love of imagery and parable, and the Hebrew passion-filled prophet-like fervour. Mr. Hood has laid all preachers under a large debt to him for this interesting, stimulating, inspiring, and able description of Welsh preaching. Hebraistic. demands not only personal trust in the Lord Jesus, but such a trust as "verifies" itself by obedience to the commandments of Jesus Christ; that men must do certain works to obtain a justifying faith; and then do certain other works to maintain it to the end. To most of our readers these propositions will be familiar enough, as indeed one would expect them to be to any one who will look at Christianity with his own eyes, and not through the many-coloured spectacles of a defunct theology. Faith itself is, as Vinet so clearly has taught us, a "work," and we prepare ourselves for doing it, as we do for other works, by thought and prayer; and we nourish our power to do that work as we do our power to master a book or to conduct a conversation, by use, by reflection, etc. These tracts will be helpful to minds that are still perplexed with the gloom of an unscriptural theology. CHRISTMAS EVANS: THE PREACHER OF Ir is only the full and extended title "Preaching" is a work of such universal interest that the great preachers of every nationality ought to have their characteristics traced with keenest pene The work teems with captivating anecdote, brilliant illustration, and interesting biographical incident. Though here and there its sentences are coloured by the author's recent experiences, the volume is rich in valuable hints for preachers young and not young, and will give the general reader a true idea of Welsh life and thought in one of its most critical periods. A sketch of Christmas Evans, based on Mr. Hood's book, will appear in this Magazine next month. THE GOD-MAN. An Enquiry into the Character and Evidences of the Christian Incarnation. Stock. STARTING from the idea of the development and growth of the consciousness of Jesus-an idea accepted by most interpreters of the Biblical account of His life, and distinctly asserted by the Evangelist Luke, the writer of this volume traces out, in a speculative and thoroughgoing way, the emergence of the ideas of Messiahship and Divinity within the consciousness of Christ Himself; and then working on the hypothesis that Christ's consciousness of His Messiahship and Divinity varied in its degrees of strength and clearness at different dates in His history, and under different conditions, he explains some of the more difficult and seemingly clashing utterances of His mind. Our author's treatment is masterly, and his book is valuable. It makes more than usually manifest the reality of the humanity of Jesus, places His experiences in the closest relation to our own, and so serves to perfect our fellowship with Him who is at once Son of God and Son of Man. But what as to the rank of Christ? How does this doctrine of a gradually emerging consciousness affect the vital question of His personality? Our anonymous author devotes the second part of his work to answering this question, and shows that the relations of Christ to Society, Art, Morality, Politics and Religion, demonstrate Jesus Himself to be THE SON OF GOD, possessed of a nature, and always possessed of a nature, that is so unique that He must be Divine in a special and exclusive sense. We admire both the ability and temper of this work, and commend it, with hearty good will, to our thoughtful readers. THE WORLD REDEEMED; a Poem in Six Books. By William Tidd Matson. Stock. Price 1s. 6d. OUR readers will recognise the name of the author of this poem as that of one who has enriched our "Hymnal" with some of the products of his pen. Glancing at and gliding over the subject of "Paradise Lost," Mr. Matson sings of "Paradise Regained," but only continues his work up to the time of the Ascension of Christ to heaven. No one will question Mr. Matson's poetic power. It is of a high order. His theme is the loftiest man can touch; his conceptions are clearly and beautifully expressed; his lines flow with musical sweetness and natural rhythm; and he pours through them a stream of pure, real, and elevating emotion. THE GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE. Ry Rev. Geo. Philip, M.A. Hodder & Stoughton. Price 2s. 6d. THE pathetic and immortal associations of "the Garden of the Oil Press," will always invite and repay the loving study of the Christian heart. "Gethsemane I cannot forget," is the fixed conviction of the heart that has been brought into sympathy with the "Man of Sorrows," and the Victor over Grief. Under the guidance of the author of this volume "the Gethsemane" section of the divine story reveals the tender love, sublime faith, and heroic self-sacrifice of the Christ, and makes it more easy for us to have fellowship with His sufferings, and to be partakers of His victory. Helpful to all devout hearts, it will be a fountain of consolation and strength to such as sit solitary in the dark shade of a great grief. EARLY DAYS IN CHRISTIAN LIFE. By Rev. J. Richardson, M.A. Stock. Price 1s. A NEW "guide for young disciples," written with much insight, true sympathy, and genuine love. It is fresh, and genial, hopeful and brave as youth, and will direct and purify, strengthen and gladden, those who will thoughtfully ponder its teaching. CHRISTIANITY AND WAR. By an Old Dragoon. Yates, Alexander, & Shepheard. Price 9d. A DOZEN letters, written with spirit and energy, in exposure of the evils of war, and the commendation of peace. Facts are cited, methods of political arbitration counselled, which, if adopted, would be productive of increasing and enduring good. THE MINISTER'S POCKET DIARY AND CLERICAL VADE MECUM. Hodder & Stoughton. Price 28. SO FAR as we know this pocket book still remains unrivalled in its fitness to serve the manifold ends for which such a book is wanted by ministers. OUR LITTLE FOLKS-Griffith & Farran -starts its second volume with the November issue, and it is a most charming serial for the little folks, welcome alike for its elegant illustrations, its simple, easy, and pleasing writing, and its bright and lively tone. It deserves the widest circulation. Church Register. Information should be sent by the 16th of the month to 51, Porchester Road, Westbourne Park, London, W. CHURCHES. GAMSTON.-The Rev. S. Skingle and others have held a most prosperous week of evangelistic services. ISLEHAM.-On Sunday, Nov. 27, a sermon was preached by Rev. James W. Upton in connection with the opening of a new rostrum. On the 30th 153 met for tea, and in the evening a public meeting was held, when addresses were delivered by Rev. G. Towler and neighbouring ministers. All the meetings were successful. We gratefully acknowledge the following donations:-Mr. W. Newman, £1; Mr. C. Roberts, 10s.; Mr. A. Goodliffe, £10. LEICESTER, Dover Street.-Anniversary services Nov. 20th. Preacher, Rev. J. T. Brown, of Northampton. On the 21st 365 were present at the public tea. Rev. W. Evans presided at the public meeting. Addresses were given by Rev. E. Bott, and Messrs. Payne, Wilford, Cowling, De St. Dalmas, and Tyler. The chief interest of this meeting was the presence of the Mayor of Leicester, Alderman Chambers, who, after an appropriate and eulogistic speech, presented our pastor with a purse of 100 guineas, as expressive of high appreciation of Mr. Evans's services to the town. Total proceeds of these services, £121. LONG EATON.-Mr. Ellis, of Derby, lectured, Dec. 8, on his visit to Rome, Pisa, Monaco, etc. LONGFORD.-On Monday, Nov. 21, a tea and public meeting were held in Salem Chapel to take leave of Mr. Cantrell, who has accepted a hearty invitation from the Lombard Street Church, Birmingham. There was a very numerous attendance from all parts of the parish of Foleshill, Coventry, Bedworth, etc. The Rev. G. L. Withers, the oldest minister in the parish, presided at the public meeting Messages expressing regret at their inability to be present, and of high regard for Mr. Cantrell, were received from the Rev. W. T. Rosevear and W. J. Henderson, of Coventry. Addresses, highly eulogistic of Mr. Cantrell's character and work, and of sorrow at his removal, were given by the Rev. C. Hood, Nuneaton; Rev. R. Killip (Wesleyan), Foleshill; Rev. R. Morris (Baptist), Wyken; Rev. G. Helm (Independent), Bedworth; H. J. Hodson, Union Place; and by Mr. W. Linney. Mr. J. Sidwell, one of the deacons, spoke of the sorrow with which the church took leave of its pastor, and presented him with a purse containing £29. LINCOLN.-Anniversary services, Nov. 6th. Mr. Thomas Cooper, lecturer on Christianity, and a highly respected member of our church, preached to a crowded congregation on 66 Retribution." Nov. 7th, Rev. J. H. Atkinson lectured on "Rambles about Rome." J. Smith, Esq., J. P., presided. These services have been the best and most profitable we have had for many years. Total profits, £31 6s. 6d. On Nov. 16 a social tea meeting was held, after which a purse containing £13 was presented to the pastor, Rev. E. Compton, being the result of the work of the younger members of the church, and realized by them in addition to the proceeds of the anniversary services. SWADLINCOTE.-Nov. 16, the first of a series of teas was given by our senior deacon, Mr. H. Cooper, for the purpose of increasing our finances. Our pastor, Rev. E. Carrington, presided at the following meeting, and Messrs. H. Cooper, J. Nixon, J. Cholerton, and O. Crofts, took part. MINISTERIAL, BENTLEY, REV. J., of Allerton, near Bradford, was recognised as pastor of the church at Ely Place, Wisbech, Nov. 22. G. Dawbarn presided. Mr. Curry, deacon, recited the circumstances under which an unanimous call had been given to the pastor. The Revs. Dr. Green, T. Barrass, S. Tomlin, C. Bright, and the pastor, gave addresses. CANTRELL, REV. W. E., has accepted the pastorate of the Church at Lombard Street, Birmingham. His work there will commence with the new year, and his address will be 65, Gladstone Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham. Speaking of his work at Longford the Coventry Herald and Free Press says:-"Mr. Cantrell has been the pastor of Salem congregation for six years, during which time he has won golden opinions from the best people in the parish of Foleshill. He has succeeded not only in keeping up the congregation, but in increasing it, and that in spite of an unusually large number of removals from the place. Mr. Cantrell's views of Christian truth are broader than most ministers, but his fidelity to the |