REVIEWS. 191 



Moses : His Life and Times. By George RawHnson, M.A. 



Fost Svo, pp. viii. — 205. (London : James Nisbet and Co.) Price 2s. 6d. 



This is one of the "Men of the Bible" series, and gives an interesting 

 account of the birth, childhood, education, early manhood, and life of Moses, 

 compiled in a great measure from the Scriptures. 



The Evolution Hypothesis : A Criticism of the New Cosmic 



Philosophy. By W. Todd Martin, M.A., D.Lit. Crown Svo, pp. xvi.— 301. 

 (Edinburgh: James Gemmell. 1SS7.) 



The author deals with the whole question of evolution in a very thorough 

 and forciljle manner. In chapter xv. he argues that " evolution, if true, is 

 bound to show that all organisms must have sprung from the same original living 

 matter, and to show how," and sums ap the whole argument by stating that 

 "the evolution hypothesis is incompetent to interpret the most obvious facts in 

 nature, and is wholly illegitimate and utterly indefensible as a philosophy 

 embracing the fundamental principles of all departments of knowledge." 



Sylvan Spring. By Francis George Heath. — Since we 

 noticed this interesting work in our last, parts 3, 4, and 5 have come to hand, 

 continuing the subject to the Floral Splendour, the Ferns, and the Flowers of 

 May. The next part will, we presume, complete the work. The engravings 

 and coloured plates are beautifully executed. 



Schonberg's Chain-Rule : A Manual of Brief Commercial 



Arithmetic. (London : Effingham, Wilson, and Co.) 



The aim of this little book is to show that the "chain-rule" might be 

 made in England, as it has been on the Continent, to supercede many of our 

 more complicated rules. Many examples are given, some of which prove the 

 rule to be very expeditious, whilst in a few instances we are inclined to prefer 

 the rules to which we have been more accustomed. 



Taunt's One Shilling Map and Guide to the River Thames. 



(Oxford : II. W. Taunt and Co ; London : Simpkin, Marshal], and Co.) 



This map, which is divided into three sections, is on a scale of one inch to 

 the mile, from actual surveys. The whole route is pleasantly described, a 

 short description being given of all the towns and principal places passed. A 

 chart is also given of distances, measured in miles, furlongs, and yards. 



Cooking for an Income of ^200 a Year. By Mrs. Warren. 

 Post 8vo, pp. 175. (London: Bemrose and Sons.) Price is. 



Some very useful hints are given in this book. A week's dinners are 

 arranged for every month in the year, full instructions being given for cooking, 

 etc. 



Religion and Duty : Sunday Readings from Henry Ward 

 Beecher. Selected and arranged by Rev. J. Reeves Brown. 



Henry Ward Beecher's Last Sermons preached in Ply- 

 mouth Church, Brooklyn, since Mr. Beecher's return from England, October, 

 1886. Crown 8vo, pp. 209 — 308. (London: James Clarke and Co. 1S87.) 

 Price 3s. 6d. each. 



The first of these works, by the late celebrated preacher, consists of 52 

 short chapters on a variety of religious subjects. 



The sermons are 17 in number, and are written in the very forcible style 

 for which Mr. Beecher was so famous. 



