CONTENTS.

ART. I. THE RELIGIOUS PRESS

Bad effect of Excessive Newspaper Reading-Religious

London Papers: Anglican-The Gazette, Guardian,

Record, Rock, Church Times, Church Review, English

Churchman;-The Nonconformist, The Freeman, The

Baptist-Organization and extent of the Methodist

body-The Watchman, Methodist Recorder, Methodist,

Primitive Methodist The Salvation Army Organ-

Presbyterian Organ-Other Organs-Survey not flatter-

ing to National Pride.

ART. II. THE EXTENT OF FREE WILL

Line and present position of Theistic argument-Purpose

of present Article-Thesis to be defended on extent of

Free Will-A preliminary map of man's moral nature

and action-"End" of moral action-What "virtual"

intention is-Measure of the degree of virtuousness or

sinfulness - Liberty of moral acts - What "perfectly

voluntary" acts are-Theory of some Libertarians on ex-

tent of Free Will assailed-its theological results-

Reasons against: first, universal testimony of mankind

-second, frequency of anti-impulsive effort-Plausible

argument for the need of proximate warning-Two

further statements-"Pervasive remembrance" of two

cardinal truths-Kind and degree of advertence re-
quired for mortal sin-Meaning of "inordinate desire
of pleasurableness-A word about Anti-theists.

ART. III. THE REORGANIZATION OF OUR ARMY.

England injudicious in Army Reforms-Great difference

between nominal and real strength of our Army-

Bad effects of the Reserve-Our army more a Colonial

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than European one-Character of the English against
success of the Reserve-Reorganization prejudicial to
regimental officers-Five years of command, too little
and too much-New rules for retirement of officers
bad, and heavy on taxpayers-" Territorial Regiments"
another unwise change-Treatment of soldiers' wives
and widows-Value of our Volunteers-German disci-
pline impossible with Englishmen.

ART. IV. RECENT WORKS ON THE STATE OF GERMANY

A new departure in German Historical Literature-Note-

worthy works by Janssen, Dacheux, Höfler, Lederer,

and Pastor-How each of these works is the comple-

ment of the other-Nicholas Cusanus-Printing, educa-

tion, and sermons in fifteenth century-The Humanists

and the Reformation-State of the Fine Arts—Manners

and customs of the people-Territorial lords, agricul-

ture, commerce, guilds, &c.-Influence of Roman law

on the German people-John Geiler and his preaching

-His rigorism.

ART. V.-THE REVISION OF THE NEW TESTAMENT

Catholics have a deep vested interest in the English Bible—

English Religion a Bible Religion-Excellence of Douai

Bible as compared with King James's-Convocation

and Revision-Textual Criticism and its Results-The

present Revision-Changes that affect Catholic Truth

-Its notable omissions-Treatment of the Three

Heavenly Witnesses.

ART. VI.-CATHOLIC MISSIONS IN EQUATORIAL AFRICA

Uganda, kingdom of the Kabaka, Mtesa-Mtesa's Cha-

racter and Power-Mgr. Lavigerie's Story of the Al-

gerian Missions-Christian Villages of St. Cyprien and

Ste. Monique-Attempt to found Christian Colony at

Timbuctoo-Algerian Missionaries undertake missions

in Equatorial Africa-They land at Zanzibar and or-

ganize a Caravan-They start for the Great Lakes—

Glories of African Landscape and Misadventures.

ART. VII.—A RECENT CONTRIBUTION TO ENGLISH HISTORY

The Title and Character of Father Bridgett's Book-

Belief in Real Presence in Early British Church—And

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in Anglo-Saxon Church-Its penitential System a
Proof of the Real Presence-Zeal and Honour for
Blessed Sacrament in Early Norman Times-The Inter-
dict of Innocent III. and the Faith of the people-
Wycliffe and the Lollards-Importance of Father
Bridgett's Volumes.

ART VIII-ON SOME REASONS FOR NOT DESPAIRING OF A

NATIONAL RETURN TO THE FAITH

Upward Tendency in the Establishment from the Begin-

ning-Increase of Religious Observances in this Cen-

tury-Religious Movements of Wesley and others in

last Century and beginning of this-Romantic Litera-

ture, Art, and Language-Influence of French and

Irish Immigrations-English Martyrdoms for the Faith

-Conversions, typical, widespread, and influential-

Present Aspect.

ART IX.-MR. GLADSTONE'S SECOND LAND BILL

Need of New Measures for protection of Irish Tenantry-

Form of the Bill-State of Case between Landlord and

Tenant-Variety of Agricultural Conditions-Ulster

Custom-Condition of Connaught and Munster-Mea-

sures of the Bill examined—“ Fair Rent" provisions—

Fixity of Tenure-Miscellaneous Provisions-Constitu-

tion of the Court and Land Commission-General

Criticism of the Bill.

NOTICES OF CATHOLIC CONTINENTAL PERIODICALS.

The Katlwlik-Historisch-politische Blätter-La Scuola

Cattolica Revue des Questions Historiques.

NOTICES OF Books

Professor Mivart's The Cat-Spencer and Exell's Pulpit

Commentary-Clarke's Book of Job-Buxton's Hand-

book to Political Questions of the Day-Father Goldie's

Bygone Oxford-Paoli's Life of Rosmini-Serbati-

Ffrench Duff's Lusiad of Camoens-Wemyss Reid's

Politicians of To-day-Rev. H. Fanshawe Tozer's

Turkish Armenia-Moncure D. Conway's Demonology

and Devil-Lore-Wren's Intermediate History of Eng-

land-Vallaurius's Inscriptiones-Father Morris's Life

of Fr. John Gerard-Father Matthew Russell's Erin-

Berger's Registres d' Innocent IV.-Wallon's Tribunal

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Révolutionnaire de Paris-Cochin's Etudes Sociales et
Economiques-Abbé Morlais's Libre Arbitre de Vauven-
argues-Sister M. F. Clare's Cloister Songs-Rev. T. K.
Cheyne's Prophecies of Isaiah-Davies's Hindu Philo-
rophy-Edwin Arnold's Hindu Poetry-Rev. J. Long's
Eastern Proverbs-Autobiography of Mark Rutherford
-Warren's Liturgy and Ritual of Celtic Church-Father
Antonia à Vicetia's Breviloquium of St. Bonaventure—
Lexicon Bonaventurianum Bruck's Hessel's Lex
Salica-Ryan's Patriotic, Religious, and Miscellaneous
Poems-Father Ryder's Catholic Controversy-Rev. W.
W. Hutchings' Bonaventure's Life of Christ.

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