ACT

ACTS of the Apostles, The
credibility of the, 388 sqq.:
Mr. Bartlet's (in Encyclopædia
Britannica) résumé of recent
work on the Acts, 389; Mr.
Rackham's commentaries on the
book, ib.; Dr. Chase's work
on its Credibility: its method
and reasoning, 390; Dr. Sel-
wyn's St. Luke the Prophet
criticized, 391; Archbishop Ben-
son's Addresses on the Acts,
392; questions of date and text,
ib.; St. Luke's use of his sources,
393; Dr. Chase's view of the
Quellenkritik, 394; St. Luke's
historical accuracy tested by
archæology, 395; Schmiedel's
criticism of Ramsay on this point,
396; the relations of the Acts to
St. Paul's Epistles, 397; accuracy
of St. Luke as a portrayer of
doctrine, 398; he was acquainted
with the story of the Virgin
Birth, 399; examples of doctrinal
development, 400; discussion of
miracles related in the Acts, 401;
the miracle at Pentecost, 402;
unsound method of Dr. Chase in
treating difficulties, 403; on such
points 'caution and reserve' re-
commended by Dr. Sanday, 404
Amelli, Dom, S. Hieronymi Trac-
tatus contra Origenem de Visione
Esaiae, 206

BAYNE, Rev. R., new edition

of Hooker's Ecclesiastical
Polity, Book V., 497
Benson, Rev. Father, Saint Col-
umba, 249

Best, Rev. Kenelm Digby, A
Priest's Poems, 250

CHU

Bethune-Baker, Rev. J. F., The
Meaning of Homo-ousios in
the 'Constantinopolitan' Creed
("Texts and Studies,' vol. ii. No.
I), 201
Beveridge, Mr. A. T. G., An Essay
on the Relation between Faith
and Reason, 229
Birmingham Bishopric, The, 430
sqq. the growth of town popu-
lations results on Church ar-
rangements, 430; need of di-
vision of dioceses, 431; suffragan
bishops a makeshift, 432; story
of the desired bishopric for
Birmingham, 433; pecuniary
and other difficulties, 434;
culmination of these, 435;
renewed efforts in 1893:
another collapse, 436; peculiar
position of ecclesiastical affairs
in the city, 437; a stronghold of
Nonconformity, 438; how much
can be done by a resident bishop,
439; the 'impracticably vast'
work of the Bishop of Worcester,
441 sqq.; renewed hopes and ef-
forts, 443; the only sources from
which help can be expected, 445;
the present Archdeaconry of Bir-
mingham will probably constitute
the new Diocese, 446; kind of
man needed for its bishop, 447
Books received, Pamphlets, Re-
prints, &c., Notes on, 255, 504

CHU

260; changes wrought by Eliza-
beth: (Roman) Catholicism pro-
-scribed, 261; the Church of the
Pale, ib.; a struggle of race and
religion, 262; policy of James I.:
Celtic land system broken up,
ib.; the Established Church of
Ireland, 263; penal laws en-
forced, 264; introduction of
Presbyterianism, ib. ; the rising
of 1641 barbarous deeds and
barbarous vengeance, 265;
Cromwell's treatment of Esta-
blished Church, ib.; changes
under Charles II., 266; James II.:
Catholic tyranny in place of Pro-
testant, 267; events after the
Revolution, ib.; the Protestant
Colonial Parliament in Dublin,
268; Protestant ascendency in
18th century: abasement of
Catholics, 269; Erastian esta-
blishment, 270; results, ib.;
dawn of better days: movement
of 1782, 271; improvement in
Roman Catholic Church, 272;
position of Presbyterians, 273;
events after Union and after
Reform Bill, ib.; condition of
Established Church,274; altered
character of Roman clergy, 274
sq.; later position of Presby-
terians, 276; the Disestablish-
ment, and results, ib.
Churton, Bishop, Foreign Missions
('Oxf. Lib. of Practical Theo-
logy'), 483

Cobb, Rev. Dr., The Church's Out-
look, 470

Common Worship, A Book of
(Anon.), 462

Confession and Absolution, 300
sqq. the Fulham Conference,
appraised, 300; M. Batiffol's
essay on Origines de la Pénitence:
the rigorism of the Early Church,
301; the rule was private con-
fession and public penance, 302;
relaxation of rigorism; treat-
ment of repeated lapses, 303; of
those whose sins were not overt,
304; the sort of sins brought
under discipline, 305; the mean-
ing of Divine Forgiveness, 305
sqq.; forgiveness is the 'sending

CRI

away' of sins, not of God's ven-
geance, 307; God's forgiveness is
the restoration of the penitent
to health and service, 308; the
Church's exercise of Christ's
commission, 309; the form of
absolution, 310; Canon Aitken's
view that it should be precatory
only, 311; Father Benson's con-
trary view, 313; reasons for this
view, 314; office of absolution
recreative rather than judicial,
316; limited confession,' 317;
'compulsory confession,' 318;
special training needed for minis-
ter of penance, 319 sq.
Contentio Veritatis (review of the
work By Six Oxford Tutors '),
363 $99. comparison with Lux
Mundi, 363; spirit and attitude
of the writers, 364; lack of unity
of purpose, 365; defective social
sympathy,and limited experience,
366; criticism of Mr. Wild's es-
say on the Teaching of Christ,
369; his treatment of the death
of Christ and its consequences,
370; examination of Mr. Inge's
essay on the Person of Christ,
372; his views on the Atone-
ment, 374; the Sacraments,
375; doctrine of substitution,
376; the writers' treatment of
miracles, 377; of the physical
Resurrection, 378; their philo-
sophic basis, 382; some minor
criticisms, 385; Mr. Carlyle on
the Church, 386

Cremer, Professor D. H., Die Be-
deutung d. Artikels von d. Gott-
heit Christi für d. Ethik, 492
Criticism, Rational and irrational,
147 sqq. vicissitudes of criti-
cism of theological questions,
147; theology in the new volumes
of the Encyclopædia Britannica,
148; the late Robertson Smith's
article on the Psalms contrasted
with Dr. Cheyne's views, 149;
the latter's method and conclu-
sions stated, 149 sq.; and criti-
cized, 151; other applications of
his 'Jerahmeelite key': the
sojourn in Egypt, 152; the story
of Paradise, 153; sober views of

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textual criticism: Dr. Strack (in
Hastings) on the Old Testa-
ment, and Clark and Wright on
Shakespeare, 154; valuable criti-
cal works by English authors on
the Scriptures, 155; Nestle (in
Hastings) on textual criticism of
New Testament, 156; position
of Westcott and Hort's text, ib. ;
Encyclopædia Biblica's

treat-

ment of New Testament sub-
jects, 156 sq.; Dr. Van Manen
on Old-Christian Literature ';
sacred or secular, canonical or
uncanonical, all of this litera-
ture is simply one in kind, 157
sq.; his views about the ostensible
authors and recipients of books
of the New Testament, 159; on
the Pauline Epistles, ib.; a
modern literary clique style of
criticism, 160; Van Manen on
our Lord's parables, 160 sq.; on
the Christology of the Epistles,
162; criticism of Van Manen's
and Schmiedel's opinions on
Acts of the Apostles, 163; other
views of theirs repudiated, 164;
Dr. Cheyne's responsibility as
editor, 165; Hastings' Dic-
tionary contrasted with Ency-
clopædia Biblica, 167; the true
principles of Biblical criticism,
168

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religious education of children,
178; the views of Dr. Dale and
Mr. Chamberlain, ib.; the work-
ing of purely secular education,
180 sq.; an undenominational
Christianity' is impossible to be
invented, 182; meaning of 'de-
nominationalism,' 183; the value
of a Catechism, ib.; denomina-
tionalism is connected with
Church life, 184; its benefits to
Christian morality and to Chris-
tian unity, 185; relations of un-
denominationalism to religious
liberty, 186; how it works in-
justice, 186 sq.; it is as unfair as
pure secularism, 188; examples
of the working of a rational
system of religious instruction :
Transvaal, Cyprus, New Zea-
land, Germany, ib.; Rhodesia,
189; the Cowper-Temple Clause,
190; Mr. Forster's views in
1870, 190 sq.; a suggestion that
the Parish Council should man-
age the schools, 191; examina-
tion of the Education Bill's pro-
visions in towns, 192; in the
country: Nonconformists' griev-
ances, 193; how met, 193 sq.; of
small minorities: suggested
'facilities,' 194; representation
of ratepayers, 195; Church
schools and their masters, 196;
Nonconformist attitude and its
object, 198; Sir Joshua Fitch
on the popular faith in voluntary-
ism, 199; Bishop Creighton on
carelessness about education, 200

IELD, Rev. J. E., Saint Berin,
the Apostle of Wessex, 249
Fiske, Mr. J., Life Everlasting,
235

ALTON, Rev. A., Our Atti-
tude towards English Roman
Catholics and the Papal Court,
468

Gaskin, Mr. R. T., Cadmon, the
First English Poet, 248
Gerard, Rev. Father, S. J., A
Course of Religious Instruction
for Catholic Youth, 476

GIR

Giraldus Cambrensis, The life and
times of, 341 sqq. : his birth and
parentage, 341; born in troub-
lous times, 342 ; studied in Paris,
ordained in Wales, 343; his
character in youth, 343 sq.; as-
sistant to his uncle, the Bishop
of St. David's, 345; Archdeacon
of Brecon, ib.; examples of his
energetic action, ib. ; exemplary
in his spiritual duties, 346; his
struggle for succession to his
uncle's bishopric: objections of
the Crown, 347; made royal
chaplain and tutor to Prince
John, 349; itinerary' of Wales
with Archbishop Baldwin, ib. ;
restrained by the King from
going on the Third Crusade,
351; at Lincoln, engaged in his
first six works, 352; another
struggle for the bishopric, ib.;
appeals to the Pope, 353; aids
national Church of Wales against
supremacy of Canterbury, 354;
reception at Rome by Innocent
III., 355; result of second visit
to Rome, 357; outlawed: a
third visit to Rome, 358; further
misfortunes, 359; his latter years,
ib.; death and burial place, 362
God the Beautiful: an Artist's
Creed (by E. P. B.), 463
Granville, Rev. R., The Life of the
Hon. and Very Rev. Dennis
Granville, D.D., 247

Greek, The study of, 406 sqq.: the
recent defeat of the opponents of
Greek at Oxford, 406; need of
being prepared for a renewed
attack, ib.; causes of the present
assault, 407; inestimable value of
the study of Greek, ib.; Lord
Sherbrooke's belittling of Greek
and Greece contrasted with Mil-
ton's views thereon, 407 sq. ; and
with Tennyson's and Freeman's,
409; the secret of Greece's at-
traction for students, ib.; its
literary treasures, 410; influence,
through Rome, on the world, ib. ;
knowledge of Greek a necessity
to the perfect knowledge of
English, 411; Greeks of old are
still unapproached and unap-

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proachable in mental science,
ib.; answer to objection to for-
cing Greek upon unwilling boys
and youths, 412; the discipline
of acquiring it is beyond all
price, 413; it is the most power-
ful aid to real education, ib. ; its
capabilities meet all demands at
every stage of learning, 414; no
equally valuable subject can be
set in its place, 416; utilitarian
objection, 418

HALL, Rev. W., Renunciation,

and Other Poems, 250
Hodgkins, Louise M., Via Christi,
485

Hodgson, Mr. F. C., The Early

History of Venice, 242

Holy Eucharist, The: an historical
inquiry (Parts V. VI.), 76 sqq.:
various declarations of doctrine
in Henry VIII.'s reign: the King's
Assertio Septem Sacramento-
rum: maintained Transubstan-
tiation and sacrificial character
of the Mass, 77; Bishop Fisher's
views, 78; 'The Ten Articles'
(1536), 79; 'The Bishops' Book'
(1537), 80; 'The Thirteen Arti-
cles' (1539), 81; the 'Six Articles
Law,' 82: The King's Book'
(1543), ib.; Edward VI.: Cran-
mer's doctrine on the Eucharist,
and on the Sacraments, 84 sq.;
changes introduced in the Order
of Communion,' 86; the new
Book of Common Prayer (1549):
its doctrine on the Eucharist, ib. ;
uses the word 'Mass,' 87; alter-
ations in the Second Prayer
Book of Edward VI. (1552):
alterations in doctrine and vest-
ments, 88; declaration on kneel-
ing, ib.; meaning of 'our sacri-
fice of prayer and thanksgiving,'
89; the forty-five Articles (1552):
on the Eucharist, Transubstan-
tiation, bodily presence of Christ,
Reservation, the one perfect
oblation,' 90 sq.; changes in the
forty-two Articles of 1553, 91;
Bishop Gardiner's doctrine, as-
serted against Cranmer's, 93; he
accepts Transubstantiation and