Thoughts for Dark Days: By the Rev. H. L. Goudge, D.D., Canon of Ely. Crown 8vo, cloth, 3s. 6d. net (postage 3d.).
The purpose of these excellent sermons is to bring out the value of the Epistle of St. James in this present time of strain and difficulty. The writer believes that St. James wrote in circumstances very similar to our own, and that his teaching is in many instances exactly that which we require. The sermons are arranged as a course for Lent and Easter, and contain an exposition of almost every important passage in the Epistle.
Lenten Teaching in War Time: By the Rev. J. H. Williams, M.A., Author of "Christmas Peace in War Time," "Lenten Thoughts in War Time," etc. Crown 8vo. Cloth, 2s. 6d. net.
These Addresses are eminently practicable. The effects of the War on the earthly life are closely followed as illustrations of what takes place in the Spiritual life. Thus, a comparison is drawn between the present enforced abstinence occasioned by the War and the Church's command to self-denial during Lent.
They contain many new thoughts, and the subjects dealt with are treated in new ways. The subjects chosen for Ash Wednesday, the Sundays in Lent, Good Friday, Easter Eve and Easter Day, are singularly appropriate, viz.: "Self-Denial," "Conflict," "Help," "Perseverance," "Relief," "Sacrifice." "Triumph," "Suffering," "The Body of Jesus," "The Conqueror of the Grave."
Many of the thoughts are illustrated by similes and anecdotes very touching and appropriate.
It will be difficult to find Lenten Sermons better suited to country congregations and to others who appreciate plain teaching.
They are likely to prove the more palatable because some reference to the War is contained in each (postage 2d.).