NEW BOOKS

New Zealand Tablet, 30 July 1908, Page 15

NEW BOOKS

James Duffy and Co., Ltd. (38 Westmoreland street, Dublin), have recently brought out a new manual of Catholic devotions, entitled ' At Mercy's Shrine. ' It is compiled by a Sister of Mercy, is published under full ecclesiastical sanction, contains practically every form of devotion that Catholic piety could mand, and is enriched with a very choice anthology of ' Holy Thoughts ' from the writings of the Fathers and Saints of the Church. It also contains the Epistles and Go"spels for the Sundays and principal festivals throughout the year. The new manual is printed in bold, clear type, contains nearly 600 pages,, of matter, and is furnished with a complete index. It is published at the reasonable price of 2s net.

The July issue of the ' C.V.M.,' the organ of the Adelaide Catholic Club, in addition to a record of the proceedings of the various Catholic literary and social societies in Adelaide and suburbs, has several interesting articles and sketches on various subjects.

We have received from -the . Minister of Mines of British Columbia the annual report on mining operations .for gold, coal, and other minerals for the year 1907. The report is a very comprehensive publication, and deals in detail with the productions of the various districts. From it we learn that the mineral products for 1907 were valued at about of which copper contributed nearly a third, coal a fourth, and gold a fifth.

The issue of the ' Catholic Magazine ' for the current quarter is well up to the usual standard of that publication. There are several interesting articles in the present- number, among which are 'Authority in Belief,' and 'A Golden Opportunity ? . (by the Rev. F. S. Bartley, S.M., 8.A.,- a -sketch of. the life of Miss

Mary Agnes Clerke, the distinguished . writer on astronomical matters, by.J. J. Cullen ; 'The Study of Shakespeare, 1 by E. J. - Mahoney ; ' Burke s Political Philosophy'; and ' Human, Life,*by ' Narrawong.' * •

• The latest-- publications y{- -the -Australian Catholic Truth Society are '"Catholic Monuments,' being a record of the work of erecting churches, schools, and charitable institutions in the Archdiocese of Melbourne, by Mr. Benjamin Hoare;' Life of St. Aloysius Gonzaga,' the patron saint of youth, by the Rev. D. Gallery, S.J. ; 'A Chat About the Index,' which gives reasons why book's are condemned, by the Rev. J. Whyte. These are instructive, informative, and .interesting, and will be found to be useful additions to the previous publications of the society. ' '

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