BOOK NOTICES

New Zealand Tablet, Volume L, Issue 33, 23 August 1923, Page 25

Book notices

The Child at Prayer: A Book of Devotions Compiled by Katharine Tynan. Burns, Oates, Washbourne, London. (Cloth, 1/6; leather, 2/6, 4/-, 6/-.) This is a beautiful little prayer book for children. It is well printed in clear type, and strongly bound. The Secrets of the Religious Life. Translated from the French. Burns, Oates, Washbourne, London. Price 3/-. This translation of a book the merits of which have been recognised for three centuries will be welcome to those who love the soundness and clearness and- depth of many of the old spiritual writers. It is a book for. religious, and it contains the wise spiritual counsel of a director after the heart of St. Francis de Sales. The Archbishop of St. Paul rightly describes it as "a choice contribution to spiritual literature." The 'First lied Cross, by Mrs. Ernest Oldmeadows. Burns, Oates, "Washbourne, London. Price 4/6. The authoress of this interesting book, like her husband who has recently become editor of the. Tablet (London) can write. And in this, the first book we have seen by her, she has chosen a fine subject, i.e., the activities of Camillus de Lellis as saint, soldier, and nurse. It will be news to most people that the saint was the real founder of the Red Cross, and Mrs. Oldmeadows has in her book laid a beautiful wreath on the shrine of this patron saint of the sick and wounded. London C.T.S. Publications: The Question of Reunion, by Rev. R. Downey, D.D.; Revelation, by Rev. J. Lattey, S.J. Price, Twopence each. . : <X*>- : Monsignor Coffey Memorial Fund The following contributions towards the above fund have been received: —Mrs. M. Coffey, St. Bathans, £1 Is; Mrs. Clements, North-east Valley, and Mr. M. O'Donnell, King Street, Dunedin, each £1; J. 0. R., North-east Valley, and Mr. T. Dillon, Manor Place, Dunedin, each 10s. Further contributions may be forwarded to Rev. Father Foley (treasurer) or to the secretary, N.Z. Tablet Co., Ltd. As the fund will be closed this month (August) the treasurer would deem it a favor to have remittances, from intending subscribers. ~~"' ) '. . A. meeting of the executive will be held at the end of \rgpst to complete the. business of the memorial.