Ir is not often that we have so interesting batch of papers to work upon as we are favoured with to-day. First and foremost comes what we may characterise asa literary production almost unique in its way, being an article on the Salvation Army by His Eminence Cardinal Manning, in the Contemporary Review. We venture to say that all who read this very remarkable and excellent utterance will be struck with plonsure and surprise, Such opinions from the Head of the Roman Church are, to say the least, un expect broadly Chiristian and catholic spirit which characterises them is, we take it, seldom found in the writings of Romish authors, The Cardinal sees in the Salvation Army a proof of the spiritual destitution of an enormous proportion of the inhabitants of Eng-laud whichmakessuchamovement possible; and says that to such a population *"a voice crying aloud in God's Name is as a wan ing in the night." He speaks in the highest terms of both John Wesley and General Bovth, and quotes S. Paul's words, Phil. i, 15—18, in which he records his joy that the Gospel is preached, even by unaued or contentious evangel he inal goes further, and gives instances in his own communion of eminent preachers who were only laymen. He also cites the rebuke of Christ under similar circumstances—" Forbid him not, for he that is not against you is for you."—If the work answered to the conception, says Dr. Manning, it would rauk Ingh among t movements external to the Catholic unity in prudence, zeal, and devotion. He appears unable to find much fault with the conception. Even when he comes to the working, ho deals with its shortcomings in afar gentler and more dignified tone than many of its Protestant critics, and we regret that our space does not permit us to quote more fully from his admicable words. His concluding sentences, after expressing his fears for the future of the Army on account of the extravagance which isles its operations, are as follow nevertheless our heart's desire and prayer is that they who labour so fervently with the truths they know may be led into the fulness of faith; and that they who are ready to give their lives for the salvation of souls may be rewarded with life eternal."—Wo tum now Athencwn has a long review of Dr, Legge's "Yi King,' which contains at least one consolation for many who have read the work. The reviewer confesses his utter inability to understand it," We cannot,"
"catch the inspiration tat gave jeyge the clue to the interpretation obscure book." The subject-matter indeed, as he says, confused; and the additional rays of Yan's commentary seem make the darkness greater. Again he says, further on, after a laudable attempt to vive a summary of the scheme which is far beyond him, we have not caught the inspiration, and confess that we do not understand cither its drift or ite interpretation." We may add that the interpretation held by Canon M'Clatchie is condemned, and that the new path struck out for himself by M. 'Terrien de Jo Cunperio is not more favoured. " He thinks that he can explain some of the mystical sentences of the Yi King' by re ference to the Aceadian, Whatever his method may be, one thing at least is. certain, that divination by geometrical figures was in use by. the primitive us of Chaldwa, derived from Acadian civilization; and the tablets of Fa-hsi after all, have differed in their ori the rudely drawn plans or geomotri figures of the tablets of Luss, But although this may be so, it will require munch ingenuity and corroborative evidence to connect the wise sas of the duke of Kau with the divination of the pri-native settlers on the plains of Shivar."—Areview of Mr. Salaman's 'Jews as they are' is valuable as showing what such a book ought to be, and what Bie. book is not. There a questions which the Intely untouched. Dues feel more at one with a German or Fre Jew than with his Gentile fellow-country-1 How far have Jews been touched by ern rationalism? Why are and son emin dive for a future dealer with the sab Spectator has an article of Meditations' which will p ably be much chatted by some of its irreverent ¢sntemporaries. A column of Cetewayo's possible thoughts, put into the phraseelusy of Spectator English, reads just a little absurdly, " The comments upon Dr. Sie-meus's inaugural address to the British Association at Southampton are more practical. The following will be read with interest at the present juncture, and gas shareholders may find some consolation in He does not believe that the electric light will at all supersede gae, though it will have a great future of its own, He doos not think: that the electric railways will, for long time, supersede our present though the electric motor las a sings great future of its own,—which he expects, by the way, to see applied effectually in agriculture; and he seems to think we may before long be using a gunpowder whick it will not be necessary to keep dry, but which will be just as useful,—aud therefore, we suppose, just ax dangerous,—when it is wot, prospect which fends rather grim side nificance to the hackneyed quotation frou Longiellow with which De. Siemens concluded his otherwise admirable address "Lot us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fa Still achieving, still pursuing, Leatu to labour, and to wait."
If oven wet gunpowder is to be as dangerous og dry, and school-boys get hold of it, we shall indeed need 'a heart for any fate," and shall not have much chanco of obeying, the remainder of Longfellow's exhortation, A novel entitled 'One of "Us" is reviewed in a style almost as enthusiastic as ¢ Vice Versi.' It is a sort of extravaganza in prose, and is said to be thoroughly unique. 'Phe Saturday has a capital article descrip: tive of the ' Siege of Cairo in 1801,' which appeals strongly to our interest just now and an amusing little paper headed "Cetewayo at the Stake,' im which the attempted interview of the Temperance League is very happily taken off. Cotewayo certainly seems to have had the best of it there On the first occasion they did not even seo Cetewayo, and they were quizzed by Mr. Fyuney. The deputation meant to make a ""short statement of their views with regard evils inflicted on the native races of alcoholic liquors, and to aale to discourage as far as possible the importation, manufacture, and uso of auch drinks in his own country." It ix not for portrait taken by @ German artist was the lesser evil of the two. The 809 could not ed that the Zulus were not drinkers of spirits; they only drink beer, whioh wa variies, ani were " most abstemious people," Low the deputation appreciated Mr, Fyuney's fan we are not told, but if they knew what Zulu beer is venerally supposed to be, it mus have been but scantily. Experienced colonists have been known to assert that the so-called Zalu beer is one of the thickest and heaviest of known drinks. After refusing for long to take No for an answer, the deputation retieed, of The British Workman publications" behind But the most important article in this week's Saturday is the very strange one on "Corea and Japan.' The writer appears to be satirising the recent policy of England in other places when he says "the peninsula of Corea will perhaps have the distinction of being the scene of our next intervention, as soon as the dust is laid properly in pt." But we soon find that he is perfectly serious. He means that we shall we to contend, sooner or later, with Russia for supremacy in the Far East, douncludes his article in the following so Jong recogni a weak mind to express any. advance, that we shall possibly it does not matter whether the Cor
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