event of such a character and magnitude as has taken place to come upon the Churches except for some great purpose; and it would seem to be in the line of a great purpose that the Churches should all be awakened to look not only on their own things, but on the things of others also, and to attempt something which would raise the whole of them, and Christianity itself, in the esteem of all men, and would be to the glory of their Master.

Bodies generally, and, above all, Churches, when they have long held some principle in a framework or setting of their own, come to regard its very existence as bound up with that particular setting, and to imagine that, if the setting be removed, the principle must go with it. We must all get rid of this most obstructive misconception. The thought has long hung about my mind,-I expressed it from the chair in 1897, Does our great Head Himself attach to such things as keep us apart and form the subject of clamour and the cause of anger does He attach to them the same importance as is attached is attached to them by the Churches? I do not believe it. If I could, I should have to reconsider, if not to discard, my views of religion-as so many from similar causes are driven by the Churches to do. It is pitiful to find that when a speaker suggests that something peculiar to his own Church might be dropped, for the sake of something greater and better,

many of the hearers will cry out as if he had touched the apple of their eye or pricked them in the heart.

In the General Assembly, a year or two ago, I took occasion to say that I hoped the time was not distant when all the Churches togetherthe nation-would go to Parliament for a great, patriotic, statesmanlike measure. I am of that mind more than ever now. But that will take longer time to prepare than the Churches dare continue in their present relations. We can, however, meantime with very little delay have at least combination, and ought to have it. I believe that opportunity and a loud call have been presented to us, and that we all are face to face with a great responsibility; and that if it is neglected we all must suffer, and this along with the cause we ought to live for.

By combination I mean that which shall be as real and practical and one aimed as that which in the commercial world is called a "combine" -an active, forceful, conjoint propelling power in the King's business, "hastened and pressed on by the King's commandment.

I shall mention but one specimen of what a real Godfearing combination would do. Here is a country parish having a population of 425 and two fully equipped churches within 300 yards of each other, and another of 779 inhabitants, with three churches within fifty yards of each other. There are

bination would set to work to remove such flagrant exhibitions of opposition or division, and save men and money for work that is imperative. The Churches would speak to their congregations, as before their Lord, of the high spiritual spiritual motives by which we must all be constrained. We make no reflection on those at whose instance churches were multiplied. They did what they believed to be their duty in their day. It is for us to learn and to do what is our duty at the present day. To have built those churches might be praiseworthy, while to continue them all now may be unjustifiable and even scandalous. This is the light in

the matter. The recent disaster might well be thought of as giving a lesson specially on this point. And if combination would accomplish the desired end with churches already in existence, much more would it prevent the erection of new rival churches, Divinity Halls, and the like. No language can express the sinking of heart with which good men regard the very possibility of such erections. We but instance these things. Combination would do many and great things besides. Of course, even combination has its difficulties, as every enterprise of any worth has, but none that may not be overcome by capable and good men and the powers that be.

PRIVATEER VERSUS

FLEETS, 478.

Add river, sea-trout of the, 237.
AFRICAN COLONY, THE, 75.

'African Colony, the: Studies_in_the
Reconstruction,' by John Buchan,
review of, 75 et seq.

MR

Agricultural population, improved con-
dition of the, 40.
AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMME,
CHAMBERLAIN'S, 417.
AMBASSADOR OF THE REPUBLIC OF
LETTERS, AN, 490.
AN EPISTLE, 297.

ARAN, FROM TORY TO: The Harvest
of the Sea, 313-Tory and its People,
314-The Transport Problem,_ 319-
Drifting for Salmon, 321-A Failure
of the Board's and its Causes, 322-
What has been done in Aran, 325.
Arnold, Matthew, eminence of, as a
literary critic, 567.

ASIA, ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF EMPIRE
IN, 688.

AT THE FLIGHT O' THE DUCK, 374.
'Autobiography' by Alexander Bain,
LL.D., notice of, 97 et seq.
BACHELOR, IN DEFENCE OF THE, 117.
Baghdad Railway, the projected, doubt-
ful value of, to Britain, 690 et seq.
BAIN, PROFESSOR, 95.
Bain, Professor, early years of, 97-
university career of, 99-friendship
of, with J. S. Mill, 100-literary
career of, 102, 105-appointed to
chair of Logic at Aberdeen, 104—
the text-books of, 105-retirement
of, 106.

Balfour, Mr, Address of, at the opening
of the British Association, 406 et
seq.

Bannu valley, subjugation of the dwell-
ers in the, 608 et seq.
BEACH, ON THE, 384.

Bears, shooting of, in Ladakh, 552 et

seq.

HIGHER CRITICISM INQUIRY, 536.
BENTINCK, LORD GEORGE, 108.
Bentinck, Lord George, parliamentary
career of, 108, 111 et seq.-sway of,
on the turf, 109-sells his racehorses,
114 character of, 115.
Bishop, Isabella (Isabella Bird), early
life of, 698-first journeys of, 699 et
seq.-marriage of, 701-Persian jour-
ney of, ib. et seq.-London home of,
704.

Bismarck, lengthy diplomatic relations
between the Emperor Napoleon and,
219 et seq.

Blake, William, as a literary critic,

CHILCOTE, JOHN, M.P., Chaps. XXIII.-
xxv., 7-XXVI., XXVII., 205-XXVIII.-
XXX., 338-XXXI.-XXXIV. (Conclusion),
456-Note on, 578.

CHOICE OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL, ON THE,
756.

CHURCHES AND THE LAW, 839.
Claverhouse, Graham of, character of,
453.

Colonial Conference, Mr Balfour's pro-
posal for a, 708 et seq.

Colonial produce, preferential duties on,
the importance of, 431.
Colonies, relation of the, to Britain, 711,
715.

COLONY, THE AFRICAN, 75.
Confession of Faith, the, interpretation
of, by the Church of Scotland, 842 et
seq.proposed joint action by the
Churches regarding, 844 et seq.

Correspondance de George Sand et
d'Alfred de Musset,' notice of, 257
et seq.

COUNTRY OF THE SOUTHDOWN HUNT,

SPORT IN THE MIDDLE AGES, IN
THE, 797.

Covenanters, rise and aims of the, 443
et seq. persecution of the, 451 et seq.
Coy, 364.

CRITICS AND CRITICISM, 559.
Cromwell, the Scottish campaign of,
449.

CYCLE OF CATHAY, A, 85.

DAMASCUS: ITS ENGLISH INFLUENCES

AND ITS SCOTTISH HOSPITAL, 775.
Damascus, present-day appearance of,
775-the Straight Street of, 777-the
modern inhabitants of, 778-locality
of St Paul's vision near, ib. — the
Victoria Hospital of, 779 et seq.
DAYS AND NIGHTS WITH CAMELS, 530.
DAYS, Two, 476.

DEDUCTIONS, LIBERAL, 816.

Defaulting Authorities Bill, opposition
to the, 291.

DEMOS, TO, BY ANY ASPIRING RADI-
CAL, 398.

DESPERATE OPPOSITION, A, 286.
Dhuloch river, sea-trout of the, 237.
DOGS, OVER, 263.

Dorsetshire, fox-hunting eminence of,
673.

DREAM-FAIR, THE, 768.

DUCK, AT THE FLIGHT O' THE, 374.
Dutch, early contests of Britain with
the, for the sovereignty of the seas,
822 et seq.

DWARF'S TRAGEDY, THE, 358.
EAST, THE WAR IN THE I., The
Blocking of Port Arthur, 129. A
Glimpse at the Bayan, 131 - The
Race for Pingyang, 134-River-Fight-
ing, 137-The Sacrifice of O'Teru
San, 139. II., The Forlorn-Hope at
Kinchau, 281. III., The Military

Triumvirate, 410-The Seeker after
Truth: An Allegory, 412-A Visit to
Togo's Rendezvous, 414. IV., The
Path in the East is Strange, 717.
V., The Fall of the Mighty, 729-
Champions, 734-The Outpost, 737.
EMPIRE, FREE-FOODERS AND THE, 705.
EPISTLE, AN, 297.

Eton, advantages of, as a Public School,
764.
Fishing-boats, rules of the British navy
for the protection of, 828 and note.
FLEET, WITH THE, 175.
Formosa, description of, 159-inhabit-
ants of, ib.-early settlers in, 160-
cession of, by China to Japan, 161—
Japanese colonisation of, 162 et seq.·
material resources of, 164-the cam-
phor industry of, 165 et seq.-the
tea trade of, 167-internal communi-
cation of, 169-foreign trade of, 172—
scarcity of labour in, 173.

FORMOSA, THE JAPANESE IN, 159.
Fox-terrier, usefulness of the, in the
hunting-field, 671.

Free Church case, judgment of the
House of Lords in the, 433 et seq.
FREE-FOODERS AND THE EMPIRE, 705.
FROM TORY TO ARAN: The Harvest of
the Sea, 313-Tory and its People,
314-The Transport Problem,_319—
Drifting for Salmon, 321-A Failure
of the Board's and its Causes, 322-
What has been done in Aran, 325.
Fyne, the river, sea-trout of, 238.
Game, attitude of the farmer to, 37.
Harnack, Dr, on the divinity of Christ,

540.

Harrow, contrast of, with Eton, as a
Public School, 766.

HARTLEY, RICHARD, PROSPECTOR,
Chaps. I., II., 579—III., IV., 739.
Hawthorne, Nathaniel, early obscurity
of, 260-literary career of, 261.
Hazlitt and Lamb, qualities of, as liter-
ary critics, 563 et seq.

HIGHER CRITICISM INQUIRY, A: BENE-
FACTORS OR BLASPHEMERS? 536.
Higher critics, the, teaching of, regard-
ing the divinity of Christ, 537 et seq.
-attacks on the Pentateuch by, 543
et seq.

Highland crofter, improved condition
of the, 27.

'Histoire Littéraire du Peuple Anglais'
by J. J. Jusserand, notice of, 491 et
seq.

"History of Criticism and Literary
Taste in Europe, from the Earliest
Texts to the Present Day, a,' by
Professor Saintsbury, vol. iii., notice
of, 559 et seq.

History of English Literature,' M.
Taine's, the critics of, 490 et seq.
History of Scotland from the Roman

Invasion, a,' by Andrew Lang, vol.
iii., notice of, 442 et seq.
"History of Twenty-five Years, the,'
by Sir Spencer Walpole, notice of,
214 et seq.

'HISTORY OF TWENTY-FIVE YEARS,'
WALPOLE'S, 214.

HOME-TRAINING, BOY's, 244.

HORSE-SHOE, ODE TO A, FOUND LYING
IN THE ROAD, 677.

HOUND AND TERRIER IN THE FIELD,
WITH, 671.

House of Lords, judgment of the, in the
Free Church Case, 433 et seq.
HOUSE WITH THE TREE, THE, 653.
Howmore river, South Uist, sea-trout
of the, 230 et seq.

IGARALAND, THE BURIAL OF THE ATTA

OF, AND THE "CORONATION" OF HIS
SUCCESSOR, 329.

IN DEFENCE OF THE BACHELOR, 117.
INDIAN MUTINY, A MEMORY AND A
STUDY OF THE I. Before the Emeute,
184-II. The Emeute, and After, 195.
Indian Mutiny, causes of the, 186.
IN GREAT WATERS, 1.
IN TIME OF WAR, 614.
Irish herring-fishery, improvement in
the, 313 et seq. passim.

"IS AND REMAINS ABOLISHED: PRIV-
ATEER VERSUS VOLUNTEER FLEETS,
478.

ISABELLA BISHOP, SOME RECOLLECTIONS
OF, 698.

JAPANESE IN FORMOSA, THE, 159.
JOHN CHILCOTE, M.P., Chaps. XXIII..
XXV., 7-XXVI., XXVII., 205-XXVIII.-
XXX., 338-XXXI.-XXXIV. (Conclusion),
456-Note on, 578.

Jusserand, M., Literary History of the
English People' by, notice of, 491 et
seq.

LADAKH, A SUBALTERN IN, 549.
Lamb, qualities of Hazlitt and, as liter-
ary critics, 563 et seq.
Land, nationalism of the, 26.
LANDLORDS, A PLEA FOR, 26.
LAW, CHURCHES AND THE, 839.
LEADING CASES, THE VROUW GROBE-
LAAR'S I., Unto the Third Genera-
tion, 145-The Dream-Face, 149-
The Avenger of Blood, 154. II., The
Hands of the Pitiful Woman, 303-
Piet Naude's Trek, 306-Like unto
Like, 310. III., Counting the Colours,
517-The King of the Baboons, 521.
IV., Morder Drift, 660-A Good End,
666. V., Vasco's Sweetheart, 811.
LETTERS, AN AMBASSADOR OF THE RE-
PUBLIC OF, 490.

LIBERAL DEDUCTIONS, 816.
Liberal Unionist Association, attack by

the Opposition on the, 293 et seq.
Licensing Bill, opposition to the, 288.
'Literary History of the English

People,' M. Jusserand's, notice of,
491 et seq.

Literary reviewers, the, of the periodical
press in the early nineteenth century,
565 et seq.

LORD GEORGE BENTINCK, 108.
LORDS OF THE MAIN, 819.

MacGregor, Sir Charles, anecdotes of,
607.

"MADAM": A LADY OF THE MOOR-

LAND, 621.

MAIN, LORDS OF THE, 819.
MANITOBA, A SPRING TRIP IN, 57.
M'Queen, Major-General Sir John, anec-
dote of, 599.

MEMORY AND A STUDY OF THE INDIAN
MUTINY, A: I., Before the Émeute,
184-II., The Emeute, and After, 195.
Montrose, Marquis of, character of the,
445-campaigns of the, 446 et seq.

MR CHAMBERLAIN'S AGRICULTURAL
PROGRAMME, 417.

MUSINGS WITHOUT METHOD :-

in

July: Lord Dundonald's Warning,
119- The Military Position
Canada, 121 - Algernon Charles
Swinburne, 123-The Dawn of
Modern Literature, 126.

August: The Degeneracy of the
Race, 271-What Education has
done for us, 274-The Remedy pro-
posed by the Doctors, 275 - The
Death of Mr Kruger, 276 — His
Training in Warfare and Statecraft,
ib.-A Puppet of England's Enemies,
277-The English Language, 278-
The Debt we Owe to Foreign
Tongues, ib.

September: The Chantrey Bequest,
400 The Conduct of the Trustees,
ib.-The Lords' Suggestions, 401-
The Danger of Academies, 402-The
Expedition to Thibet, 403 - The
Squalor and Magnificence of Lhasa,
ib.-The Secret City of the Lamas,
404-Our Policy in Thibet, 405-The
Need of Energy, 406-Mr Balfour
and the British Association, ib.

October: The Rise of Japan, 569-
Her Immemorial Seclusion, ib.-Will
Adams the Kentish Pilot, First
Englishman in Japan, 570 — The
Voyage of Captain Saris, ib.-Trade
with the East India Company, ib.-
Lord Elgin's Mission, 571-The At-
tack on the British Legation, ib.—
The Samurai at School, 572—Russia
and Japan, 573-The Sensitiveness of
the Press, 575-The Last of the War
Correspondent, ib. - Mr Tree and
"The Tempest," 576.

November: London's Heavy Father,
679-The Ideal of Socialism, 680-
The Modern Haroun-al-Raschid, 681
-London a City of the North, 683—