The Theological Monthly deserves all respect as a well-conducted organ
of Evangelical orthodoxy, and the May number, in which such different subjects as "The Evolution of Christianity," "The Clergy and Freethinkers," and "Evening Classes, Recreative and Practical," are dealt with, is an excellent specimen of it. Mr. Harrison, who writes on the second of these topics, uses the language not so much of the profound theologian as of the simple believer. Yet his account of the process by which he converted to Christianity a sceptic with whom he came into contact is remarkably, almost dramatically interesting. But was it worth while to devote a whole magazine article to a book which speaks of the miracles of Christ as "actions susceptible of imitation by any dexterous juggler," and in which it is asked why Lazarus did not travel as a "public lecturer" from city to city, detailing his experiences after death ?
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