26 JANUARY 1889, Page 44

Church Echoes. By Mrs. Carey Brock. (Seeley and Co.)—We have

more than once had occasion to say that tales constructed on an elaborately didactic plan such as we find in the volume now before us, are seldom successful. "A Tale Illustrative of the Sacramental and Special Services of the Book of Common Prayer," is the sub-title of Mrs. Brock's story. This is a really formidable undertaking. It gives one something of the impression that is made by a laborious acrostic. Still, we can truly say that Mrs. Brock has done her best with her subject. There is much that is interesting in the story, and we can easily imagine its being found a serviceable adjunct to religious teaching.