other Gray Nuns have followed to take up the work of the various missions established even up to the Arctic Ocean. The book tells of the perilous travels, the difficulty of obtaining food, and of storing it, the marvellous work of Christianising and educating the Indian tribes who were given over to pagan practices. When we consider that the nuns had to build convents and schools, feed and clothe the native children and nurse and doctor the sick in their homes and hospitals, and that they received practically no help from the Indians themselves, and all this in a land ice-bound most of the year, we can realize what super. human efforts were required. And yet, to day, these convents and schools, as shown in excellent photographs contained in the book, show that they are most up-to-date. The groups of the native children show how happy they are with the nuns, well-fed and clothed. Many of the native children have turned out to be veritable saints. The book abounds in excellent photographs of great variety and interest, dealing with the habits of life and the dangers and vicissitudes to be overcome. The missions have been nobly helped by the Oblate Brothers, who devote their lives to fishing (fish is the daily bread), wood-cutting, building, etc. The book is admirably written in fluent English, is printed on superfine paper, and is beautifully illustrated throughout. It will provide interesting and edifying reading, and will be a welcome addition to parochial, college, and convent libraries. M. R. BOOKS, ETC., RECEIVED. America: A Catholic Review (May). The Ecclesiastical Review (May). U.S.A. The Rosary Magazine (May). Somerset, Ohio. The Catholic World (May). New York. Melbourne. The Austral Light (April). Notre Dame, Indiana. Dublin: M. H. Gill & Son, Ltd. Études (May). Paris: 12 Rue Oudinot (VII). Revue Pratique d'Apologétique (May). Paris: Beauchesne. The Lamp (May). Garrison, N.Y. Revue des Jeunes (May). Paris: 3 Rue de Luynes. The Homiletic Monthly (June). London: Burns & Oates. A Garland for Our Lady. By A Member of the Ursuline Community, Sligo. London: Burns & Oates. The Catholic Student. By Rev. M. Hickey, D.D., D.Ph. Dublin: Browne & Nolan. |
