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 of enforced inactivity; and a taste for reading will save them from many temptations, and make these years, a time, not only of tranquil enjoyment, but of much profit to their souls. Those who have been faithful in the practice of daily spiritual reading, know from experience how great is the fruit derived from it Thoughts are suggested, which prove a safeguard against some sudden temptation which comes to them during the day, or they gain a light which enables them to answer some specious but shallow blasphemy uttered in their presence, or some cross which would otherwise have betrayed them into impatience, is welcomed as a gift from God.

These " Half-hours with the Saints and Servants of God," will thus enable many to profit by the few minutes they can give to spiritual reading, while they will suggest to others, who have more time at their disposal, in what books they may seek for treatises suited to their spiritual needs.

The long experience of Mr. Charles Kenny is a guarantee for the literary excellence of the book, — of the spiritual merit of which I have alone been speaking.

WILLIAM T. GORDON.