A COMMENTARY ON THE BIBLE. Edited by ARTHUR S. PEAKE, M.A., D.D., Rylands Professor of Biblical Exegesis in the University of Manchester. With the assistance for the New Testament of A. J. GREENE, M.A., D.D., Principal of the Congregational Hall, Edinburgh. T. C. and E. C. Jack. 10_s._ 6_d._ net. STUDIES IN THE CONFESSIONS OF ST. AUGUSTINE. By R. L. ATTLEY, Canon of Christ Church, Hon. Fellow of Pembroke College, Oxford. Robt. Scott. 7_s._ 6_d._ THE PRIMITIVE TRADITION OF THE EUCHARISTIC BODY AND BLOOD. By LUCIUS WATERMAN, D.D., Rector of St. Thomas' Church, Hanover, New Hampshire. Longmans. 9_s._ net. IDEALISM. By WILLIAM WALKER, A.K.C., Rector of Pattiswick. Heath Cranton. 3_s._ 6_d._ net. THE SECRET OF HAPPINESS, or Salvation through Growth. By EDMOND HOLMES. Constable. 12_s._ 6_d._ THE LONDON MERCURY _Editor_--J. C. SQUIRE _Assistant-Editor_--EDWARD SHANKS Vol. I No. 2 December 1919 EDITORIAL NOTES Our last notes in this place were written "in the dark." We sketched, in a general way, our attitude, our intentions, and our hopes whilst we were still without more evidence than our private enquiries could produce as to the degree of confidence that our proposals would inspire and the amount of support that we should receive. We are now more fully informed; and we may honestly say that, although our expectations were not, perhaps, coloured by an excessive diffidence, they have been more than realised. * * * * * The extraordinarily cordial reception given us, both by critics in the Press and by our readers, has proved that there is a demand for a paper on the lines which we have laid down, and that our first number was regarded as a satisfactory beginning. We must express our profound gratitude to those--there are hundreds--who have written to us in terms of unqualified appreciation and benevolence, and to the reviewers, whose kindness is more encouraging than they probably know. It now remains for us to attempt to live up to the promises we have made. * * * * *