Short explanations of the claims of the Church, which may be useful as guarding against Dissent. =635. An Address to Women.= By the Bishop of CARLISLE. (S.P.C.K.) 2_d._ This is a most admirable, practical address given at the time of the Carlisle Church Congress. It goes into the ordinary trials of woman’s life with great force, and at the same time gives all encouragement. =636. An Earnest Appeal to Mothers.= By Mrs. G. SUMNER. (Nisbet) 3_d._ Strong and touching appeals to mothers on guarding the purity of their children from the first. =637. A Few Words to Mothers of Little Children.= (Hatchards) 2_d._ each or 50 at half-price. Teaching the same lesson of preserving modesty. These three little books may be given broadcast, but they will be more effective if first read. =638. Half-hours at Mothers’ Meetings.= 2_s._ Some of the little discourses here are very useful. One entitled ‘The Hour of Temper’ merits especial praise. =639. The Chimney Corner.= By E. WORDSWORTH. (Hatchards) 1_s._ 6_d._ =640. Short Words for Long Evenings.= By E. WORDSWORTH. (Hatchards) 1_s._ 6_d._ =641. Work-a-Day World.= By E. WORDSWORTH. (Hatchards) 1_s._ 6_d._ All the above three are deeply thoughtful, often poetical, yet simple moralisings on common things. =642. Plain Words.= By the Bishop of BEDFORD. One series 2_s._, or in separate tracts in 3 packets, 1_s._ each. The force and beauty of these need no praise here, and they have the further merit of being just the right length. =643. The Scripture Half-hour at Mothers’ Meetings.= (R.T.S.) 2_s._ There are some admirable bits here, especially in the way of true anecdote and application, but some selection may be needful. =644. Bits of Talk on Home Matters.= (Sampson Low) 2_s._ There are most admirable chapters in this little book; to be valued by mothers of all degrees. ‘A polite mother’ is an admirable lesson. The above are serious. Those that follow are domestic and secular. =645. Ways and Means in a Devonshire Village.= (S.P.C.K.) 1_s._ 6_d._ Conversations on household management and cookery, done with spirit, and eliciting remarks and comparisons. =646. Lectures on Health.= By Mrs. HALLETT. (Hatchards) 1_s._ 6_d._ Very useful explanations of sanitary measures in plain language. =647. How to be Well.= By Mrs. HALLETT. (Walter Smith) 1_s._ Good advice on clothing, food, and regulation. =648. Till the Doctor Comes.= By Dr. HOPE. (R.T.S.) 6_d._, in cloth 9_d._ =649. The Making of the Home.= By Mrs. C. BARNETT. (Cassell) 1_s._ 6_d._ Very good hints on house, health, and clothes. =650. Social Economy Reading Book.= (National Society) 2_s._ Even better adapted for reading _to_ mothers than by children. _EXTRACTS._ A few passages are here mentioned as serving well to read aloud at Mothers’ Meetings, though the whole book might not serve equally well. =651. The Way of the Cross.= By EMILY S. HOLT. (Shaw) 1_s._ 6_d._