“Within this frame, by Jesu’s grace, High gifts and holy held their place; A noble heart, a mighty mind, Were here in bonds of clay confined.” And all this is now gone. The spirit has taken its flight....

Of all the various human combinations that have ever risen to adorn or to disgrace humanity, the Society of the Jesuits is perhaps the most remarkable. The great men of the world have constructed mighty...

Well, indeed, may the Psalmist say, “Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven,” for every blessing flows into the soul as the consequence of divine forgiveness. The word in the Hebrew rendered “Blessed”...

Of all the various human combinations that have ever risen to adorn or to disgrace humanity, the Society of the Jesuits is perhaps the most remarkable. The great men of the world have constructed mighty...

Doubtless some of our readers are acquainted with the noble "coast road" that skirts round the north-eastern corner of Ireland, extending, it might almost be said, from Belfast to Londonderry. The characteristic...

In Edward N. Hoare's 'A Child of the Glens; or, Elsie's Fortunes,' readers are transported to the rugged Scottish Highlands where the novel unfolds. The book is written in a lyrical and descriptive style,...