By the same Authoress,

THE APOSTLES OF JESUS.

THIRD EDITION.

Price 3s. 6d., Fcap. 8vo, Toned Paper,
with a fine Steel Engraving.

This Book is on the Christian Knowledge List.

OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.

Morning Advertiser.

'A book of beauty in sentiment, style, evangelical purity and simplicity, fervent piety, and lucid Christian exposition. Facts of Scripture, careful study, and a deep impression of the solemn importance of the task the authoress has imposed upon herself, are evident through the narrative portion of Mrs. Clere's volume. While the incidents in the lives of the Apostles, which have been handed down to us through uninspired writers, are of course given merely upon the authority of their authors, the scriptural events are treated as imbued with plenary inspiration. . . . We know, indeed, of few religious works more suited for a present from one Christian friend to another.'

The Standard.

'In plain words, marked by simplicity, devoutness, and good sense, the author has compiled short biographies of the Apostles, as left recorded in the Scriptures and other later authentic sources. The little book deserves, and will

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Christian Observer.

A simple book, yet beautiful; the story of each of the Apostles is thrown into a narrative, and the idea thus conceived is well executed.'

The Rock.

'It is impossible to read these impressive pages without having excited in us a deeper feeling of true love towards Him who sent forth His holy Apostles to evangelize the world.'

Morning Post.

'It is valuable as a gift-book to young people, containing much interesting narrative, written in a style likely to arrest their attention, and attract their minds to the further study of Holy Scripture.'

The Record.

'Her teaching is sound and scriptural, and we can heartily recommend her book to Bible-class and Sunday-school teachers. It will also afford pleasant and profitable reading to all young people, and serve as an introduction to more advanced works on Gospel history.'

Monthly Packet.

'Mrs. Clere's "Apostles of Jesus" is a careful collection of biographies of the Twelve, simply told, and with a good deal of useful collateral information.'

Our Own Fireside.

'The authoress has ably performed her purpose to produce a book giving an account of all that is known of the Apostles.'

Public Opinion.

'Mrs. Clere has set before her the task of giving "an account of all that is known of the Apostles of the blessed

Jesus," and from the manner in which she has executed it, it is plainly seen that her labour was one of love. The twelve original Apostles, together with St. Matthias, St. Barnabas, and St. Paul, have each a chapter devoted to them, preceded by the "collect for the day;" and in these chapters the narrative of the saint's life is told with charming simplicity, the facts being mainly taken from the Scriptures, and supplemented by those given by the best ecclesiastical historians. The idea is an excellent one.'

Colonial Church Chronicle.

'We recommend a volume by Mrs. Clere, entitled "The Apostles of Jesus," as a series of lives of those holy men in which the data of Scripture and the scattered notices in the Fathers, are worked up in a plain and pleasing style, forming a book suitable for general readers, or even suggestive for sermons on the Apostles.'

Hampshire Advertiser.

'It is a book for every Protestant home, and pleases not more by its charming, quiet eloquence, than by its plain elucidation of religious facts.'

Chichester Advertiser.

'It is written in an exceedingly clear and lucid manner, and is admirably adapted to the purpose for which it is specially intended, viz., the instruction of the young. There is no fine writing, no striving after effect; but the account of the Twelve, of St. Matthias, St. Barnabas, and St. Paul, is couched in the simple, earnest style which most deeply im. prints the subject on the minds of the young. To the baneful influence of works such as "The Apostles" of M. Rénan, the false glitter of which is doing so much harm, this book is an excellent antidote.'

By the same Authoress.

BETHLEHEM'S THREE MOTHERS,

AND THE SOIL THEY TROD.

SECOND EDITION.

In Fcap. 8vo., 392 pp., with Fine Steel Engravings, price 3s. 6d.

OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.

Public Opinion.

"The authoress of this exquisitely simple and pious book has been favourably known as the writer of a work somewhat similar in tone, entitled, "The Apostles of Jesus." Mrs. Clere takes great delight in supplementing the biographical facts found in the Scripture narrative with information which an extensive reading of the works of the best commentators and others has given her. The result is a very enjoyable narrative based upon Scripture, and embellished, as it were, with illustrations, geographical and historical. The subjects of the present book are the three mothers of Bethlehem-Naomi, the ancestress of David, "a character interesting to all;" Ruth, "even more so ;" and Mary, who, as the mother of our Lord, cannot fail to interest every lover of Jesus." The concluding chapter, under the title of "Hallowed Ground," is an invitation to the reader to come in thought to Palestine, and we will roam through hallowed scenes, culling heavenly wisdom from every mountain, valley, stream, and ruin." There is an earnest Christian tone in the writing, which will, doubtless, commend itself to many readers. Mrs. Clere's diction is clear and impressive, and her book cannot fail to be a welcome prize to a diligent Sunday scholar, or even to an adult, as an introductory

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Christian Observer.

'Upon a former occasion we noticed favourably a book written by Mrs. Clere, and are happy to be able to speak well of her present production. The title sufficiently indicates the contents of the volume; but there is an additional section, entitled "Hallowed Ground," in which the authoress reviews the great events which have made Palestine so memorable, and have so endeared it to the soul of the believer.

'Mrs. Clere writes in a very tender and devout spirit. Her theme might in one instance have tempted to what is aptly termed Mariolatry, but her remarks are temperate and becoming. There is no obscuration of the majesty of the Divine Son, while a touching portrait is presented of the excellence of the human mother. She has handled what is in these perilous times a difficult subject in a manner not likely to mislead unstable minds, and that we deem to be no small praise.'

John Bull.

"Bethlehem's Three Mothers" is a very touching, devotional volume. Without any pretence, the authoress leads us over the hallowed ground of Bethlehem, and her sketch of the blessed Virgin's life is a very good one. It is a very good book for parochial libraries.'

The Mothers Treasury.

'A deeply interesting work, clearly and forcibly written, and contains much valuable instruction.'

Our Own Fireside.

Naomi, Ruth, and Mary, the mother of our Lord, are Bible names suggestive of lessons of the most interesting as well as impressive character. Mrs. Clere's volume is admi