The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-12-13
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Brief Reviews and Notices

by The Paulist Press, New York.
Price $3.50; postage, 16 cents extra.
The sermons of one who for over
forty years has preached missions
throughout this country, must surely
be of interest to every priest. There
is no name more closely connected
with the missionary work of the
Church in the United States than that
of the Very Reverend Walter Elliott,
G. S. P. AS young man he began his
missionary career. He has preached
in every large city, and one might
say in almost every town in the United
States. He inaugurated the movement
of Missions to non-Catholics, and is
today the Rector of the Apostolic Mis-
sion House at the Catholic University,
Washington, D. G..
For over two years he has labored
upon series of sermons, which are
the ripe fruit of his long years of ex-
perience. These sermons, under the
title Parish Sermons, have just been
published by the Paulist Press, New
York City. They deal with moral and
spiritual subjects and will, no doubt,
be cordially welcomed by the priests
of America. The appearance of the
volume itself is attractive. 1t is light
in weight, and easy to handle, al
though it numbers almost five hun
dred pages. In line with the tradi-
tional policy of Paulist publications
the price is very low, $1.5O for the
volume.
Father Elliott graciously dedicates
the volume to the parish clergy of the
country, as a token of his affection
and gratitude. His desire to help
them in preaching the Gospel inspired
him to write this volume. 1t includes
two sermons for every Sunday of the
year, and for the principal feast days
Father Elliott is always direct and
forceful in his treatment. He employs
wealth of illustration, and his long
experience has not only enabled him
to know well the difficulties and temp
tations of souls, but has also given
him the power to appeal to them and
to move them effectively. The sermons
are not too long; they will offer g
theme that may be extended, or 9
thought that may be condensed to the
five or ten minutes address. To the
busy parish priest they will be great
help in giving him appropriate and
fruitful thought for the particular Sun
day or Feast Day.
Father Elliott's zeal seems to in
crease with his years, and we fee
sure that the response to his labors
will equal his own generous self-sacri
fee and affection for the priests of oul
country.
A Loyal Life: A biography of Henry
Livingston Richards, with Selection
from his Letters, and Sketch of the
Catholic Movement in America By
Rev. Joseph Ravens Richards, S.
Published by B. Herder, II South
Broadway, st. Louis, Mo. Price
$500.
This biography of prominent con
vert who played a net unimportant
part in Catholic life for nearly half {
century is a valuable addition to the
literature of conversions in America
for, in addition to a detailed account
of the steps that led an Episcopaliar
minister into the fold, it contains ar
extended sketch of the movement to
wards Rome, which was engendereC
in America by the Oxford Movement
in England This movement brought
a number of more or less prominent
Catholics into the Church il
America, and among them the subject
of this biography.
Henry Livingston Richards, a de
scendant of New England Puritans
was a native of Ohio, where he was
born in 1906. In 1912 he was ordained
minister of the Episcopal Church
He had charge of parishes in Colum
bus and in New Orleans. Meanwhile
he studied Catholic doctrine and a
last he was convinced of the truth o.
the Catholic Church, which he entered
on January 25, 1852. The story of his
subsequent struggles and difficultie!
are told with a sympathetic Insight
born of f1lial devotion, for the author
is son of this noted convert. Aftel
his conversion to Catholicity Mr.
Richards spent the greater part o
his life in the East where, by voice
and pen, he did laymans share il
promoting the interests of the Church
He died on November 8, 1903.
Mr.. Richards was conspicuous il
the religious history of America at i;
critical period and played rattle
important part in furthering the move
ment of return to the Catholic Churcl
which formed so notable a feature o
the nineteenth century. The autho
gives the history of this movement il
considerable detail and thus adds
new interest to the story of hi
fathers conversion to the Tru
Church.