tried to avoid giving any indication of my own views on the points raised by Prof. Delitzsch.” If Mr. Johns’ own views are hostile to Prof. Delitzsch, he assuredly has met with unqualified success, for a more appreciative introduction it rarely has been my lot to read. It is the duty of the student who claims to be neutral not merely to content himself with expatiating on the excellencies of the work before him but to use at least some endeavor to point out possible weaknesses. This Mr. Johns has