This Week's Acquisitions

(A mass influx of tracts this week.)

• Harriette E. Burch, More than Conqueror; Or, a Boy's Temptation (R.T.S., n.d.).  An impoverished young man resists the charms of bad living.  Burch also wrote a number of historical novels.
• Alan Isler, The Bacon Fancier (Penguin, 1998). Four stories on the theme of Jews trying to negotiate their place in a Gentile world.

• Susan P. Casteras, The Edmund J. and Suzanne McCormick Collection (Yale, 1984). Exhibition catalogue for a private collection of Victorian paintings.

• James Baldwin Brown, M.A., "Priest," the Essence of "Pope;" Or, the Lord's Supremacy.  An Appeal to the Reason and Candour of the People, on the Subject of the True Head of the Church (Ward and Co., n.d.).  Argues that the Roman Catholic Church misunderstands the true nature of priesthood.  The author was a Congregationalist minister.

• Thos. Huband Gregg. M.A., What is Auricular Confession? And What Does the Church of England Say About It? (Marlborough & Co./R. Davies, n.d.).  Nothing good, as one might expect.  #2 in the Protestant Tracts series.  According to Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham, Gregg later relocated to New York as Bishop of the Reformed Episcopal Church.
• C. N. Newdegate, Esq., M.P., Roman Catholic Oaths Bill.  Speech...Delivered in the House of Commons, May 30 (13 Tavistock St., 1865).  Argues against proposals that Catholics be allowed to take their seats in Parliament using a different form of the standard oath. The standard study of Charles Newdigate Newdegate--a rather one-note politician, to say the least--is Walter Arnstein's Protestant versus Catholic in Mid-Victorian England: Mr. Newdegate and the Nuns.
• John C. Miller, D.D., The Confessional: A Lecture (William Macintosh, 1867).  Not a positive assessment.  #3 in the Church Association Lectures.
• The Last Battle After "The Coming Struggle;" A Study for Christians, Infidels, & the Man of Sin (B. Green/Oliphant & White/C. & A. Rattray, 1853).  Current events in the light of Biblical prophecy.
• Protestant Efforts Against Romish Aggressions in Great Britain.  A Short Statement from Report [sic] of Scottish Reformation Society, for the Year 1868-69 (Scottish Reformation Society, 1869).  Discusses tract distribution, missionary work among Catholics, classes offered, etc.