4. Books on Art

308 THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO QUARTERLY story of 100 years of the Church of St. John the Baptist, Norway (Toronto, the Church, 53 pp.). CLIFFE (A. Eo), Lessons in living: practical faith in practice; rev. and enl. ed. (Toronto, Musson, 148 pp., $2); Let go and let God: steps in victorious living (Toronto, Musson, 192 pp., $2). FARMER (M. H.), The Church of the Ascension, Hamilton: a short history, 1850-1950 (Hamilton, Mrs. F. W. Gates, 38 Herkimer St., 83 pp., $1.25). FERGUSON (JAMES), The history of St. Andrew's Church, Barrie, Ontario, 1849-1949 (Barrie, Presbyterian Church in Canada, 1949, 44 pp.). FREEDMAN (D. N.) and SMART (1. D.), God has spoken: an introduction to the Old Testament for young people (Philadelphia, Westminster Press; Toronto, Ryerson, 1949, 268 pp., $2.50). MACLBNNAN (D. A.), A preacher's primer (Toronto, Clarke Irwin, x, 113 pp., $1.50). McNAB (JOHN) and MACKENZIE (F. S.), Our priceless heritage; The essence of our faith (Toronto, 75th Anniversary Committee of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, 63 St. George St., 127 pp., $1). MEEK (T. J.), Hebrew origins; rev. cd. (Toronto, University of Toronto Press- Saunders, xvi, 246 pp., $3.50). MYERS (A. J. W.) camp. and cd., Enriching worship (New York, Harpers; Toronto, Musson, 1949, xviii, 398 pp., $4). NICOL (J. L.) comp., Through the years with Knox: celebrating sixty-five years of service as a pastoral charge, 1885-1950, and the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the first Knox Church, 1900-1950 (Saskatoon, Sask., Knox United Church, 60 pp., $1). PARKER (S. C.), Jesus stresses a point (Toronto, Thorn Press, 1949, 126 pp., $1.25). PIDGEON (G. C.), The United Church of Canada: the story of the U nion (Toronto, Ryerson, iv, 107 pp., $1). ROBERTSON (H. J,), The story of Knox Church, Winnipeg: seventy-five years, 1872-1947 (Winnipeg, the Church, 1947, 48 pp.). ROKEBV-THOMAS (R. R), Church in the valley (Port Stanley, ant., Christ ChurCh, 1949,96 pp.).. Ross (M. G.), Religious beliefs of youth (New York, Association Press; Toronto, Welch, xx, 251 pp., $3.30). SCOTT (R. B. Y.). The literary structure of Isaiah's oracles (Studie! in Old Testament prophecy; Edinburgh, T. & T. Clark). SMART (J. D.), A promise to keep (Philadelphia, Westminster Press; Toronto, Ryerson, 1949, 224 pp., $3). TAYLOR (A. W. ), Banners unfurled: the history of First United Church, Galt, Canada, 1824-1949 (Galt, the author, R. R 5, 1949, 60 pp.). UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA, BOARD OF EVANGELISM AND SOCIAL SERVICE, The Church and the secular world: a report of the Commission on Culture presented to the Fourteenth General Council of the United Church of Canada, Toronto, September, 1950 (Toronto, the Board, viii, 100 pp., 25c.). WARE (F. B. ), History of Cronyn Memorial Church, London, Ontario, 1873-1949 (St. Thomas, Ont., Sutherland Press; London, the Church, xviii, 329 pp., $2) . 4. Books on Art' ANDREW BELL Painting in Canada, the most advanced of our arts, is slowly acquiring its own vocabulary. During the past year, for example, there have been two important new accessions: Canadian Art by Graham McInnes, and The Growth of Canadian Painting by Donald W. Buchanan. The author in each case knows his subject intimately. Flemish Artists 0/ the Valois Courts by Ruth Massey Tovell will be reviewed in a forthcoming issue. THE EDITOR. LETTERS IN CANADA: 1950 309 Neither work seriously overlaps the other; rather they are happily complementary. Both books avoid the pitfalls of "talking down," as well as that fancy art jargon which makes almost unintelligible so much of the contemporary talk about painting. But strangely neither title conveys with sufficient precision what is inside its Jacket. The implication of the label "Canadian Art" is that this is a book which deals only with painting. "The Arts in Canada" would seem a much truer description, for though the substantial emphasis is on painting, there are, in addition, valuable sections on subjects as diverse as sculpture, architecture, industrial design, handicrafts, films, and art in the theatre. Three centuries are covered, so that in result the work is a highly acceptable ABC of our arts from the earliest colonial days. In short this thoughtful book is a good point of...