The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-09-22

TO him that when cavalry has 70 hold q
position IL Is not for that reason forced TO
"Perceiving with vivid distinctness the pre-.
cious opportunity which the fortune of war was
Offering, Morris eagerly prayed that the Light
Cavalry might advance upon the enemy's
ceded then, that he at least with his regiment,
might be suffered to undertake an attack.
and that Lord Cardigan rebuffed him. cannot
doubt; but for the present purpose-for tue
purpose, namely, of illustrating the mischief
Of intrusting high com mand to a veteran of the
peace-service IMMERSED in wRr-the sworn
structive. After speaking OF Captain Morris
alleged iDterposition, he goes on to say that
any PROPOSAL of the soFs:' thai 'it was n not his
duty TO do so;' and that he did not commitsuc
"When the oxford undergraduate stopped
short of presuming 10 snatch his fellow.student
from wstery grave, on the theory that 1t was
indecorous for one lad to rescue another with
out having first been presented TO him, the
objection was perhaps overstrained; but at all
stood on the bank, and not from the one in the
river. Here, more wonderfully-'or Morris was
willing. nay, offered to rescue Lord Cardigan
from his error-it was the drowning man who.
on grounds OF stif etiquette, protested against
"If Lord Cardigan's idea OF an 'irregularity'
was upheld by the sanction of the Horse
Guards. it must be acknowledged that our
Home dispensers of military power had per.
formed their task with rare completeness
They found man VINO was OF an age and en-
dowed with natural qualities highly favorable
to effective command, who had had rich expe.
rence in the business of war, who had earned
for himself large share ofglory In combats and
pitched battles. Him they placed under
General 1fty-seven years old, who. without any
warlike experience. still sincerely presumed
himself competent to the exigencies of high
command in the fielo; and then they crowned
their work by causing or allowing the army to
understand that 1t would be an irregularity'
for the man who had learned war In the Sutlej
had come from Hyde Park"
Mr.. Kngake's work is illustrated by numer
GUS plans and diagrams, and in supplement tary
chapter is contained severe but, in the nam,
a just review of Lord Cardigan's conduct as an
officer. number of important tables of sta
tistics, statements of officers, an other docu-
ments are given in the appendix.
A History OF THE NEW SCHOOL. By samuel
j. Baird, ID. D. Published by ClaXton, Remsen
d Haffel6nger.
The author of this work states that O history
of the Pelagian controversy which ended in a
division of the Presbyterian Church, in 1883,
was announced by his father, the Rev. Thomas
d. Baird, who collected the material, but was
prevented from writing anything by his death
which occurred in 1889. The son, however, was
deeply interested in the controversy, and he
determined to complete his fathers unfinished
work with the aid of such additional material
as he was able to collect during the years that
have elapsed since the division in the Church
took place.
A strictly impartial history of any religious
or UNCONVENTIONAL difficulty is something that
perhaps cannot be expected, and as DR.. Baird is
a strong Old School partisan his opinions will
of course have most weight with those who hold
the same views that he does about disputed
points. DR.. Baird is evidently not an advocate
of reunion on any basis Of settlement that is
likely to be proposed or adopted, and a strong
flavor ct bitterness does not make his work the
most pleasant reading for those who do not feel
as deeply on the subject as himself. He IS
qualified for the work of historian, however,
by thorough acquaintance with the facts, and
by clear understanding of all the disputed
points OF doctrine and church government, and
on this account his work will be valued by those
who do not coincide with his views. The rise
and progress of Presbyterianism in England
and the growth of the denomination in the
United States, are related ciTcumstantially; and
aEfull account Of the two trials of the Rev.
Albert Barnes, in 1881 and 1885, with other of
the immediate causes for the split in the
Church, are given, from an Old School stand.
point, of course.
AS the matter of reunion is now being eX-
tenslvely agitated, DR.. Baird is impressed with
the importance of giving to the public state
ment of the facts relating to the original dis
pute, and we agree with him that the publca-
ton of a history of the differences which existed
thirty years ago is not to be deprecated on
account of any fear of reviving the old quarrel
although we would have liked it better if the
present work was more conciliatory in its
general tone.
CALLAMURA. By Julia Peasants. Published by