Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-03-15

and captlvabe0 Win asbyle tnAb
is essy and flowing. sboundtng In osauti-
full thoughts and reflections As well as In
csdents, studies and truths.
MAURICE. A novel by Frederic Bechard,
translated from the original French by Mrs.
New York. Memphis. Cleaves, Smithwick
& Hatcher.
This, like Gaysrre's fernando de
Iamos,n Is thought to be part OF his
tory OF the author, who Is better known
20 the EnRliHh residing public as a poet
than novelist. Il is the story of a young
man from the country, well born, we'll
bred, with ample means, coming to Paris,
which, after twenty years spent in the
honorable pursuit of happiness, snd with
the earnest desire of rendering himself
useful. he is compelled to leave, filed
with disgust. well nigh ruined, and 81
most the object Of official persecution,
to find in his native home, and IN the
p~ractics of the stern duties OF active life,
the peace of mid and the feeling Of con-
tentment so sedulouslY and so Ysinly
sought for in the capital. "Msur1ce" Is
a very interesting novel, vivid in its por-
travail of the arrogance, vanity, Villlsny
and receptions of Partisan life, and we
predict foE 1t q large sale in Memphis.
PrN PICTURES of the Odhcers and Members
of the House Of Representative OF the
TWenty-sixth General Assembly OF missouri.
By J. I. Pratt. lS72: Printed for Author.
This, the first book Mr.. Pratt has given
the public, Is very creditable to an ability
that every journalist who knows him as
we do, comedies he possesses; A dimcul
work. to write of individuals repre-
septing opposing schools Of politics
and 8 variety of diverse interests
Mr.. Pratt has 80 managed as to do SO
without offending the preiudices OF any
and do Justice to all. The tone OF THESE
sketches will strike every reader as In
dicatiye of honest fairness, and as
evidencinR in the author the
possession of q sense Of justice very
scarce noW-a-dsys, especially in the
West where political feeling hss run 30
high. We hope MI. Pratt Will not stop
here, but thst the success OF this first ef-
fort at book-msktng Will inducs MN TO
give the public other and better things,
such as we know he has laid away.
HEARr-HVNGRY: A novel. By Maria jour
dan Westmoreland. New York: CIV Car
Teton & Co. Memphis: Cleaves, smlthWlck
& Hatcher.
Mrs. Westmorelsnd dedicatss this novel
to Owen Meredith, the lamented, who
/ seems, 10 her mind, to have written OF
/ her sex with q sort OF psychological knoWI-
edge, We find she takes her texts from
| o ven: "My heart is hungry, and must De
fed; nv life is empty, and must De hlled;"
and but blame us women not, II some
appear too cold st times and some too gay
and light" Written up to these texts, In
an easy and uncoustrsined style, we have
a story that cannot fail to interest the
tEhesrt-hunRry"-tne women who gene
rally have as much appetite for novels
and romances IS for hesrts-indeed more,
for we believe it can be said Of some OF the
sax that they are content to win one
- IT., ar-har Il IN fhnrnnuh avn OQShE
with her sex, and for that reason, st least,
may hnd a return in admiration that
will urge her into deeper water in the
ocean Of imaginative literature. A hun
dred volumes will not satisfy the de
mands in Memphis for "Hesrt Hungry"
THEDEBATABLK LAM BETWEEN THIS WoRLI
AND TsE NsxT: By Robert Dale Owen. Au'
thor Of "Footfalls on the OF An
other World" etc. New York: u. ". carrie,
ton & 20. Memphis: Cleaves, Sm1thw1ck d
Hatcher.
The main object Of this book is to present
conclusive proof of immortality, such a.
the phenomena of modern Spirituallsm
sffords, It Rf1rms that the strongest of al
historical evidences for modern Spiritual
ism are found in the Gospels, and that INT
strongest OF all proof going to substsnti
ate the Gospel narratives are found In th'
phenomena of Spiritualism, nationally in
terpreted: Christianity, freed from slier
creeds, sustaining Spirituslism; and en'
! lightened S~piritualism sustaining CHRISTI
snity. The Rushor gives his conception o
the foundation motive of Christian moral
ity as set forth by Christ himself. More
than half the volume consists of narratives
in proof OF this-narr2tives that will seen
marvellous. incredible, at first sight, tC
mauy-yes which, as the author believes,
are sustained by evidence IS strong a
that which daily determines,in our courts
of law, the lite and death OF men. Tit
scope of this book is broad. One-fourtt
Of II is occupied by an address to tn
Protestant clergy, reviewing the present
attitude of the religious world in conueo
ton with modern science and with mod
ern ideas touching the reign Of law
human infsllibility, plensry inspiration
miracles, spiritual gifts. II sets forth TN
successes ard reverses of early Protestant
ism and asks their explanation. IL in
ouiras whsther it Is Protestant Theology
or christianity thst has been losiDl
ground, for three hundred years, a2sins
the church Of Rome. 1t discusses thu
morality and civilization and spiritual
growth of such doctrines as n vicar
ious atonement, original sepraviry
a personal devil, and an eternal hell
Il inquiries whether religion Is
progressive science. It contrasts Cal
vinism, Lutheranism, PEulism, Will
Christianity. Inspiration it regards a
not infsllible, yet an inessimsble gift 0
God and the origin of all religions git
for all ages, not confined to cns oebtur,
nor to one church; q Eift pre- eminentll
appearing in the Author OF our religion
This last. best work of Mr.. Owen will mt
, thousands Of readers, many of whom; l1k
himself, seek 6 refuge in spirituslisu
from the threatened deluge of mster1Al
{ ism, the first being to our mind bette
!, thsn the last,