The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-08


! golden throne, with lions at each knee and two
serpents OF silver. The statue OF Juno was erect,
1 prasped serpent by the head with Nor right
HAND, and held IN her lett sceptre enriched wlth
\ gems
In the abundant ornaments OF the temple was
metal enough TO pay our national debt, almost
and our only wonder Is that we have not the op-
poTmnity, like Xerxes, 10 coin IL into eagles.
The remaining chapters are on Bronze, Tin,
Iron, Dyeing and NOah's Ark the last being some
what anciiul and by no means equal In interest
TO the others. The book is pleasant one TO read
and valuable, not only 20 the biblical student
IN whose behalf it was written, but also TO the
general scholar.
GETTING On IN THE WORLD. BY william Mathews
Ill. ID. Chicago: $. q. Griggs X 20.
THE GREAT CoNyERsERs AND OTHER ESSAYS. BY
William Mathews, Ill. D. Chicago: s. q Griggs
These two volumes constitute a healthy and
vigorous contribution to the literature of tue day.
At time when many books OF scientific re-
search, ana such numberless novels, good, bad
and Indifferent. como from the press tt
Is something OF rehef TO get hold OF
simple, common sense essays ike those
which Mr.. Mathews takes such delight IN
writing Tne authors style is clear ana pungent,
and his way of putting things is very happy. NO
young man can read his WORKS without being en-
hghlened and encouraged thereby. He is warned
on hard ana persistent work. He says:-"Ine
enormous labor ana preparatory training which
men undergo for comparatively low ana trivial
accomplishments should shame the indolent and
the supine who are engaged In noble pursuits.
TaglionI, 10 insure the agility OF the evening,
rehearses her pironettes again ana again, and has
10 be undressed, sponged and resuscitated ere she
Is conscious. Handel, the composer, had harpsi-
chord. every key OF which, by incessant practice
was followed like the bowl OF spoon. And yet
the cry OF most billiards, and OF many who are not
duards, Is. 1T is OF Tor me 20 Try to rise;
am not. and never shall be, anyhody.'n
His chapters Good and Bad Luck, on the
Choice OF Profession, on self-Relance on
Money It's Use and Abuse, are simply admirable.
They are written In conversational STYLE and
every statement and proposition Is enforced by
plain logic and homely aud ample illustration. No
American can read the essay on "0verwork and
Underresp without being made conscious that It
contains a warning for himself. Americans never
rust, they always wear. They live at such ten
sion OF all tie faculties thar when they should be
In the prime OF lie, they have one foot In the grave
aud
60 70 pieces all AZ once
Just as bubbles do when they burst
This tendency to rush trough life Is wen Mus
trated In the following biographical notice.
Tuesday, owned millions by eu calculaiionsi
Thursday, drove out q spanking bay spans
FRIDAY, gave u magnificent ball;
And saturday smashed into nothing at all.
Mr.. Matthew ends his essays with these healthy
lines from Sebller:-
What shall do to be forever known
This aid iaii u amy Who yet sleep unknown.
on never neverl
Ihinkst theu perehance, that they remain unknown
BY angel irumps il heaven their praise i blown
The BOOK Il printed in clear type, on good
paper, aud Is a credit to the house from winch it
Ii issued.
The other volume, by the same author is called
the ''Great conversers,r for no other reason than
that It's first essay OF forty-tnree pages that
subject. IL Is very pleasantly written ana will be
read with interest. The chapter on eplgrams has
particularly attracted our attention II Is a kind
Of literature which Is well described in the follow
ing lines:-
Tie qualities three that ia bee we meet.
IN an epi,ram never should e, a, "a, $3.50
AND stilg should be LETT in the tail
Various examples or this concentration or wit
satire aud sense are given, but none better or
more pungept than the following, written after
the death Of the famous author Of "HudDras.n
While Butler, needy wretch was yet alive.
20 him when starved TO death ana turned to dust
Presented with monumental bust
lie asked Tor bread and he received a stone.
LosT AND HOSTILE GOSPELS. BY Rev. 5. Barring
Gould, II. A. London: Williams Eorgate.
The investigator who has spent any time in try
ing TO nd out the origin OF the gospels and epis-
ties which make up the New Testament, and who
has surmised that fragments OF other perhaps
equal authentic gospels might be discovered
among the RUNS Of the nrst three centuries. VIII
read this little BOOK with real zest ana satisfac
ton. 10 IS always pleasant to put yourself into
the hands OF q specialist, one who mas concen-
trated the energy Of years on q single
disputed pont. The ecute and critical
scholarship OF Mr BarInG-Gould win not be
questioned by any one who is acquainted
with the works that nave previously come from
his pen. The enthusiasm with which he enters
the domain OF ilction, tradition ana truta all
Jumbled together ana making chaos fearful 10
behold, ana the perseverance, with which ne FOL
lows TRAN after ne has once scented Il, draws
largely on your respect and confidence.
The differences between the apostles who re-
NAMED az Je, usalen 20 found Christian Church
In the very beart OF the Hebrew theocracy, and
the sturdy apostle to the Gentles, are made very
PLAIN indeed We have all Deen disappointed that
there was 80 little harmony between these two
branches oil tue same spiritual organization; but
the facts OF the case arc brought forward with
such care and eogency that we are no longer sur.
prlsed that James ana Paul should have fallen
into Misunderstanding which only the mild and
loving spirit Of 81. John could bridge over
The author traces the origin of the gospel OF the
Hebrews the Clementlne gospel and what are
called the lost Pauline gospels. aud one can
hardly suppress a sigh that 80 many invaluable
manuscripts should have been lost sight Of
Though not 10 DC implicitly relied upon, though
embarrassed by traditions and tables tnat nave
little weight, there must have been much that let
side ngh>in the life both Of the apostles ana OF
the Master. The Few extracts which are gathered
from the wrtlngs OF the carly Iathers passages
tnat arc quoted by WY o. illustration and aEtrib-
utcd 70 these lost gospels, give one raging aad
ungoycrnabe appedte Tor more. some or them
are 90 contradictory 70 the spirit Of the
New Testament that sunday school scholar
would sec that they are not genuine