The New York herald., 1876-02-28


and she drove home comparatively happy But alasl
when she arrived Berkeley square she found her hus-
band dead Of heart disease brought by days
elements Now, f Lady Grace had only married lord
he would never have disgraccd her by debt and would
not have died OF remorse and heart disease Mrs Wood
has taught lesson aud made example that cannot
fail Of working reformation in the opinion tho world
has heretofore held regard social standing OF
the clergy 1t is supernuous to say that the plot Is
thin and the story weak. No can grind out books
Mrs. Wood does and make them worth anything.
When she wrote slower she better She has
never equalled EAST Lynne'' power popularity.
RALPH AND BRUNO. BY NJ Bramston. London: Mac
milan Co.
"Ralph and Bruno" vastly superior 10 the average
novel. The story is simple, the plot old but freshly
treated, the style graceful and the tone healthfuL
The story has heroes; the interest doubled.
Ralph Treguire, the principal hero, Is heir to ten
thousand year and madness. All his family, with
few exceptions, have ended their days IN lunatc
ums. Ralph's grandfather spent his time wandering
around the world for fear that II he should stop too
long in any place he would go mad. He left
Ralph under the Of Dr. Gracedew avillage surgeon
and fine fellow generally who also the guardian
Of Elsie Gracedcw his granddaughter 1t was the study
OF the Doctors life that Ralph did suffer
had his The boy showed trace OF the dis
case and the Doctor very proud OF his treatment
1t seems that RaIphs mother living in France but
she was very common woman and the grandfather
paid her an annuity to give up Ralph The boy felt no
drawing toward her. he had never her since his
infancy Ralph went to Paris and saw his
mother, but he was not so much impressed
by her by boy named Bruno, whom she
had adopted Bruno very lovabe fellow and he
and Ralph became great cronies Time rolled on and
the friendship of the boys ripened they grew to be
men. Bruno fiery Communist and Ralph a
quiet, easy going medical student. Both young men
loved tho GIRL Nine Dulaurer, but neither sus-
pected the sentiments OF the other. Ralph proposed
first and accepted, and he went away happy.
Bruno proposed second and accepted and he went
away happy and back and married her Ralph felt
badly of course he long in seeing that the
girl was as shallow as she was hearess There was
mystery in the AIR, but of the English people
knew what caused it. At last the truth came 10 light
Bruno Noel Ralph Trcguire and Ralph Trcgurc
Bruno Noel. Bruno knew it, but would not dis
turb Ralph in his possessions. Ninie knew 1t, and
that why she married Bruno after being engaged to
Ralph 1t was the old story of changing babies.
Bruno was shot by the gensdarmes, and Ralph sue
ceedod to Dr. Gracedcw's practice married Elsie and
transferred his ten thousand ayearto Nnie
MANUAL OF UNIVERSAL CHURCH HrsroRr. BY DR..
Azog Translated, with annotations, by Professors
Pabisch and Byrne. Vol IL ROBERT Clarke Co,
Cincinnati
Dr. Alzog contributes vast fund of new information
in this volume 1t is true that Doinger and Ritter,
both eminent authorities Church history. had in a
general way opened up to the student OF theology
mense treasures the early struggles and triumphs
of the Papacy but the works of these earlier writers
lack that cearness precseness OF detail and compre-
hensivoness shown In this manual Unlike many
of his contemporaries, Alzog not written though
every reader were versed in matters ecclesiastical
to forms and discipline. and that 1t
is only necessary to begin with doctrine
and concomitant discussion for mature minds
He has erred rather the side of extreme
simplicity entering minute consideration of the
and progress the Church in every country which
has been subjugated by her divine influence. hence
find him detailing the origin of religion in Ger
many the superstitfons OF the great but barbarous
nation that led the recognition of the Supreme Odn
and OF the lesser dctes Thor, Freyr and Freya The
histories of the Goths vsgoths the Huns Gaul and
Italy the Vandas In Africa the 0strogoths and Lom
bards the lives of the carly saints ST. Benedict St.
Bonifacc. treated with much candor and bodness
or ST. Patrcius tst Patrick) this German writer ap-
pears TO have formed the ofiest conception, and he
thus up the result of holy and energetic life:
The whole face of the island tIreland) was changed
The nation that but lew short years before had been
shrouded III the darkness of paganism suddenly
and chapes monasteres and converts schools and
colleges the land and from hill and valley
sound OF thanksgiving went up TO the throne OF God.
With that keenness and thoroughness peculiar to
the Teuonic mind Dr. Alzog analyses to lay bare
many things that writer's before him have stu
diously avoided He discoses unpleasant almost
hideous abuses and unhestatingly the RESPONSE
biiy upon tho real instigators and perpetrators in
stead OF seeking TO hide them behind the glory
achieved by the mother Church attempting to
smother them In their comparative .nsignicance.
whether consciously or unconscously he hurls him.
self into tho arena OF Church discussion, with
abundance of material for argumentatve dsputation
such Froude, Burke Newman and D0llinger might
envy with the expressed convection that the has
arrived when the whole truth must be told that the
student of Catholic history may longer deceive or
be deceived Thus, In dealing with the false decretas
of Isidore he furnishes argument sngulary favor
able to the separation OF Church aud State:-
In the alliance between the Papacy and the Empire
essential TO maintenance OF peace and the purity of
morals throughout Chrisendom the spiritual thority
increased In influence and efficiency in proportion
the imperial power waned and ceased to be respected
1t upon the runs Of imperial power aud became
indispensable check upon the disorders which grew
OF a contempt for the laws and depravlty Of
Generally, this portion OF DR.. Alzog's work is
replete with LIBERAL modern ideas, and seems
rather to tho vagares of Mohammed the incon-
sstcncies OF the Crusaders the defective judgment OF
early Popes the barbarities Of succeeding military
tons, the errors of Rome dealing with the Greek
Church. grand collective lesson in favor of the
most advanced liberalism consistent with morality to
place the Church IN with the age Of prog
ress and enlightenment in which we live.
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