The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-19
LITERARY NOTES.

LITERARY NOTES.
Mr.. FRANK P. CRANDoN begins the
discussion OF the "Nauag menC OF
Gr-at C,ues,' in the January numoer
o tn Popular Science AOnthly, WITH an
srticls in whicn the difficulties OF the
CUES ion are forciDy set forth.
FIR john LUBBOCK, VINO is as
eminent for he pertoual attention he
gives to tue ditcharge # his duties as
| an in pAtor of schools. 70 be is in
scientific res arch, will have ga a.
ii lie on "Mauual Destruction" in the
j nuary number of the Popular Science
Monthly.
PROF. W. G. SUMNER hes made
careful study # The question of"Whst
Makes tie Rich Ricner End The Poor
Pooter?" and will communicate the
answer to 1t which he has reached,
thorough the Jaurarv number OF TIE
Popular Science Monthly. H'sIaper on
this subjeca will be- the fist article in
that i sue.
THR o Jet OF Mr.. Daniel Greenlest
| Thorn pf on's Article on "ScienCe in Re-
lgious E iLcatiUn," in TIE January
number of the Popular Science Monthly,
Is to make plea 70 giving TO science
q more impo tant aid essential place
in religious education, in order, among
her t Jugs, that -lergy men, when
hey come to deal with scientific
questions, as they often have to 40,
may be more fully prepared for the
WORE.
EDWARD ATKINSON, the eminent
statisti, ian and political economist.
has bygu1 in The Century series of
timely pa ers, Que on the "Food
Quest on" 10 published in the Decem-
rer number. In the January and
Feb uary numters he will publish
two articles On THE Relative Strepgih
and Wesxnfss OF Natlone." Taey are
sud to contain the 10 st valuable and
suggestive study Of tho material
gr WITH # 'h- un,ry yet mace oy
any ngIo wdleg,
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"THE COWBOYS OF TIKI NORTHWEST, u
, BY Wllrm A. Hornsday, the author
= OF Two Yefrs ia Ju gle" is one 0
r the most strikipg and entertaining ar
. ticles IN the d cember Cosmopolitan
. published in X chester, N, Y. IL il
d. heaut fully illust ed by Meeker, and
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picture OF the hard sn1 unrom ,ntiC
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+ mtnt of "Ssnor To-" by Salvatore
FsIina, the most deiicious'y humor
ous Story ever published, is pre-
I, sented. The other q ton is power
ful Christmas story, "Uuder the Mis-
I tl-toe," by Harriet PIescot5 Spoffo d
! "0ur Door Bell, q pathetic story by
g M. Heimourg, the we'll known Ger
: man novelist; and "Maumer's Cur,
q for Cow Ardics," by Mary Rose Floyd
q illustrating one of the Cuious super
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i NEGOTIATIONS ON THE BIBLE HEAVEN
A by :. L. spear, DID,, is ssIi of medI
q tations, to ae what the Bible, upoT
{ nstural and common sense construc
Il ton of its langus &c, says about The
q heaven 10 which il 30 often refers
If The heaven thus revesled is presented
o to US in human language, appropria &c
I BY iuspiratiJ for this purpose, anC
o this language is in many forms Of de
4 srription. Each form, considered
D relatively to human thought, hlI
some specia reason for its use; anC
when al these forms are collected 10
7 ge,hsr ia one aggregate, then, anC
Il only IN n, heve We before our mi d.
L. wha God has been pleased O. revea
o in rega d 10 heaven Then, auG onl'
t then. DO we really see the Bible il
i heaven. Though but part OF thu
y Whole reality is thus brought wit Oh
! the domain OF our present Anogledge