The Portland daily press., 1888-11-16
MAGAZINE NOTICES.

There is some delightful literature about the
Irdians in the November Wide Awake. The
appeal TO the children to build the dlnng-room Of
the Ramona Industrial School at Santa Fe is ie-
peated, and list of those who have contributed
the last month is publlshed-about one twentieth
OF the needed sum is already raised. Then there
y most touching true story by Margaret Owen
Foster, entitled The Little Captive Chief. An
Evening at Carlisle, by Miss Sparhawk, a teacher
in the Indian School, describes an entertainment
given by the Indian girls and pleads eloquently
for the education Of all our young Indians. In
M s. Upton's Children Of the White House, a fine
chapter Is given concerning The Household Of
John Quincy Adams, full of anecdote and fresh
historical matter, and very valuable for its twen-
ty-Beven Illustrations. An article entitled Some
Children of Modern Painters gives reproductions
Of many exquisite childhood pictures by half a
dozen eminent English and French painters.
The Wild HOrseman, Count Chandor, IS an &C.
count by Madame Radford de Meissner OF the
famors daring Hungarian Count and his horses,
with Interesting reproductions OF some OF the
paintings OF bis exploits which hang in the Chan
dor Castle At Buda-Pesth Rose Hawthorne La
throp has a charming story called New Birth
will interest everybody. The two serials Plucky
Smals and Double Roses, are concluded 10 make
way Tor new Peppers serial by Margaret Sidney,
and one Of New England life by j Trowbridge
Though not the frs in order the first paper in
value and finish in The New Princeton for Noyem-
writtea by Charles Eliot Norton, and is worthy Of
its authors high reputation. The next in worth
is deeply interesting account of John Richard
Green, author of The Short History of England,
one of the best of all histories. Matthew Arnold
is the subject of third paper and is presented
~ due firm and familiar outlines. Charles G.
Leland argues III favor of certain New Principles
q Education OF which he claims to be In part the
author. The other articles relate to Matthew
Pror, The Renaissance of Barbarism, and The
Education of the Masses Sundry Reviews and
Notes ana Criticisms follow-with the Customary
record OF Events in this country and in Europe
This Record Is made up with great care and
VIII wen repay an attentive perusal. An analyti-
cal Index OF VOL vi concludes this number
The article OF most direct interest us to I'm the
Andover Review for November is review of Prof.
Drummond's visit to the colleges of this country.
in the course Of which he gave much good counsel.
What used to be called muscular is here called
athletic" christianity. and refers to the develop
ment OF sound mind in sound body. Great
progress has been made in this direction, but
much more remains to be done. Religious Thought
in England is also subject of interest to u.s. since
we are SO closely connected with Great Britain by
many ties. Socialism in the Church of England is
not so satisfactory. 1t is not easy to believe that
many, If any, of the high church clergy are social
lists, for as class they are eminently conserve
uVe ana closely connected with the existing order
y, .dhs1gs. everywhere they are allied with the
ia t arlstneracy. Culture and Christianity are
apiy presenlea IN their mutual relations AID de-
penoencles. The Evolution of the Home Is clear
~ Traced from the earliest times, and valuable
are MADE IN reference to IT, The In
OF that wonderful work which Daniel Webster adj
mired above all others as a masterpiece of sub
lime and sacred eloquence. The editorials of this
number relate to The Hymn after The Sermon
The Ordination of MIR. William H. Moves as a
Foreign Missionary, Statements Pres ented to the
Recent Council at Berkeley Temple, with Book
Notices as usual.