New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-30
NEW BOOKS AND NEW EDITIONS.

Ticknor & Company. Boston. have published a
second clifton of Julia Wcdgwoods The Moral Ideal
a fact which goes 10 show that theie Is ce'Ia'n
demand for such bold and untinchnS discussions OF
tho great problems Of life as ms volume eon'"'N.
If is a historic study Of the views man has held
concerning the universe and his own relation to II.
and # s characterized by fairness and fnlness OF
thought which almost compensate for certain defect
Of uc.dty. The author In striving 10 reach inc
bottom of all her questions. sometimes gets Out OF
her depth and is rather cloudy In her ideas ms
however. happens lnirequently. The book as whoie
deserves to DO called remarkable and 1t Is certainly
in the line Of advanced thought
Tho latest volume Of "The Book.Lover's Library
IA. C. Armstrong q som Is Ho" 10 Catalogue a
library by the editor Of tho series, Mr.. Henry b.
Wbeailey It is convenient and useful little manual
giving the freshest methods and IDEAS In regard to
catalogulng and going esboraeiy into The details
NJ tbe work that a very fair knowledge Of II may be
attained hy the study OF Mr. Whcatley'S pages. Tine
erhtt chapter gives rules for small library wach
extend the usefulness OF the Work by applying IL 10
private collections as well as 10 public ones. MI
Whcatlcy has done his work as thoroughly as was
possible within the rather narrow limits set him. and
# will be welcomed and priced by bookovers as well
as By librarians.
From White & Allen We series Of tour
small volumes entitled Folklore and Legends
a volume OF course It was not practicable TO give
ANYTHING Ike func,s these small selections rather
tlan collections. and many readers may thhK that
tho best examples Of the folklore illustrated have
rot always been given. We think this the case III
regard to Ireland and others Will probably ma iat
with the German and scotch selections II the series
is intended solely for amusement sucn objections have
LITTLE force but If it IS meant be he TO students
# folklore. compliant may very we'll be made OF Its
in,nflciency and OF the paucity OF notes The vol
umes are dainty printed and prcttily bound
Appleton & Co. publish in the international Educa
ton series European schools by Dr. j.. L. klemm.
II IS an account of what the author saw In the
schools of Germany. France Austria and Switzerland.
DR. Klcmm writes inelligently and clearly, anu points
out the things Ia regard 10 which Europesh educa
ton IS an advance Of American the best Schools Oh
FDrope that IS 10 say for Dr. Klemm did not lose
time In visiting the Inferior ones. The extent 10
which teaching by illustration. or objective teaching
is now carried the German and French schools
is one Of The Interesting demonstrations OF the DOOR,
though the German and French ideas on education are
radically different The description Of the Herborhan
system Will open the eyes and the minds OF many OF
our teachers. and give them more definite notions OF
German aulaclty and capacity in this line OF WORK
Altogether IL Is book which teachers ought To read,
and which parents also may study with profit.
Under the title OF Social Aspects OF Christianity
Thomas I. Crowell q COZ Professor Richard I. Ely
discusses with his usual acunen and directness, some
Of those questions connected with rhe common
practice OF sOcaed Christians, which aye more than
ever stirring up controversy II certainly should be
healthy symptom that quite new tenderness OF con-
science is being emphasized IN Christian literature
The obligation Of following the Gospel, which lies on
all who do not reject Christianity Is being more
and more insisted upon. Professor Ely's book deals
strongly with these questions.
A. D. f. Randolph & Co. ISSUE in conjunction with
the English publishers in the series Men Of the
Bibleo Professor George RawlinsOn's " The Kings Of
Israel and JUDAH" and in the Epoch Of Church
History" SERIES Mr.. H. N. Gwatkn's monograph on
The Arian Controversy Professor RawlinsOn's
narrative Will be acceptable TO all who do not believe
IN Ewalds methods OF writing Biblical history while
to admirers Of Ewald it is apt 10 appear rather
behind the age Mr.. Gwatkn's account Of the Arian
controversy is fun Of interest. There Is touch of
eXtravagance occasionally about the writer's com
mcnts and conclusions. and his final judgment Is per-
haps ncedlcsly harsh remembering the remotenes and
the present uulmporlance OF the controversy This
strength of feeling however. does not dctract FROM
but increases, the lvcliness Of the narrative
The Rev James Mackenzie has written short his
tcqv Of scotland in one volume with Illustrations IT
Nelson & sons. II Is spirited and thoroughly read
abl. composition. and the author has fne mpa-
iercc Of wrong ana tyranny which - Oiten manifested
I'm hearty eXecrations The manner IN which he ldcni
hce himself with the past history OF bis country IS OF
course altogether At odds with the modern mpersona
Las ,ioncss scientific scn0o Of history but II the main
purpOse Of such work Is 10 enlist and hold the inter
cst OF the reader II be said that Mr.. Mackenzie
he's succeeded. An interesting chapter Is that on the
destruction of the Scotch Abbeys in which the case
against the rcfoImers Is fairly rcfuted ard times
natural Iavages helped by the neglect Of the crown
rran,ers Of the abbey lands. IS shown be mainly &C
counable for the ruin Of the ecclesiastical elitces
"The Continuous Creation by Myron Adams
HIonghton Mlnin co.., IS a fresh attempt at the
reconciliation Of evolutionary science and theology
Christian dogmatlsts are, perhaps. not likely 10 ap
preclae very highly the ingenuity OF Mr. Adams when
they perceive the extent Of his concessions 10 science
Almost at the outset for Instance. he makes frank
surrender of the whole doctrine OF the Fall OF Man and
II after thai rhere is any important dogma which
clashes with evolution he proceeds to pare It down I'm
III # fits, The argument Is good enough from the point
Of view of evolution but II can hardly be accepted as
| a solution Of tho problem by thc religious world.
A translation Of Francois Coppees HenrIeue7 ire
Gently reviewed by Us in the original by Edward
Wakefield is lsuued by the worthineon Company. with
illustrations These illustrations OF very uneoual
merit and some Of them worse Than nrdlocre
The translation Is preceded by critical note in
which Mr Wakefield gives some account Of Coppee's
Mace in French literature The rendering Is good.
Robert, Brothers. Boston. have published A conplete
edition Of Sir Edwin AInods poems IN two stout vol
umes. with the approval OF the author Tho making Of
THIS otherwise convenient edition leaves something IN
10 desired the paper being too thin ard tho type not
,,ttorm. nor always free from marks Of wear.