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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-22
NEW THEOLOGY.

DR.. Lyman Abbott is quoted as say
ing: Men scOff at new theology as
though it were something new ia the
world TO have new theology. The
theology of Paul was so new that the
Christian church could hardly dare to
have it preached. The theology of
Wesley was so new that all the. Church
OF England broke out III derisive laugh
ter" Now, howevey good OF bad the
new theology" may be, that is a very
unfortunate defense Of it. Paul's the
ology newY The life, death and resnr-
rection OF Jesus Christ as accomplished
facts were new. Has the new theolo-
gy' anything in the Same sense new y
TO offer the world? Ii so, what is itf
After these the burden Of the apostles
preaching aud letters was justification
by faith, a doctrine as old as Abraham,
the father of the faithful And then
the "newnessn Of Wesley's theolo-
gy is novel discovery. The
free offer Of salvation 10 all men, high
and low, on the condition of repentance
and faith, was that new? Does it not
speak from every page OF revelation
and ring through all the ages where the
truth has been scripturally proclaimed?
And experimental religion. was that
nexy Was 1t not as old as Paul and
Abel? IL DR.. Abbott Teans that the
doctrines OF Paul and Wesley were new
TO the most Of the generations to whom
they preached them, we assent. But
what then becomes of the analogy and
ar1noantr What aunxfle ar prnphat
or patriarch ever preach ed the modern
- new theology ~ What age of the
Church ever held itY DR.. Abbott rs a
great and good man. but he would bet
Ter try some other defense of the new
tbeology. "-Pittsburg Christian Adyo-
cate.
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ertainIv no indication of genius in the

certainly no indication OF genius in the
handwriting of Edmund Burke, W bich Is
rather efleminate looking; but nobody
could doubt the individuality OF Fran
els Bacon. Congreve wrote clear. II
somewhat scboolboyish hand. aud
Thomas Campbell. too. was a fine aud
free writer. There is curious family
likeness between the handwriting OF
Wordsworth, Southey and Coleridge.
which tempts one TO think that they
copied one an6tber: but If so. they GER
sainly did not succeed in producing a
very remarkable hand. Lord Byron
was much more untidy writer. and II
we compare his handwriting with
Southey's. we can see at a glance what
a gulf divided the two poets, Robert
Burns an had autograph worthy OF royal
ty. Dryden wrote a scholarly hand.
but one can detect, one fan
cies. Task of decision in nus
tremulous curve and thin down strokes.
The Italian school must have been 10
fashion when Maria Edgeworth was
taught to write. for her hand represents
primness personified. not unworthy Of
her tales. In the same way, too. few
people would, we imagine, have been
led far astray by the handwriting of
Oliver Goldsmith, which, with all its
beauties. is wholly lacking in decision,
and seems to curiously reflect his re-
fined but hayward temperament. But
it would be interesting TO know what
these modern soothsayers would make
of some historical handwrtings. Il.
would be safe TO predict that they would
make rare hash of such characters as
Wellington and experimentation
Standard.
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THE UNIVERSITY OF DUBLIN.

During the residence of James III. i'm
Dublin. in 1859 and 1890, Trinity Col
leoe ceased to exist until the Battle OF
the B)yne brought back the Fellows
from their hiding places IN England
and drove away the garrison which had
been quartered in their buildings.
Heuceforth the history of the universe
ty is one Of more or less peaceful de-
velopment. Disagreements have arisen
from time To time among the gov
erning body, but the most remarka'
bic popularity of the college dur
ing the last century was GER
tainly the rowdiness of its younger
members. who in one instance shot an
obnoxious Junior Fellow dead rs he
stood at his bedroom window. Minor
riots seem 10 have been Of almost daily
occurrence. We read with wonder how
the undergraduates STONED the dean
ont of the hail, breaking into his rooms
aud destroying everything In them
They contrived to ravage other paris
of the college. until the middle OF the
night. evidently endangerlng the lie OF
the person who was the object OF their
resentment This was in 1850; aud
that things had not altered much half
century later may be gathered from a
letter of DR.. Magee. afterwards Arch
bishop of Dublin, who was elected to
a Fellowship in l7SS, When he be-
came Juuior Dean, he writes:
What situation this must be, sur
roupded by eight hundred restless, and
many of them mischlevous, blades,
continually mixing in one mass, you
NAV form conjecture, but that CON
lecture will be far short OF the reality.
was not two days in office when | was
obliged to sally out at Ii at night from
a warm room, and under heavy cold
TO nut a stop to a battle between "A body
OF our unsanctifled youths and body
of police. After plungiDg through the
dirty streets on very wet nlght LOT
more than an hour, raked them all
into the college-some out of the watch'
house and some out Of the kennel.
One is reminded Of the exquisitely
ludicrous - Gazette OF a row IN Old
Trinity" given in Charles . Malley'
written in parody of the great I'eninsu-
lar sic ges, with the false attack on the
Provost 3 Garden, to be turned into =
real one IL the ladies should scream,
&c. Yet, with all its turbulence
which. in sort. may be taken as sign
of vigorous life-Dublin University
was. even during the restricted period
with which Mr. Stubs deals, native
of famous wits" The great MI
Concreve IS reputation may be a triiie
rusty nowadays. but Burke, Goldsmith
and Swift are names of which any UNI
uersily might well be proud. even
thoueh the latter eccentric, uncouth'
disagreeable young Irishman narrowly
escaped plucking when at Dublin. -
Tho Saturday, Review.
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ABASIS OF MORALS.

The japanese are in search of a basis OF
morals 50 says the Hochi Shimbun. a
leading journal of Toxic. Local gov
ernment and projects have memorable
ed government. ard have reminded the
higher authorities that the educational
departmenihas long felt perplexed on
the same subject, and has found that
western religion as the basis of western
morality is unsuited for the country.
even though western civilizations be
adopted, We DO not wonder that
japanese leaders of thought find utili-
tarIanism too impractical as d guide of
conduct capable of exposition III short
text book. In short, the Japs have
come TO the same conclusion as Aristotle
and as Christian moralists come to.
namely, that there is no abstract basis
of morals, DO basis at all, in fact, ex-
cepting authority and example. This
conclusion Is right. and we regret that
the japanese have decided that the
maxims of Confucius is undoubtedly a
safer guide than Mill or Hobbies, or
Hume. but Confucius is the morallst of
paternal despotism. and as unspirltual
as modern Utilitarian or Hedonist.
1t is quite possible, however, that the
Prophet of Shantung may prepare his
countrymen for the lawgiyer of Sinai,
and even for Him who spake as never
man spake. The japanese are not far
from the Kingdom Of God as is seen in
an earnestness about moral philosophy
which rebukes the Indifference of the
West, and we feel sure that this acute
aud interesting people are seeking and
shall find, are knocking and it shall be
opened unto them. The Churchnan.
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LITERARY SOCIETIES.

In many of our towns there are asso-
Citations. more or less informal, for the
p1rnose of literary improvement. IN
which young persons aid older persons
of the two sexes meet to compare notes
on some branch of letters which they
have agreed to prosecute. Such meet
ipgs. if inspired by sincere desire to
advance in Wedge and taste, can be
made alike profitable and agreeable
They should be free from vanity, affec'
tation, and pedantry. No vain glorious
desire TO exploit ones attalnmen.s
should enter into such societies. The
temper and manner OF scientific assocl-
atoms NAV be copied. The most emf
nent scientists confer with modesty and
with absence of egotism and envy.
They are almost childlike in their de
meanor when they meet To ascertain
what new trudh has been surmised
or old hypothesis confirmed. The
domain of mere literary taste Is
not unite so sure and so well defined,
and there needs to be care less resent
ments be provoked or foibles wounded.
In the earlier stages of these societies
knowledge may be the chief aim, and
afterward critical discussion will be in
order. They should be democratic. No
autocrat is wanted at them. With zeal
and fair capacity, and an infusion OF
magnanimity toward one another, there
can not well help being much gam, and
they ought also to promote friendships
based upon kindred tastes and resting
ON esteem. They are only auxiliary TO
private reading and reflection, but they
ought to be useful and can be made so
nv those who will sink pride and mod
esty and earnestly strive for intellec-
tYal spoils. big or little. They are steps
ia the right direction. --Pittsburg Chron-
icla-Tele0raph.
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WAS BYRON GENEROUse

Certainly not. Ia his youth he spent
more money than he ought. but in later
years he was avaricious. Byron always
paraded his generosity-Shelley always
gave in secret. Byron confessed land
had only $500 a year, while he had
ca 1901 that he was in my debt, and
that he must settle. But | always
turned it off. Heconfessed that he had
saved CT 500 out of one year 8 income.
Shelley had $1,000 a year, and gave
away $500 every year.
OF Mary Shelleys mental faculties,
Trelawny spoke thus Her mind was
nothing particular. She was not wor-
thy of Shelley. Her father taught her
good deal and Shelley the rest. y
said that the Shelly Memorials, a
book edited by Lady Shelly, gave the
world,a very high opinion of her char
acter. To my surprise, Trelawny rose
from his chair and made quick move
ment toward me. He stopped sudden
Nv, and in savage tone exclaimed
They are all false" | waited for some
further explanation, for | did not un-
derstand his meaning. At last he said
THE letters published in those memoirs
are hers MARY Shelley; the rest of the
book is all fiction"
A well.known English authorizes was
at that time trying to find "A publisher
for a book which she had compiled Oh
Byron. Trelawny said: - told me
about it. He assures me it is harmless,
that 1T will do Byron no harm what
ever"
asked him whether the writer pos
sessed any authentic documents.
Eyes, some. But none of any I'M
portance. - begged me to see her,
but | refused. She shall not put lot
of lies in her book and say told them"
Speaking of Byron's portraits he said 4;
There is but one good likeness OF By
ron, and that is the work of Thorwald-
sen. A statue should. when possible.
resemble the original that 1t IS erected
to. Byron's sister. his wife, dollhouse.
Kinnaird. Harness and myself all con-
sidered the bust by Thorwaldsen was
the best in existence of Byron. The
PORTRAITS by Phillips and others
were unlike him. both in draw
ing and expression. Byron hlms-
self thought they were carlca-
lures. The miniature by Holmes
that YOU have OF mine his sister thought
very like. but she considered that no
artist of his time could do justice to
his expressive face. | was with Lady
Byron when the statue by Thorwaldsen
was unpacked. Lady Byron's cold ma
ture warmed at the sight of it. I'm
petuosity got the better of her for
once. as she exclaimed: How like my
dear Byron only not half beautiful
enough for him. Miss Leigh could
find but one fault in it-tbe lobe OF the
ear did not lie close enough to the
cheek Temple Bar.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-22

One of the most dangerous lcgacIes Of
the Middle Ages to later generations is
the habit of looking into ones self con-
tiuually, and carefully taking account
of one IS failures and sins. There was a
vast amount of interpretive life in the
Middle Ages, especially among religious
people. which was perfectly normal and
natural at their stage of the develop
ment. but which is in the highest degree
morbid and unatural now. \ thought
full, meditative life is very different
from an introspective life. The fact
that one is always mourning over his
sins is the very best evidence that one is
falling TO do his duty in the world
about him. The man who is bent on
the work of the hour will not be un-
conscious of his sins, but he will have
very little time.to devote to their analy-
sis.
The happiest life is one which is
largely concerned with the life Of
others: one IN which mar. 5 thoughts
are taken away from himself, and fas-
tened upon the needs aud Interests of
those about him. No man ever got out
of bis weaknesses or his sins by cOntln-
ually thinking about them; the only
way to get out of them is To work out.
No man ever saved himself by think
ing: thought without action is futile
and barren. A healthy nature finds
itself so continually called upon to put
forth It's normal activities that il has
very little time and very small incliua
ton to sit down and give itself up TO
the intellectual luxury of going over
its offenscs as an ignorant Catholic tells
his beads.
la this great universe an intelligent
man ought to find some more interest
ing objects of thought than hIsDwn i'm
projections. They will never be cured
by being looked at they will only be-
come distorted. Look at them long
enough to see what they are, and then
look away to the work that can help
you to overcome them. At bottom ex
cessive intrOspectiOn is always a DIS
ease instead Of indicating "A more SEN
sitive conscience it betrays morbid
temperament or a selfish indulgence in
the maguifying of ones own import
ance. The cure for this sort of mental
and spiritual iniirmity is the bracingair
of healthy. active. natural life. Pot
your heart into human relations and
your hands to good works. and you
will dispel the shadows which surround
you. We were put here to work out
our salvation no man ever yet thought
it Out.-Christian Union.
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c,,IrGUaPnY AND CHARACTER.

Nobody contrasting the signatures oil
Charles |. and Oliver Cromwell could
doubt which of the two men had the
stronger will. Charles H. wrote much
more pleasing hand when Prince OF
Wales than after his accession to the
throne. but it is certainly true that
hand writing undergoes many transfor-
nations aud reflects in many unexpect-
ed WAYS the changes OF mood OF the
writer. Nobody need hesitate to recog-
pize the temper in which letter Is
written. and nothing is more absurd
than the incoherent haste with which
anv one in passion expresses himself.
Nothing, too. is more pathetic taan the
rambling characters formed by old age
or II. health. There is signature OF the
first Earl Of Shaftesbuty, the author OF
the characteristics" in the British
Museum. which is eloquent of the IN
tirmities from which he WAS suffering.
liz il far cry from William Ill. to
George Washington. but one seems 20
have parallel in the cslligrapby OF the
two famous captains. which Is, perhaps,
also TO be drawn between their cbarac-
ters as men of action. Men OF letters
are VIGOROUSLY the worst writers OF
their time, and we look, perhaps In
vain. for indications of character III the
hurried scrawls which do duty for
their autographs. There are, OF course,
here again, exceptions numerous
enough to rank as examples OF the con-
verse rule. Addison. for instance,
a. rote a beautifully clear, If somewhat
correct. hand. Dean Swift wrote a
leeibIe but stiff hand. nearly upright
a sufficient indication Of his indie
uepdeuce of character. Richard b.
Sheridan wrote an execrable hand
wIrle poor Shenstone might have been
a writing master to judge by his edu
Gated If characteristic superscription
DR.. johnson. again, wrote "A very crab
bed band, but no fault could be found
with it on the the score Of illegibility
for nearly every letter was well formed
and one can believe that he bad ih'
horror of corrections before his mind
Voltairs wrote small but lsgible hand
when seems to Indicate that rs mus
have been distinguished by nflnoe
and precision Of chaSsc'es Tbsre We
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-22

and noblest development of the object
of affection. how faithful and true is
our divine friend The varied events
Of our life ne designs to subserve this
common end that they all be step
plug stones Of progress; ard, seeing the
outcome of his gracious plan concern
ing US. he spares no discipline, no pam
ar grief. that must be used 10 rouse the
soul and urge it forward. Let ms not
doubt the loving purpose of this Friend
of friends. nor weary Of his training,
nor neglect TO notice the tokens Of his
presence by the way. His earthly mes
senger il is who comes with heaven
sent strength and comfort for our time
of need. And along the straitened
path we tread. no other than our Lord
himself is leading US. TO bring us to
higher ground beyond. where we shall
see more clearly and know more sure
ly. and through the sacrifice and strug-
gle of the past shall apprehend and
share bis peace 3unday School Times.
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LITERATURE IN RI ia.

Forty years ago there was but one
printing. Office IN Odessa: at present
there are thirty-fiye such Establishments
there. twenty of which have been open
ed during the last ten ye1is. In this
regard the city on the Black $ "a almost
EQUALS the capital of the Empire. for 1t
has a printipg-office for every 10 600 OF
its inhabitants, while st. Petersburg has
one for every 5000. Here, also, the
fact must be taken into consideration.
that the great city of imperial residence
turns out printed matter Tor the whole
Empire, while Odessa works only for
its district and surroundings. She PRO
ducss at present 10 per cent. OF all the
books and pamphlets printed IN the
Empire.
Next to Odessa, the city OF Kazan is
becoming a centre of publication. Ac-
cording to the reports OF the Censor 8
bureau many books are printed in other
provincial towns, such as kiey, khar-
kov. Voronezh, Ryazan, Ekaterinoslay.
Perm. and others. and even IN such
small places "a Volsk. Hitherto Mos
cow held the monopoly of cheap edl-
TONS of works read by the masses, at
present the provincial press vies with
her in the printing and selling of popu.-
lar works. As to the publication OF
books addressed to higher order OF
intelligence, the press Of the large pro.
vincial cities almost sapersedes that OF
the two capitals OF the Empire.
Periodical publications have CORE
spoodineIy increased. Almost every
CITY of importance has its daily or
weekly Journal. Some papers OF the
larger provincial towns stand com
parrson with the ''Ieviathans" OF the
metropolis in size and in the nature OF
their contents. Not only papers o.
geusral Dews. but even periodical pue'
lications on agriculture technology
medIcjue, Jurisprudence, and 0thfI
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-22

Bible which we cannot explain? Yes.
a plenty OF them; and there are mys-
teries everywhere else which we can
not explain. What shall we do with
these mysteriesY Do nothing with
them; let them alone: do not try TO ex-
plain them; and never forget that the
secret things belong 10 the Lord our
God, and were never intended for hui
man explanation. Believe the Bible
when il reveals a mystery Just as I'M
plicitly as you believe it when it pre-
scribes the simplest duty. Believe the
mystery as such, and let it stand as
such. God is just as good authority for
a mysterious fact as he is for one that
we can fully understand. Our capacity
TO understand all that is revealed, is
not the condition Of accepting as true
what is revealed. There is sense in
which we do not understand anything.
even that which, because familiar,
seems the simplest: and We hence need
not be surprised TO find mysteries to us
in the Word of God. The surprise
would be if the fact were otherwise.
Ia word. reader, treat the Bible. in
respect TO every subject that comes
within the scope of its teaching. as the
supreme law OF faith read il as such
study it as such; seek by study TO ascer-
tain its true meaning: when you have
found that meaning, accept IL as true.
no matter what stands opposed to it
believe right on, and believe forever !;
say to yourself. as Paul said. LET God
be true and every man liar" who con
tradicts him: let this be the fixed and
permanent condition of your mind; and
you will best, to your own satisfaction.
and flor the comfort Of your heart,
solve the great problem of religious
faith and practice. The more you trust
the Bible, the more power IT Will have
with you, and the greater the blessings
which it will impart TO you. A half
faith ID not the right kind. Itdoubts too
much to be pOwer.-The lndepend-
nj
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COPlRlGIfT.

That publishers occasionally make
mistakes is but to say that they are hui
man. Dodsley. 1t is said, refused to give
Sterne $50 for "Tristram Shandy,' and
eventually was glad 20 pay him e0oO
for the right to the second edition only.
Some of them ran to the other extreme
in paving Oliver Goldsmith for works
which he never even began. Dodsley
made another mistake in refusing to
have anything to do with Miss Burney 5
first novel, "Eyelina.N She eventually
sold it to another publisher for EGO, and
he must have made hundreds, IL not
thousands. out of it. 80.
The whole history Of literature shows
that there is as much uncertainty about
publishing as about authorship. No
one could foresee that when Professor
Robertson accepted $500 for his His
tory of scotland he would by that
work make it worth while for pub
Usher to give him ca 500 for his his
tory of Charles "" now much less
known book. Gibbop had, if we mis-
take not. to bring out the first volume
of his Decline and Fall'' at his own
EXPENSE. ttL TIC II rdil W iiafN NiNHh'F
sc. 600 before he finished for the copy
right, He would have made more had
he retained the copyright. Then con.
trast Hume, who received goo for the
first two volumes of his History of
England. with Macaulay, who re-
ceived go 600 for the first two volumes
of his.
The fine old economic law of supply
and demand operates in the industry OF
book. making. as in every other branch
of human effort. The element OF spec
ulation enters there also, as il does into
all the branches of money making.
Luck counts for much in the literary
world. 1t ia certainly bad luck for AN
author-who makes a hit with The
chance of making fortune i'll the Old
World-to find his work-his pride and
hope and ioy-being sold by the hum
died thousand in America, without the
return of a single penny TO him.-Ali
the Year Round.
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special branches Of learning are pub
iished in the large cities.
TOOether ~ ith tho deveiopmput of the

sDecial branches OF ledruiuS oIe pun
lished in the large cities.
Together with the development of the
activity Of the press, denomination oil
professional literati has developed. Men
who are living on the productions of
their pens are quite frequently met
with in Odessa. but there are such per-
sons in other provincial cities. such as
KIev. kazan, Saratov, Kharkov. Tiflis
and other places. Ia Odessa and in
Saratov the lterati have formed mu-
tual benefit societies like those we
have in st. Petersburg and Moscow
aud in other cities. too. such circles OF
literary men are beng formed.
If we take into consideration that in
the provincial towns no work goes to
press without being previously revised
and approved by the censor, and that
many cities of importance have not
even censor's bureau of their own,
and are compelled to send their print
ing matter for revision TO another place,
the development of the literary ac-
tivity in the provinces. such as it is,
may be regarded as a cheerful sign of
the time and of the intellectual pro-
gress of Russia.-Literary Review,