New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-18
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
CHURCH AND CLERGY IN NOVA SCOTIA.

CHURCH AND CLERGY IN NOVA SCOTIA.
THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN NOVA SCOTIA Ia AND III,
THE TOBY CLERGY OF THE REVOLUTION ol ny
Arthur Wentworth Eaton, Is. A. SVo, PIP. XIV o-o'
Thomas Whitaker.
This is book of much historical value and interest,
hot merely 20 Anglican and Episcopal Churchmcn, ou'
to all students Of early American history. NoNa
Scotia ought TO have a good deal OF interest ior
Americans for IL to that Province that thousands
of New-York and New England Tories went al .ho
time Of the American Revolution. As might na.uraie
be expected these Tories nearly all stanch ana
devoted Anglican Churchmen so that while on the one
hand their withdrawal seriously weakened the hp''
opal Church in this country. 1t made Nova Sco'i' no
Oldest Colonial diocese of the Church OF Engiao' o
most important centre OF Anghcanism ON th's oo"'
nent. That alone would make IA chronicle OF Anei'
canism in Nova Scotia well worth reading, even II
were NOT for the circumstance that 1t is also heccs
ssriN and theoretically history OF the society anu
political life Of the Province,
Mr. Eaton who is himself Nova Scotan, already
distinguished in the world Of letters, has oone MS
work WELL His study of the old archives OF Nova
Scotia has been thorough and palnstainns no 10 nv
only imbued with that genuine respect ior iacs "o
dstn guisges the true historian. but ne Is also scu
with that sympathetic Imagination which Is 80 essen.
tial for a comprehensive and lucid presentation vi
facts The stately old social regime IN Hallfax the
two cardinal articles OF whose creed were loyalty 10
Church and King Is sketched with great iehois
and some interesting facts are given In regard 10 Cc
religions and educational work done by the ioyahs'
exiles who soon to identify themselves so coh'
pletely with the life Of the Province The chapter
devoted N distinguished Iaymen will be especially
interesting to Americans, as the names Of many OF
them will indicate There were. for instance. james
Auchmuty Thomas Barclay, John Bede, Peter Boston,
Christopher Billopp, Elisha Budd, George Duncan
Ludlow, Beverly Robinson 1r., James Delaney
and many others. of New-Yorf From other states
he
the Brentons, the Chambers, the Chipmans, the
funards the Francklyns the Green's the Hahburtons,
the Putnams the Ruggeses the SewOlls the TRomases.
and the DePeysters, which names are conspicuous IN
the history Of this country. The fact Is that ue
American Revolution arrayed members OF many
families agtinst each other. The line OF cleavage
between patriotism and loyalty often separated brothers
and fathers and sons, who felt conscaentously COM
PEELED to take opposite sides in the conflict Iheir
descendants to-day, when history hns pro-
nounced its verdict on the struggle, can well
afford TO forget the bitterness and hatreo
engendered by it, and remember their common XIII
ship and the honesty Of purpose that equally dis
tnguished their common ancestors There are not
wanting indications that Nova Scotia and the United
States are at the present time drawing more closely
together both socially and commercially Ana MI
Eatons book shows how strongly they are already
bound together by the ties of blood and race
aGospel Criticism and Historical Christianity" by
. preIlo Cone D. D. (G. p. Putnam's Sons Is a we'll
considered critical study of the text and canon OF the
four Gospels from the point Of view of the advanced
higher criticfor nowadays there are many grades OF
radicalism among the higher critics. The authors
honesty and ability will not be called In question by
those who read his book. But the legitimacy ana
truth of some Of his critical judgments will be denied
by many who are qualified to give intelligent opin-
ion on such matters. The work, however, Is both
instructive and suggestive, and may be consulted with
profit by those who desire to find out what the critics
are saying to-day about the Bible.