The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-09
THE LITERARY WORLD.
v,v cnAr REGARDING wHI1-
rms IND hooks.
r.,., a,aucrs ct Several Recent f"e''e"-
aop.-nfs Of Jef'sr'on-se'Feh for
Religion ia BIOLOGY.

. JEFFERSON by James
qhQM I'M. j.. New York Dodd, |
10 1873. NQ0. Makers OF |
A''. series. For sale by West.
rnraoa IS Go.
..... becomes subjective, In other |
'A' ... be- properly no history, only |
The interest in American !
Dos 81 made great advance In the |
iIr ..ers. AZ one time the behct J
llsi t.-n..s. IN its uncomfortable dry |
l' ..s almost universal; now that Is |
jess tv n Keen relish on the part |
et.i.at OF It's many pleasing and |
o ..fraIons. which persistent ana |
I.- research IS bringing TO nsht. me
., historian does not uhioid the
story OF A nation, progressing
.,. l.vs ~ evolution from the rover
a barbarian 20 high eiv ii,
M What he presents Is soine,nlnb
NJ points bordering upon the mar
n e.rics q events before unknown
ufl'e range ~ ancient OF modern
peculiar conditions Of life have
,-on thls continent for centuries
tl- .... racuiinr races Of people. II was
hs ola Indian days. during the
.h occupancy. among the ffench
...-lrts. az the time on the Enens"
,-.-.ev. during che American heVoiu-
ana since 20 the present day. ~hen
Ian NE SIS more varied, more aIueh.,
r.rs active. more productive 'n'N any
uls " which we Know 81. 80.
N al the views whicn lhs ,..,,t,
,---,., Kaleidoscope presents 20 pNl'lI-
..-.rr.e is moro interesting, none so
.lve or instructive as that OK the
. ~ Tho first American statesmen.
t.,r no The makers OF America
... ttoeo men Thomas Jefferson taxes
..r-riti0ne and honorable place ms
.rIfi. sarvices 20 bis native state ana 70
o.. American nation being worthy OF
rratefil commentator. ...,...,.
o.n cannot assume a critical atutude
..o,ard "a book Ike Mr. Schoulers Llie o,
rfouas Jefferson" u has been prepared
nader cerfain exacting conditions HNe
spoke In O wheel, st SIS BOOK in 500
o,o this means an manner of limitations.
~ ',.'-.,,,t..llo thing about 10. or any
49, NJ the sort is that man "no -
49, .bould be able % submit NM
~ o., thl necessities OF spch On o-e4-
. Z, means either one OF two Things
..-.tnr Ga frlssed for money, or is
.. 5,..-trd generous fellow, WILING 20
.1 his talent for the benent OF nv
-.-0.laf reader Bc the case elther Ni'
..,.lar has done much better than most
..t.-s who sel themselves 10 ayhp,
.. De has produced am ATTRACTIVE @it
able Htue book. The weakness Oh ~
ln his imuibine the preJna'I,T,ss ~
re.u eirrrilv those against "oH-
.~ r4rrnUton and Patrick Henry
. -rr crnou1er strives 20 present his
.... fin fbs most honest and simple FORM
. r.nf seem possible for him 20 elude
shadow, 'of the unjust preiudices Wllch
reon allowed 10 creep into MS ne
So writer can be impartial no matter
..FH Oh
Oh. loudly he moy proclaim ms eh"'' 70
every writer especially every
.uer. le biased by the likes ana as
r az Ills hero. III he did not beileNe
Ola. man whom he undertakes 10 pre-
.,f r. true co'ors 90 the world he woula
newer become his Diognpner, he "ou'o
mover De enthused concerning DIS career.
Viewed fn this Hght the advocates OF
rr.-.ou deserve public sympathy rather
th1n public denunciatiou .,-,-..
mere ie IA standard of value requiring
tt.ta man ie Judged by his best hsh
Ills Be- applied 20 Thomas JEFFERSON ne
iona tu a. tremendous, I'll creative I"'Ce
81 American nfe as Jew men nave D zen.
h. liza munitions ana life teachings ne was
.,i, advance of his day. ne was true
.,..,.nt of rhe nineteenth century ana
o.. rt-r.e.rfh certary's experiment. win
,..rrr-tcv iae thus FAR Justified his tailn'
~ -..-.r- america is Jcnersonism lie
......l n.,.I education. liberal poll
49, if.ra' religion and a free press ne
f.rH.-l rn urln nj hostility 20 klnes' 10
..+.c-f f.au nonopolies, and he pos
4 ,rf..ur.l faith in the indefinite
.rr.reicn NJ tll8 Union and or the prac-
-,r. of esf--1vcrnment upon this CONT
r.rt AZ n man DE- was on ideanst' bul
d. wac practical enough 30 appreciate
fr.t unrEind Isl moye won by facts than
r, th..rf.4 He was q true friend or the
... ma Doe sought 90 obtain substan-
tf r.srl.s for them. II accomplished
s..t deal i0r his country, be was always
honestly devoted to his native state ana
IA. pride in being the father OF the I'M
,itr off Virginia vas as great as that
~ being The author OF the peciara ZION
10 American independence
rtls rIl that jeff trson possessed some
v.ir futs of character; that dissimuia-
r.- rfr-1a adroit MANAGEMENT a Ger
calm .rt rf drawing the chair from under
f0. instead OF striking him down, were
noticeable in nls conduct II this be true,
U..r in authority Jefferson threw these
nauor weapons aside ne strove earn
,lv for what MS political faith taught
Dim wae rirht. that the people should
81. the repository OF power In % Govern
mont DIX. ours. This Is the great iunda-
mental trlfh upon which rests the Amerl-
I'm ranrHuc. When we consider how
l0us'r and constantly jefferson sought
impress this upon his countrymen' all
personal faults. all preiudices, fade away
0al we behold only the great man striving
lor Lls c0untry's good. r. Il. w
'THU MEANING AND THE METHOD
co.'s LIFE" a Search for Religion IN
Biology @. T. Putnams Sons. New
York Tor sale by West. Johnston &
CO.
prom Life. through Life. 20 Life"
To give anything like an adequate re-
view oi this work would require in the
reviewer the knowledge Of specialist,
ul for SIS publication the scope Of a
Nrnal devoted 20 scientific inquiry.
Ire We only cah attention 20 this note
worthy production ~ brief summary
or BIG chief points OF originality and in-
t-t les motto. From Life. through
1'f 90 Life" gives the keynote of fits
f.l.-1ne 0f cheer and encouragement
lefreeaiug contrast 20 the philosophy
OF l0ssImism and despair, so prevalent
f.r many years past IN works assum-
is 10 o. guides ia scientific thought
lie authors attitude towards agnos-
t-nu the creed q the pessimsts, can
d. a.t given in his own words He says
n 'ae introductory chapter: zone OF the
f-l...t things I'm man rs his willingness
g. Dr. ignorant. and Injurious of the mys-
'iN fllt Doe is. ana by which be is sur
founded a Very oisc0uraging eNaggcra-
ta OK ths willingness is agnosticism-