The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-12-15
BosToNs GREAT REVIEWS
A BACKWARD AND FORWARD GLANCE
THE ARENA PUBLISHING co.

A BACKWARD AND FORWARD GLANCE.
THE ARENA PUBLISHING CO.
The November Arena, which lies be-
fore us, is strong, able-and invigOrating.
IL closes the eighth volume of this re-
view. " hose career has been so remark
able. and whose influence has grown to
be a potent force in our country. The
superb courage, the catholieity of spirit
and the cordiality with which it has re-
ceived the advance guard among the
worlds thinkers finds no parallel in the
history of magazine literature. While
EMPLOYING talent fully as learned and
scholarly as that represented in any
other great review, it has as a rule
avoided discussions of problems not
vital in character, while its influence
has always been thrown against class
privileges, entrenched injustice and out
grown ideas. A glance over the index
for the past year reveals coterie of
contributors which 1t would be difficult
to surpass in any review published in
the Enghsh-speaking tongue.
Among those who have written for its
pages during the past IL months are
such leaders of thought and eminent
scholars as Rev. NJ. j. Savage, Rabbi
Solomon SCHNEIDER, Sir Edwin Arnold,
Bishop S. L. Spaulding, Rev. Lyman
Abbott, Prof W. j. Rolfe, Helen Camp
bell, Alfred Russell Wallace, u. G. l. e,
DR.. j. f. Furnivall, Prof. David Swing,
Hamlin Garland, Rev. George G. Lori.
mer, w. D. McCracken, A. NJ, the Mar
auis of Lorne, Prof. j. r. Buchanan,
Rev. John w. Chadwick, o. B. Frothing-
ham, Henry George, President j. Nj.
Coulter of Indiana University, Rev.
Marion d. Shutter, D. D., United States
Senator w. M. Stewart, Prof. N. S.. Sha-
Ter, Edmund Gosse, Prof. Orello Cone,
d. D., Louise Chandler Moulton, Gerald
Massey, Ignatius Donnelly, Prof. A.. Z.
Dolbear, Edmund c. Stedman, the late
Richard Proctor, Henry Irving, Henry
Wood, Napoleon Ney, Louise Frechette,
etc., etc.
The announcements for next year are
even more inviting, if possible, than
those made before. Among the great
features of the Arena for 1894 will be a
series of six papers on the Ascent OF
Life' by Stinson Jarvis. They will take
up the evolution theory where Darwin
dropped if, and proceed in search for
the soul of mln in strictly scientific
manner. The editor of the Arena pre-
diets that this work will create a pro
uounced sensation, and will be a contri-
button of great value to the modern
critical literature. Another brilliant
feature of the Arena for 1894 will be
series of papers setting forth the Aims
and Objects of the Higher Criticism" by
leading orthodox scholars OF Europe and
America who stand with Prof. Briggs.
The opening paper will appear in the
December Arena.
1t is written by the great Oxford pro
lessor, DIR. William Sunday, LII. D., D.
D., A. NJ, who is recognized as one OF
the most profound students of sacred
literature in England. DR.. Sunday will
be followed by r. F. Horton, A. NJ, the
eminent author and lecturer, who was
called from London t. deliver course
of lectures at Yale College the past win
ter on Il Higher Criticism" A third
paper has been prepared for this series
py Rev. Washington GLADDEN., D. D., and
others will follow by scholars equally
eminent. A third feature will be Sc
ries of papers on "Indian Occultism,'
by Heinrich Hensoldt, Phi. D., German
scientist who has spent 10 years in Cey-
lon,. India, Thibet, and Burmah. The
opening paper of this series will appe !
in the December Arena; it is entitled
''The Wonders of Hindoo Magic"
Vital, political, economic and social
problems will appear in the following
series embracing discussions by the
most able and live thinkers of the age.
l. Short talks on the Land Question,
embracing ~ short papers ON this great
problem by leading specialists. 2. Ideal
Republican Measures, embracing series
of papers on the Initiative, Referendum
and Proportional Representation. 3. The
Nervous and Arterial Systems of the
State, a series of papers by Rabbi Solo.
mon SCHNEIDER and other leading think.
ers on governmental control of railways
4. The present aspect of the Money
Question, the light of European and
American history, number of brilliant
papers by students of finance. 5. The
Slums of Our Great Cities and how tc
abolish them.
Another series of papers will deal with
the Civilization of Tomorrow, in which
hereditary and prenatal influences and
early environment will be ably discussed
Popular papers on Emergency Surgery
by leading Massachusetts physician
and surgeon Psychic Science and Pro
gress in the real of Physical Science will
receive attention from experts. Among
other attractions a. Q series of short
papers by Rev. NJ J. Savage on Our Lat
ter Day Poets. Short stories, brief biog
raphies, portraits of leading thinkers
and critical reviews of leading books O.
the day will be the features of the Aren;
for 1894
In critical editorial which appeared
in the Toronto Sunday World for Octo
Der 1, 1893, the writer observes: "Bos