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of the Congregational and Presbyterian
clubs of Minneapolis and st. Paul, and
the international convention of Chris
tian Workers in New York, have been
used. Also some articles have been
used that we're written for the Review
of Reviewers, the Chautauquan.
Our Day, the New Yerk OBJ
server, the Christian at Work, the
Independent, and for a volume entitled,
Parish Problems, published by the Gen.
tury company. The author finds in
history two governing principles which
are its key-two lines Of progress along
which the race has moved. AS these
lines spring from mans constitution,
thev are permanent, and indicate the
direction of the worlds future progress
In this light the writer interprets the
great movements of the times, and
points out what he believes history,
reason and revelation alike show to be
the solution OF the great problems of
the age. The summing up in chapter
I of the physical, political, social and
sciedtitic changes of our marvellous
nineteenth century is one which only
most careful student of our times could
have produced. The portraiture of
"the authoritative teacher" will bear
favorable comparison with any chapter
of Liddon's hampton Lectures on the
Divinity Of Christ, while The Two
Fundamental Laws and their fearless,
forceful application to the present pulls
ing, palpitating questions of capital and
labor, and indeed all the great problems
OF our day, economic, social, political
and religious, cannot fail to render Inn
mortal service to patriot and philanth-
ropist, citizen and Christian. 1t is
Christian philosophy of history, the first
that has been written, at least since
Paul's Epistle to the Romans. DR..
Strong is pre-. eminently philosopher of
Christianity. He has interpreted his
tory, progress and civilization for US. in
this work, in the light of the revelation
OF man in Christ. As Christian philos.
appears at just the moment when man
fore God sends him. His
book comes upon us with
the force of new revelation OF what
Christianity really is, of what Chris
tianity must be to fulfill its mission in
perfectng the life of men. From a
practical standpoint. aud with prscti-
cal purpose. DR.. Strong has seen and re-
vealed what both Augustine and Hegel
were feeling after-the real city OF God
on earth, and the method of the city's
building. No person interested in the
kingdom of God on earth can afford not
to, not resd but, study this remarkable
work. 1t sounds the note for step for.
ward on the part of the church of the
living God. His voice is q prophets
voice calling the church to a new and
wider mission. That this generation
has heard such voice lays upon the
men of it a burden, of which history
will make note to our shame or our
honor. 1t is one of the truly great
books that America has produced. 1t
is specially for the American church Of
the 2Otb century. Surely such an au-
thor as DR.. Strong is entitled to close
his book with a plea for An Enthusiasm
for Humanity.
Robert Bonner's Sons have added sew
eral new and interesting books to their
already large list. They seem to have
the faculty of knowing what will please
the general reading public and no mat
ter what the cost or exertion it takes to
produce them, they bring them out in
neat, substantial edition, in both paper
back-for those who simply wish to read
them and then cast them aside, and in
cloth for those who wish to retain them
on the library shelves. One of their latest
efforts is entitled Mynheer Joe, lively
story of adventure in modern Egypt, by
ST. George Rathbone, author of Doctor
Jack. The illustrations are neatly done
by Fl. NJ. Eaton and H. G. Edwards,
and greatly assist in explaining the text.
The story is Of Yankee detective and
newspaper correspondent in Egypt.
The principal incidents Of the story oc-
cur in Cairo. The hero participates in
General Gordon's gallant defense of
Khartoom and brings back news OF Cor
don's death. Naturally, he falls in love
with lively western girl who ia visit
ing Egypt with her father, who has
made his fortune in a boom and ia see-
ing the world. The story is full of
lively incidents; it has a fresh, breezy
atmosphere and is a capital book for a
railway journey, a day at the seashore
or up in the mountains, and as summer
reading in the country.
All the above books for sale by the stoll &
Thayer company, 1S9 South Spring street.
Book Chat.
The ninth and concluding volume of
the Cambridge Shakespeare, edited by
DIR. W. Adds Wright, will be published
Immediately. 1t contains Pericles, the
Poems, the Sonnets, etc.
Boussod, Valadon & Co. have in pre-
paration the Paris Salon. 1898, review
of the most remarkable paintings ex-
hibited at the Champs Elysees and
Champ de Mars. The text is by Castor
Joflivet OF the Figaro, translated by
Henry Bacon. The work will contain
100 illustrations in photogravure, two
etchings, and one water-color facsimile
in groupilgravure. There will be sew
eral editions at various prices.
The SECOND volume has just appeared
of Green's Short History of the English
People, published by Harper, in the
magnifcently illustrated edition that we
owe to the painstakng scholarship and
industry of Mrs. Green and Miss Nor
gate. This installment carries US
through the Reformation period to the
death of Elizabeth, two more volumes
being necessary to complete the wark.
The illustrations are very numerous, q
mere list of them, with brief descriptive
notes, filling nearly 80 pages. 1t would
be supurfluous to praise the execution
of this work, which is in all respects
mechanically satisfactory. 1t should be
found in every library, public or private.
The subscriptions to the Shelley mem
orial amounted to about $500, of which