The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-01-25
ABOUT csR1AIn COOKS.

EsHoward" Gives Extracts from One That
Has Recently Attracted His Attention.
DEAR II. l.. c. MENBERs-As the COM
mittee on methods Of work has not as yet
arrived at any definite conclusion, and
while We are waiting | want to start the
ball to rolling in the discussion OF books.
One Of the chief objects OF the club is TO
encourage and circulate pure literature,
and / know of no better way to do this
than give you some idea OF a book by a
brief review or extracts from it. and then
assist you so far as may be necessary IN
procuring it. Since the time of arranging
our H. L. G. catalogue l have secured a
few new publications for myself which
might be of interest TO others
The book / wish TO speak of now,
Goods Image in Man" by Henry Wood,
is one l have read with much interest
While there is probably no author with
whom We would July agree in all points.
yet / think this book contains SO much
that is both practical and beneficial
J will give few extracts. In the pre-
face the author says:
II il were proposed in this volume TO dis
cuss historic or scholastic theology. or 20 enter
the field of dogmatio or denominations specu-
the appearances OF these simple lay studies
Coming they do, from nOn-prOfessional
and thoroughly indie pendent standpoint they
are othed with no external authority. They
are glimpses through the vision Of the intui-
tive feoulty; interpretations of the inner con-
seriousness. rather than intellectual or argu-
incentive effort.
They are inspired By no spirit Of oontro-
versy. but sesrchers for truth for Its own
sake; and their aim 10 TO reeOgn ze it wherever
than the p ain embodiment OF truth and the
delineatiou Of living realities. No attack IL
made upon any existing theological system, as
such. but rather sflort-in those days Of
creed dIsinteRFation-tO conserve and hold up
all that - intrinsic. but at the same tine 10
discriminate between the real and eternal, on
the one hand and the incidental, traditional
and external on the other.
From the above it will be seen that the
work is written from an independent
standpoint. and while IL is religious in
tone, il Is non-seclarian and therefore
recommends itself eli the more 70 all
classes
The book contains eleven chapters, viz:
The Nsture Of God
Revelation Through Nature.
Direct Revelation.
Biblical Revelation.
Revelation Through the Son.
The Universality Of the Law
TIE Solidarity Of the kAos.
The Unseen Realm.
Evolution Key.
From the Old 70 the New.
In the last chapter the author starts ont
with these thoughts
Nhithsr drifting? There IL an ire
Eistible movement in the realm of religions
thought which any careful estimate will show
10 De Of remarkable magnitude. Many are
snxieusiy watching ths drift and some are ap-
prehensive rs TO tbs security of what they feel
10 be foundation principles. Are there sub
stantisl venIiess And, II so, how shall We dis
tlnguish their solid outlines from those tenn
poral forms which are liable TO dissolve uhiis
we gaze upon them7
From this the author draws a sharp
contrast between the formulated concept
OF biblical authority in ceremonial rites
and external forms-the letter of the Ia "
to the conscious spiritual illumination
or guidance by the hoy spirit into the
recognition of the spirit of the word-the
spirit which quickensth and msketh alive
which brings Gods image in man the
spiritual self. into conscious recognition
of the Father.
Again he says:
The world is gradually making the discovery
thst pure and uBselhsh love is the essence Of
vital religion. Ii has taken almost nineteen
hundred years for il TO find the depth of
Jesus declaration that the whole Law is full
filed 10 love; and the lesson is not yet fully
learned. Ii IL only uhsn the gods