Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-18
EDITORS BOOK TABLE
TWO DELIGHTFUL LITTLE VOLUMES
FROM THE scRlBNERS.
.rbsaiovy of the Old Tcstamsut," Re
mark able Production. Translated fro"
the German-Iiterary Notes.


Por salc Nv West. Johnston & Co.
With the holiday season we are sure TO
have n number o. attractive books TO
while away the summer-evening hours.
Tho advanced character of this hctloD,
the delightful type. the attractive form, Is
one of the happy auguries OF the time Tor
,bo .rne lover Of books and the faithful
be,iever in letters. The Scribners' pub
lishinr.hcuse has always been 20 the fore
in thor public spirit and enterprise IN
ending public opinion and directing and
cuItivating popular taste. We have TO
thank them for these two delightful
volumes. They are dainty TO the eye
charming upon the table. convenient to
handle and carry in the pocket. ana IN
contents they represent the cream
az what has been accepted by Serb
ne,,s Nnyazine within the past few
wears. They arc tales from Scr'bney's re-
C-,llectod and class fec. each forming
bappy SERVES. We must frankly confess
that reperusal Of these bright stores
t1voe one q better idea OF tho hlrh levei ui
our pCslodic literature. The "7short story
Il as mich an American product a. dis
tinca from English tradition, assthe French
oonAe Indeed. ii fiuds It's nearest klnship
lnghe Fronch exompiaT. We believe, too.
that the various phases Of American he
have been more faithfully and Tuly por-
traycd in these shorter tales than IN our
longer novols-brIef pictures happily
causht. bv "A kodak ~ Il were. here aad
there IN our hurried existence and held
for the CURIOUS gaze Of the eKpnimentcT.
They are bits OF real life. even II penclIed
with the delicate sbadIngs which keener
inngh: gives and the colors OF romance
lend.
Why should the summer novel and story
deal always with Wrr? why shpuid t0rs
Toe especially the theme of tae summer
ldvl? This tender sentiment. HWnys Oh,
always new. Inherent In the rae" ana 70 he
discovered by every member OF why ~
y tho BUSINESS OF summer months when
other prescriptions are cast Sde The
stories IN these collections add 10 this feel
Ing. invoke tins spirit, and fan this flame.
Ilev treat love rewarded, love neglected,
.pve sighed for. love Teerett ~ love sor-
r0wlug. love triumphant always love.
teudcr. true. ennObhng, speitHallzing:
Truly. our race Is young our writer's II
not happy. set acknowledge thosceptIe OF
the blind god-his sway, his auGh ority. his
ty.S'c-.C' Is nowhere disputed.
Are we right IN sJlppOslng that We NAV
genefanEe as t. tho American pubic and
,lIl.!, from UisceilAnios like th aso TWO vO-
Mmes: II W. may Judge from these the
race u hopeful, not posslmstc, sandened
ana omtittcrcl at times, bat always manly
and TINE al heart Here IN Auerlca tne
man and the heart and the nobler impulses
still count for something If we may cali
those stories typical and tho pubic 50
which they appeal illustrative. There
may be notes Of cyniclSm and
s.epticis,o-and these are Allegations
f1r wnat, hat there Is never despair.
Che better. pohleT nature OF q real man
a:tfncts. and not the lowest dcprGvity ia
forests. There d. an American manhood;
aud that manhood has sentiment while IT
Is brave, is true whilr It IS tender. such
are til, giirnuSes OF American lite moro
caught on the canvas. Russian despair,
norwegian pess,mlsm, French ralilery-all
thai cLaractorizcs the European ia ~ 81
tTit.Iature D, ConspicEOuslY 'acklnE. The
American raccis s:iil SO youthful a. to be-
hcvo-Wth all ITS pathOS ana suffering
both in ilfc and III lOSe.
We cordINilv commend tho charming
!lt4.c volumes TO all holiday loungcrs who
visa good company, even when they Re-
LAX. TIE contont- OF the first booklet are
five stories Of New York: From -Four 20
sX-A COmed,ettG.' hv Annie Elliot;
" Iho CJmmonest Possible story" by
Bliss Perry: The Emu of the Beginning
bv George A.. Ilhbud. a Puritan
Jngrnuo.' bv John $. Wood Mrs.
AAuscey's View" bv Edith Wharton.
ILeg are not 50 much Of New York
hfe as that some circumstance con-
utcted with New YORK life binds them
together. We have here the pathos Of
comedy in American life. In stories OF
tnc RAILWAY we touch rather upon the
pathos of tragcdy-the dramatic element
enters perccptbiy 10 introduce action.
movement. and life. Tirs last contains
the stories: AS the Sparks tiy Upward
by George g. Hubbard. " How | Sent Ny
Aunt 20 BaltlmCTe.' Dy c. ). Dawson:
Run 20 Seed" bv Thomas Nelson Page,
and "tlandroe's Mogul,' by A. c. Gordon.
J he last two are by the well-known Viz
glnla authors.
Tho publishers announce-a further sue
ccss.on OF these volumes at intervals of
month each" Stories Of the SOUTH
"Storles Of the Sea" '-S:orles of Italy"
Stories # the Army" The books are
furnished III three bindlngs-the paper
being the same IN all-paper, cloth, and
h2li-calf editions. We congratulate pub
fishers and public alike on the success in
this dainty piece of book-making
1heolo7y Of tie Od Testament BY Gu. PIE
rlNHnING. pastor and president of the Re-
formed ConsistOry at StraSsb burg. Trans
lated from the French BY permission
OF author, with added references for
English readers by H. O.. MITCHELL.
professor III Boston University. New
York: THoMAs Y. CowELL d Co., 361
pages. Price, Sl.25.
This is.a remarkable book-remarkable
n respect OF critical acumen displayed IN
anGlyzinc difficult questions and clearness
IN stating conclusions. Ihe OrlgIna from
winch II Is translated appeared III 1866 and
the wonder Is that it was not sooner put
into the English tongue. The work is di-
y1dcd into three periods; the first from
Moses ~ the beginning of the eighth CEN
fury the second from the appearance of
tho oldest prophetlcsl books to the end of
the Exile: the third from the Exile to the
Srrt century of the Christian era. Under
each of these periods come numerous
subdivisions NJ piepenbring dis
cusSos nearly every great question grow
ing ont Of conflict offexts and about which
students cf the-Old Testament are at yari-
auce with one another. and while he Is. In
q number OF Instances. opposed to the
minority he nowhere, as regards essen
tlsts. displays the subversive spirit.
tie Is a firm believer III the actual SIX
days creation, but autaeoDAzes the conten-
ton THAI the Hebrews believed. at a
very cary day. IN everlasting life.
On this point, he holds that the
Astronomical passage appears In Daniel,
OF which book, by the wav he presents u
most interesting digest. lie does not hest
tate to point out what he says are errors IN
the Old Testament. but from bis conclu-
sions could be taken hundred extracts TO
show that he Is devout and orthodox In
the true sense. Here IL one 1T is
enough tor faith to have firm foundation
on which II can rest, to feel q
mighty impulse urging 1t towards
God. to possess O confident assurance
that Godgraciously receives sinful man to
pardon and to sanctify him." And another,
which Is introduced by a beautiful tribute
60 Psalms and the prophetical books ::
We End then in the midst of the people
1sraetthe foundation OF the kingdom Of
God.'the kingdom OF truth and holiness,
the superstructure of that glorious editce
q. which Christ has become the corner
stone and which will continue to rest
under the same Divine spirit which filled
.ths prophets and is the soul of all the de-
veiopment of the kingdom OF God through
out tho ages"
The book should be read with copy Of
theOid Testament at ones side. If here
and there nj. hepenbring finds that the
phiio4ogist. tho rabbinical teacher. or the
dogInatsst has put false stone III tho bat
Element of our faith and proceeds TO take
1t out he substitutes another that renders
our defence against the assaults OF skep-
ticism stronger than ever.
Lake and J1siike. A Novel BY A. S. Roe,
author of "A Long Look Ahead" The
star and the Cloud" "Pve Been Think
9-se." How Could He Help 1t ~" True