New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-26
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
SOME MEMORIAL VOLUMES.

more loving tribute TO the memory OF a brother
was never paid than that Of the Rev. Arthur Brooks
D. d. in public discourse upon the life OF Bishop
Brooks. The Sermon with few additions and
changes has been published in Harper's Black and
White, series. No man could know well rs
brother all the Influences OF birth and training which
went TO the making of Il wise. thoughtful learned
resourceful, noble man. In a few pages Dr. Brooks
has traced the home lfe the college days the period
of theological study, which acted together In such
harmonious succession TO develop the character OF
Phillips Brooks But there a broad and generous
nature to be acted upon by these influences o. home
and college and seminary. The mind that could be
clear and decided to its own duties ana It's own
rights could be tolerant OF all Others He saw so
much that was good in all aspects Of honest human en-
deavor that he slow to condemn any. When he
declared his college mates his purpose OF becoming
q clergy they declared that he would narrow his
ufe When he became bishop there were friends
who foreboded a narrowing OF his activities Ills
career was the One charm OF this little book
Is that II can be read and again with in
terest. 1t is illustrated with portraits OF Bishop
Brooks as he looked in youth, in maturer life and
near the close OF his life
Another volume In the same series contains John
White Chadwicks address before the Brooklyn In
stitute In memory Of George William Curtis III Is
an earnest tribute of respect to mind that achieved
much The world will probably be some time about
the task before IL arrives at IL
estimate Of Curtis. A whose literary activities
were so varied and who Joined these leadership in
notifies who as Mr.. Chadwick says applying the
word, OF SIR Philip sydney, whenever he heard OF a
good war; went to it," cannot be accounted for all
at once His works and life will have TO be studied
anew II possible in their completeness before the
final verdict can be made up.
The Gospel friends Of Elder Frederic W. Evans
have published small volume in memory OF his he
and death. 1t comprises brief biography, IN winch
Is told the story of his early life In England, OF MS
coming TO America when twelve years old with MS
brother George H. Evans, the friend Of Horace Greeley
In those DAYS he was thought TO be a black sheep
In the family lie hated study, but there came uhe
when all this changed, and IL was opserNeu '"e'
that whatever he read was, TO use his own phr"se'
pictured on his BRAIN" and thus permanently mas
tered by his memory. One incident OF his earnest
life deserves 10 be recalled as OF value III ue s'uuS
OF mental phenomena. His earliest recollection as
child was like vision, in which he saw the lhsiue
of a coach. and felt that he was handed through 'he
window by somebody within TO another person without
One OF his aunts, surprised almost beyond p'ie',
told him that he remembered what had happeh'N
when he was less than six months old. Young Evanss
s.udies led him TO be u materiast, but visit of
some DAYS at Mount Lebanon caused him to embrace
the spiri,uaism of the Shakers. Soon afterward he
Joined the order His teaching since that time has
tended TO enlarged views OF life among the disciples
of Ann Lee. lie held celibacy TO be the duty only
of the spiritual order of humanity. while marriage was
conceded TO the material order. His influence was
great not merely among the Shakers, but also with
people everywhere in whom the idea of communal
property had taken root Count Tolsoi, TO whom the
Russian village community Is something worthy OF
preservation wrote TO Elder Evans for information.
In addition TO the funeral addresses and personal
trbutes several of Elder Evans's fugitive writings
lend interest TO this volume and TO the career OF
one Who in the language Of one OF his nearest
friends, was a "lionhearted hero, reformer and
prophet"