The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-05
BOOK NOTICES.

BOOK NOTICES.
"An Inquiry into the Truth of Dogmatic
Christianity" by William bearing Har-
den. c. T. Putnam & Sons, p West
Twenty-third street, New York. Cloth.
81 80, The points discussed are influence
OF the church free will ,ecumenical councils
the divinity of Jesus, the betrayal. the
Bible, the mass, good wokrs, concluding
with general remarks
Phillips Brooks in Boston" by Nj G.
Ayres, editor of the Boston Daily Adver-
tiser Cloth, 100 pages, so cents. This little
volume Of l20 pages, fresh this week
from the press, will have for many a
unique interest. 1t is the notable record
OF notable man, commented on by a
friend and sympathizer from day to day
and on the spot, through the eliminating
nVe wears OF the great bishops life. The
book contains an introduction by Rev
w. j. Fucker, d. D., professor in Andover
Theological Seminary and president-elect
of Dartmouth College.
The midsummer number of "Tales from
Town Topics" is a remarkably gay assert
ment of short stories, sketches poems
and witticisms culled from the New York
society journal, and contains, in addition
to this ola podrida of reproduced ma
terial, complete and original novel. en-
titled Six Months in Hades,' by Clar-
ice Irene Clinghan. The story took the
prize of $1,000 in a contest instituted by
the publishers of Town Topics" and is
remarkably ingenious and well con-
structed tale For summer book with
which to while away a lazy afternoon,
Tales from Town Topics is peculiarly
attractive. Town Topics, 81 West
Twenty-third street, New York.
MAGAZINES.
"Blue and Gray for June has de-
lightfully interesting table of contents
War scenes and incidents are presented
in a graphic style Every one of the
articles are deeply interesting and well
worth reading. The Patriotic Publish
ing Company, Philadelphia.
The Club" is new publication for
favor, and a very attractive looking pub
LEGATION it is. 1t is a magazine of club
life for men and women The illustra-
tiOns are very fine, the Typography is the
best and the matter is interesting. 1t is
an applicant for favor that will be gra-
ciOusly received.
The June number of the Cosmopolitan"
is an excellent one. The list of writer's
is, of itself, sufficient to commend it to
the public. Some of the articles are GER
tain to attract wide attention and excite
comment. The fiction of the number is
of high standard of excellence A very
interesting and valuable article, as well
as timely one, is THE Rise and Decline
of the Hawaiian Monarchy" by Herbert
NJ. Cover. The Cosmopolitan Publishing
low u.
street, New York
With a fine sense of appropriateness
Romance" presents this month special
Scandinavian number with which to tenn
per the heats of June. More than half
the contents of this issue are characters
tic stories of ''the land of the midnight
sun" by it's most noted writer's, such as
Bjornson, Boyesen, Kielland, Sigurd.
Peter loft and Anna Wahlenberg The
rest of the number is made up of Ameri-
can, English, French and Italian tales,
several of which, as especially adapted
for summer reading, are delightful love
stories, Among the authors here repre-
sented are Guy de Maupassant, Lady
Lindsay, Julia Schayer, AlphOnse Daudet
and Prosper Merimee. Romance Pub
fishing Company, Clinton hail. Astor
place, New York
The June "Arena" is a mammoth num-
Der containing 1874 pages, of which IA are
in the body of the magazine, and twenty
pages Of carefully written book reviews
by such well-known critics as Rev w. H.
Thomas, DID, of Chicago Helen Camp
bell. Hattie G Flower, Hamlin Garland
and the editor of the "Arena." Among
the leading papers in this notable ami
versary issue are: Insanity and Genius"
by Arthur Mcdonald; 1.-The Liberal
Churches and Skepticism," by Rev.
Marion d. Shutter, ID; 'Arsenic Yer
sus Cholera" by r. B. Leach, M. D., is
interesting and timely; women Wage
Farmers in the West" by Helen Camp
Free Coinage of Silver2' by A. G. Fisk
The Arena Publishing Company, Pierce
building, Copley square, Boston, Mass.
Senator Lodge and Mrs. Burnett take
the head of the column in the current
number of ''St Nicholas" and tell the
praises of the national capital, to which
Mrs Burnett gives the name, THE City
of Groves and Bowers''-certainly a more
pleasing title than City of Magnificent
Distances" Mr.. Lodges sketch gives
the important facts and legends connected
with the city's past, and cOmmends the
WlSUOlI JildU stu dlJdlG Il uIut9 ma ulOlldl
CITY for the capital Many older read ers
will be surprised to learn that Washing
TOMS site is the result of compromise
Mrs. Burnett approaches the subject from
the point of view most suitable to young
readers In graceful and pOetical style
we are told why Washington should Le a
paradise for children. Both articles are
fully illustrated. The Century Company,
Union Square, New York.
The New England Magazine" for June
opens with an interesting paper dealing
with the menland times of "The Boston
Tea Party 1t is fully illustrated with
reproductions of old and scarce engrav-
ings of the period and is written by
Francis T. Abbott. Price Collier gives
the history of The Old Meeting House
in bingham, Mass" the first church or
gained in America. The article is finely
illustrated by NJ Lamont Brown. Kath-
D., tI,1refs n lone ras,rar