St. Paul daily globe., 1894-02-26
NEW BOOKS.


"The Worlds Congress Of Religions
with an introduction by Rev. Minot
j. Savage. Boston. Anna Publish
ing company.
The author says: "The object of this
publication Is not to serve any particu-
ar sect or creed, any particular religion
or race, but to give in popular form
the proceedings of the most important
religious conference that ever assem-
bled In the history of the world"
The addresses are given as near YER
batim as possible, and thus readers can
judge for themselves what meaning the
different speakers intended TO convey.
10 those who were unable to attend the
parliament this book will be welcome
as an exposition of the ancient faiths of
the world by those who believe that
they hold the eternal truths.
The knowledge of the religions Of
India, China. Persia aud Japan is very
limited. This volume gives some gen
eral idea of the claims of their founders
and the code of morals inculcated by
them. while the present status of those
countries that have embraced these be-
iiOlO OuOW luO vi SuGIl ldlLu anu
observance. If it be true that ''the
strength or weakness of any religious
system is best judged from the form in
which it presents itself to and lnf1u-
ences the common MUD. then the teach
ings or Christ, imperfeetly as they have
been followed by his disciples. stand
radiant with the light of Divine Truth.
"Sell Not Thyself." A novel by VIM
nitred Kent. Laird & Lee. Chicago.
1t is the old, old story of weak.
silly girl and a dissolute man. Stella
Morris, the heroine. possessing fine
voice, but lacking the means for its cul-
tlvatlon, inserts the following adyer-
tisement iu the Times: "Will some
gentleman Of means assist talented
and perfectly respectable young lady to
secure thorough vocal training for the
operatic stage" Having invited in
suits, of course she received them in
plenty-only one among all the answers
was OF different tenor. She replied,
making an appointment. This man,
Erwin Dlnsmore, offered to furnish her
all the money she required on condition
To inherit the property of paralytic
haif-brother he must marry at once, and
he did not wish to be hampered by
wife. From this unloWard commence
nent the story unfoids the after-life of
this man and wife. 1t is not without
interest, and fairly we'll written. The
volume is prettily bound in white and
red.
The Egyptian Harp Girl" mystery
of the Peristyle. ByeQ uondam, au-
thor of ''Uncle jeremiah and Family
at the Great Fair" Chicago. Laird
d Lee.
That the great fair furnished themes
for song and story. and appropriate
scenes for their unfolding in the m agic
beauty of the White City and the won-
derful street. Midway, every. visitor TO
the exposition will admit.
This story, begun in the ruins of
Luxor, is carried on in Egyptian locali-
ties until the commissioners for the fair
began to collect materials for the
Temple of Luxor on the Midway I'lai-
sance. Then the scene is transferred
from the banks OF the Nile and the hall
of Karnak 10 the Streets Of Cairo and
the beautiful Peristyle. The story is
interesting and processes 10 give some
OF the latest readings of the OSirian
symbols and the rites Of a worship old
as the world.
The Worlds Congress of Religious"
edited by Prof. q. NJ. Stevens. PHI. D.,
with Az Introduction and review by
Rev. III. w. Thomas, ID. d. Laird &
Lee, Chicago. Price, so cents. .
Probably many earnest disciples of
Christ disapproved OF the congress of
religions as lowering of the standard
OF the cross, as sacrilege in presenting
the claims OF Christ from the same plat
form with the claims of Shinto, Buddha,
Tao, Confucius and. .Mahomet.
In one sense there seemed extreme
suitability in this meeting. If all these
representatives of the ancient religions
were seekers after God" if The Subtle
Essence" of the Jains, Prince Sidd-
hartha of the Buddhist, the "Ahura-
Mayda" of the Parsee, aud the God of
the Jews and Christians were one and
the self-same personality and idea, then
were those inch Worshipers of one
Deity.
But how could those who believe
there is no spiritual life possible with
out Christ, no salvation except through
His atoning blood. admit that the found
ers of those Oriental religions held the
same relations to their disciples that
the Savior Of the world holds to those
who believe in Him?
There is an incongruity in Moham-
med Webb proclaiming the pelygamous
doctrines OF Islam and the command to
offer the Koran or death to unbelivers,
aud Prof. Drummond declaring chat
1.-THE goal OF evolution is Jesus Christ.
His is our life. There is no salvation
III any other name. TO Him every kuee
must bow"