New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-21
SOME RELIGIOUS BOOKS.

1.-THE Minute Man on the Frontier" ct. Y. Crowell
& Coz is book that will interest the class Of peo-
pie who are engaged In missionary work. ana Will
he popular in Sunday-school libraries The author
the Rev. w. G. Puddefoot. recounts incidents IN
the life Of the home missionary sketches cnarac-
ters found on the frontier depicts the hardships
endured by the minute man. as he calls the mis-
and gives graphic pictures Of life in the far West
before the advent Of the railway and the telesraPn
workers have been instrumental In effecting 1t Is
book with PURPOSE ana w nv Nome sne mis- i,-
sions while. at the same time. 1t VIII call the al
tenton OF others to the fact that there e are many
aries who are taking an mpOftnn. par j" the "orN
"Palmyra and Zenobia." by DR.. William Wright
Thomas Nelson Sons, is an interesting narrative
o. Eastern travel. giving, as 1t does. most enter
tainine chronicle OF Lady Zenoba and the dynasty
OF which she was the most distinguished ornament
Dr. Wright has fund of pleasant anecdote; he
has moreover, the spirit OF the adventurer and dis
coverer as we'll the power to hold the attention
OF his readers. The book was written partly in the
saddle. and wholly amid the scenes which are SO
eIi and Atmosphere s Dr. Wrishts other pubcs-
lions have taught TO expect from him careful de-
tail and comprehensive thoroughness, and in this
volume he is not disappointing. 1t is Handsomely
illustrated. and though the subject is a somewhat
hackeneyed one. the author has made II seem fresh
and Vivid.
THE Art Of Living Long and Happily" by Henry
Hardwicke &c. p. Putnams sons is a thoughtful
and contempatve monograph subject that
ought to be o. paramount interest to every one.
The author, who Is evidently something OF philos-
opher. has gathered together many wise utterances
concerning life and destiny and has added to them
suggestive comments Of his own. Thinking people
will find the little book interesting and helpful
Prebendary II. w. Webb-Peploes addresses at
Northneld Mass last summer have been prepared
for publication by Delavan l.. Person and pub
lshed under the title OF 1.-The Life OF Privilege"
(The Fleming II. Reve Company. They are an
able exposition of religion as II Is understood by
the old-fashiored evangelical school of Anglican
Churchmen OF which Prebendary Webb-Peploe Is.
perhaps the nest distinguished representative
Lucy Rider Meyer has prepared for popular read
ing THE Shorter Bible" Hunt & Eaton). which Is
simply the Bible chronologica.ly arranged and with
i,s writings syr chronized. Bishop John H. Vincent
writes an introduction commenting IL IN the highest
terms whether II will be found really useful or
not however. Is a matter OF some doupt ior what
ever NAV be its merits. II Is fact that English
sneaking people do not take kindly 70 abridged or
exnurgated editions Of the English BLDG.
The Christian Literature Company issues IN
r.mptuous sty.e Bishop William Stevens Perry's
",rbe Fpiscopate in America" 1t contains careful
sketches. biographical and photographed OF the
bishops Of the Protestant Episcopal Church' To-
~ether with documentary annals of the introduction
81 the Anglican line OF succession into America.
ana also an essay on the historic episcopate bsho
Perry Il q painstakng historian, and py years o.
study has made himself thoroughly faminar VII" 'Hs