The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-11-26

Iotten'S foresight.
But not foresight Professor Tot
tens books disclaim all this. He has
believed the prophets, followed their
lines, indicated their foresight, been
fair to his conclusions and we are liv-
ing in times that force us to think In
channels they and he anticipated,
whether by foresight or not.
But as to this last book. 1t is a
handsome compliment to Victoria, a
ruler whom all men and monarchs hon
or chiefly among the crowned heads of
our own day, and one who chiefly de-
serves this honor as the worlds best
oldest and most experienced ruler the
Anglo-Saxon race has ever seen.
AS to the many phased character of
the book itself, we shall but briefly
speak We can conceive its interest to
all classes. The scientific men ought
to find in it veritable Canon, or cri-
terion' of chronology, many times more
valuable than Ptolomey's. The ordi-
nary historian, or mere lover of htsto-
ry, see in it the marrow of time, If cor
rectly drafted it is Ptolomey multi
piled; if incorrectly finished, it will
have at least suggested to those skilled
in the art basis on which to do yet
better work We can conceive that 1t
will be providential gift to the ordi-
nary Bible student 1t discusses a
multiplicity of independent problems
For instance, Petries lately discovered
Theban tablet is placed by Professor
Totten at the Midianite oppression
rIyl.o f,I11 81 hi IJ11t
ing the past summer; the chances are
that Totten's solution is correct. He
also discusses Professor Hilprecht' S
Psychological discoveries at Nuffar
and shows that the ruins found are by
no means so old as the extreme school
claims. AS to astronomy and the
pointings of the Egyptian temple, he
crosses a lance with no less an author
tty than Lockyer. In fact, he deals
with all those topics, which are generic
to chronology, and fights upon the lines
laid out by the ancient landmarks
Professor Totten believes in the BIZ
Bile as written and for the purpose writ
ten. Another of his notices in these
books or studies is, No quarter asked,
none given" These are bold chal-
lenges. They have been backed UP by
tremendous sacrifice. 1t is an interest
ing question how long he can continue
with two, three or four hundred sub
scribers, with tremendous odds, with
outrageous expense, to realize what is
magnificent Typography and so far as
he has been answered thoroughly sci
entiffc vindication.
We know the professor personally,
and have known of his career in these
lines ever since it began. Seventeen
interesting studies, thoroughly scienti-
| t1c, and some sixty-five little monthly
magazines have punctuated his effort
to be heard. Perhaps the surprising
part of the whole thing is that those
from whom he really had right to ex-
pect Investigation have been at the
bottom of his practical failure to OBJ
tain even a hearing. Is it possible that
this effort has been raised to vindicate
the truth? that a seed must die before
| it can terminate? that truth must be
! literally beaten to the earth before it
can spring back into vitality? We
guarantee, and we have naught to lose,
that any one who will take at haphaz-
ard any one of these seventeen studies
and read them through will change his
mind as to the way in which future
generations will estimate these studies.
| We hear little good of them, and moth
| ing definite that is bad Who has over
turned their argument? Who has con-
deniled them fairly with sound rea-
son? Have you ever read them +?
Have you ever seen one? 1t is a mis-
take, a common one, to suppose that
he breaches the end ofsthe world, the
cateclism of all things. Just the oppo-
site. A new age, coming in naturally,
| that is if a birth out of the whirlwind
is natural, is what he anticipates, as
near, as eminent. He looks for a solu-
ton Of the eastern question Who else
| does not He looks for union of the
Anglo-Saxon elements lest liberty (not
| license) perish from the earth. He
| looks for the fulfllment of prophecy.
| Christianity itself were, a failure upon
any other line. Enough has taken
| place during the seven peculiar years
of this mans writings to vindicate his
| judgment Hundreds have read his ar
ticles, fugitive ones in the public press
| Thousands have been prejudiced from
the fugitive editorials that have been
written on them, not even tens have
ever seen a copy of one of his numer-
Gus volumes, or innumerable leaflets
that have been personally edited. The
whole thing is an interesting study,
that is, it's probable fate. Is all this
effort doomed to fail? Is the world
right and Totten wrong? The signs of
the times are all upon his side A
| thousand editorials to-day are Guido
| ing statements he was led to make
some several years ago in his famous
| Frank Leslie articles. These latter
| day article excite no surprise. His be-
| got almost universal ridicule. The end
of the century is near at hand Profess
sor Totten has some strange ideas as to
| it's outcome. 1t would be wise to say
no more, interesting certainly for all
who are concerned in the philosophy of
| history it's repetitions, it's new phases
! to become at least familiar with his
| line of thought The Victorian Canon
is at any rate a masterpiece. We are
not able to pronounce upon its intrinsic
merits; upon the interest of its treat
ment the popular interest, if one will
| fairly examine it, we are able to give
our guarantee, to wit: that this work is
as unique in conception of that of the
famous Ptolomey himself, and that if
no one can shake the professors facts
| it is destined to be a monument Of the
| Victorian q ore "