New-York tribune., 1897-11-08
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
EARLY CHRISTIAN LITERATURE-THE
ISLAND OF PATMOS-OTHER
SIRIECTS.


The "IIIstory of Early Christian Literature CThe
Macmillan Company, by Or. Gustav KRUGER. Is not
book for the general reader but for the student.
For him there is no book like 1t In English II Is
crowded with information and this in well slfted
form The subject is conceived and treated from
the literary rather than the theological or churchs
point OF view The starting point is the ep's'e
NJ 81 Paul from the list Of which only tRose 10
Timothy and Titus are excluded as not genuine
Dr. Krtiger's method is in giving brleI pe''oii''
notices Of each writer with a condensed account
of his works annotated with references to the
history Full references TO the editions ana 'He
critical literature of each subject besides Se'eN
general bibliography meet every requirement Oh
the scholarly student who desires 10 aVaii hirlS'
OF the latest researches The translator the rev
c. r. Gillett has fulfilled p task of some dihnc"'N
very creditably
In 1.-TWO Lectures on The!sm" Charles Scrioners
sons) delivered at the Princeton sesquiceh'en''a'
in 1896 Professor Andrew Seth has concisey anu
lum,nousy put the essentials Of his great theine
into sixty-four pages. From a general survey Oh
,rodern thought he carries the philosophical ols-
cusson OF the subject into a criticism OF the co"-
tributions which Kant and MS suc'eSsois'
pec,aly Hegel have made TO IT. kants ana hesei
merits and defects acutely touched' me ieS"''
Of philosophical inquiry Is that the divine must
he hold 70 be most fully revealed In the highest as
nects from eyperience" Herbert Spencer, In lder-
tifying the INFINITE and Eternal Energy whence All
things proceed with the power that wells up
within ne in the forms Of consciousness gives only
q varied phrasing OF Professor Seths statement;
'Within us and around US. here or nowhere "ou
"a N he found This truth may be said TO have
remained permanent possession OF the present
century"
.r. toor,,.,on Study Of Philippians II.
XII" (Dodd Mead & Coz. Is monograph by r. H.
Clifford. D. D. formerly Archdeacon OF LONDON.
for New Testament Greek scholars upon one OF
the mos, difficult passages in the Writing oi 81
paul subioined to IT notes upon the history
~ the Interpretation. The learned author mas re-
marked upon everything hut the omission 0. ,nc
C,roev article IN verse g. where the English Bipe
inserts the" 1t is question. therefore, "he'ne
81 Paul did not say "beng in divine FORM, III
stead Of being in the form OF God. as UaiS'"'eu'
1r Clifford adheres TO the idea OF the incarnation
as the union of two natures in the one person VI
the Christ. a conception which the moniSuc PM
losophy is now displacing even among orthodox
theologians.
or,bo Taln,ud. CThe Jewish Publication Society,
nv Arsene Darmesteter. has been translated
from the French by Henrietta Sold. TO explore
the massive foos OF the Tamud is ike exploring
African forests such Stanley describes tangled
beyond description In this little book the curious
will obtain an intelligent idea of II in the principal
results Of German criticism. According TO the
author II was the Talmud which both Isolated the
Jews from their Christian neighhors and formed
their bond OF unity among themselves "hVre'ei
dispersed through the world.
.rhe Isle That Is Called Patmos' "a. j. Rowland.
by William Edgar Cell. is handsome quarto' IL
lustrated in which devout Christian Traveller
describes the island In the 4Egean Sea where ST
John saw the visions OF the Apocalypse Its geog-
raphy and history, its monasteres and hermns' "s
ecenerv and home life and especially the story or
the Apostle who has given 1t its great distncuoh'
make up an interesting account OF the mooefn
Patino.
.orbe Christ OF God. The Rationale OF the Deity
OF Jesus Christ &c. P. Putnams sons by Charles
n Mann Is not the line OF thought ca"e"
orthodox but rather a presentation from the New
church (swedenborglan) point of view OF the
Pauline idea that the fulness of the HE OF "on
was manifested in Christ under the lm'a'ionS
inseparable from the human organism The author
holds that "the world has not as yet attained INTO
(s,c) Christianity commensurate with It's science.
The ideal thus indicated he cannot be said 10 nave
realized albeit his little book shows man OF the
spirit rather than Of the letter
The Rev DR. G. W. Clarks Harmony Of the Acts
Of the Apostles" (American Baptist Publication So
ciety) appears In a new and revised edition. TO
which IS added the text Of the Epistles and the
Revelation from the Improved version" published
by the Baptsts in 1891. 1t is designed ror popular
use especially In Sunday y-schools On points OF
criticism II adheres generally to the traditional
opinion
"a Story Of the Heavenly Camp-Fires" GIarper
& Brothers). by One With a New Name, recalls
Mrs Phelps Wards book. Gates Ajar. so popular
long ago. the type TO which this story belongs
1t is series Of piously wrought maginatons con-
cerning the nature and the employments OF the |
heavenly life Well-known historical personages
Ground the camp fires carry on edifying discus
sions. There gmpses Of the schooling ana the
service carried on in the Fathers House. and OF
oF Deav g
consolatory for mourners
"The ,ly Land in Geography and in History |
(Eaton G. Mans). by Townsend MacCoun. NJ A.
presents In two small handy volumes more in |
formation than Bible readers and teachers can
elsewhere find In the same compass The author |
has availed himself OF the latest discoveries and
has enriched his work with over two hundred
maps and charts New-York Townsend Mac
Coun) illustrative Notes; Guide to the |
Study OF the international Sunday school Lessons
for 1885," by Drs. Hurbut and Doherty, includes |
selections from the Gospels for the first half year
and from the books of Kings for the second half.
.'The Claims OF the Old Testament Chares |
Scribners sons) is the subject OF lectures de-
livered In connection with the Princeton sesqui |
centennial in 1896 by Professor Stanley Leathes. OF
Kings College. London. The Professor Is not IN
clned TO abridge the list Of miracles He thinks |
the Duk, Of Argyll has dealt unfairly with the |
Scripture narrative in suggesting Gin his "Phlos- |
ophy Of Beef) that the drying up Of the Jordan |
for the passage Of Joshuas army may have been |
no more than happened in the thirteenth century,
A D., when landsp temporarily damned the |
river. Nor does he think the scholarship whose |
results given in Dr. Bissers Genesis Printed |
in Colors' far from "worthessness" In general he !
Is vigorous exponent OF the traditional view OF
the Old Testament and Of the nature OF It's IN |
spration and prophecy
From Things to God" (Thomas Whitaker, a |
collection OF twenty-One discourses by Dr D. II. |
Greer. the rector OF ST. Barthoomewa in this city,
comes in It's second edition. These are ey- |