The herald., 1897-12-05

tho points of interest in the Alaskan coun-
try made famous by the new discoveries.
as WE'LL The facts are st out sufficiently
In detail to be useful to travellers and 9TH
ers and extend even to routes, distances,
laws and regulations. and the cost Of sup
plies.
THE LIVING CHRIST: AN EXPOSI-
TION OF THE IMMORTALITY OF
MAN IN SOUL AND BODY. BY Paul
! Tyner. The Temple Publishing Com
pany, Denver.
| The author Of this new book. which is
made up of a series of lectures given by
him, asks why should men die?" He be-
lieves that he who is fully conscious of "one-
ness with God" and of the immortal quail
ity of that which makes up his life, can
triumph over death-can live forever. Mr..
Tyner claims to have fully awakened into
a consciousness that Christ did not live
thirty-three years. but has lived nineteen
hundred years. "and still lives in
the same body in which he walked
the earth-lives in the midst of us'-hav-
ing fully triumphed over death. He does
not deny that men have died, and will die;
but why they die. he claims. is because
they do not believe. 1t Is not easy to see
exactly the bedrock of Mr.. Tyner's doc
trine. but the book in it's full scope is de-
signed to show that the perpetuation Of
and beauty of manifestation Is entirely
within the powers of man when awakened
to fuller consciousness of his true nature
The doctrine deserves to be fairly con-
sidered. but it holds extreme views and
rather elusive ones. The second coming of
Christ is simply his coming into the lives
of individuals who have come to him. There
is vein of easy assumption running
through it all, as for instance in the treat
ment of the wicked:
"All so-called sin and wickedness are
but forms of selhshness. and selfishness
is simply spiritual blindness. If he who is
without sin may not cast stones of con-
demnation. he who is really sinless will
not condemn. Christ opened the eyes of
the blind, wasting no time in judging or
condemning either the blindness o. the
blind man. except as light condemns the
darkness. by displacing 1t. After all in
the individual and in the mass, from the
least to the greatest. from the most ig
norant to the wisest. from the most vi
cious to the most virtuous the cry of hui
manity today is the cry Of the dying
Goethe. Light. more light!' And for us all
the cry shall he satisfied In the future. as
it has been in the past by ever-increasing
fulness. intensity and duration of life"
The volume is neither irreverent nor flip
pant, but it must be said of it that what
OF Il can be accepted IS very old. while that
which is declared to be new Is not quite
easy to understand. which is the case with
most speculative beliefs.
Late in November the Frederick A.
Stokes company sends out its holiday cal
endars and gift for the young. and their
arrival is an event in the experience of the
jaded reviewer. A calendar is for year
but 1t may be a thing of beauty much
longer than that period, and the Stokes
calendars are all beauties.
"A calendar of the smart set" Gl.15) is
illustrated by reproductions of pen and
ink drawings by Hal Hurst and as the
title indicates Is devoted to the doings of
society fashionables. There are scenes at
golf, the rich fishing on the seashore,
yachting and hunting. and for once Glib
son IS not initiated. The calendar as
whole and in detail Is very artistic.
The new Humphrey calendar presents
twelve fac-similes of water color designs
by Maud Humphrey. They represent little
men and women in various engaging atu-
tudes and negaging in childlke plays. Just
imagine for instance. a little maid COM
cocting a savory stew in the up-to-date
chafing dish. or playing a guitar, while
youngster of three, in golf stock
ings and red coat, is preparing to send the
ball into the next county. There are twelve
of the designs, and they are all good. The
price of this calendar is $3.50.
The collection would be incomplete with
out the calendar of favorite flowers. which
comes In new designs by Paul de Longpre.
A bunch of the ever-welcome sweet pea
first greets the eye: apple blossoms and
carnations follow. and there are others.
The lover of flowers will take especial de-
light in this pretty calendar Gl.20.
For the young folks. the Stokes company
has, among other things, 'make-believe
men and women" with numerous full-page
colc.r plates of the paintings in water col
ors by Maud Humphrey. together with new
stories and verses by Elizabeth s. Tucker,
who has written many popular books for
little people. The price is s1.25.