The times., 1897-08-22
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molly man and his holy place. Johns last
humiiiatioa was his triumph, though he
did not then know it at first. Glory's great
| fundamental, natural strength was reused
at last. she went home, and, like d
second Romnla gave up her brilliant life
| and its eLnoluIcents. John Storm was on his
deathbed. she would take up his great
work Cf mercy to W oman. She knew now
that IL was inspired OF her. TO make com.
plere her act OF devotion to his cause and
| Of love tc 1iIl, she stood by his bed in his
last nour and with his hand in hers, took
| his name for hers to carry it standard in
the cause W wbich was both of theirs John
closed his eyes in peace. His mission was
a success. Glory was saved.
In tins necessarily disjointed and i'm
peachinE transcription uf the trend of the
story there Will yet he recognized the
greatness of the motive, and the great
ness with which the author has handIedit.
The Christian lis great story. 1t is
great iH its simplicity, in its marvellous
breadth. its deep knowledge of the under
lying forces of human nature, its truthful
indication of the present social weakness
and evils. 1t is tenacious IN its interest
ami it is powerful in its emotional ef
feet. It's art is the glow of the enthusiast
that breatLes out OF the pages into the
reader.
John ard Glory are wonderfully lIrnued
characters They are absolutely human;
each is in the leading strings OF suppressed
tut inevitable love; each battles with the
destiny which is placed i'll his heart; but
impulse coItradicts; yet each is truthful
10 the unvarying needle of the human COM
pass John had mission: 70 did Glory
She relinquishes hers for awhile; he mis-
took his and struck upon wrong lines God
had placed in his heart the love of Glory
Quayle that he might save her That was
John Stora.'s mission The care and sal
Walton of one woman is great mission
His youth, energy and impulse focused his
eye beyond her he saw her, but he saw
crowd OF appealing women; he saw a
world calling 70 him But blow after blow
rained upon him, and he fell martyr that
she might rise u saint
Glory is the figure of the union of the
camal and spiritual which is in all of
us which was in John Storm. In him
the spiritual was dominant, and he sought
To kill the canal. Glory gave way 10 the
CANAL In life. She was superficial She
loved what she saw. Her sight was the
radius OF self. But Chere was planted in
EeT heart tie love OF John, and her sal
walton by it, To claim it meant a terrible
sacrifice. She made il in the end, but
Johns life had helped her; it had saved
her.
The Christian is fun of story interest
moving. fascinating and intensely dramatic
1t is charged also with ethical value, fol-
il teaches great lessons. 1t teaches the
inscruuble plan of Providence for our
salvation, and how diverging courses lead
20 this end. i teaches that men are what |
women make them. 1t is philippe against |
the false Christianity Of the Anglican Es. |
tablishment. the selfish, tiInid basic priI- |
clple of nionasticIsn; the social scandal OF |
polYgamous bachelortOod; the dangers OF |
fanaticisrn; the shaIlownessof worldly glory; |
the evils of 10 wer social life; but it glows |
with the triumph OF the Christian who seeks |
to worS cut life as lie conceiyes it: In spite
OF imlediments; in spite Of failure; in spite /
OF everything, with only an eye for duty /
as presented 10y his own ooncience
Mr.. Game has written THE Christian
With a chaste and beautiful style. The
characters VIII follow the reader out OF
the pages into his heart and life He has
illuminated il with much skilled cha racteTi-
zation, some deft hnmor and a drama tic
directness which lends it its next reason
Of power after its sincerity and IoftinesS
OF purpose. II his worldwide public does /
no. subscribe individually to theories and
he would seem to make. perha ps
we had best remember that afteraIl, though
its inherent sabtlety, power and magnif:-
cence seem TO controvert it, IL is only a
story. And this the author asks US, over
his Cwn name 10 do.
In note t the end of the story he dis
claims personal intent in any line or char
acter. He says: 1T will be seen that in
writing this book l have sometimes used
the diaries, letters sermons and speeches
Of many respectable persons, living and
dead. Also, it will be see en- that j have
often employed fact for the purpose of
fiction. In Going so ! think am true to
the principles Of art, and 1 know / am
the Drecedents of great writer's
But being Conscious of the grievous danger
OF giving personal offense, / would wish
to say that l have not intended to paint