The record-union., 1898-05-30
SOME NOTES OF NEW BOOKS.
"RECORD-UH LITERARY
TABLE-EARTHQUAKES.
Two New NoveIs-A Theological Es-
sRy-Story of q Prisoner
Stevenson.

From William Doxey (San Francisco),
the publisher, we have the "Rubayyat
of Ormar Khayyam," translated into
English verse by Edward Fitzgerald.
1t is one Of Mr. Doxey's Lark Glass
les" The neat little volume is pre-
faced by q poem omar Khayyara,' by
Justin H Mccarthy, and poem by
Porter Gwinett The introduction,
dealing Of the astronomer-po of Per
STA. is by Mr. Fitzgerald. There are
several pages Of explanatory notes. The
little volume sells at 80 cents.
Christ in the Daily Meal" is a volume
from the press of Ford's, Howard &
Hubert CNew York;. and is by Norman
Fox, D. D. 1t is historical commen-
tary and a Christian view of the ordin-
ance Of breaking bread. The work of
DR.. Fox is brought out by the recent
article on this subject by Professor
Briggs in The Independent" and his
statement that there is no doubt that
we are on the eve of a reconsideration
of the whole subject" This but one OF
many indications that the origin, his
tory and ecclesiastical position of this
sacrament are to be subjected TO re-
newed study, says DR.. Fox;
The position taken in this book is that
Jesus bade his disciples eat and drink
''in remembrance" of him, not merely
once a month, once a week occasion
ally, now and then, but whenever they
ate bread and drank wine, even in their
own homes; that his words do not COM
mand a separate meal, but remem-
brance of him in the ordinary meal;
that the New Testament knows no
supper consisting of but morsel of
bread and a sip of wine, the only meal
of the Apostolic churches being the
agape, or Iove-feast, an actual re-
past; and that PauPs censure OF the
Corinthians because 'One is hungry,
implied that their church supper was
to be one at which a destitute brother
might be filled, his criticism of their
meal being. not that it was too sump-
tuous, but only that it was not shared
in brotherly love. The writer offers
no suggestion of change in the present
church supper although it has no scrip
tural precedent: he merely contends
that it should not be called the, but
only, to use PauTs expression, "a sup
per of the Lord" He condemns ''close
communion" as an outcome of the doc
trine of baptismaI regeneration, declar-
table all devout persons, baptized or
unbaptized, who desire to unite in
remembrance of the Master.
''The Crook of the Bough" is a novel
by Menil Muriel Dowie, author of "A
Girl in the Karpathians," press of
Charles Scribner's Sons, New York,
and sells at 81 -. The scenes are in
part laid in the Orient, and the people
range from maids to Princesses and
Counts and other nobility. The Turk,
the Greek the Englishman. the Ar
menian and other nationalities figure
the dramatic story 1t is
stirring, active and charming life
story. full OF dramatic vigor and is
especially noticeable for the strength,
sharpness and clearness with which
the characters OF the romance are
drawn.
Seven Months a Prisoner is the
stirring recital of J. V. Hadley, re-
counting the trials of soldier of the
Union taken captive by the Confeder-
ates. He was a Lieutenant upon the
staff of General J. c. Rice, Second
Brigade, Wadsworth's Division Fifth
Corps. The story is one of the most
graphic and thrilling Imaginable, full
of horrors. and full also of tender
sentiment and burning patriotism. 1t
is an admirably told tale The book
gives us some side light views of Cen
eraI Grant and other Union command
ers.
From w. F. Powell, Sacramento, we
have E. R. Herick & Cos New York
publication of Virginia Frazer Boyle's
"Brokeinburne, a Southern Aunties
war tale. 1t is freely illustrated. 1t is
n dialect story. not long, well told. full
of interest charged with quaint humor
and not without dramatic character
There are smiles and tears all through
the handsome quarto, and at no instant
does the interest in either relax
THE Girl at Cobhurst" is a novel by
Frank r. Stockton, press of Charles
Scribner's Sons, New York. 1t is one
of the most extended of Mr.. Stockton's
romances. 1t is in the best vein of
this popular author.
"A Lowden Sabbath Morn" is pre-
Sented in handsome quarto form with
free illustrations by A S. Boyd 1t is
scarcely necessary to comment upon
this charming Scotch poem by Robert
Louis Stevenson. 1t breathes of hills
and dales and woods and flowers; of
quaint old Scotch customs and people.
Mr.. Stevenson said: 1t may be guessed
by some that l had a certain parish in
my eye, and this makes it proper that
! should add a word of disclamation,"
and then in his best humor he makes
it clear that while his characters are
drawn at large he really had individ-
ualties of his experience in view when
he wrote lasses and elders. and parsons
and all the rest The poem was never
in choicer setting than Mr.. Boyd has
given it with his strong. boldly drawn
figures and his cool and breezy glimpses
of landscape. Press of Charles Scrib-
ner's Sons New York Quarto, 81 10
We have from the Lick Observatory
a Catalogue of Earthquakes on the
Pacific Coast from 1863 TO 1897" by
Edward S. Holden. LID. late Di-
rector of the Lick Observatory. 1t is
reprinted from the Smithsonian mis-