The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-06
TIE PRINCESS
AN AUTHORIZES
Beatrice of Battenberg's Book
Just Published.
An Edition de Luxe of "Comfort i'm
sorrow: The Fruits Oh
Mourner's Reading"

The publishing 4IouSc OF johannes Waltz
At Baruist ant. mas Just issued SUPERB
volume OF loe pages, found ia white vel
lem, and with a deep ilaek border, en-
tuled. .'Conaort 10 Sorrow; the Fruits of
q Nouruer's Reaching. FROM the English.
By b. tle h. ".- s.s
IL j. Princess Beatrice OF Battenberg's
! hook. and consists of a preface and iofty-
! five chapters. II iegfas with the motto:
a little whle oUr time OF waiting lasts,
aud then our work ia this world is coni-
plste" The preface rs s;gGed 10y Ger
man clergyman. Herr q. vogel, who has
been requested 10 explain that the
! thoschtS ana apHpriSiuS OF thiS took are
translated by tae authoress from tie Eng
/ lisa.
Princes Beatrice negins the first chaps
ter thus:
t1teath has touched with his hand and
taken away a beloved one whom az was
/ hard to gave up. Bat you do not Know
the tinusaBdth pari Of the reasons why
this had TO he Where dO they now abide
who IN - been removed from our eyes?
What arr they doing. Was not the be-
loNed one God's own from the beginning?
May we not think that tie Lord had need
of hinia
when loved one disappears from our
gaze II l. wonderful how death gradually
takes z more beautiful form, how the I'M
known world appears ever more familiar
10 us. AVID the EDodness of God greater
/ tlian eyer 4.eft,rf.s - We say death
rcnus asun,ler "a iiiy or friendly circle;
hut this is not ~. The circle is not com
i s.l.f
In the tenth chapter the princess says;
If this had not happened we could
! better bear this misfortune. OH, how
often similar thoughts poison grief; make
it harder t. bear. There is nothing more
unchnstlau Than t. mediate upon such
useless things, because II is overlooking
the Author OF our lives, who doeth all
things well
The princess pens some. fine thoughts
like these.
II God encircles US with darkness let
us abide therein. In vain is it we seek
to iIuEnine darkness with candies. lie
! must remain dark. Perhaps we may dis
cover then new beauties in the stars"
Do they pray m Paradise Can we
doubt it A. hong as tie spirit dwell
| in the fiesh it was quite taken up with
| prayer. AID ats power was its Joy and
support. II viii pray again when once
Reunited with the body in the new. ever
| lasting HE. shall il therefore unly alb
stain during the state betH cen death and
the resurrection If the soul lives on, it
must surely be aide 10 pray
Life il spoken OF by the princess as
"a troubled SEA. hut all Is not dark
| to him who believes, for the star OF Beth
leheu shines over him, and leads him on
| 10 safety. But this star docs not always
shine with equal briIliancy, 30 we maj
! feel its value all the mote. The Lord
lets His children wander alone sonnet tines,
50 they may learn 10 love Hiui all the more.
One thing - certain. ship with Christ
on hoard Ihest at last reach the happy
! shore"
RcfIecuac on tie purpose Of pam. the
| princess writes:
| Turn yoar thoughts 10 the Saviour.
| Is He NOT full of sympathy ana tender
ness for US And yet He looks upon all
| grief and misfortune without putting a n
end to il. He feels our suffering. and yet
He enjoy perfect peace May 1t not be
| 80 with our dear ones Ii may be that they
! spel; light where u US an a. darkness that
I they feel soy where we fee GRIEF: that they
/ smile where We weep
The h,yE j. written Throughout in the
| impersonal style; does not contain a sin
gle autehioCrapioal auusion. but displays
deep tenderness or feeling ana sublime
| religious belief