The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-30

Views Tor rather the Scripture tesunoh.
which he applies). the author mas LOT
trcssed these immensely by quotation
from scores OF prominent men, Doctof
OF Divinity. Statement, Jhrls's' rH''
cie-s Uisforlans AMI Editors, many oi
whom we presume realized but Imperfect
ly the import OF their own words az ."es
are here quoted 10 prove hat the his
tory OF our own day is but the fullhil
ment OF prophecies eighteen 10 thirty
centuries old. Indeed. every great man
~ Europe and Asia. as we'll as or Ametl-
=, viii want TO read this book TO see
n he is quoted in II, and if so, VIVA
no has said that tends TO prove that the
..Dav ~ Vengeance is i'e- nn'n u.s.
.t compliment tho book for It's
adeIitv 20 the Scriptures a.d 80 ptl"eip'e.
of righteousness: and Tor the eHti
handed justice with which II dea4s W.
some very vexing problems. III l's i"itn
mi presentations IL may be truly s'io
10, "Irstice and Mercy kiss each other.
II IS a book tia will probably MAKE
some warm enemies. but II IS sure 10
make a host OF warm frienos. h
enemies as well as its friends VIII reae
II with more than ordinary zest' ana
will want IL always by thorn as 4 worn
Of reference. -
It's influence will surely be far-reach-
inc. nor can IL fail of a good influence
even uDon its enemies: Tor its counsei9
are wholly on the lines Of law and order
and peace. even though 10 points GU
from prophecy that very shorty pc'''
will be utterly removed from the earn,
A lengthy chapter entitled 'Our boiu'
creat Prophecv.' IS devoted 20 an eN-
nosition OF 81. Matthews, 2ith chapter
ms cannot fail 10 deeply interest b4o'
ettfdents. Also a shorter chapter
ioe. entitled "JehOvah's Footstool MAue
Cforfous". viii be found deeply inlefesl-
- e., tho same class. Zechariah 1874
a.. ,rbo,v unioue. and will be found deeply
absorbing 10 Christian thinkers ana
others. The author while holding 70 me
secon1 advent OF Christ ard then Ut.
establishment OF his Kingdom eVi-
IDENTIFY has n more exalted idea or tnose
events than Is common 10 "Premite-
narians'': he views it as n spiritual Rms
dom tho none the less a veritabie do
uiniou which shortly will be The channe'
~ divine blessings 20 men-tho' intro
duced by a "day of vengeance ano
trouble which will fguratively break and
wound the hearts OF men-preplratoIy
n their healing with the Balm or
Gilead."
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ONE OF THE PILGRIMS. BY Anna Full
Icr. G.. p. Putnam's Sons. New York.
This exceedingly pleasant love story
mfght be told i'm much less space. but 10
IS so decidedly interesting that the reader
thanks the author for not condensing
There is no exceptional originality In 1t.
but il has a certain serength about IL
and sustains attention throughout. Pleas
ant # unquest.onabiy Is throughout
VI.
4 monument to the Angio-Saxon poet
Caodmon. author or n Paraphrase of the
Scriptures. was unveiled at Whitby,
September q. by Mr. Alfred Austin. lt
would be an interesting problem for the
literary statistician 10 determine which
Of the two poets represented on that
occasion possesses the larger cotcrie Of
readers. I'm am article upon the above
event. The New Age makes "a plea for
greater attention to- Angio-Savon LAM
guage and literature i'm modern education.
This" remarks tho Literary World. 'is
an very well. but reviewers a hardly be
recommended 20 use Angio-saXon Son char
actorizing the books they review. We
knew a bold reviewer who ala so on one
occasion. with the result that n libei ac-
ton was Immediately brought, and al-
though the propriotors OF his paper won
Tho day hands down the costs Of that
libel suit have never been recovered