The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-08
SOME NEW
BOOKS RECEIVED
interesting Autobiography by Rev.
TOomer Porter, D. D.
RECTOR OF HOLY COMMUNION.
Charleston. 5. C.-Singular Exposition
of Guiding Providence To Neediui
Ends.-Shattuck's Adj van I'd
Rules for Parliamentarians

LED or! STEP BY STEP. SCENES
FROM MILITARY. EDUCATIONAL
AND PLANTATION LIFE IN THE
SOUTH. An autobiography. 10y a.
Toomer Porter. d. d. G. +. putnam
Sons. New York. London.
For sale by George NJ. west
The preparation Of THIS Noiuhe was
undertaken at the suggestion OF the late
Rev. Charles Frederick Hoffman, ID. D.,
ILL. D.. ID. q I. President Of the Asso-
citation for Promoting the interests Oh
church Schools. Colleges anG SeinlHaI4es
I'm the United States, 10 whose memory
il is dedicated. To quote the author
own words It's purpose is TO magnify
the grace Of Cod" and IT Is n record or
singularly marked providences 10 eIIeC-
tive ends. Told by a clergyman anu
TO which IS not a matter OF course
man Of profound spirituality ne Delights
to ascribe TO the guidance OF a personal
and AN Mighty Father Whatever success
crowned 80, and even 10 those less WIZ
ine, 10 recognize that leading, the story
cannot fail TO interest for IL IS run OF
what TO the unspiritual man or woman
will be promptly recognized as striking
"Coincidences." 'lhe fool hath said
On his heart There is no Cod To the
euiritually minded and the rational the
volume aside from the Intrinsic interest,"
attachlng to all records or active ana
n.uencent life viii have moving slsii-
I.ancc showing Gods strength 10 TINS
etporation and Ills power TO them that
.r. vet TO come" The writer IS the
present rector. as ne was the builder
of the Church Of the Holy Communion
protestant EpiscopaD Charleston. $. G.
lie As a lineal descendant OF John Porter,
of England the founder OF the American
family. TO whom IS 10 be traced the an
cestry Of A. A. Low, Bishop Huntington.
OF the diocese OF western New YORK ana
many other prominent men. DIT. Porter s
maternal ancestry was Welsh ana Eng
Ush. WhNe by no means lacking IN
,.irle bovishness. he would seem from
CARLY childhood TO have been exception
allv thoughtful. absorbing the influence
of singularly blessed parentage with the
f9turalness Of the good ground into
which the seed Of the sewer who went
forth 10 SOW, fell. and 81 sprung up and
bore fruit an hundred fold. When a boy
OF fourteen the idea OF the ministry as
the fed FOR his life work hrst occurred
10 him but was driven away by the Varl-
ous interests OF his youth. to return with
strength that could not be overcome IN
about his twenty-nrst year My social
position." SAYS he, was or course as
eured. I knew I was esteemed among
men. I was I'm the vestry or the cnurch;
was a delegate at twenty-one % the DO
cesar Convention OF my parish, my nealtn
was tolerably good, although not ROBUST
I had a well furnished house, GOOD
library. was "a steady reader. Had my
servants. horses. guns ana dogs could
come and go as 7 pleased, and yet after
surveying the situation and considera-
tions. I said: "stnl 7 am very unhappy.
WIN. IS II so2' Was I not volatile. un-
staf,le rcstless2 Would 7 not create this
irnression upOn all that knew me2
Then I answered myself 'What mas
brought this broken purpose back 10 me-
WHY does it stay there? Is lt the spirit
of God calling me back? II IL IS tne spIr-
&C. what matters what anyone THINKS OF
r,eo" tumbled and tossed all night,
t,+tiir, with myself. and with this con-
,.iction-that the reason 7 was unhappy
was that 1 was not fulfilling my destiny
Al last gave way-'LOrd.' I said, IF
thou dost wish me. mere am T. give
myself to the ministry or my WORD.
rrbou must lead me and make the way
b,. which IL can be done" The volume
may be STYLED the writer's exposition or
the wondrous answer 90 that prayer.
The chapters dealing with slavery ana
the life Of the South during the war
era have an historical interest and value.
However, the cnlei interest anu N"i"D va
the book grows out OF It's spirltuab SIDE,
ms its writer desired should DE the case
Tho church OF the Holy Communip may
he truly STYLED "the outward andS'sible
sign" OF the Divine ruling OF a reverent
life.
II.
sFATTUCK's ADVANCED RULES FOR
LARGE ASSEMBLIES. a supplement
tarv 10 "Thc Woman's Manual Of Par
Hamentary Law" by Harriet r. Shat
tuck. Lee and shepard Boston, 30 cents.
For sale by George NJ. West.
Mrs Shattucks previous book "Ihe
Womans Manual" has not only been
adopted as an authority by nearly every