The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-04
BOOKS AND Ma6A1HES

Dewolf.,.A. NJ, Phi, D.. might be called q
book, a. rhetoric 10 . science. 'of hints
and sugEcstsons." 1t certainly contains
moro hints than definite principles and
doctrines. The chief purpose OF the book
seems to be to show the utter folly OF
maintaining so many churches and creeos.
and to emphasize the loss Of time. means
and energy through our present system or
"sacerdotal. sectarian. hour-a-week re-
lig1on-" incidentally, the author attacks
many minor ecclesiastical doctrines, for
the most part these that the great natoz7
ity OF men never did sincerely believe, e.g..
that woman suffered more than man under
the primal curse: tina; the posterity OF
Adam and Eve is totally derraved and In
capable Of understanding or obeying the
laws Of God. II is desired also to suggest
the feasibility OF organizing human in-
teresss deeper into the daily life; touching
educational, Industrial, economic and other
social inferestsr' This hy itself Is quite
incomprchensible, but tho author explains
II 10 some extent by referring TO the eff
fort Of Booker Washington and the late
Bishop Haygood ITO civilixe and Christian
Ire the millions OF coiored Americans, by
q system Of Industrial training. teaching
thrift. economy. the dignity Of labor. the
honor and value of Industrial interests to
knit ali classes into the business interests
Of the world. that they may secure that
sine qua non Of civilized and Christian
condition - comfortable. refined homes.
An illustration is given of the work that
twelve college bred young men and wo-
men did for the sleepy rural community
to which they returned. And country
club, with papers by its members. Is made
the vehicle for conveying the authors
views. each chapter after the first two be-
ing a paper by some member All that
prevents the book from being interesting
and readable Is It's diffusiveness. More ac-
curate thinking would have produced more
careful phraseology and leseened the ten
dency to wordiness. The book is pub
lished by the Robert Clarke Company.
Cincinnati; price sl.2s.
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1.-THE Gospel for World Of Sin" is the
title Of recent book by Rev. Henry Van
Dyke. d. d.. pastor Of the Brick church.
New York 1t Is intended as a companion
volume to the authors former book. The
Gospel for an Age OF Doubt" in which he
deals with the intellectual causes Of nine
teenth century skepticlsm, Its, Characters
tics. and the gospel which 1t needs. In the
present volume the author presents the
gospel Of Christ as a perfect remedy for
the sin laid bare by dissolving doubt No
attempt is made to answer the question.
How came evil into the world? The at
tempted answers to this question are re-
duced to three forms: First, the denial.
in effect, Of the existence Of evil; second.
the denial OF the distinction between evil
and good: third. the confession Of the mys-
terious origin of evil. Refuting the hrst
and second. the author is content with the
last and with knowledge OF the ways IN
which evil manifests itself in the world.
Evil lis an abuse Of the power OF choice.
1t Is caprice. 1t is violence to reason.
We can give no rational explanation Of its
origin. because its origin appears irration-
al. 1t is incomprehensible. There - a
madness about 1t which confuses the
mind" The sense Of sin Is then shown to
be something different from the con-
seriousness Of evil: II il 1.-The interpreta-
ton Of evil as an ofrense against God,
disobedience to God, a separation from
God" or. as Amiel conceived IL. the feel
ing OF "a lost harmony with the great
order OF things" Hence. religion must
begin with a doctrine Of God. and not OF
evil The author then takes up the atone
ment and the message of the Cross. and
handles them In true orthodox manner.
His style Is clear. forcible ana pleasing.
though sometimes abrupt. The book
abounds In evidences of scholarship and
careful thinking. which makes It very ac-
ceptable even to one who may not agree
with all the writer's views The book is
published by the Macmillan Company:
price si2s.
Cecilia waern opens the June Scribner's
with well-illustrated paper on THE
Modern Group OF Scandinavian Painters"
with reproductions by Zcrn, LARSON.
Rergh, TAaulow. Munthe. Kroyer. Salm-
son, wenenskiold. Petersen. Skredsvig
and Heyerdahi THE Battle Of the Block
houses" the war with the insurgents at
Manila, by Percy @. Mcdonnell. with il
lustrat.ons from photographs by Lieut.. c.
r. O'Keefe. photograph department. office
OF military information. Eighth army
corps. is a well-written number. Robert
Shackelton has written n most pathetic
and beautiful story, THE Burial by
FriennlesS foet 1heeuore roosevelt
concludes his illustrated article, THE
Rough Riders" joel Chandler Harris has
one OF his inimitable darkey dialect stsr es.
The Chronicles Of Aun1 Minervy Ann
Major Perdue's Bargain" illustrated by
A. r. Frost William Allen White tells a
Western political story, "A Victory for the
People, the letters OF Robert Louis Stew
enson. edited by Sidney Colvin. are con-
timed. and many OF them are mos, inter-
est.ng. particularly those OF Mr.. Stevenson
10 his parents. Mr. Henry James has a
story called Europe" In the June Scrib-
ner's which does not strike one with any
feeling Of gratitude TO It's author A fam
lily Of daughters waiting for their mother
10 die, and the disgust OF friends because
the old lady does not leave the earth 10 a