The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-01

notism. Prof. Baldwin writes very sim
ply, but with d certain geniality ano
humanity that is distinctly attractive
AS he himself says, the matter OF
psychology could hardly be made more
elementary without making it untrue
and so defeating its own object. Sew
eral passages are applied to the appli-
cation of the theory of evolution to
the mind. for in psychology, as in biol
ogy, the author considers it a presuppo-
sition of scientific explanation. Moth
ing better of its kind than this little
book has yet appeared. Appleton &
Coz
Joel: A Boy of Galilee," by Annie
Fellows Johnston. is an attempt ia
vfvify the chief scenes in the life Of
our Lord. Joel is a little Hebrew Grip
pie who becomes converted to Chris
tianity, and following the Master
from that time on till the end, heard
him preach in the synagogue, was
present at the miracle of the loaves and
fishes, listened to the Sermon on tie
Mount, saw the healing of the lepe',
the raising of Lazarus, and was a
witness to the crucifiXion. AfterwaTd
he becomes a Christian missionarT.
The story is pretty, if sentimentaly
told, and there are Illustrations. Tie
New Testament has been extensively
used in quotation. In presenting a
continuous narrative of the late life Of
Jesus lies the chief value of the boob.
Nittle, Brown &, Coz
Horatio w Dresser, the author #
"The Power Of Silence" THE Perfect
Whole" and other works which have
had vogue among a certain stratum #
the public, has just brought GU,
through the firm of George H. Ellis #
Boston, a new book called Voices If
Hope and Other Messages from the
Hills, a series Of essays on the prot-
lem of life, optimism and the Christ.
Among the subjects discussed are th'
problem of life, the basis of optimism
character building, the problem q
evil, the escape from subjectivity, lovt
the spiritual life, the Christ, the pre-
crossing God. From these the colo
of the book may be seen. 1t contains
the substance of lectures delivered il
Boston, New York, and Philadelphia,
and Of articles published in the jour
nal of Practical Metaphysics. 1t $
addressed ito the sceptic, the lonel'
soul, and the troubled heart" II,
author is of the opinion that the prof.
lem of life is not to be taken as I
burden to be pondered over with 4
weight of seriousness, but a blessing
and privilege. Optimism is the PRE-
vailing mood of the book. 1.-The I'M
verse" the author says, sis youn2:
man is an infant Have patience for 4
million years, and believe forever 4
the power of hope. If uncounted mi
lions fall by the wayside, ever the vi
tory be won, let us hope that thg
may enjoy rich compensation. Hoe
is not genuine unless it includes tie
race. 1t must be as broad as though
can suggest. Indeed, the universe vii
not be a success unless all who wish
may reap its richest reward"
This is a characteristic paraerau.
and will give the reader quite as tut
conception Of the nature of the book
as any further comment on the pat
of the reviewer.
1.-THE Life and Letters of Paul tie
Apostle" recently published by Houg,-
ton, Miffiin & Co., is the fourth in a $
ries of wholly Independent volumes n
which DR.. Lyman Abbott has sought o
apply the principle of evolution to tie
calculation of spiritual truth. DR. A.
bolt has long held an influential aid
authoritative position IN affairs of tie
oiogical and religious significance, aid
which has been to him q favorite st1lv
for over quarter of q century will De
OF widespread interest among stude is
OF the Bible and those persons who re
interested in the historical develp-
ment of Christianity.
AS poet and a seer. DR.. Abhtt
classes Paul with Isaiah, Plato. Cal
we Emerson and Browning. He n
slstS that the student OF Paul must av
aside his theological preconceptios
ana asks him to imagine that he las
come unexpectedly across an old nd
curious collection Of ni>... letters Wit
ten by one Paul, formerly called s nj.
ana that he wonders who and wat
manner OF man this Paul was, md
what the object of his writing andthe
meaning of these letters.
DR.. Abbott finds a modern parlIe1
TO Paul mot in John Calvin, to WON
ne Is most often likened, but in Brown
lhS' But, he adds, he is "a Brow ing
on Ilfe with a moral intensity sue as
browning never knew: a Browning vhO
pele'' that the kingdom of co is
close hand; Browning who believes
that very day brings it closer and
sum closer; Browning who BELIEVES
ina! the night is almost gone and the
aay-daWn is at hand; a Browning who
oeieNes that he possesses the secret
winch viii abolish injustice from GOV
ernment and fear from the hearts of
men, and will usher in the kingdom of
righteousness and the glory of Cd"
me volume contains 332 pages OF
the seventeen chapters eleven are de-
voted to the various epistles of ,au1
IL is not necessary to dwell upor fhe
theological bias which would natrlaIly
be expected to underly such I,orI
from the hand of the pastor of IPIv.
mouth Church, Brooklyn, and thdedi.
tor of the Outlook.
Ihls new guidebook to the PaIllint
philosophy or theology, or theold,ico.
philosophy, will be found a WORTH ad.
ditlon to the enormous literature Ihicl
IN the course of eighteen centurid ha,
grown up around the great apostle IL
the Gentiles. y