The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-04

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(which was against the. nlc'-and the Lambs
action IL turned from innocence % guilt; Marys
fayorito, that VIC have seen heretofore in only a good
light violates deliberately u rule Of the school Mary
attends. The Lamb leaves its pleasant home to wan
der s~choolward, aud we are left TO imagine its
thoughts ON the way. A scene in the schoolhouse
bursts upon us and
"'It makes the children laugh and play
To see u Lamb at school
This il another instance in which we are shown the
poets knowledge Of human nature. At anything
less than the sight Of a Lamb the little scholars are
too well trained to laugh. They have been told how
TO behave should a dog enter the room, or should a
ludicrous error in lessons occur; but when a Lamb
trots soberly in, not EambolinG now, conscience
already whispers, romorse cats at the little crea.
lures peace Of mind. It is not to bc expected that
order can longer be maintained. and the school,
with the exception Of Mary, runs riot. Mary is per.
haps. meanwhile. repruachinG her net with a look,
more in sorrow than in anger She Is too gentle to
scold, but that glance completely fills the Lambs
cup of sorrow; it IL yet TO overrun. and tho drop IL
soon poured in-'the deep below the lowest deep is
soon reached
For this tho teacher turned him out
1t was his duty, reader. judge him not too ~hArshly.'
The ]critinuc is no parody, but is written in
solemn seriousness. as Is the whole book.
There is some extraordinary verse in II also.
dealing with sacred subjects. and much talk
about religion of the kind that many judicious
parents prefer to keep out of their children's
minds.
Though driven into the background for n
time by the war with Spain. the annexation of
Hawaii, the first territory beyond the limits Of
the continent added to the United States, will
always be an important landmark in American
history. In America in Hawaii. a History of
United States Influence in the Hawaiian ISL
ands" tSmall. Maynard Il Coz, Mr.. Edmund
James Carpenter has written a brief, clear ana
seemingly impartial account Of II most in
t~eresting historical episode. Beginning with
the first landing of the missionaries. he traces
the steps by which annexation became the only
logical and practical solution of Hawaii's des-
tiny. His book will be OF use to all who wish TO
obtain definite Information about our new ter
ritory. OF a far different character is THE
Transformation Of Hawaii" by Belle NJ. Brain
FLEMING II. Revell Company. 1t is the story
of the missionaries. seen through distorted
glasses and told in not faultless English to
members of the Christian Endeavor societies.
To no others is it likely to provide Information
of any value.
That a medieval French text should be edited
from a New York manuscript by n New York
scholar and published by IA New York universe
ty is surely worthy of note. DR.. Samuel Paul
Molenaer edits Iii Livres du Government
DIES Rois. a Thirteenth Century French Version
of Egidio Colonna's Treatise, De Rcgiminc
Principum.'" from the manuscript owned by
Mr.. James I. Kerr. and provides the edition
with the customary Introduction and notes: 1t
bears the imprint of the Columbi University
Press Macmillan ~ Coz. 1t is a long didactic
poem written in the Picard dialect. In this
edition the paging Of the manuscript is pre-
served. The editor, though he describes the
external peculiRritieS of the manuscript, does
not venture to make n guess at the age of the
writing. Probably photography is not one of
the arts cultivated at Columbia.
The desire to secure accuracy in ccclesias-
teal embroidery in the class She conducts has
led Miss Elizabeth Clifford Neff OF Cleveland.
o.. in An Anglican Study in Christian SYM
bolism - the Helman-Taylor Company to put
together much information about church orna-
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OF the authors statements is voUched for by
the Bishop OF Ohio. The proper use of the
various forms. numbers and colors IL laid
down. while strange vestments, such as the
Anabologion. Chtmere. Massahakelc and Phe-
lone, besides better known articles OF wear, are
described. The author uses "A curious ritual
istic jargon when speaking for herself. but the
definitions and explanations are generally in
the words Of the authorities quoted.
Prof. w. j. Holland. PHI. D.. d. D.. III. D..
Chancellor of the Western University of Penn
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