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lives OF these three men are carefully an
sympathetically made, and 1t is shown nos
their circumstances Influenced their Work
In the Carlyle essay especial attention i
given to the Scotch philosophers domesd
relations, and the esSayist scouts the idea
SO deliberately conveyed by Froude. tia
these were unhappy. She takes the vieI
that the biographer had no business Il
publish letters and journals which shoult
have been sacred, and in which are record
ed all the little daily happenings whicl
look TO strangers eyes so significant, an'
are often such mere trities. She gives
pathetic little episode, related by the ole
sexton at Haddington, OF the last time tina
Carlyle, lettering octogenarian, visite'
his wife's grave, and kissed the gIounC
again and again.
In the essay on Ruskin an account o
the various socialistic enterprises in which
Ruskin was interested is given, st
Georges Guild being the chief of these
The object of this guild was threefold-
agricultural, industrial, and artistic. Mucf
attention was given TO the revival of home
arts and industries, such as hands spinning
weaving, lace making, wood carving, anC
working in metal.
In the essay on Tolstoy the author points
out how the great Russian, more thar
anyone else. has been able to exemplify in
his life the teachings which Carlyle ano
Ruskin put forth in their books. His Cos
pei consists of the avoidance of five evils
and the keeping of FIVE commandments
The evils are, first enmity and anger;
second, loose living; third, the taking OF
oaths; fourth, resistance OF evil by vio-
lence; fifth, the distinction between ones
own nation and foreigners, which leads to
war. The five commandments are: Be at
peace With all dn OH
to consider anyone as low or stupid. Sec
ond, do not commit adultery. Third, dc
not take oaths. Fourth, do not render
evil for evil. Fifth, do not break the
peace; know that all men are brothers.
The five conditions OF happiness, accord
ing TO Tolstoy, are: First, communion with
nature; second, work; third, family life;
fourth, communion with your fellow-men;
NTH, health. Mrs. Ward gives brief re-
sumo OF Tolstoy's new book, "Resurrec-
ton, in which he discusses the question
oil mans responsibility for the soul of
one who Is led by him into sim The hero
is suddenly brought face to face with the
woman whom he has betrayed and for
saken. She has descended step by step
until her soul is. so to speak, dead. The
nero sets himself to the task of awakening
this dead soul
The little book will be an excellent one
for any literary club or student of the
pnllosophy OF these three writer's TO read.
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"A History Of Sanskrit Literature. by
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ana is most valuable contribution to
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There Is not so much te.tricality in the
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The Coming Democracy" by Orlando
]. Smith. is a small book in which the
author sets forth his Views on the future
Of the Republic. Like many other writers
on the same subject, Mr.. Smith is inclined
to think that the Increasing power of the
trusts will by and by develop into social
ism. His theory and predictions are in
teresting, particularly in view of the
coming campaign. (New York The
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THE Biblical Theology OF the New Tes-
lament" by Ezra p. Gould, d. D., is the
outcome OF studies pursued by the author
with his classes in the Philadelphia Di-
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most sensible books OF its kind recently
published, and may be considered repre-
Of the best element Of thought
in the orthodox church. The author points
Ohl at lUt Ouiottg Nht tiSiiANl qudliiitS VI
Christ's mission on earth, which he con-
5iders to be readjustment Of values. He
points out the fact that the attitude of
Christ toward eyildoers WAS always that
Of friendlness, tact, and kindness, and that
the only sin which he unsparingly con-
iemned was hypocrisy, the sin Of pretend
ing to be so much better than otner men
as to have the right to Judge them Sc
Terely. Again. the author points out that
in all things Christ required mercy and
Justice to men rather than homage to God
This kind Of theology can do nothing
but good In the world. II is totally differ
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stress on fine points OF doctrine and would
lot admit the possibility OF salvation for a
nan whose intellectual opinions were IN
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work are the strongest proof that the
Christian church is not to be superseded
~ agnosticism, but gradually regenerated
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All the good things of the book are not
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THE New Evangelism" is collection of
hitherto unpublished papers by the late
Henry Drummond. Mr.. Drummond was
one Of the leaders of
hought in his church for some twenty
'ears, and his writings have had an IN
doubted influence for good, because he
aid stress on conduct and motive, not on
Jelief. A passage in this book. selected
It random, states that II does not take a
eiig!ous man TO be theologlau; it SIM
III.
Who happens to apply those powers to doe
rinal subjects. This is a long way ahead
If Jonathan Edwards in the ethical effect
If argument.
Mr. Drummond asserts boldly that the
lew theology is more spiritual than the