The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-23

work that Miss tSOtelH has ever published.
The Keynote to the volume is why call
ye Ne i ord, lLrd, and &c not the 81 l.gs
W hich ! say Tee dsdilati3n IS UEiru-
TIC all those churches who quarrel in the
name of Christ"
Ii is a purpose novel, and s a ssye.c
jgnmca. OF the naGat'si snr. :Gtn;t'
ism and spirit OF intolerance III religion
.1he author denounces all established
creeds as without the Spirit Of Christ, and
extos 1.-THE Gospel of Love and Mutual
Labor" the universal Brotherhood OF
man.
IT is q daring theme and boldly handled.
Most bitter in condemnation Of the Pope
and the vaccinations of the Vatican.
den0unctng the Ritualistic party OF the
Church of England, the altthor with her
usual partiaFlty for America hnda some
thing to CONNIE nj, and says: only young
America seems to be struggling for
faith-a Christian faith II 50 called
atheism she does not believe, and puts
ihese words into the mouth of 9n2 Of her
characters atheism! There Is no such
ling in the world No reasonable human
beng alive that has not felt the impress
Of the Divine Image IN himself and in all
the universe around hin! He may,
through apathy and the falsehootls OF
tyriesitcraft have desc alded into cailors-
ness indifference, and egotism, but he
knows that that impress cannot be
stamped out-that he will have to account
for his past, however small 1T be, II the
magnificent pageant Of life and work, Tor
he has not been sent into it on chance
I1iasmuch as if there is chance IN one
thing there must be chance IN another,
and the solar system is TOO mathenlaucalIy
designed to be a haphaZard arrangement.
Doubtless written with desire to do
good, TO expose shams, to call attention
to the lack of the true spirit of Christ
Il n
question whether Miss CocellIs work may
not do harm rather than good. unfor-
tunatey, there are many who are TOO
ready to urge as an excuse TOR their own
nisdofngs and lac! of religion the moon
sstencies and faflnSs Of those VINO call
themselves Christians, the difference III
the theory and practice of religion as
shown in the lives of the professed fol-
lowers of Christ, and to these this book
will only furnish new arguments against
ORGANIZED churches To earnest thinkers
comes the question. IF we Go away W.lh
the established forms Of reNSlon what
form of church will take their places?
TO these Miss Corellis dream of a church,
a law unto itself, with but one article of
faith-the Cross-seems intangible Like
many other books upon the social and
religious topics now agitating thoughtful
paople. it leaves upon the readers mind
a sense of Irritating jasufhclency Inc
ills are clearly shown, but the working
principles Of the remedy are not yet
thought out.
1t is the most powerful of the authors
works. Now fierce in inyective and bitt@r
IN denunciation, again full OF tender
Dathos and poetic description, it shows the
strength aaa versatility OF the writers
genius from the purpose OF the
book it is = Dry Of most thrilling inter
est. a complicated plot, with much OF
traeedv and pathos in its Development
The Master Christian himself is Il noble
conception. and the boy Manuel" u beau
tiful creation.
The scene moves from France to Rome
and finally to London, where ire story
closes with a marriage service in the
assembly hall Of the Christian Demo-
Gratis
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