Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-30

rationallze the death of our Lord. This
last sontence~is illustrative of very
important element IN Professor Gould's
treatment namely, the tracing Of the
gradual rise OF theology through the
New Testament literature In his
treatment Professor Gould traverses
some traditional beliefs. In a way that
Is likely % arouse some discussion
The Macmillan Company have In
press q new work by Professor Nash,
author OF THE Genesis OF the Social
Conscience upon the History Of the
Higher Criticism OF the New Tesla
ment. This new volume of Professor
Nashs SIS one OF the New Testament
Handbook Series. and promises 20 be
Of exceptional interest. Professor Nash
has given something more than mere
statement OF the various schools of
criticism. and has produced what Is
IN fact a sort OF philosophy o. the
critical movement from the earliest
times Practically IL rs the first book
to be written on the general subject
in English
The recent failures In the publishing
wOrlG lead the New York Evening Post
to draw the following moral.
However great the success OF single
ventures. the stability of a publishing
house depends not upon unexpected sim
gle successes. but upon The general and
uniform good judgment shown In lhe
selection of Us whole l.st and upon the
conservative and continuous develop
ment Of all good books on IT, For there
is such q thing as a publishers dee
yelopment OF "a book. Ina this art I'M
deed, lies one OF the secrets of success
the art Of keeping q good book alive in
the public mind as long as he public
mind is receptive Unexpected and un-
usual successes probably DO even more
20 demoralize a publisher than they do
% demoralize am author or the public.
I'm fact The public. n IL suffer nc all.
suffers least IN the confusion Of values
that such successes necessarily bring
Hardly one of the books that have had
phenomenal sales I'M recent years has
been a bad book Some are inane ana
most are of little permanent literary
value but thev have not degraded even
II they have not elevated, the public
taste. They have had, however, a very
strong tendency TO introduce into pub
fishing methods and into the aims Of
writer's the eXtrayagaut expectations
that an games OF chance encourage.
Unfortunate from every point of view
as the failure of two such houses Is,
there is no warrant for the conclusion
that Il indicates a falling away In the
public appreciation of literature or
that publishing enterprises, when wise
ly and conservatlVely managed, are
more hazardous than they formerly
We're. They are, no doubt, somewhat
less profitable. as most forms OF busi-
ness activity are Tor the percentage Of
profit has shrank But the market for
good books is larger than It ever was.
The share of the profits that now goes
to authors is larger, and the share that
goes 10 the publishers is smaller than
used TO be the case; but II has hardly
yet come TO pass thtt the downfall Of
publishers can be laid at the door OF
authors greed"
Among the many parts" says the
new London paper. the Daily Express,
which Rudyard Kiping has played
during his eventful career Il is not
generally known that once at least he
successfully figured as a preacher. 1t
happened thuswise: On board the em-
press liner on which he CHANGED TO be
crossing the Pacific a quartermaster
died. leaving widow and large family
The following evening there appeared
on the notice board, half way down the
entertainment program this brief in
timation: - p. m.-Sermon by a Lay
man The saloon was crowded with
curious folk at the appointed time and
Mr.. Kipling from the front OF an i'm
provised platform, proceeded 10 preach
a begging sermon Of some fifteen min
utes length. The appeal was addressed