The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-09-27
AMERICAN COMMENTARIES

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American Communities. By William AL
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Enlistment and growth of the Comniunis-
tic, semiZcommunistic, and cooperative So
cleties, which have been from time to time
established in the United States: The vol
ume is Invaluable as a reference book and
contains data not to be found in any other
similar publication of which we know.
Many Of these communities were established
nearly, two hundred years ago. have long
since been abandoned, and the dwellings OF
their Inhabitants fallen into decay but
certain it is as to the author clearly shows.
ated by the cooperative spirit, and re-
manned faithful to their. relis GUS tenets,
they were prosperous and in md@hy instances
the Oneida Community-the Shakers, sepa-
ratistss Of Zoar, Harmonists, and the Amana
Community, are conspicuous illustrations OF
the power. OF the cooperative effort to the
exclusion Of individual and selfish interests.
There is much of similarity about all of
these communities as the author shows.
Most of them We're founded to exesipiify
and carry into practical operation some
religious belief Of the Oneida Commun-
ity, perhaps the largest and most prosper
Gus Of all, he says Beginning in 1881 with
tributed quarterly dividends averaging six
per cent per annum, and accumulated a
considerable surplus: it has disposed OF it's
outlying properties in Connecticut and else
where concentrated it's business at: Ken
wood and Niagara Falls, N. r., and Mag
ara Falls. Canada: established offices in New
York, Chicago. ST. Louis ana other places: i'm
tribution; many Of it's. first leaders and man
ayers have given place to their juniors, who
are proving themselves worthy successors
the reputation of the old community for
honest work and honest dealing is rigidly
maintained and altogether the future pros
poets of the new orga nization are Full OF
encouragement" These communities have
gone into the wildernesses and made them
blossom as the rose" and the profound
influence for good which they have exerted
| on the American life and morals will easily
De seen by all who read Mr. Hind s very
interesting book So zsE !.
EDUCATION AND THE LARGER LIFE.
Education and the Larger Life. By c.
IL. Henderson, PIP 1886, $50 net: Boston
Henderson e % w Which che has Is made its appear
ance this year, The title suggests
treatise on philosophy, and one does not
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elaborated in clear, striking and con-
vincing manner. 80 81 Il.
Education and ethics, theoretical and
applied. are subjects which have been ex-
hausted by the world S greatest philoso-
pliers and publicists, and one does not ex-
pect to encounter in our time any new
IDEAS on SuCn SuDJecISy|s unless from a
world famed thinker, in the class
Aristotle, Plato, Thomas Aauinas. Rous-
seau. Spencer or Emerson. Mr.. Hender-
son has, however stated "a proposition
about the significance Of Language, which
so far as We know is entirely original, Eand
which in our opinion, lays the foundation
for new grammar of great simplicity
and strength He says - may say
that Just as human consciousness is the
one experienced reality SO the expression
Of this reality is to be found in language.
Logically speaking we have only three
classes Of words nouns, verbs and con-
Inectives. For convenience Of treatment,
the grammars name eight or nine. Is The
author then says that the entire phe-
solved into three mantle stations, mat
J ter. mot:cn and relation, and that since