The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-18

Bishop Spalding is one of the most
scholarly and perspfcuous authors in the
Roman communion. He has a. beautiful
gift of oratOry, not unusual to be sure,
among Kentuckans, and his public ad-
dresses are always graceful and sugges-
tive. In his latest volume the essays fairly
reflect his genius. His expression, ~"The
question of education resolves itself for
each one into learning how to learn is
suggestive of the trend of his practical
| teaching. '... &. --'; --.-
| In 'Glimpses Of the Truth one finds cpl
gram after epigram, not glittering as.
| glitter iron pyrites, and deceiving many,
| but flashing the lustre of the pure gold.
| In New England History in Ballads, the
venerable Edward Everett Hale and his
children have assembled a number of
poems which Mr.. Hale deems the nearest
approach to ballads and which he thinks
should be read in any thoughtful study of
New England history. The book is, in
truth. a Hale book, for three Of the family
are the illustrators and the genial head
of the house is well represented in his
kindly observations in the introduction
and comments on the ballads. Mr. Hale.
thinks Longfellow comes nearer to genu-.
Inc ballad-Writing than any other New
England poet, yet, at the last analysis, his
| ballads are only narrative poetry. The
! ballads cover incidents and the. spirit of
of. the Pilgrims, from colony to state, the
| revolution and the civil war. and after
ward including such, balladry as "Unele
Tracy's Thanksgiving,'' ''Ye Lamentable
Ballad and Ye True Historic Of Captaine
Robert Kidd Black Beard, "A Ballad
| of the French Fleet. paul .Reveres
Ride" '.Old Ironsdes,''~ ''Ofd Faneuil
HALF manila Bay Phillips Brooks >
| 1.-THE Funeral of Old John ,Rudd' and
John Browns Body Lies a Mouldering in
the Grave" which was written by Henry
Howard BroWnell, who was called "Our
Battle Laureate by Dr. Holmes. The
| book is well illustrated.
Miss Sweets poem, The Visit of Lafay-
| cite, narrates the story of the visit of the
distinguished Frenchman. to an old man.
sion in New Hampshire, which was told
to her by an aged woman who was house,
keeper when Lafayette was there, and who
was a close observer Of the festivities and
of the distinguished persons present. The
volume contains photo of LAFAYETTE from
/ the portrait of the Lee ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of
1 Washington and, Lee university in Vir-
ginia, and one of Washington from the
portrait painted by Charles Wilson Peale.
father Of Rembrandt PeaIe There is also
a copy of a medallion etched on a pair of
/ white kid gloves won by Lafayette, from
! Miss Roane Of Virginia at a horse race
inear Richmond - ..-
! MIR. Woods A Pilgrim Jew, embodies a
very beautiful tribute to Israel, the won
derful Hebrew race, which jilstifies the
authors lines: =
/ Like engles, 1.-THE and strong of wing,
God made the Jewish race to front the
| .. storm"
He alludes with fine taste to the ad-
mirable example generally set by the race
Of preserving "The stainless sanctity of
human homes" OF course. the book has
no attraction for the brutal Jew batter,
but people who believe the race to be the
subject Gf many biblical prophecies, and
destined to an imposingly splendid future.
J will appreciate ME-. Woods, work