New-York tribune., 1903-06-13

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An account of the Easter massacre of Jews
called "Out of Kishineff,' has been prepared pv
the Rev w. c. Stiles, with the advice OF seVeral
Jewish men of letters in this country, and VIII
be issued Immediately by the G. W. Dllllngham
Company It recounts the suferlngS OF the
Jews in Russia their persecution. and their
character as shown in Russia and in the New
York Ghetto and reviews the problems of imm1-
grafton into this country International rela-
tons and governmental responsibility are trav-
ersed and an addendum is given of the express
sons of clergymen and in public office o"
the question
The Emperor of Germany. in his open Iettei
to Admiral Holman, explaining his reasons
for taking exception to Professor Delitzsch's
lectures on Babel and Bible" published here in
an authorized edition by the Putnams. makes
an interesting exposition OF his views in regard
tc the influence upon the Hebrews of the Code
of Hammurabi, which we reviewed last week
The letter, after criicising in detail the conduct
of the professor. goes On to say:
1 distinguish two different kinds Of revela-
ton. one continuous, to some extent historical,
and another purely religious, a preparation for
the later appearance of the Messiah
For the first l have to say that L have no
Himself in the human race created by HIM IN
His own image. He breathed into mans nostrils
his own breath; that is. He gave mai piece OF
Himself a soul. With fatherly love and inter
est He followed the progress of the human
race, and in order to lead it upward and on
ward He reveals" Himself now in this in
that great and wise man, be he priest or king,
be he pagan, Jew, Christian. Hammurabt
one, Moses, Abraham Homer, Charles the
Great, Luther, Shakespeare, Goethe, Kant En-
peror William the Great. These He sought out
and vouchsafed to them His Grace, in order
that In accordance with HIS wlH they might
achieve glorious and lmperlsnab bic deeds 1or
their people in the spiritual as well as in the
physical sphere. How often did my grandfather
expressly and emphatically declare that he
was an instrument in the hands of the Lord.
The Emperor's views as to the personal mani
festation of the deity and the monotheistic
ideal of the Hebrews then set forth, and
the argument closes with this judgment of the
effects of the Babylonian code:
Through Luther the word, especially for the
Evangelicas, has become everything, and
good theologian, Delitzsch must not forget that
great Luther taught to sing and believe.
THE Word they must let stand! To me 1t IS
as a matter of course that the Old Testament
contains a number of passages clearly of the
nature of human history, and not Gods revealed
word. They are purely historical descriptions
of events of all kinds which took place in the
religious political, moral and intellectual life OF
the people of Israel. For example, the act of the
giving Of the law Sinai only symbolically
be regarded inspired by Cod Moses in all
bly, originating from the CodeX of HammurabD
in order to keep together and bind into union the
| loose structure of the nation little capable of
resistance to outside influence Here, perhaps,
from the sense wording his historian can
esta blsh a connection with the laws Of Ham
murabi the friend of Abraham, which might
possibly be logically correct But that would
be no detriment to the fact that God inspired
| the acts Of Moses and In so far revealed Him
self to the people of Israel.
Lillian Edgar the author OF ''Theosophy APP
Piled" publishes through John Lane discus
sion Of the Elements of Theosophy," designed
as an introduction to the study of Mrs Besant's
Ancient Wisdom"
A book designed to interes, sportsmen will be
published this month by the Scribners in Dwight
w. Huntfngton's volume. Our F'eathered
Came" The author has shot nearly all the va
retes he described. and lightens his text with
many anecdotes and incidents from his personal
experience. 1t is intended TO describe all the
game birds to be found in the United States,
and to give full information to where and
how they may best be shot. One hundred and
thirty-ive bird portraits with the aid of the de-
scriptions. expected to enable the novice to
identify any temptation to his gun. a chapter
is devoted to guns themselves and other chap
ters to dogs game clubs and preserves. Be
sides the photographs reproduced, there are
several illustrations in color.
A curious reprint, dated 1919. of pamphlet
printed in this city, is among the entries in the
latest lists we have received from Henry Gray
London. 1t is called "a Clear and Concise
Statement of New-York and the Surrounding
Country. Containing a Faithful Account of Many
Of Those Base Impositions practised upon Brit
ish Emgrants by Crafty. &C, Adventures"
The edition of 1854 Of Senator Benton's Thirty
Years View" in two volumes, lacks a few
pages. 1t is a history of the working of
the American government from 1920 to 1850.
DR.. j 9hn Andrewss History of the War with
America, France, Spain and Holland" is here IN
the four volumes printed in 17S5-'S6 and the
supplementary volume to the Remembrance
esting Authentic Papers Relative to the Dis
pute between Great Britain and America, show
ing the causes of that misunderstanding from
1164-17l3." This copy is uncut. A narrative of
''the excursion of Mr.. Vanderbilt's party to
Europe" published by the Rev. DR.. John Over
ton Choules in 1854. is account of the cruise
Of the steam yacht North Star. Samuel Bowies's
account of his trip across the continent" with
Speaker Colfax dates back to the close of the
Civil War. The excursion was described in the
subtitle as "a summer journey to the Rocky
Mountains. the Mormons and the Pacific States"
First editions are listed Of the late Philip James
Baileys "The Mystic" printed at Cambridge
1856; Longfellow's "Kavanagh," presentation
copy from the author to Theodore S Foy ESQ.,
with the regards of the Author May 1S4e";
Hawthorne's "Blthedale Romance" Boston
1852, and an edition Of Emerson's Poems not
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