The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-08

poetry and classic literature. It is a beau
tful presentation Of the spirit Of great
legends and myths that nobody viii en-
terrain the casual reader, but will sttmu-
late an interest to go farther into the
mines from which the treasures have been
taken-and that stim ting taracteristic
Of this work Is magical If it doesn't ex-
haust the subject 1t does better, 1t puts
one in the mood to search elsewhere and
follow 1t to the erpd-and If mistake not
that Is a characteristic of a great teacher
or great thinker, is 1t not?
Won't that make great storehouse to
which mother may refer to hold the lit
tie folks on rainy day or a Sunday aft
ernoon or an evening when the street is
tempting; when the little folks can read
for themselves won't they want to take
down the books from the shelf and read
for themselves that which they are al
ready familiar from mothers telling-a
habit by no means uncomfortable. Now
that they can read they may, in turn,
read to the younger ones.
Then there Is the school side Of it.
Makes elegant material for both oral and
written language lesson; so happy pupil,
happy teacher.
There are, too, some Mohammedan rem
behring's Of old testament stories Of Arabic
soures; they, Of course, der essentially
from the Hebrew stories of the same
name, but they overflow with poetic
AAoSCAy VI d AClA64ouS dIdCICI dl1u Lu0lT
unconscious poetry utters itself in a SYM
bolsm that Is full Of spiritual truth. AS
| read them I could not but hope that the
style Of story might prove an inspiration
to the Sunday school teacher, so that she
| might present in like poetic, symbolic way
| Story Book.
This classification Of myths gives ex-
cellent opportunity for comparison and
the point Of resemblance and difference
stimulates one to seek for their causes
In history, ethnology and elsewhere. From
the mythologies grow the legends which
| contain the essentials of heather re-
ligions and faiths; Of heather poetry and
prose, as the. mythology OF the Greeks
gave us the Had and the Odyssey. I'm
der this section see much help Of value
| to. teachers and students Of literature and
geography and to students OF Christian
missions; helpful in the latter by way Of
interpreting the spiritual condition Of the
different peoples.
But as have already said continuity is
the great charm Of this work, so I must
continue or I shall not keep pace with
the development OF that babe who has
already grown to youth. However, as
sure you shall turn again and again to
| these pages rich in Oriental imagery
handed down from those dear dead days
| when old Mother Nature herself was In
! her infancy.
| ME. MbHlhln ere tnlS Is CONSCIOUSLY or
unconsciously unit Of a larger unit called
| society. He is designed to be Of service
to his fellow beings; his first application
Of his duty is the fitting Of himself as
a good physical medium through which
to render his service. So logically now
would follow system Of culture Of the
physical Most people have learned the
all Importance Of health: but have we
learned, also. that the physical is but an
outward expression OF the inner life and
that the physical expression Is as liable as
the verbal; that the attitude Of the man
reveals his culture as plainly as does his
coat; and that the character Of woman
Is revealed in her bearing more than in
her dress?
CTo Be Continued.)