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dissensons Is object lesson to tho world and
cause OF sef-congratuiaton TO all.

dissensions is object lesson to tho world and .
| cause OF characterization TO US all.
| Walter Pulitzer. who. among other things, Is
nephew of the Editor of THE New-York
| World" and noted chess player and has gained
some reputation as g. paragraphist and writer
OF epigrams and paradoxes, has collected
! number OF his reflections and observations In a
| volume entitled "A Cynic's Meditatlons." issued
by the Dodge Publishing Company.
Margaret L. Noble who, as Sister Nevedita
| has long lived member of the Ramakrishna
| In the Hndoo quarter OF Calcutta. has revealed
| her impressions and convictions in regard to
native manners and customs in strange book
entitled THE Web of Indian Life" published
| by Henry Holt & Co The volume is valuable as
giving an intimate view OF the domestic life OF
the Hindoos as we'll as for what the author has
to say such other topics as The Caste Sys-
tenn" THE Great Indian Sagas' and The Syn
thesis of Indian Thought But it is Of the
Eastern woman that she writes most at length
and most sympatheticaly-from purely ORR
en- tai standpoint. Miss Noble is no New Wom-
an. She is a reversion a type OF exotic atavism.
She considers the status of woman better in the
East than in the West, and very comforting to
man.
If the characteristics emotion Of the wife may be
described as passionate reverence that Of the hus-
band is certainly a measureless protection II We we
great mutual trusts of life. it would seem that
arhns as he does nf 10 HGi the Of
mother for the ideal RI thf eTng is ssa
wife. As child might do. she cooks for him, ana ana
Way the nf es AS disciple might
herself before him touching his feet with her head
No But who talks Of vulgar equality: asks the
wife when she Of may sr hnvS Worship
Japan: An Attempt at Interpretation" Is
the announced title OF Lafcadio Hearn's new
book, which the Macmillans will publish IN the
fall. The volume which will contain over five
hundred pages, is described as an elaborate and
careful effort TO reduce Tie Japanese character
TO Occidental terms Many have made the
trial. most Of them have given It up, and those
who have persisted have according TO the 9th
ers, failed in their endeavors. Mr.. Hearn has
lived in Japan for ten years. adopted their garb
and mode of life. and married a Japanese wife
II any one can get their point of view, II should
be he But the size of the forthcoming essay
would seem to indicate that his Interpretation"
must require a great amount OF explanation.
A number of noted preachers. including f.
Griffith Jones Thomas G.. Selhy. T. Rhondda
Williams and J Morgan Gibbon are contrtbu-
volume be entitled "Comradeship
anu NHdTdClSIr "IiCD VIII De isSueu Dy AHOi4leiS
Whitaker in September. The articles Sc
lectioEs from sermons and addresses to young
men.
Count katsura, the japanese Secretary OF
State for Foreign Affairs in an interview with
the Rev. Dr. Imbrie for many years a resident
OF Toxic where he represents the cause OF
Presbyterian missions from the United States
makes interesting statement in regard 10 the
is official and authoritative. was originally
printed in tho Japan Mail" and is reprinted in
the current numb OF The Far East" the
japanese magazine recently started in this coun-
try. The editor of The Far East adds the as
surance that the views Of the japanese diplomat
correctly voice the sentiment of the nation and
OF the Emperor. Count Katsura says:
The imputation is made that IL Japan is success
iui IN the present conict. me he, day VIII como when
ing the anu-foreign spirit that IS lurking
fm e rhe m e On IN pe Inc Of ba hat aa
sacred hundreds OF helpless foreigners and Chinese
row to the whole world. l viii not go into the
history OF the Boxer movement and the steps
that for reasons that are now somewhat more
cupied difficult a position Japan But no
candid man can say that IN all that trying time
duties. and no one has right TO insinuats that In
the future she will be less broad minded less hon
civilization OF the West. than she was when her
army went the relief OF foreigners besieged IL
Picking. Many think that in some respects 1t woulG
be an advantage TO Japan in the present war
have China for ally. But those who are rightly
informed know that from the very of the
war and ever since Japan has steadily endeavo ed
70 limit the field OF operations and to preserve the
neutrality OF China And great reason for this
has been precisely TO avoid the danger, with all
its terrib. possibilities OF tanning into flame the
anti-foreign spirit in China When. therefore
Japan says the perma peace OF the East she
does not mean the East In against the right
full interests OF the West the civilization of the
world
The argument against Japan is sometimes put in
this form: Russia stands for Christianity and
Japan stands for Buddhism.
The truth is that Japan stands for religious free
dom. This is principle embodied IN her consti-
tuition and her practice is in accordance with that
principle In Japan may be Buddhist a
Christian a Jew. without suffering FOR II. This
Is SO clear that right minded man acquainted
with Japan would question It.
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