The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-11

lli1dl from earth, Identity
Ing him with one of the more, noted
The reader may form his own Judgment Of
the qualities of the verse from the story
Of the fight between Tannhauser and
Baron Turs Won Rauchenstein, as told in
part thus:
~
va And beaten prone
10 earth by shock Of lance. each knight
Lay PROSTATE near his fallen steed;
From wounds received in the angry fight
Each champion sees his rival bleed
beth knights, however, sprang up ready,
And. drawing swords, gave blow for blow
Continuing thus their combat deadly,
Since each had found worthy foe.
At every stroke their blades flashed fre--
Their helmets rang as IT In anger,
their shields We're denied deep and dire.
Tannhauser finally sticks his sword
thru the neck of his antagonist and that
settles it-not to keep the reader of this
column In suspense 90 too long. There
verse and each volume contains about 260
pages.
DIR. George F. Will1in in his discussion Of
Control In Evolution, offers strong argu-
ment, in which neither agnostics nor posi-
Twists will concur, in support of the evo-
luton Of the rational human will, as the
last form Of evolutionary force, controlling
and directing all preceding forms, itself
confronted by the necessity for the exist
ence Of final source and potential cause
Of all things outside Of itself. The late
Herbert Spencer admitted the gap be-
tween the material and the spiritual fea-
lures of man, but did not concede to the
soul any power to modify the memorable
laws OF evolutionary force. Manifestly
there is an intellectual and moral evolu-
ton in man, and, in searching for the pow
er behind the evolutionary force in all its
forms, the author thinks we are COM
PEELED to decide between the tive theories.
Of eternally existent atomic force, and
personal God. The first fails to recognize
mans need Of moral regeneration and ex-
cludes all help to man from above, while
theism does make a definite attempt to
bring about the moral evolution Of So
ciety on a rational basis. as is demon
strated by what has been done and what
is accomplishing in that direction.
: The authors chapter entitled Chris
tianity Scientific" embodies a demon
stration of its scientific character, in that
it satisfies the conditions of knowledge; is
scientific in it's aim, the moral regenera-
ton Of the world; in it's methods and in
its conception Of normal society. The
author holds that Christianity, embodying
the true theory and practice of ethics,
should be Incorporated as q permanent
feature in the curricula of our publc in
situations Of learning. His position that
the evolution of man introduced the high
est species Of control, different from all
, that was before it, and not derived from
anything previously existing. is not ex-
actly in agreement with the theories of
either Darwin, Spencer or Haeckel, but it
, is certainly nearer human experience than
those usually accepted by evolutionists.
The coming of the, rational soul and
rational human will, made deep chasm
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Badsworth's Laws and Principles OF
Bridge is considered by all bridge players
as a first-cass English authority on the
subject. Bridge was introduced into Eng
land by Lord Broughan1, and later,
it was admitted TO be a good thing in this
country. Bridges devotees say that the
game is rapidly driving whist out Of card
rooms Of clubs and elsewhere. Bridge Is
whist with variations and easy to learn,
according to Badsworth, and the book will
no doubt prove popular So = go 20,
:! The Crossing, Winston Churchill's new
novel. of the conquest Of Louisiana, viii!
not be brought out until April by the
Macmillan company. The story portrays
the immigration of Americans into the
! territory, their settlement there, and the
way in which they brought the empire to
! be sold to the United States by France.
/, Doubleday, Page & Co: win publish i'll the
spring a volume Of Poems That Every Child
! Should Know" edited by Mary E. Burt, editor
OF the school edition or John Burrough' $ Birds
ana : Bees's's and other books, land suthor of
/ ''Browning's Women, Literary Landmarks q
etc.
| The Lothrop Publishing company of Boston
has some unusual fiction for this years list. It
/ includes 1.-The Human Touch,' by Edith II.
] NichGii, and "a strong western story by the
1 daughter of the late dean of Westminster. .
BOOKS RECEIVED
| MRS. M'LER1E. By j. J.. Bell, author of
| ..Wee} MacGregor.,':.s. New York;. The Cen
fury company.
TANNHAUsER, MINNEsINGER AND KNIGHT
TEMPLAR, q .Metrieal Romance. Time of the
Third and Fourth Crusades. Translated from
the German of julius Wolf by Charles G..
Kendall. In two volumes. Price SO. Bos-
! ton: Richard G. Badger. The Gorham Press.
THE woRLDHfALMANAC AND. ENCYCLoPE-
Ola and Officially Compiled Guide to the
louisiana Purchase Exposition. New York:
Press Publishing company, Pulitzer building.