Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-03

has been incessant During December, 1898,
ne delivered, by invitation, four lectures
upon the problems that the nineteenth
century was handing over to the twentieth
Tor solution. His audience was composed
of people from the east side of New York,
chiefly of foreign birth and extraction His
purpose was to make them think on lines
conducive to their intellectual betterment.
He aroused their interest, and out of the
lectures grew a class which Mr.. Davidson
conducted among the poor workers with
gratifying results His iM-health inter-
rupted the enterprise, however, but it went
on with the aid of others, and 1t Is still in
existence under the management of some
of the men whom Mr.. Davidson first en-
listed as members of his class. The editor
OF this small volume pertaining to the ex-
pertinent has added Introductory chap
ter, descriptive of Thomas Davidson and
his philosophy, and has written another
chapter, which closes the work, treating OF
the vitality of Mr.. Davidson's ideal, as
shown by the life of the movement after
the death of its founder. Otherwise the book
is composed of Mr.. Davfdson's own writings,
and includes a chapter telling the history
of the experiment.
THE MUSICIANS LIBRARY. Boston: Oliver Dit
son Company
Six of the volumes of the Musicians
Library, issued by the Oliver Ditson Com
pany, have come to hand with the new
books of the season. This important series
of independent books has been planned
to include all the masterpieces of song and
plano music; to gather into beautifully
made volumes of uniform size and binding
the best work of the best composers. Each
one is carefully edited by an authority
on the subject. who is at the same time an
enthusiast. Each contains the best OBJ
tainable portrait of the composer repre-
scented. Each is enriched by an elaborate
critical introduction. With the music Is
given, as far known, the date of the
composition. and the contents are arranged
chronologically when this is possible. The
various song volumes are issued in two
editions-one for high voice and one for
low voice. The music pages, printed on
specially made paper, are uniformly of full
folio size. OF the six works in hand one
Is a collection of ten Hungarian Rhapso-
dies by Franz Liszt, edited by August
Spanuth and John Ortiz Another is col
lection of Wagner lyrics for tenor voice,
edited by Carl Armbuster with a compan-
ion volume of Wagner lyrics for soprano.
Two volumes of modern French songs for
high voice are edited by Philip Hale. l.u-
pert Hughes edits volume of songs by
thirty Americans. for the high voice, the
composers representing successive periods
during the past century.
DOCTOR LUKE OF THE LABRADOR. By Nor
man Duncan. Illustrated. New York: Flem-
ing II. Revell Company.
men tne LONDON spectator said, 1t IS
a pleasure to know that there is writer in
the world from whom we may hope for
great things" referring to Norman Dun
can. the prophecy was based upon sound
foundation. Doctor Luke of the Labra-
DOR will of itself justify the favorable
forecast of the Spectator and should en-
courage the author to further endeavor. 1t
is somewhat difficult to describe with ex-
actness the spirit Of this story. The reader
understands 1t, but 1t is subtle. intangible
and hard to communicate. The author, rec
ognZing that fact, has perhaps tried to
communicate his theme in his foreword.
where he says:
However bleak the Labrador, however
naked and desolate that shore, flowers
bloom upon it. However bitter the despoil-
ing sea, however cold and rude and merci-
less. the gentler virtues flourish in the heart
of the folk. And the glory of the coast and
the glory of the whole world is mother love;