New-York tribune., 1904-09-17
BOOKS and AUTHORS.
Current Talk about Things Pres
srt and to Come.

Current Talk about Things Pres
e1t and to Come.
! DR.. Washington GLADDEN.. whose who Wrote
the Bible" Social Salvation" Applied Chris
tianity'' and other religio-social works have
been widely read and discussed. will bring out
new volume next week through Houshton' Mif-
fin & Co. with the title Where Does the SKY.
| Begin?' to suggest the obliteration OF what ne
considers the unreal distinctions between spirit
| ual themes and the daily life Of men, The book
| contains nineteen essays on such topics as The
Fulflment OF Life" THE Permanent and tho
Transient 1.-THE Education OF Our Wants" and
THE Everlasting Yea and Is said. more than
any Of his previous volumes. to sum up the ex-
perlences and convictions Of the authors very
| active life.
Edition" would seem to be elastic and
| somewhat deceptive term. Thus we are told
that Winston ChurchilPs '"The Crossing" and
Margaret Horton Potter's THE Flame-Gathsr-
ers," have Just gone into their second editions;
that Maurice Hewlett's The Queens QUAR- Is
In it's third: 1.-THE Woman Errant,' by Bar
bara," is in its fourth, and Florence Morse
Kingsley's The Singular Miss Smith" Is in It's
sixth edition. All these books are published by
the Macmillan Company, yet IT is hardly likely
that they would claim that Miss Kingsieys
novel has sold three times as many copies az
Mr. Churchilrs especially when it is announced
that the first edition OF 'The Crossing was
125.OOO copies. The size Of the edition OF tha
other books is not mentioned.
DR.. Charles A. Briggs's new book on ''Ths
Ethical Teachings OF Jesus is noteworthy
September publication Of Charles ScrtDners
Sons. DR.. Briggs has attracted no little at
tention and comment by his views on the higher
criticism Of the Bible. Much Of his previous
teachings and writings has been on a plane
OF scholarship that renders them unadapted TO
the general reader. In the present work he has
aimed by the adoption of simple, natural style
and an avoidance of technicalities, to make the
result of his irductive study Of the teachings OF
Jesus appropriate for popular reading.
Grover C1eveland's book. presidential Prob
lems." is to be published this fall by The Cen
tury Company In it the two times President
VIII discuss some Of the vital questions which
pressed him for settlement during his years
in the White House. including the conditions
involved in the Venezuela boundary contro-
versy. the Chicago riots. the bond issue and the
independence OF the Executive. The appearance
of the volume in the midst of Presidential
campaign. when many Of the principles involved
are revived as political issues. should stimulate
the interest that would naturally attach 20
book by who has twice occupied the highest
place within the gift OF the nation.
william Heinemann. the London publisher
has acquired from Henry Holt & Co. the Eng
lish rights of the late Guy WetmOre CarryEs
story OF life IN the American colony in Paris.
THE Transgression OF Andrew Vane." And the
Messrs. Holt will publish in this country Fred
erich Gerstacker "Germelshausen." the tale Of
painter on tour afoot through the valley of the
Werra Herr Gerstacker's "Irrfahrten" pub
lished by the same house. has been found espe-
cally adapted to use in school classes. and the
publication OF his later novel has been under
taken with view TO the same market.
Captain Ralph Bonehill whose books for boys
meeting appreciation among the present
generation OF youngsters akin 70 that aroused
by the stories OF Oliver Optic and Horatio Alger
thirty years ago, is about TO commence q new
Outdoor" series with a story entitled THE
Island Camp: or, the Young Hunters OF Lake
port II is to be published shortly by A. s.
Barnes & Co. and will contain numerous illus
trations. Other Juveniles 10 be issued by this
firm are ''The Three Prisoners" story OF ad-
venture in the Civil War. by William H. Shell
ton illustrated by Jay Hambidge and The
Search. q Story of the Frontier" by E P.
Weaver.
Charles Wagner. the author Of "The Simple
Life" who is due in this country this week for
his lecture tour. has been spending his time
recently at a French summer resort, translating
his lectures into English and practising his
pronunciation with the English and American
tourists whom he has met. Evidently he has
progressed far enough into the mysteries Of our
spoken language be able difrerentiate the
subtletes OF the various dialects Of English as
they appear in the United States. Writing OF
some American acquaintanCes. he says: They
are very careful about my speaking. Mr.
Wagner they say you must not say 'com-for-
table but conf be.'" Pastor Wagner will
visit President Roosevelt in Washington. going
later to Boston, where he will attend the Peace
Congress 1t is Just announced that an edition
of The Simple Life is to be brought out in
Spanish by a Cuban firm Of publishers.
The movement TO establish permanent me-
mortal TO Sir Edwin Arnold has taken the form
OF the proposed endowment OF one or more
scholarships at the University Of Oxford for
proficiency in Oriental literature. to be open 20
students from the East, "as tribute to the
great services his pen has rendered in creating
In the West a new sympathy and interest for
the East and her peoples" Among the commit
tee in charge OF the fund are Lord Brassey
Lord Avebury. Joseph Chamberlain, Rudyard
KipIing and Archdeacon Wilberforce. Subscrip-
tions to the memorial may be sent in care Of
Henry s. King & Co. No. 65 Cornhin E. c.
London England Inquiries may be made OF F.
H Brown and Frank BirdwOod. honorary score
tary. Nos. 80 and 81 Lime-st.. 8. C.
Four other unpublished stories. by a we'll