St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-11-23
New Publications.

This scholarly book by st. Johnsbury
| pastor will be read with interest, and is
the result of the authors experience coup
| led with the limits of a wide range of
reading. In the preface he expresses the
| hope s'that he may succeed in reminding
generation very busy with the states
of religion-its organizations and ma
/ chineries, its creeds and it's charities-of
the principle of life and power which
| gives them their significance" The
reader is asked ito proceed upon the
principle that the influence of Christ in
| the world is a phenomenon worth ac-
counting for; that theology. viewed as
| the study and explanation of Christian
experience, makes legitimate demand
upon the attention of thinking men; and
| that a total conception of the universe
| which may minister to that conference OF
| life and thought which we call peace is to
| be ardently desired" The source and
| origin of power, is the Indwelling Spirit,
or as the author puts it. "the often mis-
understood and generally neglected doc
| tr;ne of the Spirit" in support of his
view" says a critic, "Mr. Chapman
ranges an imposing line of famous men
and books, and has drawn upon litera-
| ture, especially poetry, with great skill
| and so much grace that his book is not
| only novel trea tment of the most pro-
| found relations of the human spirit, but
is also a piece of delightful literature"
The book is not an attempt to recon
cile science and religion, but to coordin
ate our thinking on religion and science.
| One of the chapters is entitled 1.-The So
cial unrest" in which the thought is de-
| veloped that while the later centuries
| brought better social conditions, still the
| unrest abides. Human experience does
not meet the desires of the soul which
Graves for something divine and is only
satisfied when it is imbued with the Holy
| Spirit. In the preface the author mod
estly ventures the hope that the book
"may at least be numbered among the
| failures that help" His fears are ground
less. In this contribution to the relig-
| ious literature of the day Mr.. Chapman
| has not only made his mark, but pro-
duced book that will help every reader
to realize that the Holy Spirit pervades
all life and is, as it always has been. the
| dynamic of Christianity"
Everyday Birds By Bradford Torrey.
| Square, 12-mo, PIP. log. Published at
| $1.OO by Houghton, Miff1in & Co., Bos-
| ton.
| This is a delightful collection of sketches
| of score of our well known birds by
| a nature writer whose previous books
| have charmed many readers. 1t is writ
| ten in style that will interest both
young and old, for Mr.. Torrey combines
| scientific accuracy with literary charm
| and is always in sympathy with his sub
! jet. He is close observer of natures
| ways and the feathered tribe and few
| naturalists of greater pretensions and
| reputation have given better descrip-
| ton of the bittern and its wierd notes
| than is found in this little book. In fact
| the great Thoreau never knew how this
awkward bird produced those notes so
| similar to the sound of the farmyard
| pump. The illustrations are a notable
| feature of the book and include ~ color
| ed plates from Audubon-the first con-
| drawings from the Birds cf that dis
tingushed naturalist. Within the 100
| pages the author has given us much in
| formation obtained first hand of about
| rs of our common birds and the book is
valuable addition to public or-private
| library.
| Oliver Goldsmith. biography by
| Washington Irving. Edited by Charles
Robert CASTOR. Cloth, 16mo, PIP. 374.
Published at 40 cents by CHM & Com
pany, Boston.
This lisa new volume in the "Standard
English Classic Series edited by one of
the teachers in the New York high
schools who was formerly English in
structor at Cornell. This biography is
now in the college entrance list and the
student will appreciate the extended list
of questions and composition topics.
| The Introductory and annotated ma
| terial is both accurate and interesting.
Dusty erudition has been studiously
avoided, so that Irving's entertaining
subject-matter and fascinating style are
| not spoiled in the editing, and the stu
dent is introduced to the author with
his mind open to impressions.
The Art Literature Readers: A Primer.
By Eulalie Osgood Grover. Cloth, 112
pages. Published at 80 cents by Akin
son, Mentzer & Grover, Chicago.
School books are made so attrac-
tive these days that one almost wishes
he was back in the little red school
L house with such book as this in his
hands. Miss Grov>r, who is welLremem-
bered as former resident of this town
and student at the Academy, made great
hit in ''The Sunbonnet Babies Primer"
| and this series of art literature readers
ought to prove as popular. The books