The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-19
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Wilkinson had the good fortune oitcr IL, ~
hear the late phillips Brooks. Wi'n NJ. ~.
great 1ivlne's published work. ne N.Y. ~ IN, ~.
roughly saturated himself. us tt'liIu ~.
of Brooks lis syinpnhctic ana h llss " I,
$nreojntlye, b,,t%nlso closely analytical and
by no means $llysterlcaly nulln'ory'3t, ~, ~
pivotal ldeu ar 3rookss preaching, ma !. !
is, the essential fntnorhood OF Goo " ~
men, he examines carefully In regard 70
tho degree or effectiveness WIN Wii'c,i -
was xpounded:nnd dcr1orst ateu wy ~
concludes that though the lnns,u -, ~ y,
the sermons ID occasionally dountiui hu ~,
Liable to nisinlerprctation, the none 'ru'''
Amp apGtll s,A Sllureul Su!Slioput W -
cvldent ,,,.
The quality which he nhds most str ,,.
ing through ali Isrookss WORK is -, ~ a
compound or the moral ana the in lt.e'
lcctiinl. ~ should not know he says
what writer to name ms SURPRISING W. ~
Brooks In constant, noble clcva tlon 8. o.
moral tone. no. read him Is ike Dr ,a,n
Ing molllltAltl air. YOU are praceu' ~,
vlgora ted, cxhiluratcd. VIII dsly Wv
TO be Il mean man while you are e,llos
Ing Mr.. Brooks's discotrses, Ana .".I.,
And truly OF heaven IS the lhsplrht,.oii
that is brcathed In Mr.. Brooks's proauc-
tons, Thc inugnanimtty of the prencn-
cr's convictions and his exquisite Eenu,
$ineness lis d man are well dcilnc ste. y
here and his style both InetoflcatlS nv
l,ntechnienlly, considered with some ~ ~ ~
l,tencss.
In conclusion, Prof Wilkinson says;
~ must not refrain from recording my
own personal debt to this preacher. l
have felt his spirit as a noble contasioa.
(IHinc phrase, thatD a loftier IDEAL, more
consistently sus tanned, more persuas.V9ly
presented, of personal character III Cnr ,l
than that which anmates tnc plencnl..s
of Mr.. Brooks T should not know WHY
in any n'nsplre literature 20 uok W. m, I'd
the hope Of finding. II lolio"s A"iu
aftcn Paul
Eighteen modern masters Of pulpit DIS
course nrc con sidared In this volume
Henry Ward Beccher, Talmage, II. s.
Storrs, Newman, c. IT, Sturgeon. Lid
don, p. j.. Moody and other weii-knoWn
mon. Prof Wilkinson Is q good critic
q M tientS student and a very able writer.
Theological students or general readers
Wishing brenysto inform themselves IN
regard to the methods and personal nuai-
tiles Of the preachers who nave maze Tue
deepest impression upon the1 cohgresa
lions or our day could hardly do better
than read this book.
THE GREAT PA RLIA NIENTAFis BAL;
TILE, ErC.-By Thomas r, Martin.
Pr, 265. $780, Neale Publishing, Com
pany, Washington.
Whatever value the material In this
book might have had. had IT been prop
crly prepared for the press, Is entirely
forcgone in It's present hodge-podge cqh-
dition. 1t Is incoherent, disorderly, hotch-
ed and crude The full title as gwen
on tbs title-pageis an advance hint OF
interior heterogcneity-'Th Great Par
Elementary Battle and Farewell Addresses
Of the Southern Senator's on the lIyo OF
the Civil War; dust what i'graat DALI
liamentarys battle" Is referred TO IS q
little difficult to decide. the chapter bear
ing that caption giving no account OF any
battle at all. In addition to the battle
and the farewell speeches, the book also
gives in full the debate between Breckin-
ridge and Baker, and between Baker and
Benjamin., and John J. Crittendens
speech on the removal to the new Senate
chamber in 1850. Inthe iinterstces among
all this speechfying lies the point where
Mr.. Thomas Ricaud Martin comes IN. Mr..
Martin supplies historical and biographl-
cal outlines, ''pan pictures" of the Sen
| ate, preliminary outlines, etc
| This is, we regret to say, not only an
| obviously made" book. hut il is a badly
made one. It would appear that Mr..
Martin deliberately set himself the stunt
| 49,
etoral records Of the years ls59-6l and
| addressed himself to his task palnstak-
| ingly and tactfully. For the post Of
editor and pnrveyor of such documents
| as these, he has pot impressed US, how
ever, rs being peculiarly qualified. but
| many Of these speeches have an intrinsic
interest which, even his crude and rather
| annoying handling has not succeeded In
| cffectualy kllllng!
/ I.
LETTERS OF a sELF-MApE pREsl-
PEA 5 oF1se co. Sey New 4E 6rk lsi
easily Sly snrmised, Anyone With 4 mere
Of M1an
4 ton, could write them or by the hour,
i This form OF social satire Is one Of me
easiest forms, Of writing yet dlsfi9a q,
! youth. 10 make 1t d go with dlsinter-
ebhsa fsadTrs h9walgsfy ara edna
FOX vs. FOX: a SOCIAL AZ sM n y, 2:
sa pnf s. subsss!rlpile1 on as ''D tss's.
ance only a few weeks ago; 9n,oblrnsly,tiy,
advertisements or publishers announce-
4 ments; but icsnjta its llnprr.rl,t'oud orig u,
/ It has found instant and Well-merlted
! favor with the, rather limited Glre! !!,,a 81 =
Il IEhuNlS W WlitI 7''tP ~ tfS-,
vs. Fox Is cast In the form Of q novel
i but It's satIricnl intent is always plainly
IN evidence, Tho story Is noteworthy
Tss Sf eT "a wy edffes aI lis
clever porlrayals' OF home-life, and it's
sympathetic and tender descriptions Of
nature, Modern smatrlmony falls parlic-
nlarly under nPInkIs' ,deftt,,nna nnainfch,
!. the young hereolna announces her engage
ment to the Foxs bitter rival, q heavy,
ootfa and rather I n9sX bp i emnany
and exciting In 'tt he extreme. Tho allthol
has contrived to mix. his sentiments, SC
sk,fuI dr hat there sufht na
c so well sustained Throughout, the whole
q hook that most readers WI certainly
! %Pink's" arst work Of fiction, as Wa b.
0 lleye it is, We sincerely hoEa that y may
: writer thu, wo can stand hearing from
! early ana often,m IL }lla EesIlni p, p,ilT,as
!, at the l'lrdown llerald, Y dolt rms