The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-18
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Ar lrstrong and Son, New Yor II Y, 4.
~ Drs Dafgangl tile Successor OF the 5di e
tingushed nreac cher and tcAcher Dr., o o,
BroHdus$s tho clialr Of li g,
In tlin. Baptist Theological seminary III e
Lo,iisVil DufnE eleven $yna al s Y ~
ahns had iii&pfeparnton tho portly VOL s,t,-
time or 66a I pages, which he nov. now pre-
ssefits tho rendiing public. ~ Ehe WORK ,,'iss
9leginssSwitl, tiieg preaclng or ltheEaflr s'
century, and closes With the pren cilllRs
of tlie Refortnnti on ,sriod about , l6So. y,
~ Tile author proposes to folloW W.. VIII
two other volumes which shalli orrihg \,
his discussions down to the openfilh q o.
tho twentieth century. &c mas ellJoy y,
excellent advantages in the best llb ~ ~,
8o'r this country and &of Eurnpt; for ti "
execution or Ills work. 'rle rcn read
soon discovers TIM Or. Dargaii mas 1io5
mood, but with eager relish and " III NJ
slasn. ~ 1oargan is devoted to e. y W
ministry, and hos evidently soougnl1 !, n, " "
magnify It by setting in one$ilno coli g.:
3tiveSgroun tho mighty preachers 81 nl il'
teen centuries 55s IL ~ ss ssJS5
5S Tho Apostolic Fathers are tho$frst sub p
@jccts trented. With truo insight u l5 the
political, Social and moral conditio q III
the sc are outraged, as the g esslry
ln ckgfound Of the hcralds OF 8Efl 4. new rl
faith. n l 8sSs rs N 81 l58S557 XVI
ycarp and IEnatlus stand before us
lin% tho peculiarites OF their gifts, the
qualities of$ their work and the 3fortuile
of thclrgministry. There Is compression =.
of&inaterlal without loss Of viyitllne'sss s. OF:
Impression. AM excellent soleotive t.ju4d!g G.
mentis united to-, yivaclous az an q clo-s
5quent style. Y s,
@5Thus Wc tirc led Il cllarmngly down tho
certurics,s listening to the noble voices
and beholding The manly forms ofsferoes e..
1n3 the fourth century ws come. !, ~ $t ~,
sculmlnatlon3a or g5InasterfulS preachlNg ~
lChrysostom and Augustine, tolloW q ~
isS desolate DECLINE % SIX or seven ~
.dred years. s. N1oun tainous gintellects begin J
to rise again lin the persons OF ApelaT ), &
Bernard, selme "A auinas5 tx SaHon y e
luther, Calvin and knox. lntcrest NJ ~ u
5urally lfocnlizess on# these HISTORIC NAMES
and one Is specially gratified at the luilsA3
,trea tment the author bestoWs acco re- y,
,ingly. i95 n H u b, q. u
The discussions sof the reyi w \. q
and n tile decleisons tlitlt @ 4
lowed with tho causes thereof are quite
The rise OF " a ~
influence on preaching gains the most
absorbing interest |. Is THE spirit of tho
work lis absolutely free from objec T q n.3
Catholic theologlans and prea nv 1s
accord cd as much fairness and courtesy
as \ those or the rotestant AIN. l Is Is
noinI 81 7yieWiBis mot denomlnat lonal oEs
seetarian, But distinctly Christian. 5lI !
aim IS to acaueint the reader WIZ W, Inc ~:
mighty men Of valora and their deeus fi'.a
tbs Kingdom OF az onlmon LORD q *.
no the minister Of the ell 3, he spook5
cannot fail to ll1a 81 y ms ~
than in any other book in English y Or IN
nnvs ether angla &c, perhaps, the preialtc7h
,willggfnd tho fullest and completestft g y,
port OF the lives and works OF the steat
leaders Of Christian history 81; sS
THE& CONC EST OF THE SOUTHWEST .,
~ nv CYRUS Townsend Brad 2sl pP.i
NH ST. SO. d. Appleton and CoImpan y,SsN 9 W.
S5t York. n y5 53 Il ,,.,$
Bearing in mind a. distinct y eelese ~ -
he preface Of one Of his more recent DOCS HN,!
we Gre frain from making any comment :, y
on Is 81 Brady's literary fecundity or llae5
snnnl eness of his good right arm Tho l'lh
hrief history OF the acquisition on the
part Of the United states Of the Texas p
TERRITORY, which is the Doctors ~ latest
production, is Il contribution to the APP
pleton' s xpansion8 Of the, r republic Sc
ries The theme Is one, " hich$ LENDS enc. lts sci,
readily TO the making OF an interesting
book. ana Dr. Brady has handled "a II well,
Part I. deals with Texas and Its ',inde q
pendence,n and Part IL. wit ne NJ exl-5
can War and III Conscq uenc es. .iE.Y MANY
large and familiar figures ma maj ch across
the pages-sam Houston. &Dfavy t.roc !'el,
It.. Austin. Santa Anna Iachafy
Taylor, Winfield Scott and go hers Inc q
history of the large district compre hended &
under tho general name, The Sou thu
vest" is traced from tho earliest times.
beginning about 1920. The whole
Of the acquisition OF the South
vest, Dr.. Brady says. IS 40 story OF he
spoliution OF a weaker power " 3nJ strong
err and is the one serlou s. plot upotl OUT
national history" The causes underlying
the conduct Of the United h States We're
really three-the desire of the slave Sta les
TO add new slave holding territory. tIe
OF Texas blythe mexican
and the D. s'manife fest Destiny
Or expansion ideas prcyailin along ou W
western frontier. In the negotiat Lions be-
tween Mexico and this3country, both mill
tary and political. Mexico really occupled
the correct position; but on the other
hand, in DR.. Brady's opinion, there .8i Is
ground for the belief that Mexico Ne h l,l'
forfeited her right K. calm consideration
by the crimes OF which her government g
had been guilty. The 9vlcissi tubes d Of
Texass fortunes are we'll indicated by the
fact that she was ut yarious stages Of
her career, under six al lferent national
flags 3G % - VI & q N tx tS. sSa
The Mexican War rose not moro from
tho territorial ambitions Of tho slave
States than from the desire Of the United
states Ito pursue tile manifest destiny
idea The course # that war ! the author !
briefly sketches In q concluding chap =
ter, ie presents some Interest ting figures
on what our military operations then and
later have cost MS. - p ~ Wy =. lpo4,
we had expended over thirty-elglt mil
lions of dollars on account Of pensions
alone. resulting from the Mexican War;
The total expenses from every source are
at the enormous sum Of $l6S. 60 a
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