The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-04
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8TfIn BUSINESS CAREER. by Albert
Shaw. h co pages st.0o. Paul Older =
Company san Francisco. II,
4. The principles on. WI ich was .Erecontly
gtiie Bnrbnrn 1Weinstocl<, LecturGship for
the purpose OF eliciting /. expert dis
QUESTION upon the gcnernl subject8 OF "Tho8
Morals Of ,rrnde, = receive their. first elu-
eaatlor , thls little no,ogranh' " Pr Pr
}1leve, was tho first annual tndd ross to 30
delivered upon tho Weinstock foundation
and Is now published n an attract ",
little book BY san francisco ilr.s, ~ =.
rerhaps ms rs fla edItor Of 'Tfo Reviow1o
Reviews, Is takes no pessli1istlc Wow OF
tito dangers surrounding that aspect Of
modern American life, popula ny summed ii
has d lofty opinion Of the duties Of. the
business S1ncn in his relations to the Com.
Smonwcnlth. and. on the whole, secs no
reason to feol discouraged over thn !, ~, WY
those p,,blc relations IIo says 1TT some
or the most Useful men, as we'll us tho:
most @unselhsh and devoted, tn whom m
u come In contact are successful business 81
men largo affair They gre :, nn1 9 \,
stheirSmethods; wide rs the world II, their
&syn1pathes lofty ns the stars III their e. rs
pirations FOR human progress snsaclouis
beyond other GLASSES Of mennnd respect,
who know them we'll, BECAUSE they are
men Of deeds rather than Of words, who
make GOO their DECISIONS s. from Gay .
\ 5I1l older days, the three so-calledi
learned or liberal professions were alone
3inS thut they conferred a positive public
character upon their followers; but with
4 the changing years, not only have many
new actual professions been crsated Yp ,y
distinctions which have hitherto set apart
sthe professional classes have become obs
solete''Ssin largo section OF the business
world. @ DR.. Shaw shows, too, that even
the individual amusement Of large cap
#ital has played q beneficial part In tho
development Of present. day business; IT
required some development OF wealth 70
gliftEour modern peoples out OF e poverty
}ieetual and moral progross.', Railroads.
ana banks. once merely private {, e \,
I mcrclal enterprises. the latter In addition
being held In anything but honorable re- r
pute, have taken on a quasi puDlc cntLts
ncter, and are regarded as indis pc sable
factors In tho national and public llfa o. o.
our country And the universities, which
might be said to have begun lie pyI tram !.
Z Ing young men for the ministry, ana 70
have reached maturity iii preparing them
for one or the. other Of the so-called
learned professions, wide taking note
of the simple evolution of business N .iis
public$functions, are nowadays . provi.a-t!
ing very liberal courses ior young Gun e o'dn
3eXpoct to go into business" Commerce
thusSis not only coming forward as q
public calling, but Is also coming TO 20
learned and be taught in terms OF science O.
il5 And concluding Dr. Shaw says :, =: ~ = Is
HA,- L or col
ward life, and ethics Of action, rather
than the ethics OF negation, that, most
control the modern business world ana
that they may make our modern business
man the most potent fnctor IGr soau
freshing and interesting little 6ook. .aW!stn1
common-sense practically and cheerful
ana healthy optimism running hand IN
hand on seemlngl the bost Of terms N
IN THE NAME OF LIBERTY. BY Owen
81 Johnson. 40s pages. The Century Cons
I'll pa11y, New York. III q n
SThe tunlultuous period OF the Ereh l $. =
Revolutions with lts WIG it s $ y des
for the shedding Of blood has been g :
chosen by Mr. Johnson as the PACK gTou .,, !.
Of his book In which Madame Eo!an &c !. :
pregnant sentence 20 Liberty! y Li ~ ~
namel' seems tho underlying thought,
davnlnned through varying tragedies ana
portentous events Of the Revolution y: !, J,
THE eontagioua enthusiasm ana' the
fiery e mistakenly pa.rio!iGt the innocent
With the guilty; the rnvening rage o. f, an IN
IN f,,rlated a populace seeking vengehnc:
,ipon its oppressors the gratiflG;at'on o.
private hatred and nlalice,,;atih, az h slese
.n, ,,nS Nj. Johnson has entitlcd-''1n the
i Name Of Liberty. 'G u. X, X, ,,,,,
Across such sombre portrayal run
glmpscs Of human love IN Us hignest u Inc
mo mop sk,1 lin III tie differentiation Of char:
aSfers a anr to "Nlcole" to Para.
ha,,t.S to "Loulson' and to "Dossonyiiiite y,
with the realization tho1 pe desires anl
nnssIons like theirs, must have acted an IN
1 Rues'o in the chaos, out Of which ~ n
! French Republic emerged from "
A French revolution, ,,oo, I clos,
st m,sr : az French history and Of Fronci
noliticnl and social economy. N oT ~. =, :
wr,t ga . hook like his last. Upon q Know
edec gained by study he has ensra;i.eu, = =
vigorous and analytlcal p te,, r,th e. ro
save ,S rowsr and a force of. tliought ~
,1Snrla hin Einf9a young man VINO WOW, tA.a,!a
appe . to have q great llteraFS wv wv
ahead Of him. ~ sn,eni,or
IN m nat French Empire is contra,stte!
w III tha reign OF terror charaeterlzal M
o6 asa h' tu9ty
LOVING l ~ ~ tt Mad been DONE the passing
Of now ana new snrtGan Wt Il
~ ,nu .e p1Sranchnlf,n, who, enjoying higl
rance and ooial position under he 3, ERR q
YOUTH youi ,v said With the complaoency Of nld
,Inn rad Bnr0SDerity. 9t# . -, l.,
u'"1 Wtill You heievo 1t Of n,e.a5,WS e,
: nve ~. ,ycsnt because could not die Tor d
! ideal" .8j 81 ,s}{
{ THE PARocTIIAL scHoo91ho;o by Yyub 1egt
mlah !: cro ,7t sS;. e 6REeas sa.W uDlsl
3 20 by iH9 Y "a - 'viporous assault upon tn
cor na RonA and immortality which Its az de
pgiestoa athoe e de g
spreGad, o amoHSf this corruptlon Fatht
crow TIE paT nh tho so bes
: which gives to y2 hand iiorrely unworthy