New-York tribune., 1905-05-31
LITERARY NOTES.

The majesty of the American citizen is not
only pr.dicated in the United States, but ac-
knowIedged by Europeans-by one Of them, al
least and one who has associated with both
democratic and imperial royalties This per
son is Joseph Hornblend. OF whom i. Hopkln-
son Smith writes in his story, "A Point OF Hon
or printed in his volume. AT Close Range
and published by the ScribneTs. Hornblend was
MIR Smiths courier He is drawn from life, and
s7iH lives and travels over Europe and ASIA
Fy birth he is a Levantine from Constantinopie.
with Greek, Armenian, Hindoo and perhaps
Turkish blood in him. mixture of races which
produces an inexhaustible fund Of good temper
much capacity and a soaring and uncontrolled
Imagination Nevertheless. he is person ol 'oiii7
distinction. having been decorated by the 7u'-
tan for leading an expedition into Asia Nl"oi,
Els control Of languages includes, OF course au
European tongues, and extends 10 1urhi7"
Arabic and innumerable dialects of the regions
around ConetantinopIe Best or all, he has on
his business cards the words Joseph HorhpleH''
Courier TO General Nelson a. Miles, Mr. hop
knson Smith and the Emperor Of Germany
= vo,u,ne Of appreciations and CRITICISMS Oh
many Of the noted preachers of England ana
An?erica. bv Professor William Cleaver Wilkln-
son. Of Chicago University. has just been pup
lsI1ed by Funk & Wagnalls, under the title Oh
Modern Masters Of Pulpit Discourse. Inc
author aims to be non-technicaL addressing Ine
general reader as well as the preacher anu
1beolosian Yielding to the impulse he feels 20
,,t his thoughts into verse. he has appended
prroup OF his own sonnets to the volume.
c;,oe n,,I;c attention is likely to be once more
directed 10 the Shipbuidng Trust through 'le
Investigation of the relation of the Equitable
Life Assurance Society TO that shipwreckeo OF
,srization. it may be of interest TO state that
an excellent account OF The trust based on the
,.nor, of the receiver. IS contained in Professor
william Z. Ripley's Trusts. Pools ana Cor
noralions" recently published by CHM & Co
The cause Of missions can have had few more
6avote6 and self-sacrifcing workers lha1 the
farmer sailor whose career is toid IL Inc Lie
md Work Of the Rev. Z. ]. Peck ATloT-s the
Fskinos" published by A {. ATnlstohs
Son YET il must be regretted by the public as
much as it is by the author the Rev arthur
Lewis that this brave old exile Of BiackIead
Island could not have spared the time from his
labors 10 tell his story in his own words IN
stead Of leaving his notes and letters TO be put
IN shape by one who never had seen an Esqul-
nau The Esquimau. it appears, lends hllnsel
readily to conversion. his own religion being
ouite simple and somewhat vague. and. what Is
hardly 10 be expected. learns TO reao Win ia
riditv and avidity One Of the most important
features of Nr Peck's work was the TRANSCRIPT
ing of the Moravian Esquimau Testament into
The s-vllabic character invented by the Rev
James Evans. missionary of the Canadian
Methodist Church Not content with this Mr.
Peck cast and cut type from the lead lining OF
tea boxes constructed primitive printing press
and actually struck off a number Of copies OF
St Johns Gospel, which the more intelligent
natives readily learned TO read in eight or nine
weeks-in fact they not only learned to read
themselves. but taught their friends, and so ex-
tended the field of the missionary's efforts
Later type was cast in England. and copies of
the various books were printed for Mr. Peck as
fast as he furnished the manuscript.
IT would be difficult to find more desolate
place than the remote island in Cumberland
Sound whaling station, visited sometimes
only once in two years, where Mr.. Peck has
chosen 10 labor. His reason is the simple one,
his influence are not reached by any other
Christian missions. Starvation occasionally d.
versiies the rnonotony OF isolation, and at one
time the opportune capture Of a whale alone
preserved the lives of the missionary. his
ciates and 4 colony Of III Esqumaus. Whale
skin. called muktak is considered a dainty by
the latter, but Mr.. Pecks comment is brief and
first meal of muktak. 1t is about an inch thick
and Of a dark color. When boiled it is fairly
palatable'