The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-21

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p. Widney. Funk & Wagnalls Of (
New York, publishers.
A comprehensive and most interest |
ing work, Of Which volume the first is |
deyoted the old world 4 begins an BY
Aryan peoples?, 1t describes the orig |
! inal homeland OF these peoples and the
type OF mankind TO which 1t gave |
/, birth. 1t marks the do-Aryan and
\ the 1rano-Aryan branches, and relates
1.-THE details Of the going or, Of the
Aryans from their old home westward
to the sea.
1T tells how In their European mi
grafton they became known as the
Tireaeco- Latin. the Celtic the Slav,, the
Tcuto and the German Abrams. How
these and many different elements, IN
making Of the Engltshman and
through hin, into the making OF Ems
land and the DEVELOPMENT Of a new
faith. and how the people. as opposed 10
& ecclesiasticism, gave rise IN time 70
the Puritans.
Along with the history OF the Eng
lsh race is told the history of English
speech and the outline OF English lit
81 erature. The last chapter OF this vol 4
ume turns on the work which Britain
has done through the English In shap-
ing the destinies of mankind and Calls
attention to the burden OF years "nich
1 the achievement of much work has laid
upon her.
Volume second takes UP the ArSan
races. as typified by the Anglo Amer
ican in a new land over sea. 1t deals
with the physical surroundings IN the
\ new racial home. with AnRlo-American
mental characteristics, speech and
literature.
Then it goes on TO political changes
and slavery, To the race problem in
Il America. and the progress toward im-
perialistic tendencies in colonization.
a chapter is devoted TO races that are
passing--the negroid, red. yellow and
some among the whites In the strug-
gle of Aryan against Aryan. At
/ prophesies race Establishments. The
4 'Epi -Logos" Of the book begins with
this paragraph:
THE epos of the Aryan race-life Is
still an unfinished tale. Much as, has
been lived in the, three thousand
years since that old Proto -Aryantl gave
prognliy yet, as with the closing book
of the 'Aeneid, so we only stand mid
way in the unfinished cantos which.
other ages must live to conclusion.
ST. JUDAS. BY Ian Mac!area
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$50.
The publication OF this book will
touch a tender chord OF remembrance
ir all hearts familiar with the charm
of Beside the Bonnie Briar Bush,r
and other writings or Or. Watson.
Ralph Conner has written an in
PRODUCTION to st Jude's." which has
the following conclusion. referring to
Ian Maclaren
Alas. he Is gone from US. Only a
few weeks ago ! hadn him farewell.
He is gone from US, but his children
are with US st!li. and for his sake.
az for their own. we shall ever love
them"
Isl. Ju6c'sf is a book of stories re-
laung to the pastorate OF John Car
michael in the church OF that name,
at Glasgow Scotland.
These stories are all linked to-
Eether by the personality of the man
around whom they are woven. They
relate to the strong tie of associa ton
binding pastor and people together in
the most sacred relationship. Whether
John Carmichael is, pictured as sue,
cessfully sustaining a5locai inquisition
as feeling to the heart the staunci
support OF soldier OF the Lord. a;
learning. to appreciate the true char
acter of an irregular Christian. as con.
trasting Northumberland Leslie March
I mont as fecOnclllNSF domestic tH!Her-
ences, as winning the favor OF ruler
in Israel. as testing the power OF child
hood over humanity as Sriev.
ing. yet rejoicing, ever tn.
news of Agnes Durharn's mar.
riage day. as coming to tho rescue o
the overmuch righteous in time O
dlsmay. as rejoicing in the healing o
the breach between Mrs. Livingston,
and Mrs. Wetherspoon. and as return
ing thanks foritha good works of
faithful stewarhaamong his people
:n all. from first to last. 1t Is tn
sense primarily Of the love OF Co
and secondarily OF the love OF mel
and women created IN tho image o
God. that is the ruling power OF what
ever Ian Maclaren has written.
His tenderness. his quaint humol
his knowledge OF human nature iloN
from the purest and highest source
The prologue to the book tells how I
was the Kindness of the congregalio
in the Free kirk Of Drum. ochty tina
made John Carmichael strong for hi
work in ST. Juda's.
And the author says thar he had LEI