Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-17

| tice it being true of our government
till slavery and property qualifications
| for voters were abolished--ninority
rule has actually been in effect That
we are now governed, at least in the
ory, by the majority, he admits, but he
further asserts that the constitution SO
checks and counterchecks this rule that
the minority still actually holds the
/ scepter. Then ne outlines his views or
what things are needed to change this
condition. The book is interesting.
pies.
The Spirit of American Govern
ment. BY ]. Allen Smith. New York:
Parker. - =
A volume very valuable to all inter-
ested In the progress of the Hebrew
people is DR.. David Philipson's sThe
REFORM Movement in Judaism IT Is
a. general survey of the whole situa-
| ton; but, as he says: 'It has been pos
sible in this survey to take account only
Of the corporate activities which trans
lated the theories of the reformers into
! practice. Many statements of indiyid-
ual scholars and writer's, however in
| teresting as contributions to the store
| or liberal Jewish thought, could not
be included, since this is not a history
OF the literary output, but of the prac-
| tlcal achievements of reform. This
point can be well illustrated by advert
ing to the case of Russia There a
| number of prominent writer's have
pleaded strongly for reforms in re-
iigious practice and belief, but no pub-
ic ofhcial steps have been taken to-
wards carrying out these reforms. The
reform movement has found no lodp-
mert in the corporate and concrers-
tional Jewish life of Russia. hence no
chapter Is devoted to Russia in this
work however illuminating might he
the statements that can be cuIIed from
the writings of Russian Jewish auth
/ ors.
ut has been my aim to present as
effectively as possible the purposes ana
accomplishments of the reform move
ment. We are still too near the begin
! nlng or the movement to take account
OF ultimate effects and results
Ine Reform Movement in Judaism.
BY DR.. David Philipson. New York:
Inc Macmillan Co. Los Angeles: c. G.
Parker. =.
The Rev. r. J. Campbell. minister OF
the City Temple, London, recently
came to the United States and stirred
up quite theological tempest in tha
pot by some very radical Expressions
regarding the Christian religion. He
described the personality of God. hold
ing that the Almighty was in reality a
sort of indeflnable power or f1rst cause.
he repudiated the virgin birth of Christ
and he did few other similar stunts.
now, having returned to a charge
which perhaps appreciates these views.
he puts them forth "by request in q
volume entitled "The New Theoloey.'
From rather a hasty reading one woi,Jd
Judge that any Christian worthy the
name would be perfectly right in
clinging to the "old'' theology; certain
ly the Campbell brand offers little to
delight any save an iconoclast or an
atheist.
The New Theology. By r. j. Camp
bell, M. A. New York: The Macmillan
company. Los Ageles: G.. c.. Parker.
A volume particularly. apropos Just
now is p. Parmalee Prentice's "The
Federal Power Over Carriers and Cor
porations. 1t is sane and careful
resume of the rights congress has to
legislate regarding the common car
riers, and also as regards corporations.
the fictitious persons made by state
fiat. Mr. Prentice takes the stand thar
the written constitution is absolute.
| that its language is non-interpretabIe
| that 1t means just what it says--no
more and no less. New questions. as
much as it may seem desirable, do not
permit new readings of meanings into
| lAdl NcIcTdOl6 QOCuIneIll, nor is II right
to construe early court decisions to
permit of usages which they never
contemplated. Constitutional construc-
ton, he rightly holds, can only be ac-
complished by full understanding of
constitutional history.
| The Federal Power Over Carriers and
Corporations. By e. Parmalee Prentice
New York: The Macmillan company.
Los Angeles: C. C. Parker.
1 L
Owen Wister's little "HoW Doth the
! Simple Spelling Bee" is that it is be-
| hind the times. 1t is a satire on the
simplified spelling, which is now about
| as dead as Caesar. The tale is hardly
worthy OF writer who has done so
much more pretentious things with
considerable mead of fame, but Is
rather pleasing.
How Doth the Simple Spelling Bee.
BY owen Wister. New York: The Mac
milan company. Los Angeles: c. c.
| Parker.
An excellent biography. well written
and with fine appreciation, is George
| Edward Woodberrys Ralph Waldo
Emerson" in the English Men of Let
| ters series. Mr.. Woodberry has con-
suited all the available sources OF
Emersoniana and his review Of the life
of the Concord philosopher is sane.
| readable and interesting.
Ralph Waldo Emerson BY George
Edward Woodberry. New York: The
Macmillan company. Los Angeles: c.
c. Parker.
The Manumitter Magazine is a new
bid by a California publication for at
tention. 1t is issued in pocket size in
Los Angeles and has a variety OF con-
tents. valuable article on the Owens
river project by Mayor Harper Is
uofad