New-York tribune., 1908-07-11
Literary .Netvs and Criticism.

this way the reader is fully informed az to the
poin1s at issue A second method is that of Dr.
). r Driscoll's essay Adam where without
denying the historicty of the creation narrative.
the point is made in passing that in view of the
iorflness or the doctrfnal and ethical truths fur
nished by the narrative the question of its strict
historical character in framework and details
becomes Of relatively slight moment A third
method is one that gives short shrfft to any
thing but the traditional opinions and makes
rationalists" and 'adversaries OF Holy Script
ure" out of all upholders of the hiHorical-iiter-
ary criticism Of the sources. This somewhat
high prfori" tendency .s however offset by the
more restrained opinions to which have
ferred. and the inquirer is In any case made
aware that the problems OF Biblical criticism
are not yet fully solved. Professor Reid's Apoc-
rypha is compact and careful piece of work
He includes in his survey the Jewish apoc-
alypses as throwing light the deutero-canon-
ical literature and the times of Jesus In
assuming as unQuestioned virtual unity of
authorship for Fourth Esdras" Mr.. Reid has
possibly not seen the satisfying analysis of the
book made by Kabisch the basis Of
posite authorship. OF the articles as a whole It
be said that they offer to the seminarist
rich spols OF homiletic material The little
sketch on Birds in Symbolism" is a sermon of
itself
Coming to weightier matters Of the Law. there
are the life and teaching of ST. Augustine, by
Father Portable of Toulouse. In twenty pages
the career Of the Doctor Of the Church is traced
IN relation to his spiritual and theological en-
largement- The influence upon his message of
his experience with the Manich@ans, his indebt
edness to neo-Platonisn, his reluctant accept
ance OF holy orders. his episcopal responsible
ties, the education Of the event" in his dealing
with the Donatist heretics, his struggles with
Pelagianism and with the Arians his prodigious
literary activty-al this is put down with
singular clearness and made the prelude to a
study of the Augustinian theology. Churchmen
to whom the Saint Of Hippo is more than
name will be grateful for this new setting forth
OF Augustinsm in it's relation to Catholic doc
trine in general and in the contrast offered by
the predestinationism of Augustine to that OF
his misinterpreter, John Calvin
Canon Barry's articles on Calvin and Calvin
ism even II they Just TO the great reforrner,
are nowhere given to lyrical expansion Speak
ing OF Calvin's visit to the Duchess Renee, at
Fcrrara- he ambiguously saws: Many stories
clustered about his journey. now given up by
the best informed writer's" OF the present day
Geneva he tells that 1t is a rally1ns point for
Free Thought socialist propaganda and nihil-
ist conspiracies Would Canon Barry pardon tns
suggestion that even thus, with equal relevancy
might some supercilious unbeli-ver talk OF q
Turkish Jerusalem? With regard to the Liper-
tines he may be entirely correct in saying that
there is no evidence that they had footing
within the walls OF Geneva Since, however
authorities like Rilliet and Guizot say that the
Ilbertines were in Geneva It is a pity that no
mention should be made of these names Ac-
oordine n this author Predestination is the
article by which the Reformation should stailu
or fall" and the Zwinglian view of the Loro
Sumner is the view held among ordinary Protes-
+ants The disposition characteristic or the he-
formed churches is he informs essentially
a concentrated pride. a love Of disputatlon, q
scorn of opponents. The only art that 1t toler-
ates is music and that not instrumental IL
irr have no Christian feasts in its calendar, ana
s+ &c austere to the verge Of Manichaean hatred
~ the rody When dogma fails the Calvlnist ne
b,o-,se a. in the instance of Carlyle almost a
pure Stole.
On controverted questions II is expected 'haI
.-rr. Catholic Eucyclopadia'' will speak pro
don7o suo: and precisely because IL ooes thi'
s+a x,alue both to churchnen and non-Cathohcs
&c enhanced When the inquirer comes 10 the
,biIosonhicsl sections and sees with WhaL IN
5,Igence the Hegelian tendencies are regarded
~ ao-,e writer's while by others Kant, F1chte
- 1zoga1 ar. numbered with the influences
,,- ,,r covertlv in opposition to Christian be
,;k t -ecsIs Nr Balfour's saying that the de-
;-;,-e battles Of theology are fought oeyono us
x.-.;.rs and he gains new appreciation OF
=, 1s1-o,,r sr,irit Of those who toll for prog
- .,,e -aIs of the Catholic Church.