The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1909-01-16
At this time in the Christian year
~ we are especially reminded
that the gospel of the Naxs-

+ this time In the Cnrlstian yeof
we are especially reminded
- that the gospel of the Nazs-
- rene Is an out Of doors reh-
cion. and In an age when there Is so
much talk of the value Of out Of door
life It is well enough to bear this In
mind. DIR. Henry raj Dyke, who has
done SO much toward stating the
truths of Christianity In the language
Of the time, has written a book enti-
tied '.Out of Doors In the Holy Land.
Christ was born in a grotto, 30 to
speak. In Bethlehem, and from child
hood to manhood. on the journey
to Egypt, on the journey to Jerusalem
to the temple, In the baptism at Jor-
dan. most Of the scenes are out OF
doors. while during his ministry the
Saviour taught the people almost con
stantly out of doors with numerous
references to nature. The sermon on
the mount. the many talks by the sea-
side and on ship, the walks through
the fields on the Sabbath day and
many other scenes ending in the cruel
fixion on Calvary, the resurrection D
the ascension were all associated with
the open air, 20 that it may be said
that. despite the need In these days for
churches In which to worship, Chris
tianity in its origin was by no means
altogether an indoors religion.
From Palestine to Egypt is a natural
transition at this season, for 1t was
from Judea to the country OF the pha-
raobs that Joseph took the infant Je-
sus and his mother when warned OF
the angel. One of the new books 10
sEqypt and Its Monuments" by Rob-
ert Hichens and Jules Guerin. MI.
Kitchens wrote the text, and Mr.. Cue
rim provided the illustrations. and both
artist and author made special Pill
grimages 10 the land of the pharaohs
TO gather Impressions for their joint
work. The beauty. magic and mys-
terry of this ancient land are admira-
bly, brought out In these pages.
Egypt is coming to be studied more
and more both by the lay student n
by divines who wish 10 trace the MS
tory Of religion from its early mani
festations in such ancient races as
those which Inhabited the country OF
the Nile. Dynasties might come and
go, but the civilization Of Egypt SEEM
ed to GO on forever. So much Is Egypt
being read about nowadays that the
names of Sesostris and Amenemhat
and Rameses hardly sound stranger
than those of Alexander and Napo-
leon, and 1t does not seem such a long
time to the era of that dusky ruler,
Amenophis ", who SO loved his wife
to distraction that he is represented In
the art of his day as kissing her on a
rhariot.
AFRICAN scenes have a great fascina-
tlon for Mr.. Kitchens, and n Of his
best known romances, THE Garden OF
Allah" has its principal action in the
desert of Sahara.
Mr.. Hichens has the distinction of
being able In an unusual degree to hold
the interest of the highly cultivated,
the critical and the somewhat jaded
reader. The Intellectual grip Of a
story like The Garden of Allah" or
@Barbary Sheep" cannot be denied, for
1t completely conquers the critical
sense and the ideas Of the author In
sinuate themselves. as it were, among
ones inmost thoughts. Yet Mr.. HIGH
ems stories are popular not merely
with literary connoissieurs. but with
the general public as well.
Christmas would hardly be Christ
mas without some kind Of James
Whitcomb Riley gift book. and 1t is
said that modern taste and tendency
IN holiday presents of this sort were
given direction by Mr.. Risyls A Old
Sweetheart of Nine" which was pub
lished some years ago with pictures
in color by Howard Chandler Christy.
1t has enjoyed an enormous vogue and
has perhaps given Mr.. Riley's lines a
larger circulation than has been gained