New-York tribune., 1910-06-01
tainabie historical tradition concerning
the life Of Christ.

tsinabie historical tradition concerning
the life Of Christ.
The spirited orthodoxy Of Mr.. Maurice
Fluegei in Exodus. Moses and the Deca-
logue Legislation (the NJ. Fluegel Com
aany. Baltimore) unites the oulogizing
OF Moses with earnest appeals to Israel In
America 20 inquire for and 10 walk IN
the old paths. particularly to observe
the seventh day as a Sabbath 10 Jello-
vah. In the Christian religion Mr.. F'lue-
gel sees an historical movement that has
been relatively rational and good. It is
the providential bridge over which the
Gentle world is passing, visibly and
clearly, TO the pure doctrine Of the Bibli-
cal prophets BY transmitting the mes
sages of the prophets with strong alloy
OF inherited notions. remnants of ancient
paganism, and by employing the drastic
kinds of coercion, the Christian leaders
were able to secure among the masses
certain results not open to Judaism, with
its more limited methods of reason, logic
and knowledge Thanks to the Biblical
spirit and the pagan iron, Christianity
has greatly extended the limits Of civih-
cation. has called the barbarous Teuton
tribes into the pale of humane culture.
has pulled down some of the Chinese
walls between the diverse races and
creeds and has opened and extended
the view toward catholicity in doctrine
and toward n greater humanity. equal
fly and recognition Of right.
In 1896. when Mr.. Percy NIackaye was
a senior at Harvard. he began 10 write
"a Garland TO Sylvia" described in
subtitle as "a dramatic reverie." He
continued to work upon 1t for some time
thereafter, and four years later it was
the means Of his obtaining from Mr..
Sothern his first professional commits
sion, that for THE Canterbury Pilgrims.
Through the Macmillan Company he now
publishes the piece in volume, with
preface giving his observations on the
recent dramatic developments in which
he and number of other young Ameri-
cans have been interested. He has him
self, from the start, looked at the stage
from a poetic point Of view. Here is
song from this early composition of his:
A lad he Ionged for q lass:
Sing vooing and warm weather!
When focks roamed drowsY on the grass.
And kline in the tinl<ly heather
Thou bonny thing.
Why dost thou wiring
Thy hands in sad beshreWfng?
Sing wooing.
Sing wooing and warm WeatheT!
lass she longed for lad:
Sing wooing and warm weather
When FIRST the thill-rose might be had
And lovers come together.
when skies be blue
And sweethearts few.
What should a lass be doing?
Sing wooiDg,
! Sing wooing and warm weather
Love ripens the longest day:
Sing wooing and warm weather.
For pining heart will have his pay
And climbing lark his feather.
Ere snow shall blow,
NY true love. o.
There shall be rice s-strewing,"
SinE wooingi
Sing vooing and warm weather!
It is q pity that Mr.. Henry Bruce did
not make a better bcol: of his Letters
from Malabar" (E. P. Dutton & Coz,
for little is known TO the general reader
about that stretch Of the coast Of South
cru India. and the region is full of in
terest. It's natural beauty and certain
phases Of its civilization, notably it's
matriarchal system, deserve serious at
tention Mr.. Bruce's newspaper letters
are diffiusive and superficial. The best
Of his pages are those which contain
photograph of native scenes and types.
There are, of course, fragments Of use
full information scattered through the
book, but he does not give us really
full and vivid sense of his subject.
Mr. Walter Sichers study of Sterne IS
appearing in an-American edition. It Is
published in this country by the Lip
pincotts