The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-03

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The author next considers the Holy
Spirit, and what that power reveals TO
us. Finally man is considered and his
part in this series. According to this
author, the corporal body is presented
as a barrier to the perception of the
unseen, that which Immediately surrounds
God, and which does not come within
the purview of man until after his death,
a process of disembodiment In which
the seemingly real and unreal are re-
versed.
Man as originally made, as believed
by this author, is discoursed upon and
we read of the perfect state In which
man lived before he sinned. The va,
rious lives men live are considered and
the various ways, in the opinion of this
writer, In which they sin and fall
The author is much In earnest; his
book, doubtless. will please those Of tina
serious minded. 1.
',The Running Fight" by William Ham
ilton Osborne Oodd, Mead & Coz
Peter ". Wilkinson had all sorts Of
money, bushels of It, and didn't care how
he made 1t or broke the lives of those
he took 1t from. Peter was pretty rot
ten and you will not read far along in
Mr.. Osborne's story before you are con-
WINGED that Peter will get his good and
strong! He organized all sorts OF banks
and trust companies, took the money
away from them, then branded other
people, his employer, as thieves Peter
was a pretty wicked old customer. When
he saw the crash coming. sNme of his
banks, already robbed by himself, break
ing. Peter takes somuthing like s40,000,0oo
or so, and to prevent his creditors from
securing their due. transfers this huge
pile to his attractive daughter
But Peter finds out that he will have
70, p inc a1 oil
to keep him out of jail; the victims are
hot on his trail. So he creates gov
ernor that that executive may pardon
him from penal servitude but quickly
discovers after making this sweetheart
of his daughter governor that there are
things that money won't buy.
So Peter proceeds to break" the gov
ernor at Albany, have him thrown out
of office. The novel gets weak right
here No governor in the United States
could have been thrown out of office as
was the one in Mr.. Osbornes story. But,
according to Mr.. Osborne. the COVER
nor was thrown out, had all his money.
friends and so on taken from him; the
wreck in so short a time Is too COM
plete The governor in the novel Is
kicked out of his club, works as COM
mon laborer and has an awful time gem
orally; nothing doing like that In real
life Peter Wilkinson puts another mao
as governor at Albany and-you can find
out about the pardon this time from the
book, Il you want to.
OF course, the pretty daughter having
all that money, throws down her old
wicked father, hunts up her sweetheart,
the disgraced governor and there Is some
happiness coming.
There are murders, jail-scenes exciting
events in the story which is likely to
please those who care for Mr.. Osborne's
sort of stories
THE Running Fight is Mr.. Osborne's
most serious attempt and 1t is all right
so far as it goes
Mental and Spiritual Health-By A. T.
Schofied, M. D., Or. F. Fenno Coz
DR.. Schofield seems to think that some
apology is needed for a medical man
going SO far afield as to write religious
papers. But he says that the same
reason drove him to the study of the
Unconscious Mind and made him write
about 1t, that made him examine the re-
iation to health of true Christianity.
The reason he says, In both cases. was
that in the constant contact with nervous
sufferers. he found psychologically that
some varieties of nervous diseases were
wholly inexplicable without the under
standing of the fact and powers of the
Unconscious Mind
He found also theologically, that one
great faAtor in ill-health of mind, nerves
and also body, was internal disorder, the
result of lack of peace of conscience
or heart in spiritual matters, and what
wonderful -'ssults ensued when the soul
was real,se sl touch with the Infinite.
DR.. Schaelsld was much struck with the
way Professor James in his Giffard lee
lures shows the happiness and health
that resulted from the internal harmony
produced by true religion and the knowl
edge of God.
The four addresses in Dr. Schofield's
book are an attempt to show how this
condition may be best obtained. Taking
the broadcast and noblest view of medi-
cine, as embracing all that has to do
with humanity DR.. Schofield does not
consider his addresses foreign to its spirit
1.-THE Undesirable Governess," by F. Ma
rion Crawford CThe Macmillan Coz
This Is doubtless the last book we shall
have from the presses as having been
written by Mr. Crawford before his death.
It is a light bit of work. It is just such
story as one is tempted to think the
author wrote at odd moments to please
himself or some particular person. 1t is
an entertaining story and one that leaves
most pleasing impression in the read
er's mind after putting the book aside;
all books won't do that. unfortunately.
The plot of the story deals with the
fact that an English lady with three
sons and husband. to say nothing of
two housekeeping daughters wishes to
engage a governess who is not personally
attractive. This poor English lady's life
has been made miserable by her husband
and sons. who find every pretty govern
ess absorbing or worse than that-and the
bad part about the matter is that the
English lady just must have a governess
of some kind to make her house run cor
rectly. She therefore wants as ugly one
as can be found. She advertises. stating
the case in plain terms. most homely
person presents herself, lame girl, who
proves delightfully."- undesirable as regards
the men of the family. but who reaches
the ideal of desirability in the eyes Of the
English lady, she of the long-suffering.
Then things do begin to happen, for this
ugly lame girl was engaged as a govern
ess. The governess isn't what she APP
pears to be- How shocking to the English
lady? Consoling, though, to papa and the
undesirable governess becomes desir-
pilv of course.
It Is a bright little story. wholesome,
clean and good for the nerves. if you
have any, which we gods forbid.
1T Choose" by Gertrude Capen Whitney.
fisherman. French & Coz
This is the story of seemly and some
what attractive young woman employed
at service in an overbearing family who
would not perceive or acknowledge her
superior traits of character.
Mary Ellen overhearing a CONVERSE
ton on environment and how we may