New-York tribune., 1910-09-25
THE CHURCH
Studies IN Religious History, Old
and Ne7c.

THE NEW SCHAFF- -HERZOG ENCYCLOPEDIA
or RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE. Edited by
samuel Nacauiey jackson. u. u. IL. d. With
the sole assistance. after Volume VI of George
william Gilmore. NJ. A. associate editor. and
the following department editors: Clarence
roll. IL u: James Francis DriscolI, IL D:
James Frederic MccurdE, Ph D LII D:
Newman. r T., Ii n. and Frank Horace
v.aere1y. T. s. A Volume VII Luitprand-
N1ralities- 4to- pp, Xvii, 5oo- The Funk &
Wagralls Company.
Studies in The life of the ancient and medieval
Church are not permitted in the new Schaff-
Herr z Encyclopaedia 10 obscure the men and
movements Ct our own time, and in the present
volume there are more than generous allOtments
for contemporary religious activities. both small
and great. The section headed Miscellaneous
Religious Bodies makes US acquainted with an
apostolic faith movement originating in Kansas
il 1850 with the church Of Daniels Band ope--
arlng in Michigan and Canada and with Duck
River Barts-s. The Church Of the Living God
is the title Cf al article signed by John Vinson,
Rho -alie rs thu organization was founded in
1914. In Indiana, by John Ninson and his moth
e.. Mar Jane Tlnson. and 10y others in other
places Professor Adolph Spaeth contributes
the historical survey Of the Lutheran Church
in the United States. beginning with the tes-
tmonv Of Father Isaac Jogues that there were
Lu;hsrans living in New Amsterdam as early
rs l545. The total membership Of the Church
In North America is now over two millions. Dr.
James H. Buckley. editor Of The Christian Ad-
ycca1e," gives an account Of Nethodism in thirty
page. especially valuable for its exactness in
treating ol the relation Of the Methodist Epis-
coral Church To John Wesley and the English
societies ana in tracing the causes for subse-
Que-t divisions among NeihoLists on the Amer
ics1 continent
AuCr- the many 1jects Of briefer biograph-
i,al notice -e find the recent convert TO the
Catholic Church the Rer. William McGarvey;
R.sh1-s Neyiekar and Misspaugh, Of the Prot
estaEt Episcopal Church: the Methodist bish-
OPS C. e.. I-CaJe and William f Mcdowell;
Rabbi T. dr. Sola 1Tendes. Professor a. c. Nc
G.ife-t and Dr. Robert s. Macarthur. a sketch
q Cardinal lIcClaskey is provided by Father
James T. Dr.sc--, lI-. Richard c. Morse writes
a. A-s old e"-eazue Mr.. Robert r. McBurney,
'-' --.r" -s q compact review Of the life and
Work o- Dwight J. Moody. Mention is made
oi The enormous sales Of the hymn book COM
pied ly the evanselists Moody and Sankey.
more than a million and quarter dollars hav-
-1g been paid its compilers by 1900. "Of his
s.ara In this money says the writer Moody
made noble use" and the schools founded at
AortLle-d are addGced as a proof This is a
Statement that needs 10 be modified if We are
10 Go Justice TO the memory Of the great evan
sel-s- Iar-seeing that the Gospel songs would
have an immense circulation and that if his
e'anee.s .stie work became a way Of wealth his
Ise-l--a-s would be crippled, Mr.. Moody at the
outset had the book put into the hands Of a
Board .. trustees. The schools whose progress
Le ha1 s.. much at heart became later the bene-
--iarie- .f the trust fund and this was possible
Dteas" AR. Moody had decisively relinquished
"Aat #e-e his personal royalty rights in the
Ayi1n book. proceeds tnat finally amounted TO
q million dollars.
me report on The MarTrelate tracts is content
70 leave stiI unsolved the mystery Of their
AUTHORSHIP John Penny is held responsible for
S-peI-l-tealIng the printing and distribution of
ne tracts Although Mr. William Pierce's
sclo-aTlE historical introduction to the subject
= 4slel il the bibliography. no comment is
made On that authors inclination to find a six
.eeIl'h century Junius in the person Of John
1eAF5 friend. Job Throkmorton. The Lords