The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-26
RELIGIOUS ENCYCLOPEDIA.


uei Aiaceulev Jackson. DID. LID
editor in ChIeD. with the solo aasSlst-
snce after Volume VI. or George WI
liam Gilmore. Ia. associate Editorl,
and tn. following Department Editors;
Clarence Augustine Beckwith,'. DID.
Department Of Systematic Theologyl
Henry King Carroll. LID. depart
ruent Of Minor Denomina tions): James
Francis DriscoD DID, Department OF
I.iturgics and Religious Orders)i James
Frederic McCurdy. Ph.D., LID. tDo-
Sylvester NASH DID. Department OF
the New TestamenD; Albert Henri.
Newman, ID. LID, Department OF
church History; and Frank Horace
Nlzeteliy. LID. F.A.S. Department Of
Pronunciation and Typography. Com
plcte In Twelve Volumes Volume SL
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This monumental work, complete IN
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Of 100000, The present volume rang
es from 'Son of Man 10 - Iremel-
lius Emanuel The number of topics
treated in the volume is sci, the num-
her of collaborators whose work ap-
pear in it is 944; the number OF pages
is 52J The volume contains wealth.
OF matter of interest to both the ac"
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large aud cognate subjects, ranging
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Volunteer Movement. the description OF
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observance, in connection with wh1ch
DIR. Ralph f.. Prime tells us that IN
Turkey--poor friendless Turkey-the
Mohammedan keeps keeps Friday as his
Sabbath the Jews observes saturday,
and the Christian. Sunday. The volume
includes an article on sweden from
the pen Of Professor II ialmer Hoimquist,
of the University OF Luud. Sweden, In
which the writer traces the history oil
all the theological movements III that
country up to tho nineteenth century;
and this is treated by the Rev. GUSTAV
Aulen. Of the University Of Upsala.
This is followed by a brilliant blograph-
ical treatise on Emanuel Swedenborg,
written by President Frank Sewall OF
the Sweden borg Scientific association,
of Washington. This paper is presented
under four main headings which treat
the eminent theologian's 8 life. his writ
ings philosophy theology, closing
years, and recent honors.
The subjects of symbolics and ec-
clesiastc symbolism are respectively
presented by Professor Ferdinand Kat
tenbusch, Of the University Of Halle,
and DR.. Benjamin 5. Chambers. of
New York. The first Of these articles
treats of the creeds and confessions
aud comparative symbolics, the sec
ond. which is more comprehensive, con
Siders symbolism in general, Christian
symbolism. symbolism In art from the
early period TO BYZANTINE art and the
apologetics Of symbolism. Passing over
such subjects as syncretism, Syria, and
Syrian literature which will repay per-
uSal. the next important article in the
volume treats of the Talmud and is from
the pen Of Professor Hermann Strack,
of Berlin, Professor StracS gives us
the history of this famous body of Jew
ish civil and canonical law. explains
its divisions. gives an outline Of the
contents Of siXty-three Mishna tracts,
and follows this with the PaleStinian
Talmud. the Bsbvonian Talmud, and an
eyaluation Of this great work.
Among other articles which command
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cieties'' Toward the close of the vol.
ume are articles which every church
man and every student of theology will
read--these are Tractarianism -
which tells of the origin and develop
meut OF this movement: Transccpden-
talism, - aud Transubstantiation.' - In
his. as in all the previous volumes of
this work. the editors have made ear
nest cndeavors 10 eliminate bias from
all articles treated. and where diver
gent views are held both sides are
stated
Ono more volume will complete this
series Of books ON the religions of the
world and this the publishers hone to
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undertaking the production Of which
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