Evening journal., 1911-08-17
Book Reviews

d. Appleton and Company, of New !
York, have begun the publication of
what promises to be a valuable addi-
ton to our works of reference. 1t is
called the American Year book. a rec
ord Of events and progress. The
first issue is for the year 1910, and
the work will be issued annually
under the editorial direction of S. N.
ID. North, assisted by a supervisory
board. representing national learned
societies. The book is full of sta
tistics, which are useful and interest
ing as showing the progress of the
nation. There Is a department of
History and Law reviewing the inn
portant legal decisions and the history
of the year. section is devoted TO
current politics, government and adj
ministration. Economic and social
questions are reviewed and the latest
in those branches of knowledge is set
forth There is a record of current
events. a department of industry and
occupations, science and engineering
and the humanities. The volume Is
fine thing for ones library, and 20
BE we'll informed on questions of the
day one could hardly be without it.
The venerable Bishop Of Fon du
Lac, Charles G. Grafton, so much
beloved by Episcopalians, has again
placed followers of that faith, and, in
fact, members Of religious denomina-
lions under obligations to him by his
publication of book, THE Lineage
from Apostolic Times OF the American
Catholic Church. Commonly Called
the Episcopal Church"
Its attractive appearance, with
many illustrations and with a cover
design showing St. COLUMBIA gazing,
apparently, far into the future, viii
/ suggest the virtue OF reliability to
many who do not often read Church
! literature, and the entertaining man
ner in which the simple story is told
will amply repay them. The Bishop
begins by stating the nature and pur-
pose Of the Church, and then traces
the institution itself from Pentecost
to the present day. Step by step
he proceeds from primitive days,
through English history, showing the
part taken by the Church in making
the nation, comparing the peculiar
customs Of East and West, contrasting
the Anglican with the Roman position
at the time Of the great divergence
, sketching the modern history Of the
English and then of the American
Church, and finally showing why he
uses the term american Catholic
Church" in his title, to denote the
latter. The book, intended for the
laity, will certainly be appreciated by
them. (The Young Churchman Co.
Milwaukee, Wis, price 20 cents; by
mail IS cents1
supplementing the foregoing, it is q
pleasure to commend Some Memory
DAYS of the Episcopal Church, writ
ten bv S. Alice Ranlett. and just is.
sued from the press. The old James.
town tower, shown on the cover gives
to this American Church the impress
OF at least a partial antiquity. the
chapters comprising this volume were
originally printed as a serial In the
Young Christian Soldier. and ampi,
justified preservation in this perman
emit form. The beginnings, the
foundations, Of the Church in the sew
eral sections and older states are IN
terestingly told, while portraits o
many of the founders increase ~
valne The book should be widei,
circulated. and, with Bishop Grafton
already mentioned, would make excel
! lent and very easy readine
(The Young Churchman Co, NIL
waukee. Wis, rs cents; by mail .
cents)