The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-01

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strength Of tie Confederate army.
tie census Of 1850, and the number OF
rsrr,~cts Of the several armies. as
shown sk< y 49,. s~S OF the
Confederate sssay --'i-- 90 Les
retreat from Ricaas>Sad. e.. Mckim
disputes the estimates OF these men,
believing them. BY far, too great End
gives a. the main points Of his coun-
ter argument: /. The lack Of arms
limiting the enrolment Of soldiers the
one-fourth Of our territory by the enc
Of the first year. 3. The loss Of control
Of the trans Mississippi in 1864. T..
The enormous number exempted from
enrolment for every sort OF State
duty, and for railroads and new man
ufacturtng establishments, made nec-
essary by the blockade Of our ports.
S. The opposition OF some Of the state
government to the execution OF the
conscript law. 9. The comparative
failure Of the conscript law Z. The
disloyalty Of part OF our population.
s. The necessity OF creating not only
an army Of fighters. but also an In
dustrial army. and an army of civil
servants out OF the male population
liable for military duty.
The Story Of Joseph the Dreamer, the
Story OF David. The Idol of the
People. and The Story Of Jesus for
Little People. by Edward Leigh Peil.
Published by the Fleming H. Revell
company. Per volume. s35 net.
In these little volumes for children.
DIR. Pell. who Ia well known not only
tn his home city. Richmond. but far
and wide as an authority on Sunday
school theories and practices. has
written about the Bible characters In
such an intimate way that they be-
come the personal friends OF the lit
tie readers, for whom the books are
intended. DR.. Pell must know child
psychology. or. perhaps better said,
child nature, as well as he known
Sunday school matters, for his books
viii have q wonderful hold on the
child mind.
David and Joseph are taken down
from the shelf OF misty book charac-
ters ana become ytrile, human beings
TO the youthful reader as they tell OF
their lives among the people Of Israel.
These two books are written in the
first person, which proves to be most
effective.
In the preface to The Story Of
Jesus DR.. Peli says: IN this little
book. have told the story Of Jesus
just as tell 1t to little children on
my knee. have not tried to write
literature. nor have l aimed at his
,oricai compietene:s; my sole purpose
has been to enable little children to
see Jesus a. He appeared when He
lived among men, and have not
hesitated to bend everything In my
way to secure this end"
There is lamentable lack of we'll
written Bible stories In circulation at
the prevent time, most OF them being
given too BRIEFLY or at too great
length. Dr. PelI strikes the happy
medium In these little volumes, which
fill distinct need, and, 1t Is safe to
prophecy they will soon become choice
possessions Of many children.
The Newer Christians Snlrif.
announcement to made by Double.
day. Page 4 Co., that they have in
preparation new holiday edition of
The Cali OF the Carpenter" by Bouck
White. which IL particularly In keep
ing with the newer spirit of Christ
mas. The book will have a new bind
decorations inside and out, by Frank
Bittner. The inspirational frontis-
piece by Balfour Ker. will be q fea-
ture as In the regular edition.
Every since the publication Of "The
Call Of the Carpenter" last season,
1t has been the subjece Tor most en-
thusiastic praise from some ana the
bitterest attack from others, for in 1t
Bouck White sets forth an interpre-
tation Of Christ as q working man, AMI
as a leader In the revolt against Inn
rpTiQf pnpe In n fhrAA~ m n nS,{a
Of the book recently. the Craftsman
said:
His flaming devotion to the orisi-
mai which he seeks to reveal wins
him enthusiastic champions even in
the ranks Of conventional orthodoxy
and traditional religion"
The publishers have found that al
though this IL serious book on
most serious subject. the public mind
is PREPARED for such books a. this
for Christmas giving.