The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-10-18
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Brief Reviews and Notices
Alleged Socialism of the Church Faith.

Alleged Socialism of the Church Faith
ers: BY Rev. John A. Ryan, d. D..
Published by B. Herder, IL South
Broadway, st. Louis, Mo.
This is the latest book from the pen
of Rev. John A. Ryan, ID. d., Of the
st. Paul Seminary, whose writings on
Socialism and Political Economy are
recognized as authoritative by all
students. The present work is a re-
futation of the assertion made by GER
tain Socialists that the Fathers of the
Church denied the right of private
property and defended common own
ership. This charge is based on pas
sages quoted more or less correctly by
Bebel, de Laveleye, and Nitti. Father
Ryan cites all the important passages
used by Socialistic writer's and gives
typical extracts from "all the strong
est statements made by all the Faith
ers on the question of private prop
erty and wealth" These citations,
contained in the first chapter, are,
taken from the Greek and the Latin
Fathers and reflect adequately their
teaching on the specific point under
discussion. In the remaining chap
tiers he presents a detailed study of
the opinions of st. Basil, st. Ambrose,
and st. Jerome. The book is timely
and instructive and adds an important
volume to the literature of Socialism.
Mighty Animals: By Jennie /. Mix.
Published by The American Book
Company, New York, Cincinnati,
and Chicago. Price, 40 cents.
This is a series of short talks about
some of the animals which lived on
the earth before man appeared and is
intended for elementary reading in
the fifth year. The book is unique
and introduces school children to a
correct knowledge of some of the
strange beasts and reptiles of very
ancient times. The chapters are as
interesting as fairy stories. They not
only describe the appearance and
mode of life of some of these mighty
animals, but also explain how men
have acquired and are still acquiring
SO accurate a knowledge concerning
those terrible creatures.
New Medieval and Modern History:
By Samuel B. Harding, Phi. D. Pub
lished by The American Book Com
pany, New York, Cincinnati, and
Chicago. Price, $3.50.
This volume though based on the
authors Essentials in Medieval and
Modern History presents the matter
in such a way that the result is prac-
tically a new book. The treatment
reflects the suggestions of many teach
ers who have used the previous work
in their classes. The aim of this
book has been to increase the empha-
sis on social, industrial, and cultural
topics, and to enable the student to
understand the modern conditions and
tendencies. The narrative is brought
fully up to date, including such recent
events as the British Parliament Act
of 1911, the Italian-Turkish War, and
the Balkan War, 1912-1913. Each
topic is made definite and concrete,
and such important subjects as the
Unificatfon of Italy, and the Unifica-
ton of Germany, are treated in sepa-
rate chapters. The teaching appara-
tus has been made as useful as posi-
BILE by the arrangement and the typog-
raphy of the text, and by the addi-
ton of chronological tables, lists of
important dates, suggestive topics and
questions for the pupil to investigate
and brief directions for general read
ing. Adequate illustrations and maps
are inserted profusely throughout the
text.