The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-02-14
The Faith of Japan.

IuSIc are many SNCSllSQt WORKS VA
the various religions of Japan but
Tasuku Harada, president of Doshisha
university of kyoto, is the first author
ity to write on it's faith. Himself a
Japanese, saturated both in the best in
d~igenous beliefs n in the christian
life, he is we'll fitted for this task of in
depreciation. In The Faith of Japan, |
which is published this week, he eX-
pounds not religious systems but those
instructive working principles by which
he Japanese live. From his peoples
complex inheritance he deftly singles
out those elemental ethical beliefs
which have come to be the common
property OF all Japan.
Dr.. Harada's illuminating pages de"
monstrate that the blending Of Shinto,
Buddhism, Confucianism and Bushido,
which are held simultaneously by so
many, has produced the richest ethical
deposit in any oriental land. One real
ICES how deep and potent are such con-
ceptions as Michi, the way OF humanity,
Satori, the law of enlightenment, Chugi.
the spirit of loyalty and Mirai, the con-
Viction of a future life.
The student of history and ethics will
discover here. fresh leads; the christian
will gladly note new points of contact
with the Japanese mind.
The author's closing chapter, The
Faith; Old and New, focuses attention
upon the religious struggles now in
progress in Japan upon which hang
issues SO momentous for both the occl-
dent and. the orient, macmillan Co.
New York; il"
PerilOuS School.
Writing III the Louisville Courier
Journal, Lucy. Furman speaks of the
marvellous effect which the Settlement
school at Hindman has had upon the
community. She says: Before the COM
one of the most lawless in the state.
Moonshine stills tlourished in nearly
every branch and hollow, the feud
spirit was strong, and many Of the
shooting and riding UP and down ter
rorizing the people. 1t was at the
earnest request of the better class of
citizens. who deplored these evil con-
d%itions, that the school was located
hero in the county seat.
In his charge to the grand jury two
years g our circuit judge said: Ten
years ago Knott county had more felon-
than any other mountain county; this
year, there are few misde EN- and
no felonies. This remarkable result j
attribute to the school Of these women
In my stories In the Century Maya
zine and in my book Mothering on
Perilous I have. with slight changes of
names, such as Perilous for Trouble
some Creek, tried to tell some of the
difficulties and joys met with in u
work." (Macmillan Co., New York;
A SOY of LIving' Book,
s.. r. Crockett's new novel Sandy Is
as all Of its predecessors have been,
just a story. Mr.. Crockett neither
breaches nor i~nstructs in his fiction,
but entertains. Moreover it's a healthy
full of the joy of living, optimistic, in
spiriting. Sandy lis a young man who
sees life through rosy glasses, and
though he does not have an, altogether
| noou Yir1a I ~ rSnnlrfnr hsr --l
fortune in London and in winning he
han of the girl he loves, he comes UP
smiling" after each setback. Before
the reader has travelled fifty q in
into that same good nature which is
Sandy's own salvation. Some books
leave one with. a feeling Of Depression:
sandy. quite the contrary encourages
York; -.
.. The Treasure.
Kathleen Norris in The Treasure,
which was published this week, has told
| another story of home life which may
properly be compared with her widely
read and discussed novel Mother. The
Treasure is a tale Of a domestic crisis.
bringing forward a problem which
sooner or later man a home maker Is
called upon to solve. AS e%xpounded by
Mrs. Norris. the theme assumes anus
ing proportions, while in the solution
which she offers there Is much that is
suggestive. AS in all OF Mrs. Norris's
work. a wholesome sentiment prevades
the plot. while intimate little touches
bring 1t very near to the everyday hap
penings of everyone. (MacMillan, Co.
New York; .
DisraeIf Papers.
A recent publication which is bound
uniformly with the volumes of The Life
Of Disraeli by Monypenny and which is
really a part of that series Is Wings
and Whiggism. Political Writings by
Benjamin Disraeli. The work Is edited