The sun., 1915-12-19

he succeeds IN convincing will depend
on the Christian faith and close rcu-
soning ability of tho reader.
Solovyof u famous Russian thinker
and poet, was a disciple of Dostoiev-
sky. and an ayowed opponent Of Toll
stoyism. of Tolstoy's well known doc
trine of non-resistance. and of his de-
Christianized Christianity: and the
purpose of the book is TO combat both.
Apart from its arpumeutatiye vain,
the work itself Is very suggestive. and
affords pleasant and unusual r,impscs
of MANY phoses of intellectual Rus-
ala And vo of ,b. w..,.rp world
who Know Russia better and more on
her seamv side tho sid. cf abortive
revolutions" ?onfusiop and "bac,,.
wardness." know this often through
the exaprerations. however talented
of her present day noycIists and short
story writers-we ought gladly to- wei.
come a far brirhtcr and more encour-
aging picturc
For os tho pussiaps ,hcpsc,vcs are
n coo,minp,iny az p,nv Grains an
,bere aro in intcllcc,u,i ma,tors many
mental p,aues to be considered and
approximatclv ,o comm, hend IAN the
Russias" AZ sin, used tn bo c,llc1 is
a feat ndead ,yevor,v disclaiuinp
dialecticoI skill Solovvof has n.v,rtho.
loss ab,v Gas, bi. .uhi,c, r,,,,.r irto
tho limo bororod form, az ,t,o pi.,,pic
dialopue. and Tins uiyos cb,rac,eriz,-
,ion and an effective drnmatic tmuch
and ,inre tn n dceply serious oues-
tion. There ,ro avo sneakors.
"Tbe priucc vbo ,s Tho To,s,oynn
n man bjpb,v cduc,,.d bu, fop.,ic.i
and one doomed of course rom the
beginninr of tho discussion tn he
worstcd
The General" n mos, delightfully."-
lifeIike sketch , ,rue military man
who "after God and pussi. I,ves mos,
i'm the world III. work ,f tho army
i'm general and of IN. artillery 4, mar
,icular" and vho s.;c,. m,,fully IA
his simn,e boIief ,b,, ,rmios ara, o,cr-
nal in the nature of things. are "A
necessary pn,d sine, ,boy nrov.nt ,r
withstand possihIc arrrcssiye OWL
"Tbe Politician" also admirably
characterizcd . man of tho world and
OF affairs. and one much disroscd to
no =
arm of military prnwess and necessity.
Mr.. H." the authors mouthpicce.
the Socrates Of the dialogue. and last.
though not lcast-since no phase Of
life. cspecially Russian life. is now
complete without its feminine uiun-
tity-lastly The Lady" She is "A sort
of tcrtium uuid and is that necessary
adiunc; To wisdom uik. Watson, tho
pcrson-w -who.mrst st-l,-.x,laincl.to We
hear and read 50 much of the dcs,ruc-
tive and reactionarv forces of Iussi,
of her paralvzinC absolu,ism. with the
ACCOMMODATING and inevitable revolt of
her struggling in,cIlnctuoIs -tr,, I, is
greatly refreshing thus +, ercutn,or
a constructive thinker like Solnyyof
one who WAS conten, I, work p,,icntIv
for. and toward. the light. For in his
life and writings n, seems +, have
sourbt 10 emboJ, Erasmus. rrirc,.
nlo "J> indlo tho urh, aud IA, d,,.p
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