The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-01
OTHER BOOKS.

The conviction that the proper man.
agement Of a large city calls for the
application of business methods such
as are found necessary in all other
large undertakings has led to the in
v~estigation Of the places in Europe
where such methods have been tried
and to many important and interesting
experiments. in various parts Of the
United States. A survey Of what can
be done. and in some instances has
been done. by the systematic
treatment OF city affairs as though
they were a business which must
he run efficiently and profitably is
To lie found in city Planning Cap
pletons). q collection Of articles by ex-
perts which John Nolen has edited.
They deal entirely with the physical
aspect Of the city. laying out of the
ground, the arrangement OF streets and
open grounds, the distribution Of the
buildings according as TO their use FOR
residence. for business, for industries
or for public purposes, the MANAGE
ment Of traffic and OF transit and such
material problems. These are consid-
cred on all sides. including what can
he done under existing laws and what
calls for new legislation. The informa-
tion Is intended for the layman and
is put in clear language devoid of need
less technlcalittes.
"MOvements Among Moslens."
An explanation Of the ideals which
are influencing men in she Moham-
inedan lands, in which politics and
religion are ineXtricably mixed. Is Of
fered by DIR. Samuel Graham Wilson
in Modern Movements Among Mos
lens 'Fleming II. Revell Company.
lie begins by describing the normal
religious organization in Turkey and
in the Persia with which he Is most
familiar. the notifications in the Or
thodox faith n the various religious
movements that have come to life,
Mahdism. Bahaism. me the like, the
slamic missions, the position OF
woman, the political ideas in Turkey
and in Persia and the effect on Islam
of foreign influences. political and
religious.
- Master Builder"
\ sympathetic memorial biography
of the late Bishop Henry Yates Sat
terlee has been written by Bishop
Charles III. Brent in "a Master Build
er' I-ongmans. Green and Company
Or. Satterlee ministered to only two
parishes. Wappinger's Falls, and Cal
vary in New York city. before he was
elected to the Washington bishopric
His career in each is described IN
great detail. This biography has natu'
rally the character OF a %panegyric
and some contentious episodes ir
which the Bishop was concerned srt
passed over lightly.
Pastoral Writings"
The Pastoral Letters. Addresse,
and Other Writings Of DIR. James \
Mctaul. the Catholic Bishop of Tren,
ton, have been edited by the Rev
James i. Powers. and appear in a sec
ond edition ,Benziger Brothers. New
Iorkb. They are selected from tn,
u~t'erances of owe twenty years.: som
are addresses delivered to lay or
carnations. such as the Grand Arm;
Of the Republic, the State Camp a
Sea Girt and the Ancient Order ri
Hibernians. One series of pastoral,
covers the whole field Of education n
home and in the chools and colleges
"Historic styles Of Furniturc.'
The great merit Of Virginia Robie',
Historic styles of Furniture" Is tina
i, covers the whole ground in a brie
compass. explaining the essentials II
each style clearly and simply an,
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