Evening star., 1917-04-08

ping. and out of which is still ooZin&
the full measure of his own Jo". MISS
Mathews took the story right o9t "f
the mans mouth, so she says. and We
believe her of the man himself Sl"
says: Once upon = time there was 4
man. He lived story books. but, al
though he told them delectably, he had
no love for a pen and absolutely d@-
clined to write them. Something bad
to be done" SO she did it. getting
straight from him the story set down
here. while the man was making hflei
pa assage through what he called 'peo-
plc-infested geographical divisions
That the writer caught and held hlm
to the telling of this adventure IS mai e
ter for gratitude on the part of those
who love good travel tales
THE PACIFIC OCEAN IN HISTORY.
Edited by H. Morse stephens and
Herbert f. Bolton, professors of
history in the University of Cali
fornia. New York: The Macmillan
Company.
This general historical survey of the
Pacific ocean as a medium in the explo-
rations, discoveries and development of
the west is drawn from papers and ad-
dresses that Were presented at the
Panama Pacific historical congress, held
at San Francisco. Berkeley and Palo
Alto in July of 1915. The choice and
arrangement of these addresses give
the reader. at the outset. 4 broad his
toric Background of remoter events
that eliminated in the Pacifc-the con-
flict of European nations there with
the peculiar predomlnance OF spain III
that quarter Against this background
are projected the history of the Philip
pine Islands under the influence OF
spain. Of England. OF the neighboring
oriental states. and latterly OF the
Philippines under the supervision OF the
United States. Again. these addresses
project against the same ckground OF
general history the story of the north
west states. of Russian interest in Alas
ka. of the English in British Columbia.
of the development Of the northwest of
the United States. with the Pacific the
determinant in all three OF these lines
of expansion. And again the whole
of Spanish-Americau settlement and
growth is reviewed in the light of the
western ocean as Its chief element OF
origin and support. There are in add
tiou to these general surveys special
studies of California. of New Mexico
and Arizona. from the standpoint OF
their Spanish beginnings and Spanish
American aftcr-growths. \ final theme
is that Of Japan and AUSTRALASIA IN
their relations to the western hemi-
snhere by way of the Pacific ocean. The
contributors to this volume are, with
out exception, writer's of distinction and
authority, making of 1t an informing
a
significance is almost daily increasing
in weight and urgency.
RELIGION. THEOLOGY AND MORALS.
BY Harvey w. scott; Compiien hF
Leslie NJ. Scott. Cambridge: River
side Press
For forty years Harvey w. Scott
filled the position of editor-in-chlef to
the Morning Oregonian of Portland,
Ore During this time he exercised a
powerful influence on the thought ot
the Pacific northwest. 1t is out or the
editorial store of Mr.. Scotts Wrltines
that the two volumes OF Religion
Theology and Morals are drawn. While
in this long period the editor or the
Morning Oregonian must have written
upon a infinitude of current subjects,
one gathers from the quality OF these
volumes that the groundwork OF ms
thought, whatever the topic IN manu-
might have been. was OF that re,isioGS t.i.
cast which counts love OF man. ialr
dealing, the workings OF the goldeli
rule and the eleventh commandment
the basis not only of all right iiEihs'
but the basis, also, or an relleio
upon such Il Fundamental
belief is. as these Two volumes maze
clear. Il wide learning, a broad phii-
osophy and II deep humanitarlanlHni.
one finds here sweeliing hislofic
view of many religions with 4 sketch
of the philosophy underlying eath OF
these and accounting for their Vafih-
tions. Here. too, is the common every
day philosophy of life in modern con
ditions and outlook, and here Is, pc
sides. a practical economy of morals
applied 70 the mmediacies of present
requirements and the near demands OF
tomorrow. The studies are mine OF
much of which is sourced
in unusual quarters. They sum. more
over. to Il keenly reflective body oil
thought and TO a penetrating OUTLOOK