The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-26

thoughtlessness and that of Ben, and above all, Larry Greene, possibly the most charming character in the book, a giver of good advice. genial, a man of parts, whose only failing Is too great fondness for drink-these are some of the others in Bromley Neigh borhood around whom Miss Brown has , written a most engaging romance THE ENGLISH SPEAKING PEo- PLES." (THEIR FUTURE REBA- TIONS AND JOINT INTERNATION- AL OBLIGATIONS). By George Louis Beer. The Macmillan Co., pub
 fishers. New York.
 The question of closer relations be- tween English speaking peoples is dis cussed in this book The author an- alyzes the nature of the established in ternational system and considers the problem of how to secure the future peace of the world. He reviews the history of the past decade in the light of the openly expressed hostility of influential Germans to what they des- ignate as the "Anglo-Saxon block" /" and explains the fundamental aims of German policy The vital issues in volved in the war are defined and the factors essential to better interna- tional relationships are described It is conclusively demonstrated that q democratic, cooperative alliance of the English speaking peoples of North America. Britain Africa and Austra ; lasia is not only essential to their own security. but that under existing con ditions, such an association is the only reliable and the only attainable bul , wark of freedom and liberty for the rest of the world.
 DO WE NEED A NEW IDEA OF
 GoD?" By Edmund H. Keenan,
 George w. Jacobs & Co.. publishers
 1928 Chestnut street Philadelphia
 The Rev. Edmund H. Reeman is a Unitarian minister and is at present pastor of the First Unitarian church at Trenton, N. J.
 The manuscript before publication was submitted to an Episcopal clergy man of acknowledged literary ability.
 Below extracts from his criticism are given:
 have read the manuscript twice with great care. The literary quality Is excellent and Keeps you reading on," which as you know is one of the very first essentials in any authors style
 The book is particularly appropriate in these years of struggle, which are, no doubt. shattering hopes and pious dreams. but which I believe are strengthening faith by turning 1t to more real and Fundamental things and this manuscript is certainly study of fundamental things.
 The statements of the author are many times startling, are surely not always orthodox. are on rare ocea sions even little trreverent according to accepted standards of value This is not so much to say anything deroga- tory as to hint at the bold way in which the author punctures conven- tional theological and ecclesiastical bubbles.
 The author carefully states the old conception of what is connoted by the word God" and then measures and compares the God" of the inner urge" or life force" as he calls it, by the Tight of modern knowledge,' by the Common facts of fife" accept ing their testimony rather than that of the traditional theories of pious or thodoxy
 The manuscript Is an original treat ment of the Idea of God" quite dis tinct from John Fiskes treatment of the same theme in his little book en titled the Idea of God" I personally ind this manuscript as interesting and infinitely more startling
 THE STARVATION TREATMENT OF
 l,, '1NNTFSS' AND PULMONARY TTr-
 BERCULOSIS.' By Dr. Lewis West Hiil
 and Rena s. Fckerman and Dr. Edward
 Q. Otis. w. M. Leonard, publisher. 101
 Fremont street, Boston.
 The Starvation Treatment of Dia- betes," by pr. Lewis West Hill and Rena S. Eckman (with an introduction by Rich ard c. Babot, M. D. and .tPulmonary Tuberculosis" by Dr. Edward o. Otis, are two of the most important medical books which have been published within the past decade.
 The authors of these two important books, respectively, are well known and eminent in their profes s.on and a word from them on any subject is well worth reading.
 The Starvation Treatment of Diabetes'' now is in it's third edition (twentietb M