Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-26

The I.iglt of Provence" by ~. s.
Of Dale" GO. J.. Putnam's Sons), is
dramatic poem dealing with the ro-
mantle days OF Old Provence" the days
q: knight and trOuvcrc, q. courts OF
love and rivalry, Of poets. and of tho
dark days Of the crusade agalns,
Aiblgcnscs and the dramatic siege Of
toulouse.
Since the outbreak OF the war Pax
ton lIibbcn has been engaged ~ war
correspondent in Europe for the As
ISOLATED r.css. II is In consequence O.
the Interference Of the censor OF British
news in Greece that Constantine 7. and
thc Greek People is being published
by III. Ccnt,irv co. The book contains
that ncws which Mackenzie would NOT
pcrmi; to be son. through tho ordinary
medium Of mails or telegraph. IT is
narrative or tho other side" III Greece
the Kings side which. according to
Mr.. H;bbcn. is essentially the allies
side.
Francis Bvrne Iiacke.t. who writes
an introduction for the new edition
OF Samuel Buffers Notebook" which
Il. p. Dutton e Co have jus: published.
is a member OF the staff Of the New
Republic and was formerly literary
editor Of the Chicago Evening Post. In
his introduction he says OF Eutlcr:
lie had marked propensity. that Of
thinking for h;mseif--one of those
perplcxing propcnsitics that nothing
seems 10 determine. that may occur
In an emperor or his slave and no one
knows how or why. And that propen-
sity, the capital distinction OF his many
sided life. gave him cinancipa ton in
way that no one could have predicted
and that was long quite difficult to
label 1t WAS difficult to label mainly
because Samuel Buffers intellectual
adventure had come ID an end before
the label was invented. Samuel But
Ter was above everything a pragmatist.
ono of those forcrunncrs OF pragmatism
who did not become conscious OF its
universal mission it's 'conuuerng
destiny, who nevertheless employed
the method intuitively and made mo-
mcntous contributions to truth through
Its means"
Ono Of the first books OF the new
publishing concern. the Little Book
publisher. Arlington. ~ j.. which. as
it's name implies, is devoted to the
Tissue of new little books in all the
fields OF literature is winning Out"
by Charles II. Stewart pastor OF n
church in Newark. n j. TO all those
who arc a little weary of the wall
that civilization is on the road TO ruin.
swimming out" Will be pleasant read
ing. TO those who arc confidently
prophesyinE disaster an hour spent
with 1t will have been profitably en-
ployed DIR. Stewart, as the head of a
church with an average attendance OF
a thousand more at each service,
IL asked many searching questions by
members Of his congregation, mon and
women whose faith has been shattered
by the world war and who have be-
gun to doubt the power OF the church.
OF society, of home and OF government.
as at present constituted, In dealing
with modern problems. This hook,
swimming Out" is the gist of DR.. Stew
arts reply. IT Is a hopeful. an en-
cournging and an inspiring reply.
which goes to prove that, while there
is much to deploro, the general trend
OF affairs Ia toward higher ideals and
the nobler life. Tho good In human
nature is surely, even though alowly,
winning out" he argues.