Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-08
PRINCESS SALOME, TALE or
DAYS OF CAMEL BELLS" IS
STARTLING AND DRAMATIC
Will BE Cherished by Thousands for the Inspiration
and Faith 1t Will Give and Admired by Others
for the Story 1t Tells

In princess Salomc. \ Tale OF this
Days of Camel Bells" by Burris Jcn-
| hihS 81. II. Lippincott Co. philadel-
phia). we have n novel that will 10
| admired by some for the tale IL tells,
| "iScusscd by others for the manner
| "t its telling: and cherished 10y thou
sands for the inspiration and faith
IL VIII give. II is startling, dramat-
'c ana makes real to us the wonder
ana emotion which must have been
| experienced by the early followers
| Of christ.
| No descriptive criticism. nor any
| advertisement. no matter how force
| inly presented, could give tn" faint :
est conception of the soul weeping
| ana Misunderstanding power that Is
within III" covers of this great work
\ thousand things could be said I'm
praise Of II, but nothing that could
hdt 10 the greatness OF 10" book I, :
SCH. II Is NOR" than II in"r" story
NOR" Than an Imaginary doscription
81 "a time anh OF characters for the
portrayal Of which the Imagination,
must hc largely relied upon. |, is AN
inspirati"nai word picture Of hirh
emotions and strong scenes that shift
ana move before the minds cyc u,nrr
Niridly than any muchinc.,nad. mic.
'"'' OF to"aH. IL Is Il work Of su-
premc vision in which the au,hor has
caught the spirit OF II vital time 1000
''"'S 's" ana swept it forward upnn
~" canvas OF today. No thinking
person. regardless 81 sex or cr.,d
can rcad this book wi,hou; hovin,
MES horizon brondonch. for In IN.
greatness Of it's scop" il embraces MI
me many varied phases of bumo,
emotion. from the lowest to. the most
"ivinc-thc whole litany nf life.
Ihc creator Of such work ms this
c"uId not be bound ny the ordinary
UNITS OF conventional writing. for
the universe was his motif-,he nm
verifying theme OF his creation. Ana
IN the greatness of his conccu.!on
he has produced a thing OF ines,Im.
able beauty and dignity. that ne.ds
no defending. hut only q word a.
th"se who may not understand.
w" are too prom, 10 think az
"'"''"' characters. speaking only In
ne iahs""t" "f King James time.
w" ar" instinctiv"ly surprised or
a""'h"d when ". nnd them sr.nlinr
"'h'rwise. ana vet had they liv.a
Quay would they speak ac,.r TN.
'aShi"n "t Kin. James az rn,,,so
we know that they did no, .n.,l
mus In their own time. ana v,, a..
forever think at Them as dom. O.,
Have we no, the breadth OF yis,,r
|" rcaiiz" that their own I:,uru,,
from the l'antu To the English hns Us
'ui"ms ana II has been so since man
"rS' hcG'h to us" his mouth ns ,
means OF communication /, was or
-'""o years ar" az II is today. AMI
yer bccaus" from childhood We bnv.
listened TO Christ and Ills apos,l,.
speaking IN the Language Of I;ipy
James. wc cannot conceive Of tb,,,
speaking In amy other way ana shrink
from any other form OF speech M
irrclieious.
Ana yet, how false, The divine
'h'SS'"h OF Christ on earth was to
touch and bring new life TO "A blinded
humanity. Could He have done so he
any other language than tho language
OF humanity and OF the common u.o
pie" Dr. Jenkins has given us n
conception Of those characters az
they would have spoken had their
ianHuarc been III" English OF today.
itas our own time prown az ire
iisi"us and our own laueuas. so
pro'ane that We should ~. shocked
hE IL Even were this the ease
sun there would be no reason for
defending Princess Salome" on anv
score, for II carries that Irresistible
spirit of dIvin" passion tina, spcaks
IN the everlasting language Of it's
own
,JAr az AND THE CAIIFoRNIA
npmo5hi.:M. by T. yenagn. IN. D..
Iroitssoriai Lecturer ia IN" nenart.
incnt OF Political Science. University
"l 'h!caSo. ana kcnosk. Satn farm
cry Fellow in the University ~ ,,hi-
cage. q. T. iutnam's Sons. New Yor,t
me Japanese problem In califnrnin
~ no longer Il local matter: /, IL an
international issue involving rrcnt
questions or rae" ana civilization. n
an Intensified. miniature cxnrcs
SION or tho meeting OF East and Wcs,
'nrm, Destiny has hitherto Kept
rms volume has br,n wri,,.,