The New York herald., 1922-12-24

hibited by his Kantian theory of knowl
edge from accepting the others termi-
nology.
The Rev. DR.. Edmund S. Middleton, in
his book, Unity and Rome" (Macmiilan),
looks beyond Episcopalianism and Angli-
canism to the broader vision of a reunited
church." his thesis being that no unity
is possible that does not include the Roman
Church. 1t is, indeed, beyond question
that the wide movement toward sacrament
talism (noted by DR.. McConnelD is toward
Rome. and that many of the once Prot
estant churches seem headed in that direc-
ton. A curious pendant to this tendency
is to be found in such book Self
Training in Mysticism" by H. L. Hub
bard, who is assistant priest of the Church
of st. Mary the Virgin at Ashford, Kent"
ISSUED by Dutton), which is "guide to
the mystic way" within the Anglican COM
munion.
Notable among Roman Catholic contri-
buttons are "The Divine Counsellor" by
Martin j. Scott, S. j. Up. j. Kennedy &
Sons), which also strikes the note of mys-
ticism; Prophets of the Better Hope by
the Rev. William J. Kerby (Macmillan),
which has a foreword by Bishop Thomas
]. Shahan, rector of the Catholic Uni
versity of America and Great Penitents,''
by the Rev. Hugh F. Blunt (Macmillan),
which selects medieval and modern in
stances. from st. Camillus de Lellis,
Neapolitan gambler of the sixteenth GEN.
fury, and Silvio Pellico, down to Francois
Coppee, J. K. Huysmans and Paul YER
laine. Other noteworthy publications are
The Soul of Ireland" by w. ]. Locking
ton, S. j., with an Introduction by G. K.
Chesterton (Macmillan). which is a poetic
glorifcation of Catholic Ireland; Social
Catholicism in England" by Dr. Karl
Waninger, translated by Charles Platter
IN. V. Lecturis Eindhoven, Holland) and
The Word of God" by Monsignor Francis
Borgongini-Duca Secretary of Extraor-
binary Affairs at the Vatican, translated
by the Rev. Francis J. Spellman of Boston
(Macmillan), with an introduction by the
Apostolic Delegate, the Most Rev John
Bonzano.
There are also important contributions
to the general subject from scholars and
scientists, the most important of which
is a symposium on Religion and the
Future Life" (Revell), conducted at Yale
for the study of the history of beliefs in
life after death i'm the various religions
and PHILOSOPHERS. 1t is edited by DIR. e.
Hershey Sheath of Yale. The discussion
is opened by Prof. Franz Boas of Colum-
bia with 1.-THE Idea of Future Life Among
Primitive Peoples, which goes to the roots
of so-called natural religion" This is
followed by a paper by the eminent Prof.
cient Egyptian Ideas of the Life Here
after Prof E. Washburn Hopkins of Yale
deals with India and Prof Morris Jastrow
with Babylonia and Assyria; Prof. A. V.
Williams Jackson of Columbia treats OF
the ancient Persian doctrines From this
preliminary survey the discussion passes
to Immortality in the Hebrew Religion"
by Prof Lewis Bayles Patton, and "Im-
mortality in Greek Religion by Arthur
Fairbanks of the Boston Museum. The
doctrines of the synoptic Gospels of st.
Paul and of the Fourth Gospel are dis
cussed by Profs. Benjamin w. Bacon and
Frank Chamberlain of Yale. Prof Duncan
Black Mcdonald of Hartford adds chap
ter on Immortality in Mohammedanism.'
and finally DR.. Sheath sums up the phio
sophie concepts of life after death. 1t
makes a volume of unusual value both to
layman and specialist. The prime con-
clusion that is inevitable is that some be-
lief in Immortality has been a necessity